Author and Ake Arts and Book Festival convener, Lola Shoneyin, recently announced plans to develop a centralised platform to help residents and tourists navigate Lagos’s growing calendar of cultural events.

In 2003,  the Lagos State Government pledged to refurbish the Olusosun landfill, citing environmental concerns.

In its statement announcing the cancellation, the government did not provide a direct explanation for the postponement.

Author and Ake Arts and Book Festival convener, Lola Shoneyin, recently announced plans to develop a centralised platform to help residents and tourists navigate Lagos’s growing calendar of cultural events.

In an interview with The Record’s Omon Okhuevbie, the 24-year-old skateboarder and streetwear fashion entrepreneur shared the challenges of building a skateboarding community for young girls and women in Lagos and other states in Nigeria.

She graduated from the Lagos State University with first class honours in communication and media studies.