In a comment posted on Instagram, LAWMA’s Managing Director, Muyiwa Gbadegesin, acknowledged the issue and announced that action was underway.

Just across from the Total Energies station on Agunbiade street, piles of refuse line the elevated pavement dividing the main road. During repeated visits by Ikeja Record, a pattern emerged: the waste is usually cleared only to reappear again.

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.

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.