By Lateef Odegbenle
The Lagos State Government says it has invested more than eight point five billion naira on one hundred and forty three festivals in the last year, to boost the creative arts sector and attract more investors to the entertainment industry.
Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Toke Benson-Awoyinka, while giving an account of activities of the Ministry in the last one year, at the 2025 Ministerial Press Briefing at Alausa, said endorsement letter was also presented to one hundred and twenty four creative stakeholders’ to support their efforts in seeking sponsorship for their various initiatives.
Benson-Awoyinka
said each initiative contributed significantly to cultural preservation, economic stimulation, job creation, tourism inflow and global Media visibility to brand Lagos as the creative capital of the country and one of the continent’s most vibrant cultural destinations.
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The Commissioner
said the Ministry in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice was working on the regulation and formal registration of beach operators in the state to enhance safety, environmental sustainability and service standards across the state’s waterfronts.
She said over ten thousand Lagos youths had been trained in industry related disciplines including film making, production management, cinematography, digital media to empower them and arrest youths restiveness as well as other social vices.
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The Commissioner who announced a call by the state government for entries for the African Music Next Talent Hunt,
African Music Next saying
in the year under review, the J. Randle Center for Yoruba Culture and History and Freedom Park had attracted over fifty thousand visitors across festival days in Lagos.
