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Five young people have emerged winners at the grand finale of the Lagos Has Talent: Climate Edition competition, held on Saturday, July 26 at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Ikeja.
The winners were selected from over 100 applicants across the state. Progress Jesutomiwa Giwa, an emerging visual artist and storyteller, emerged as the overall winner, receiving the grand prize of N5 million. The first runner-up, Ayomide Amusan, a visual storyteller, received N3 million, while Anita Nwokoji, a spoken-word poet, took home N2 million as the second runner-up. The fourth and fifth place winners, Tiwalade Aderemi and Adebayo Razzak respectively also received N500, 000 each in a surprise announcement during the ceremony.
The Lagos Has Talent is an initiative powered by the Lagos State Government, Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources and C40 Cities under its UK government funded – Climate Action Implementation (CAI) Africa Programme.
It is a platform for artists, innovators, and entrepreneurs to present their ideas and projects related to sustainability and climate action, thus spotlighting the creativity and climate consciousness of young Lagos residents.
The award ceremony, themed around youth, creativity, and climate action, recognised outstanding young talents aged 18–35, who used artistic expression and entrepreneurship to spotlight climate issues facing Lagos State. Categories included storytelling, poetry, film and animation, music, sustainable fashion, and eco-entrepreneurship.
The five finalists emerged following a rigorous assessment by a select panel that evaluated the entries using the following criteria: creativity, passion, and the unique spark that inspires climate action in Lagos.
Among the dignitaries at the event are the Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Environment, Olakunle Rotimi-Akudo; the Permanent Secretary for the Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, Dr. Gaji Omobolaji Tajudeen, and others.
