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Winners Emerge in Lagos Has Talent – Climate Edition

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L-R: Senior Manager, Inclusive Climate Action and Knowledge – Climate Action Implementation (CAI) Africa Programme, C40 Cities, Kevin Mutia; Permanent Secretary, Office of Drainage Services, Engr. Mahmood Adegbite; Special Adviser to the Governor of Lagos State on Environment, Engr. Olakunle Rotimi-Akodu; Lagos Has Talent 2025 Winner, Progress Jesutomiwa Giwa; Permanent Secretary, Office of Environment Services, Dr. Gaji Omobolaji Tajudeen, and the Regional Senior Programme Manager for Africa at C40 Cities, Amaka Agwu at the Lagos Has Talent Grand Finale held on the 26th of July, 2025, at Radisson Blu hotel, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos State.

Winners have emerged in the Lagos Has Talent: Climate Edition, 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.
The Lagos Has Talent initiative presented 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 grand finale of the competition, which was held on Saturday, July 26 at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Ikeja, brought together a vibrant mix of youth innovators, creatives, government leaders, development partners, and climate advocates for a celebration of talents, sustainability, and collective action against climate change.
The award ceremony, themed around Youth, Creativity, and Climate Action, recognized 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 highlight of the event was the award presentation to the top five finalists, who 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.
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