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LASG, Del -York launch Creative Lagos to equip 1,000 talented Nigerians

LASG, Del -York launch Creative Lagos to equip 1,000 talented Nigerians

The Lagos State Government has in partnership with Del -York Creative Academy launched the Creative Lagos Initiative aimed at equipping about 1,000 talented Nigerians with the needed creative skills.

Speaking at the recent launch, which held both virtually and physically in Victoria Island, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu vowed to make Lagos the creative industry capital for Africa by 2025.

Sanwo-Olu described the Creative Lagos project as one that he is passionate about, as it involves certain pillars of the ‘Lagos THEMES’ development agenda that includes education, technology, tourism, and entertainment.

“We believe this can improve the fortunes of the state at the individual and macro levels using the creative industry and young people as a strategic weapon,” the Governor said.

While highlighting his vision to make Lagos the creative industry capital of Africa by 2025, the governor charged participants to take cognizance of their role and importance in the evolving Lagos story.

He further pledged his government’s continued support for the continuity of the programme and his commitment to taking a hands-on approach in the programme by intermittently interacting with the participants to assess their progress.

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Uzamat Akinbile Yussuf, Commissioner for Tourism and Culture, commended the Governor for his overwhelming support to the Lagos State Creative Industry Initiative (LACI), Creative Lagos, and her ministry.

Meanwhile, the commissioner spurred the beneficiaries of the programme, explaining the high expectations the state had reposed in them by sponsoring them to the Del York Creative Academy.

These beneficiaries are from across the 20 Local Government Areas (LGAs), and the 57 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) of the state.

Linus Idahosa, President of Del York Creative Academy, said that the Governor’s vision to develop young people through the creative industry will reap bountifully in the not-too-distant future.

He further commended the Lagos State Government for its unflinching commitment to training even more young talents in successive programmes, especially those who could not secure admission into the first cohort of Creative Lagos.

Creative Lagos is a special creative industry capacity building programme sponsored by the state government to equip 1,000 talented young people.