Lekki Port Hosts Art Exhibition, Awards Winners

Lekki Port organized an art exhibition at its facility in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, featuring creative works inspired by the port’s history and its relationship with local communities. The exhibition included 27 entries from students of the Fine & Applied Arts department at the University of Lagos.

In the sculpture category, the overall winner was "Hands of Nations," created by Joseph Udoh, Tope Ebini, and Israel Morenikeji. In the painting category, Kolawole Eunice Morenikeji emerged as the winner, with Samuel Idowu Ogundipe in second place, and Favour Sinmiloluwa Akande and Bonuedi Emmanuella Dzifa jointly in third.

Each winner received a cash prize of N500,000, while the first and second runners-up received N300,000 and N150,000 respectively. Wang Qiang, Managing Director of Lekki Port, praised the students for their creativity and called for continued cooperation among stakeholders.

Prof. John Adenle, Head of the Fine and Applied Arts department, commended Lekki Port for providing a platform for students to showcase their talents.