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NACC Celebrates Bolanle Austen-Peters with Cultural Excellence Award in Lagos
NACC cultural innovation award presented to Bolanle Austen-Peters at immigration reforms roundtable, recognising her impact on Nigeria’s creative industry
The Nigerian-American Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with the Nigeria Immigration Service, has honoured renowned filmmaker and cultural entrepreneur Bolanle Austen-Peters with an Excellence in Cultural Innovation and Global Creative Industry Trailblazer Award.
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NACC Cultural Achievement Award to Bolanle Austen-Peters recognition was presented during an International Roundtable on Policy and Governance Reforms in Nigeria’s Immigration and Border Management Sector, held on 23 April 2026 at the Legend Hotel Lagos Airport, Curio Collection by Hilton.
Bolanle Austen-Peters, founder of Terra Kulture and BAP Productions, was celebrated for her outstanding contribution to Nigeria’s creative industry and her role in promoting African storytelling on the global stage.
The event brought together policymakers, security officials, and private sector stakeholders to discuss reforms aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s immigration and border management systems.
Dr Magdalene Ajani, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Interior, delivered the keynote address, reaffirming the government’s commitment to enhancing border security while improving operational efficiency.
She highlighted ongoing progress on the e-border security project, which has covered over 1,000 kilometres in its first phase, with a second phase already approved by the Federal Executive Council.
Representing the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Assistant Comptroller-General Mohammed Adamu announced key digital reforms, including a reduction in visa processing time from 72 hours to about 10 hours through advanced biometric and real-time monitoring systems.
The roundtable also examined global migration trends, referencing data from the International Organisation for Migration, with discussions focused on evolving migration routes and the need for safer and more regulated pathways.
In her remarks, Bolanle Austen-Peters expressed appreciation for the honour, linking cultural innovation to national development, economic growth, and soft power influence.
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The event underscored the growing intersection between effective border governance, cultural diplomacy, and investment attraction in Nigeria’s broader development agenda.
The contemporary art and photography exhibition “Wake Up!” is back again for a second edition.
Curated by Awele Onwordi, Wake Up! 2 exhibition pays homage to the Nigerian youth and burgeoning street culture which many of its contributing artists reference in their works.
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Titled “Young, Wild, Free”, the exhibition celebrates the creativity, resilience, freedom and cultural influence found in Nigerian youth.
Taking aim at societal issues and economic concerns, the exhibit reflects the youth and their refusal to compromise or bow despite all the challenges stacked against them while charting youth culture through art, music, fashion, skateboarding, photography and community.
The exhibition will be held, once again, at the Angel and Muse Gallery at 25 Sumbo Jibowu street off Ribadu Road off Awolowo Road in Ikoyi.
It will open on Saturday 5 September 2026 and will run until 11 September 2026
This second edition which focuses on celebrating, nurturing and exploring artistic practices rooted in youth and street culture will feature works from DENCITY and SUPERGLIDER HOUSE.
Exhibiting artists include Ajilore Kehinde – their work is deeply influenced by Nigerian street culture and works of other artists like Slawn, Peters Ejiro, etc, Chuka Onwordi – graphic designer who embodies themes of death, melancholy and beauty in his works, ZIDYEP – Abuja based creative whose works move between digital and physical spaces through art, graphic design and air brushing , Franklyn Okoye – graphic designer and artist whose works explore themes of identity and hyper-reality, Awele Onwordi – founder & curator of WAKE UP and multidisciplinary artist whose practice spans character art, creative logo design, album covers and more , Oluchi Kogolo – digital illustrator whose work explores street culture, personality and storytelling through a raw and playful visual style and Kozetuo Apeji – multidisciplinary artists who work explores experimental approaches to problem solving through both digital and traditional art forms.
Commenting on the exhibition in her curatorial statement, Awele noted that “despite economic instability, limited opportunities and socio-political challenges, Nigerian youth continue to shape culture through music, fashion, art, skateboarding, raves, photography and community.”
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Continuing and harping on the raison d’etre of the exhibition she said, “Young, Wild and Free exists to celebrate Nigerian youth while also creating a platform that supports and amplifies them.”
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