Yemisi Shyllon Museum, Spanish Embassy, Casa África boost art journalism

By Henry Aku
Watching the snaking Lagos lagoon meld into the long stretch of the Atlantic Ocean from the windows of the white coaster bus conveying Nigerian journalists and art critics to the Pan Atlantic University, venue of the arts journalism workshop came with a thrill. The majority of the participants, for the first time, were also riding on the new Coastal Road, which, on completion, would link nine Nigerian states all the way to Calabar.
By the left side of the road, Lagos offered a kaleidoscope of architectural views, from the highrise of Victoria Island to the creeping conurbation of Lekki and its environs. The lush swath of green mangrove lining the road offered a spectr...