The National Arts Theatre in Iganmu, Lagos roared back to life on Monday October 1, 2025 after a few years of renovation and refurbishment. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, together with his wife, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, led a rich array of dignitaries from the government, corporate sector and the creative industries to unveil the new-look premier home of the arts as a symbolic occasion to also celebrate Nigerias 65th independence anniversary.
The magnificent edifice and cultural institutions has now been rechristened by the Federal Government the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and Creative Arts as a fitting tribute to the respected Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, whose literary and theatrical contribution to the development of theatre, literature and film is immeasurable. The three-hour unveiling event was laced with rich set of performances, of which the command performance of the popular musical, 'Fela And The Kalakuta Queens stood out, thrilling the audience with its stellar cast, great acting, and spectacular dance routine, all laced with a few evergreen songs by the legendary King of Afrobeat music, the late Fela Anikulapo-Kuti.