President Tinubu Names Abuja Road After Wole Soyinka

President Tinubu said Soyinka was the first African to win the Nobel Literature Prize.

President Bola Tinubu has named a road after Professor Wole Soyinka.

Tinubu named the Arterial Road N20 from Northern Parkway to Outer Northern Expressway (ONEX) as Professor Wole Soyinka Highway.

In naming the road after the distinguished playwright, poet and novelist who clocks 90 on 13 July, President Tinubu said Soyinka was the first African to win the Nobel Literature Prize.

He added that Soyinka has brought honour and fame to Nigeria.