Blazing the Trail with MegaVision Magazine

To say that Lagos State, in the past 2 years, has seen changes would be an understatement, as tremendous physical changes that now pervade the nooks and cranny of the state is evidenty to all. The essence of this is what the maiden edition of MEGAVISION, a magazine compendium, has tried to capture, with a promise of producing subsequent editions that will inspire and promote positive change in Nigeria every 90 days.
Published by Change Media, with Tunde Imolehin as the Editor-In-Chief, the magazine which is a quarterly product is designed to serve two purposes:  To promote and inspire people towards positive change in a country that is largely bereft of sound leadership and creative governance.
The packaging is top-of-the-range, to say the least.
The 158-page magazine comes in a thick gloss cover, which is slightly thicker than the inside pages, given the magazine a serious business-like look.
Aesthetically, it will not be wrong to give the magazine a pass mark as the good graphics and quality pictures that grace the pages will no doubt hold the attention of anyone who cares to take a look at them.
On the other hand, the cover page of this maiden edition is not as “attention getting” as it could have been. The use of the Lagos Island scenery merged with the big blocks used to control the ocean surge at the Bar Beach, combined with highlights of the stories in the magazine, alongside an inset of the picture of Lagos State Governor, Raji Fashola, tended to take something off the Cover page.
While trying not to judge a book by its cover, the good and generous use of pictures, the well illustrated editorial content and good production output score a high point for the magazine.
With a mission to showcase the hotspots of veritable change in Nigeria, the columns in the maiden edition of Megavision adequately featured the many activities geared towards making Lagos State a mega city. The issues which include road construction, taxation, the Eko Atlantic City project, challenges of ‘greening’ Lagos, water transportation and street trading are a must read for anyone who is interested in the changing face of Lagos State.
The magazine which is a handful, will work well as a leisure read, for the less busy; a point of reference for other governors who need a pass mark from their indigenes; an album for someone non-resident in Lagos and a point of reference in any library. Visitors and tourists will also find it a useful compendium.
Megavision magazine, which will be published on a quarterly basis, will also feature activities geared towards change and innovation in other parts of the country.