Nigeria, March 20 -- Bankole Oloruntoba was recently appointed as Finland's Honorary Consul in Lagos. In this interview with PREMIUM TIMES, the 41-year old climate innovation expert says Nigeria has been unable to harness its waste resources and other climate innovations, unlike Nordic countries.

Mr Oloruntoba is the youngest person to occupy the Finnish Honorary Consul seat in Nigeria.

PT: Can we talk about the efforts that earned you this role? And how does it affect the Nigeria-Finland relationship?

Oloruntoba: Before the Climate Innovation Centre, I was first all about innovation management and tech startups. I started the first incubator in Abuja called Inspire Incubator. I started what is called a network of incubators in Nigeria...