Connect Nigeria e-Business Fair
This year’s business fair, convened by Connect Nigeria, is aimed at promoting the use of electronic technologies in business operations across Nigeria. Businesses, no matter how small they are, contribute to national economic development. The last several years has brought about innovative and exponential growth in information and communication technology, globally. This has created previously non-existent industries while carving out new markets. Connect Nigeria’s 2013 Business Fair, which is themed E-Business and the Growth of Your Enterprise, is, therefore, aimed at providing a platform for fast-growing businesses to promote their brand and share their success stories. Connect Nigeria agrees with the notion that organisations that integrate electronic solutions and ICT in their business operations will revolutionize the economic landscape in the next decade.
One of our core objectives at Connect Nigeria is to create links that help people, groups, and organisations easily access solutions to problems by making information available, and the 2013 Business Fair is borne from this same principle.
Venue: Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos.
Date: October 26th, 2013.
Time: 9am – 9pm
For sponsorship, bookings, and reservations, visit: Web: www.connectnigeria.com/bizfair or e-mail to: info [at] connectnigeria.com
SARO: The Musical
SARO conceived in the Broadway-style theatrical tradition, is the story of four young men who were determined to break free from the yoke of frustration and lack of opportunities to explore their talents and realize their dreams. They decided to embark on a journey to the land of opportunities, Lagos. A devastating experience lands them in the lap of destiny; success ignites them and fuels them.
It is a story that celebrates Lagos as the land of opportunities, showcasing its rich culture and lifestyle. It has fused both the traditional and contemporary styles of music from Haruna Ishola, King Sunny Ade, Fela to the modern hip hop artists like Dbanj, 2 face et al.
Venue: Oriental Hotel, 3 Lekki Road, Lekki Lagos, Lagos.
Date: October 25th – 27th, 2013
Time: 11am, 4pm and 7pm (on Oct. 25th & 26th); 1pm, 4pm & 7pm (on Oct. 27th)
For tickets and details, visit: web: www.sarothemusical.com or E-mail to: joseph [at] terrakulture.com; pa [at]terrakulture.com
GA2R
Come express yourself in live music, poetry, comedy, spoken word, dance,drama, etc. Come with friends and colleagues.
Venue: Ember Creek, Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos.
Date: October 24, 2013.
Time: 6pm
Etisalat Photo Contest
The Etisalat Photography Competition is a platform for emerging artists to gain exposure and develop their artistic projects. Each year, the competition concentrates on a specific theme that engages critical interpretations of Nigeria’s cultural, social, and political life.
This year’s theme is ‘The MegaCity’. Finalists will be shown in LagosPhoto with a dedicated exhibition to the competition, and three winners will be offered cash prizes and future engagement with LagosPhoto.
To be a part of this, submit an image that depicts this year’s theme in your own visual language to etisalat [at] lagosphotofestival.com
Venue: Eko Hotel, Adetokunbo Ademola Street Victoria Island, Lagos.
Date: October 26th 2013 @ 06:00 PM
Time: 6pm — 08:30pm
90 Minutes Speaker Series
Come interact with Muhtar Bakare as he shares his business and life experiences.
This event is FREE to attend.
Muhtar Bakare is the Managing Director of Pearson Nigeria, a subsidiary of Pearson International which owns the Financial Times and is the largest education business in the world. He joined Pearson in 2012.
He started his career at Citibank Nigeria, where he spent 10 years before joining Trust Bank of Africa (now Sterling Bank) as an Executive Director.
He left banking in 2004 to start a publishing business – Farafina Kachifo Limited and has since published some of the best contemporary Nigerian writers, most notably Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. He has also published African household names such as Biyi Bandele, Ben Okri and Ngugi wa Thiong’o.
Muhtar was Editorial Director as well as Editor of the Editorial Pages of NEXT Newspapers between July 2009 and June 2010.
He is a founding member and a trustee of KOWA Party.
Venue: 9 Maitama Sule Street, off Raymond Njoku Street, off Awolowo Road Ikoyi, Lagos.
Date: October 26th, 2013
Time: 1pm — 4pm
