The Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), on Kofo
Abayomi Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, will play host to dignitaries from both
the public and private sectors on Thursday, June 19, 2014 at the 3rd Annual YES INTERNATIONAL! Lecture
Series/Cocktail Party.
The high octane event, billed to start
at 11am, will be chaired by Sir Steve Omojafor, the amiable Chairman of Zenith Bank Plc and STB-MaCANN.
According to the Editor-in-Chief and
Publisher of YES INTERNATIONAL!
Magazine, Azuh Arinze, the anniversary lecture, entitled: “Running A Successful
Business In Nigeria: My Experience,” will be delivered by Mr. Bismarck Rewane,
MD, Financial Derivatives Company Limited,
while Mr. Femi Adesina, MD/EIC, The
Sun Newspapers, will unveil their annual all-colour special edition, Yes Classics!
The Secretary to the Ogun State
Government, Barrister Taiwo Adeoluwa, is the Special Guest of Honour.
The duo of Apostle Anselm Madubuko,
General Overseer, Revival Assembly
and gifted songbird, Essence will deliver the opening prayer and render the
National Anthem, respectively.
There will also be short takes from the
likes of Oba Adedokun Abolarin, Barristers James Okpara, Monday Ubani, Muiz
Banire and Messrs. Seye Kehinde and Toni Kan. Comedian Gbenga Adeyinka
will anchor it.
Wellu-Wellu crooner, Sammie Okposo and
his X Generation band will be in charge of music at the event which over the
years has attracted the likes of Prof. Pat Utomi, Mr. Udeme Ufot, Dr. Leo Stan
Ekeh and Apostle Helen Ukpabio, among others.
In the words of Azuh: “Aside coming to
rejoice with us on our third anniversary, the gathering will also provide our
invited guests the rare opportunity to relax, network and learn more on how to
successfully run businesses in Nigeria. All these will take place under a very
conducive atmosphere. We look forward to welcoming all our guests on June 19”.
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