Diaspora umbrella body, the Central Association of Nigerians in the United Kingdom (CANUK) holds its inaugural dinner dance and awards night on Sunday December 6th 2015 at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel in Central London SW7 4LH.
The dinner will be hosted by Nigeria's outgoing and Acting High Commissioner - Ambassador Olukunle Bamgbose who was recently promoted to the Permanent Secretary cadre.
Organisers anticipate that the Vice President - Prof. Yemi Osinbajo will also be in attendance.
CANUK Dinner Dance 2015
The event will feature live entertainment from prominent Nigerian artists - Weird MC, Deoba Authentic, a UK Jazz band, an electrifying youthful dance group, West end theatre musicals “The gods are not to blame”, cultural display, MC Mark, Akpos, and DJ Mike Appoh.
High profiled speakers will be making keynote presentations on developmental initiatives for Nigeria.
Tickets for the event are being sold for £50 per head and CANUK hopes that on the back of its success, the dinner will become an annual event.
Ronke Adeagbo, CANUK’s Treasurer and the Chairman of the Organising Committee, said "This event is being organised to celebrate CANUK delegates, their organisations and all Nigerians in the UK. We have a thriving community in which a lot of us have excelled and we believe that the hardworking diasporan should be recognised and celebrated as a role model.
"There are about 2 million Nigerians in the UK with many of them having reached the very pinnacle of their professional careers. We need to shout more about these achievements and this event will provide us with an ideal platform to showcase ourselves and our achievements."
CANUK Dinner Dance 2015
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