Nominations for Uncelebrated Nigerians Awards close June 30

Nominations for the Uncelebrated Nigerians Awards (UNA) close on June 30, according to organisers.

Scheduled to take place at the Mayfair Banqueting Suite in east London on September 24, the Uncelebrated Nigerians Awards UK "will be a classy gala dinner that will attract community leaders, guests from Nigeria and High Commission officials. Organised to honour ordinary Nigerians in the UK who are excelling in numerous fields, the awards ceremony is being put together by UK based community champions including some of the committee members that organised the Nigerian Centenary Awards UK in 2014."

Malcolm Benson, the Chair of the Organising Committee's Publicity and Marketing sub-committee urged everyone to visit the website www.uncelebratednigeriansawardsuk.com and nominate people. He added that the enthusiastic response the event was attracting so far indicated that it was going to be a huge success.

According to Mr Benson, nominations opened on April 1 and will close on June 30, giving the public three whole months to nominate. He added that the nomination process will be transparent and all the awardees will be people highly deserving of the honour.

56 people are expected to be honoured at the event.

Invited guests to the event include Nigeria's Vice President - Professor Yemi Osinbajo; President Buhari's Senior Special Assistant on Foreign and Diaspora Affairs - Abike Dabiri-Erewa; and the Chair of the Federal House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora Affairs - Hon Rita Orji.