With less than two months to go, activities hot up for the 11th edition of the prestigious Nigerian Media Nite-Out Award.
The event which holds in Lagos come September 17, 2017 is gradually gathering momentum and attracting rave attention from the socio-economic aspects of the country.
The all-embracing media practitioners event which debuted eleven years ago to recognise excellence and achievements by media practitioners (print, electronic/social media) is the brainchild of Solkem Entertainment.
Nigerian Media Nite-Out Award which specifically celebrates media excellence in Nigeria was conceived with a view to carrying media practitioners along as an appreciation of their hitherto unrecognized contribution to the development and emancipation of the Nigerian nation.
Now in it 11th year of successive outings, this edition promises to be a grander outing than the previous ones and nominations and nominees are already rolling in.
This year’s edition of the Nigeria Media Nite-Out Award, 2017, has it theme: “The Role of Media in combating the menace of kidnapping and security challenges in Nigerian nation.”
A former Commissioner of Police, Frank. A. Odita is the guest speaker.
The event which will be held on Sunday, September 17, 2017 at the B-Event Hall at the Lagos Airport Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos starts from 3:00pm while Red Carpet commence in earnest from 2:00pm prompt.
Dignitaries from all walks of life, captains of industry, politicians, tip government functionaries, socialites and media group are, as usual, expected to grace the ever glamorous event.
Nominees list would be rolled out this week.
According to the chairman, organising committee, Shola Olugbemiro, it is yet another opportunity for media practitioners to come under one umbrella to celebrate their own colleagues in an atmosphere of conviviality and jollity where entertainment and intellectual bantering will be at their best.