The Lagos Countdown begins onDecember 8th at the Lagos BarBeach, Victoria Island Lagos withseries of activities scheduled tomake this year's event memorablefor Nigerians and other tourists to the city of Lagos.

In line with its vision to become the most
loved brand in the daily lives of
Nigerians, leading telecommunications
services provider, Airtel Nigeria, has
announced its partnership with Lagos
State Government to host this year's edition of the Lagos Countdown Festival. The 23-day event will commence from
the 8th through to 31st of December,
2013. The year-end countdown festival
is an initiative of Governor Babatunde
Fashola, which was started last year
with the aim of placing the state on the global map, in the same league of cities
as New York, Dubai, London, Sydney and
other major destinations that celebrate
the annual cross over into a New Year. The event is expected to provide a
strong platform for family bonding,
interaction, fun, celebration of music and
culture as well great entertainment for
Lagosians and tourists. Speaking on the partnership with the
State, recently at a press conference in
Lagos, Chief Executive Officer and
Managing Director, Airtel Nigeria, Segun
Ogunsanya, admitted that the company
is pleased to be partnering with the Lagos State Government and expressed
commitment to ensure a fun-filled
celebration for guests, especially at the
Airtel Exhibition centre. Ogunsanya who was represented by the
Company's Vice President, Corporate
Communications& CSR, Emeka Oparah,
explained that Airtel is passionate about
bringing fun, excitement, laughter and
joy to its numerous customers in line with its corporate vision. “The Lagos Countdown 2014 will be a
great opportunity to celebrate and close
the year in grand style. Airtel is calling
on all Lagosians and Nigerians to be part
of this great event. We also urge
everyone to visit the Airtel stand at the venue as we will be showcasing our
superior 3.75G Network,” he said. He also commended the efforts of the
Lagos State government, adding that the
initiative was consistent with Airtel's
ardent drive towards excellence
because “we thrive on innovation that
has direct bearing on the quality of life of our customers and particularly
Lagosians in our quest to become the
most loved brand in the daily lives of
Nigerians.” He added that the network is passionate
about building veritable platforms for
the celebration of both the citizenry and
Nigeria as a whole, noting that, Airtel
“will continue to support initiatives that
will bring excitement and happiness to the door steps of all our stakeholders.” Also speaking at the occasion, the
Managing Director of LASAA, Mr George
Noah, said the Bar Beach venue of the
Lagos State Countdown initiative will
feature an array of shows including
open mic night, disco nights, live performance by popular Nigerian
artistes, games and display of light and
fireworks. He also took his time to
explain how the state plans to celebrate
this year's Countdown. The press conference was attended by
popular Nigerian artistes including
African Queen crooner, 2face Idibia and
the boss of Mavin Records, Don Jazzy.