Nigeria@65: Nigerians In UK To Host Landmark Independence Day Celebration

The Nigeria-Britain Association (NBA) has unveiled plans to big the 2025 variation of its yearly Nigeria Independence Day solemnisation successful the United Kingdom, marking Nigeria’s 65th day of nationhood.

This year’s event, themed “Nigeria & the UK: Building Bridges, Creating Futures,” is expected to bring unneurotic Nigerians and friends of Nigeria successful the UK to observe the country’s taste practice portion deepening bilateral ties betwixt some nations.

In a connection connected Tuesday, the President of the Association, Sola Oyetayo, described the gathering arsenic a important milestone, noting that it would diagnostic the association’s recently installed patron and erstwhile Commonwealth Secretary-General, Chief Emeka Anyaoku.

“This year’s lawsuit is the 5th consecutive variation and a continuation of a contented that fosters the age-long narration betwixt the UK and Nigeria,” Oyetayo said.

He explained that the lawsuit would spell beyond celebration, serving arsenic a level for taste and firm exchanges.

“Each variation has afforded america the accidental for firm and taste speech with our existing partners and to scope retired to caller ones. This variation volition beryllium made much important by the beingness of our recently installed Patron, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, who volition instrumentality the pb successful the courtesy visits that are a hallmark of the event,” Oyetayo added.

The 2025 solemnisation is expected to pull eminent Nigerians, diplomats, captains of industry, artistes, and representatives of some the Nigerian and British governments.

The relation besides announced sponsorships from Air Peace, Fidelity Bank Plc, Dangote Industries Limited, and BK90 Restaurant & Lounge. Air Peace volition service arsenic the authoritative hose partner, offering discounted fares for delegates, portion Fidelity Bank is partnering to beforehand planetary collaboration. BK90 is providing amusement support, and Dangote Industries’ engagement highlights its committedness to Nigeria’s planetary engagement.

Established successful 1969, the Nigeria-Britain Association has remained a cardinal level fostering taste exchange, concern collaboration, and societal interaction betwixt Nigeria and the UK.