Movie veteran James Bond to ‘arrive’ Nigeria in March
The Nigeria is to host the latest James Bond movie franchise ‘No Time to Die’ as it will premiere in the country for the first time in March as scheduled, by the orgainsers, Heineken Nigeria,a leading beverage company.
Penpushing reports that, the Brand Manager of Heineken Nigeria, Olaoluwa Babalola made this known at a press conference held in Lagos, adding that Heineken, a leading beverage company in Nigeria would facilitate the movie’s premiere in Nigeria next month.
The brand manager said the Heineken Nigeria brand is delighted to bring the most premium franchise in the movie industry, James Bond, to the country, adding that the brand would partner with the British High Commission to bring James Bond to Nigeria.
Penpushing further reports that, Babalola said the brand hopes to unveil a lot of fashion trends this year, stating that, “this year, we are extending the Lagos Fashion Week to other cities, with Abuja part of the stable, and also hold the second edition of the Design Fashion Africa.
“Heineken has expanded the fashion class by bringing in the Design Fashion Africa (DFA) in 2019, in addition to the Lagos Fashion Week (LFW) that we have done for the last five year.”, the Heineken company boss said.
The Portfolio Manager, Heineken Nigeria, Sarah Agha in her own remarks disclosed that as part of its 2020 plans, the brand aims to set fashion trends and develop raw talents, and in reference to the 2019 edition of DFA, Agha said the brand focused on people who have designed but have not had any chance to showcase their works in a professional way.
‘This year’s edition of DFA would also focus on raw talents in the fashion industry. For this year, our mission is clear and that is to bring the best of entertainment. We will also tap in on resourceful talents in the fashion industry.”
Penpushing also reports that, Portfolio Manager, Heineken Nigeria said Heineken would set the templates for fashion in 2020 so those who seek to upgrade their fashion can look up to the brand, adding that, “Nigerians are stylish, there are a lot of creative people here and that is why we are investing heavily in the fashion industry and the creative space,”.
The Manager said, in addition to the fashion and entertainment plans of the brand, the brand is set to increase its partnerships with sports league in the world and bring more international matches to Nigeria.