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Former Nigeria President, Mr. Goodluck Jonathan will deliver a keynote speech at the United States Nigerian Lawyers Association (NLA) Merit Awards Dinner, scheduled for October 29 in New York.
An announcement signed by Nexus U. Sea, President of the association.
The venue of the event is the 630 Second Ballroom, at 630 Second Avenue.
According to Mr. Sea, the keynote speaker will be joining a long list of Nigerian dignitaries who have attended the event in the past.
He named such celebrities as including “Professor Wole Soyinka, a 1986 Noble Laureate in Literature, and world-renowned writer, poet and playwright; Professor Chinua Achebe, world-renowned writer and author of the award-winning novel, "Things Fall Apart"; and Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former World Bank Managing Director and former Nigerian Minister of Finance.
According to the NLA website, the annual Merit Awards Dinner are held “to celebrate the achievements of distinguished individuals who have made outstanding contributions in the legal profession and towards the advancement of public and community service, and to give out scholarships to law students of color from across the country, based on need and merit.”
An announcement signed by Nexus U. Sea, President of the association.
The venue of the event is the 630 Second Ballroom, at 630 Second Avenue.
According to Mr. Sea, the keynote speaker will be joining a long list of Nigerian dignitaries who have attended the event in the past.
He named such celebrities as including “Professor Wole Soyinka, a 1986 Noble Laureate in Literature, and world-renowned writer, poet and playwright; Professor Chinua Achebe, world-renowned writer and author of the award-winning novel, "Things Fall Apart"; and Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former World Bank Managing Director and former Nigerian Minister of Finance.
According to the NLA website, the annual Merit Awards Dinner are held “to celebrate the achievements of distinguished individuals who have made outstanding contributions in the legal profession and towards the advancement of public and community service, and to give out scholarships to law students of color from across the country, based on need and merit.”
