FirstBank DecemberISSAVYBE: Top 11 Events to Rock your December

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Whenever the conversation is on financialinclusion in Nigeria, FirstBank leads the pack. With over 150,000 bankingagents, a full digital banking centre and other innovative solutions, thenation's premier bank is surely doing a great job connecting Nigerians withaccess to convenient banking products and services.

But that's not all. FirstBank is also enablingNigerians to have the best of the yuletide and holiday season year in year out.The bank is aiding its customers to create exciting memories and enjoy fun timewith family and friends through their participation in glamorous musical shows,comedy, dance, drama and other entertainment from A-list superstars andperformers.

This is being coordinated via the FirstBank DecemberIssavybeinitiative as it bankrolls top entertainment events for maximum pleasurethroughout the month of December.

To enjoy the premium concerts, stage plays, fashion,and food events; lucky customers and followers of the Bank's social media pages - Facebook: First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Instagram: @firstbanknigeria shouldlook out for posts on how to participate in the ticket giveaways.

Here are top 11 events that FirstBank ispowering to rock your December.

BurnaBoy Lagos Concert

Nigerian Grammy Award winning superstar, BurnaBoy will at the Eko Convention Centre on Monday December 27 lead other topsingers to thrill music fans with many monsters hit songs like Kilometre,Questions, Ye, Want It All and others.

Davido10^th Year Anniversary Concert

Davido aka OBO will on Friday December 24, shutLagos down at his 10th year anniversary concert at the glamorous Eko ConventionCentre. David has been in the news for his extreme generosity which has got hisfans loving up on him. The show will feature many other superstars.

MammaMia, the Smash Hit Musical

A 65-member (All Nigerian) cast, and crewlicensed adaptation of the global show live in Lagos showing between December29, 2021, and Jan 2, 2022. It's a show for the whole family; not just asthe Only jukebox musical in Lagos this Christmas; it's absolutely THE most"Ridiculously enjoyable" show to watch this holiday.

An adaptation of the original musical createdin 1998 by British theatre producer Judith Cramer, who engaged Britishplaywright Catherine Johnson, to write a story woven around the multiple hitsongs of Swedish pop group ABBA, composed by Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson.The original story was carefully and skillfully adapted with a Nigerian nuanceby seasoned theatre director Najite Dede. The Nigerian production is woven withshades of cultural colours, which are visible not just in the language and gesturebut also in the costume, choreography, and characteristics, while the originalsoundtracks remain the same, this production infuses Abba's music with localdrums and percussions to deliver a distinctive Nigerian edition, resulting inan ecstatic euphoria from the Audience!

A TrueChristmas Story by Live Theatre

Live Theatre Lagos presents a musical stageplay titled 'A TrueChristmas Story' which is an adaptation of the popularnativity story. This musical speculates how Joseph met Mary and the eventsleading to the birth of Jesus situating the story in our contemporary Africanmilieu. The romantic comedy explores the themes of love, commitment, devotion,and communality. Christmas is a globally enjoyed holiday that traversesreligion, gender and age, and the play, A True Christmas Story captures theessence of the holiday which is love and sharing. This free-to- attend playprovides fun for the audience and empowerment for the Cast and Crew.

ATXS would feature brilliant thespians likeHafiz Oyetoro (Saka), Akah Nnani, NeduWazobiaFM. This epic theatre isinterspersed with dance and spectacular music renditions ranging from Ballet toSoul, Acapella, Fuji, High Life, Funk, Galala, Shaku-Shaku and Hip-Hop. It heldbetween 16th and 18th December 2021.

AfricaFashion Week

Africa Fashion Week Initiative of Nigeria is acatwalk, exhibition and learning platform designed for the promotion of freshand emerging designers. Africa Fashion Week Nigeria aims to revive the declineof local textile industries in Nigeria by the opening of the Adire OoduaTextile Hub in Ile-Ife, Osun State Nigeria.

The Adire Hub, which was opened in March 2021,facilitates the production of natural dyes, locally sourced materials, oldancient methods, new technology to create Adire pieces. The Hub providestraining to low-income women and youth in Ile-Ife and its environs. The Hubenables us to promote circular economies - from farm to fabric to fashion, tofinancing SMEs.

Culturati2021 - The Africa Entertainment Festival

CULTURATI, is a high-status fusion of culturalevent, exhibition and award brand - cleverly tailored toward recognizing thetireless contributions of art luminaries in different creative endeavours. The2021 edition held on 3 December at the Balmoral Centre, Federal Palace Hotel.

FirstViola - Black Tie Christmas

The Black-Tie Christmas Concert is a charitableevent convened to raise funds for the music education of the underprivilegedchildren in orphanages that are of primary and secondary school age. The eventwas held on 19th December at the Agip Recital Hall, Muson Centre, Lagos.

The Livespot X-Festival Xperience

TheLivespotX Festival is a multi-day hybridconvergence of everything X-traordinary, X-citing and X-clusive,thatcelebratesurban pop-culture.We're bringing adynamicX-periencethat is fullycompliant with the current pandemic era we live in and targeted at a diverseaudience with each concert day tailor-made to suit each group of attendees.

The festival includes a string of hybrid events(physical & virtual) that feature headline acts performing live, pristinesound, world-class lighting, immersive experiences, exotic cuisine and muchmore. It is designed to meet and exceed the entertainment cravings of Nigeriansespecially during DettyDecember

MainlandLaughs

In a very crowded entertainment market,Mainland laffs offers a refreshing approach to family entertainment. With thissecond edition, ML is establishing its number 1 position as the only comedyshow in the country that is safe for parents and their wards. Tagged FamilyComedy Show, it enables the entire family will enjoy an evening of fun,laughter and entertainment with a variety of children virtuoso and comedicperformances, stage plays, comic interludes and much moreâ€¦. Mainland laffs is avision of the Trevent Company, and it is one of the fastest growing familyentertainment events in Nigeria. The event took place on 5 December at D'PodiumInternational Event Centre, off Adeniyi Jones, Lagos

FujiOpera

Fuji: An Opera explores the music genre and itssub-culture through archive footage, costume, memorabilia, and imagery. Fujimusic takes centre stage at the maiden edition of Fuji: An Opera, which kicksoff on Monday at the Alliance Francaise de Lagos/The Mike Adenuga Centre,Ikoyi, Lagos. Pioneering Fuji founders such as General Ayinla Kollington, K1 DeUltimate, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshall, and other icons add colour at thecommencement of the week-long event.

Koffi the Guru, I stand Corrected (ISC)

I Stand to Be Corrected is a stand-up comedyspecial targeted at the urban audience. Koffi Idowu-Nuel does a solo routine onsubjects that relate on family, love, politics, education etc. The event held onthe 11th of December at The Terra Kulture in Victoria Island.