Awards Ceremony for Africa’s Real Estate Stakeholders Holds in Lagos

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Ahmed Rahma

On Thursday, December 3, 2020, Lagos will be agog for one of the prestigious awards ceremony for players in the real estate sector in Africa, the Most Innovative Real Estate Brands Africa Awards 2020.

A statement from the organisers disclosed that the event will take place at the Banquet Hall of Sheraton Hotel and Tower, Ikeja, Lagos and will bring together prominent real estate personalities, government official, regulators and other stakeholders.

According to the Editor-In-Chief of the Africa Brands Magazine, Mr Desmond Esorougwe, “Africa Brands Magazine as leaders in brand journalism will provide an exclusive reporting the entire award winners and showcase their brands’ strategies/policies through an interactive platform and profile their brand achievement.”

“Also, for the benefit of comprehensive reportage, we shall conduct an interview of different bank CEOs/regulators and stakeholders for the benefit of our readers,” he added.

Mr Esorougwe further said, “The Most Innovative Real Estate Brands Africa Awards 2020 Research represents the most comprehensive real estate brands study in Africa, noting that, “It is a consumer-led survey establishes best real estate preferences across the continent.”

“The study is independently concluded by The Africa Brands Magazine, Geopoll, the leader in providing fast, high-quality research from the emerging market with strategic analysis and insight and fast track brand communications and strategy-Africa premier branding advisory firm.”

It was disclosed that the award which will honour real estate game changers, companies, products and personalities that have made a contribution to the development of the sector.

To be a winner of the award, the individual would have made an outstanding contribution to the development of real estate brand of the continent, the economic aspiration of its citizenry and the transformation of Africa’s image in the international market while displaying high standard of good citizenship, social and environmental responsibilities.

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