One of Nigeria’s frontline banks, Zenith Bank has lit up Ajose Adeogun Street, home to their head office in Nigeria.
The bank chose the theme, Let There Be Light’ in this year’s celebration to mark 15th year is has consistently done so.
From the onset of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which stalled the annual event from holding last year, this year’s ceremony signals the return of a sight that has come to be recognized by not only residents of Lagos but Nigerians in general as an iconic place and tourist attraction every yuletide due to the decorations in the length and breadth of the street.
In a press release, the bank said it is committed to promoting tourism which has come to be the hallmark of the annual decorations.
The lighting ceremony by the bank was performed by the bank’s Group Managing Director/CEO of Zenith Bank Plc, Mr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu and supported by the Executive Management.
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The event saw thousands of the Bank’s staff and customers joining virtually and through the bank’s social media platforms.
Onyeagwu praised Quantum the company responsible for the decorations for the bank.
“Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the EndSARS protests. According to him, “last year was a very unusual year. Covid threw a curveball at humanity, and as a result, it changed the way we engaged and the way we live; it transformed so many other things, and as a country, we had some unique challenges. As a result of those challenges, especially the EndSARS protest, last year we couldn’t light up, not because there was no money. It was because we had to grapple with Covid-19, and again during the EndSARS protest, the fittings that we
