Monday 27 May 2013

King’s College wins maiden edition of City of Lagos Monopoly Tournament

L-R Sanusi Lamido Sanusi (CBN Governor) Nimi Akinkugbe (CEO, Bestman Games)



 Habib Rabiu of King’s College has emerged as the winner of the 2013 maiden edition of annual City of Lagos Edition of Monopoly Tournament held last Friday at the TerraKulture, Victoria Island, Lagos, .
Rabiu was presented with a sum of One Million Naira (N1, 000, 000) by Stanbic IBTC Plc’s Managing Director, Sola David Borha.
The one-day maiden competition which featured students from King’s College and Queen’s College was used as a tool to present basic lessons in resource management by educating participating students, about the importance of financial literacy and the encouragement of personal financial responsibility from an early age.
It also highlighted the increasing success of the Fast Dealing Property Trading Game in Nigeria that has continued to receive resounding applause amongst enthusiasts. In light of its achievements since Bestman Games launch by His Excellency, Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola in December 2012, Monopoly, according to the Chief Executive Officer of Bestman Games, Nimi Akinkugbe, has proven to be more than a board game.
 The City of Lagos Edition Monopoly Tournament was organized by Bestman Games, the exclusive distributor in Africa with the rights to produce ‘local’ editions of Monopoly, the world famous board game owned by Hasbro, with the support of First Bank of Nigeria Plc, GTBank Plc, the Lagos State Government and Stanbic IBTC Pensions Managers Limited.
The tournament was well attended by many visitors including students, teachers and some special surprise guests including the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi and the
immediate past Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr.
Odein Ajumogobia (SAN), among others.

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