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The German Cultural
and Information Centre, Goethe-Institut Nigeria, is set to re-open
months after it closed shop at its former office on Ozumba Mbadiwe,
Victoria Island, Lagos.

The opening
ceremony will take place at its new office, Lagos City Hall, Lagos
Island, on Friday, March 25 by 12noon. The centre, now under the
directorship of Marc-Andre Schmachtel, has been running its normal
German language classes and other programmes at the new location since
January.

Nigerian-German
musician, Ade Bantu, whose single ‘Waiting’ done with singer, Nneka,
was released recently; the ageless Fatai Rolling Dollar; highlife
maestro, Orlando Julius and Chinaza – are some of the artists billed to
perform at the formal opening on Friday. There will also be a dance
performance, photo exhibition and trial language classes apart from the
musical performances.

A release from the organisers disclosed that guests stand the chance
to win a free flight to Germany sponsored by that country’s airline,
Lufthansa and other prizes in a quiz competition that will hold during
the ceremony. Goethe-Institut Nigeria offers services which includes
language courses, a well-stocked library with collections on Cultural
Studies, Geography, Literature, Art and German language. It also
organises and supports cultural events and workshops in Nigeria. The
annual ‘Danse meets Danse’ it organises with the French Cultural
Centre, is one of its popular events while it also focuses on visual
art.