The 11th Edition of Pan‑African Music Fashion Runway (#MFR) is set to take the stage today at the Naval Dockyard, Victoria Island, Lagos.
The annual runway would blend contemporary Pan‑African designers, international models, and live music performances featuring Made Kuti and his full band and dancers.
The evening would also feature the Game Changer Africa Acknowledgement (#GCAA) awards, honouring industry trailblazers, and the Golden BreakThrough (GBT) Auditions, a youth empowerment initiative searching for the next top models for 2025.
Speaking about the Pan‑African Music Fashion Runway which is taking place simultaneously with the Artistic Pulse Festival (#APF), Dr. Ngozi Omambala, Group MD/CEO of NMO Management Ltd and Vice Chair of NACCIMA Creative Economy Trade Group Nigeria, said: “We are excited to announce and host the inaugural Artistic Pulse Festival (#APF), Africa’s first sustainable recycling festival.
“Our mission is to proudly showcase, integrate the main pillars of the creative industries: Music, Fashion, Film (Nollywood), Food, Art, and Technology at Remembrance Arcade TBS,” she added:
“We aim to leverage mutual synergies while demonstrating our commitment to supporting SMEs using sustainable practices to promote commerce, innovation, and productivity at the trade fair, where ‘Creativity meets Commerce’, thereby contributing to Africa’s growth.
“The initiative is bolstered by the support of key corporate and government figures, including the Lagos State Ministry of Commerce, Cooperatives, Trade and Investment, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), and the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture (NACCIMA)’’.
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According to her, a defining feature of the Artistic Pulse Festival is its commitment to environmental responsibility.
The Artistic Pulse Festival is being live streamed via NMO Management’s social media platforms, offering a global audience a view into what she described as eclectic cultural experience.
It is interesting to note that the Artistic Pulse Festival which kicked off on the December 3 would come to a close on Dec.7, 2025.
