Sunday 15 November 2015

UNILAG honours Wale Adenuga

Wale Adenuga MFR, Chairman, Wale Adenuga Productions (WAP) Ltd., was honoured at the UNILAG Distinguished Alumni Award & Dinner which took place at the University of Lagos on Friday.
Adenuga, who graduated from UNILAG in 1974, received this honour alongside other alumni of the institution such as Dr Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo, Governor of Gombe State; Professor Nimi D. Briggs, former Vice-Chancellor, University of Port Harcourt, Dr Ameyo Stella Adadevoh (Posthumous), Physician and Endocrinologist, Prince Tony Momoh, former Minister of Information; Professor Victor Segun Awonusi, Vice Chancellor, Federal University of Education, Kano; Chidi Onyeukwu Ajaegbu; Bola Temowo, Past President/Chairman of Council, Chartered Institute of Insurance of Nigeria; and Seni Adetu, immediate past CEO, Guinness Nigeria Plc.

Adenuga, who was accompanied to the event by his family and close friends, said: “over the decades, the University of Lagos has always been dear to my heart as I began my first entrepreneurial endeavour on campus as a student of the institution. I also met my wife and my closest friends here. For all this, I remain grateful. This award means a lot to me,” he said
In a career spanning over 40 years, Wale Adenuga has established several award-winning platforms such as TV dramas- SUPERSTORY and THIS LIFE; TV comedy-PAPA AJASCO & COMPANY; Children’s TV show and events-NNENNA & FRIENDS; the 24-hour family entertainment channel- WAPTV; and the Pencils Film and Television Institute (PEFTI), that have impacted on the Nigerian Entertainment Industry.

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