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Information
for Participants
Welcome
I take great pleasure in
welcoming you to this session which brings together Cohort 9
Associates from LEAD Nigeria, LEAD Francophone Africa, LEAD Mexico
and LEAD Brazil. I hope
you will find our selection of venue satisfactory
Accommodation
In keeping with LEAD
tradition, associates will be sharing rooms.
We hope you will find the modest facilities adequate to make
your stay enjoyable. We
are grateful to the management of IITA Hotel for charging us
concessional “delegate day rate”.
Meals
All meals will be provided by
the hotel in the dining hall. You
are entitled to one non-alcoholic drink with your Lunch and Dinner.
Those with dietary restrictions should inform the
secretariat.
Telephones/Laundry/Bar
To make international calls, you
have to go through the operator.
You are to settle such bills, as well as laundry, bar and
other incidential expenses.
Currency
The local currency is the
Naira which comes in denominations of
N500, N200, N100, N50, N20, N10,
and N5 and coins of N1 and 50k.
The exchange rate is about N111.70 to the US Dollar.
The hotel also accepts payments in US Dollars; Mastercard
Credit Card, and Traveller’s Cheques, (American Express and Thomas
Cook).
Weather
Ibadan is located in the
Tropical Rain Forest with a fairly hot and humid weather.
The average temperature is about 30oc.
There may be occasional showers, and
harmattan winds could set-in in the evening and early in the
morning. It is
advisable that dressing should be light and casual especially in the
afternoons.
Security:
Like in any country,
security is of paramount importance.
Associates and other members of LEAD staff are advised to
keep to the hotel/venue of the session and should not move about
outside the Institute without escort.
The venue of the session is very secure and members are advised to
keep, as much as possible, to the IITA campus which is as large as a
small town.
Under no condition should any member of the team go out of the
Institute at night unless accompanied by the host team.
Safety of Valuable
Items
Leave your valueables in
the safe deposit box in the reception.
Have a nice and productive
stay.
Professor Adeniyi Osuntogun,
National Programme Director,
LEAD-Nigeria.
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