The International Committee of AFRIMA in a meeting in Lagos reached the conclusion that Nigeria has the rights to host the Africa Music Awards.

CEOAFRICA gathered that there has been argument on whether Nigeria would host for some time now.

Nigeria will host the music awards for the next three years, while countries bidding to host after Nigeria will be announced in 2015.

The AFRIMA’s Brand Communication and Sponsorship Director, Matlou Tsotetsi disclosed at a press conference that Nigeria was selected to host the pan-African music award, beating four other countries like Gabon, South Africa, Namibia and Kenya.

According to Tsotetsi who noted that lots of factors were considered before the nomination, Nigeria has won the right to host because of the booming business of music in the country and its growing entertainment and event-hosting infrastructure.

The award ceremony which will be preceded by a two-day Pan African Music Summit will be held on Saturday, October 25, 2014 and broadcast live to 84 countries on 109 television stations across the world in the English and French languages.