Starting this year, the Cigar Smoking World Championship will be a part of the newly started Lagos Cigar Festival in Nigeria. The first edition was held in the Nigerian capital on December 27 of last year. Not only was it the first premium cigar festival ever on the West African coast, it\u2019s also the first large-scale African festival, according to the CSWC organization. When the festival is held on December 27 and 28 later this year, CSWC will be there to help it grow.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis groundbreaking debut successfully positioned Lagos as a strategic gateway for the premium cigar industry\u2019s expansion into Africa,\u201d says CSWC founder, Marko Bilic. \u201cIt\u2019s projected to expand significantly in scale, international participation, and global brand integration, and to achieve this goal, we will support the event by hosting the first-ever CSWC qualifier in Nigeria.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Lagos Cigar Festival was founded by importer and distributor, Source Cigars, and its owner, Francis Omene.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrancis is a true cigar ambassador for Nigeria and all of Africa, and the principal driving force behind the festival\u2019s vision and international positioning,\u201d Bilic continues. \u201cThe platform was established to unite cigar aficionados, international brands, distributors, and luxury lifestyle stakeholders within a structured African framework.\u201d<\/p>\n
The CSWC founder also underlines the connection being made between Lagos Cigar Festival and the German trade fair, InterTabac.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith Intertabac\u2019s involvement, the Lagos Cigar Festival is set to reach unprecedented heights,\u201d he says. \u201cAs Africa\u2019s largest commercial city and one of its fastest-growing luxury markets, Lagos offers a dynamic and commercially strategic environment for premium cigar brands seeking structured entry into the African market. This collaboration creates the perfect recipe for a major cigar boom.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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