Governor of the Rivers State of Nigeria to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell


ADVISORY, July 29, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) --



 What:
 His Excellency the Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, Governor of the Rivers
 State of Nigeria, will preside over the Opening Bell.

 Where:
 NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio

 When:
 Wednesday, July 30, 2008 at 9:30 a.m. EDT

 Contacts:
 Mr. Tex Wariboko
 Special Adviser to the Governor and State Coordinator on NEPAD
 (713) 446-4979
 texlaw2020@yahoo.com

 Jeffrey Bradford Ph.D
 Managing director, CMI
 Jb@manage-complexity.com

 NASDAQ MarketSite:
 Robert Madden
 (646) 441-5045
 Robert.Madden@NASDAQOMX.com

Feed Information:

The opening bell is available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on Galaxy 28 C/9, downlink frequency 3880 horizontal. The feed can also be found on Waterfront fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Robert Madden at (646) 441-5045.

Radio Feed:

An audio transmission of the opening bell is also available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can be found on Waterfront fiber 1623 as well.

Webcast:

A live webcast of the NASDAQ Opening Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_about.stm.

Photos:

To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Open, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market open of your choice.