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  • Real estate firm marks 10th anniversary with Health Walk

    As part of its activities to mark its 10th anniversary in the Real Estate sector in Nigeria, Propertymart Real Estate Investment Limited, a real estate investment firm, recently embarked on a health walk in Magodo, Lagos.

    The five-kilometre walk , which was an exercise organised by the firm, saw members of staff and management walk from Dipo Awolesi Street, off Adekunle Banjo Avenue, Magodo GRA, Phase 2, through to Otedola bridge and other streets in the business region.

    Some customers of Propertymart, as well as residents of Magodo GRA, joined management and staff to embark on a health walk to promote the importance of exercise in the corporate world.

    Group Managing Director of Propertymart Real Estate Investment Limited, Mr. Adeyinka Adesope, said the health walk was to sensitise and encourage staff and customers on the need to adopt healthy routine in their respective homes.

    He indicated that Nigerians in general go through a lot of stress every day, sitting for long hours hence the need to exercise to keep the body fit.

    “Paying attention to our health is very crucial; it helps to reduce medical bills. It has economic advantage, so we believe as a company that builds beautiful homes, creates good environment for people to live, our customers should pay attention to their health. And our health work programme is just an example of what we are saying,” said Adesope.

    Speaking about the company’s 10th anniversary, the entrepreneur with over a decade experience in the business world said surviving 10 years of business in Nigeria despite the challenges at the early stage was worth celebrating.

     

  • Firm marks 10th anniversary with health walk

    A real estate investment firm, Propertymart Real Estate Investment Ltd, recently embarked on a health walk in Magodo, Lagos, as part of activities to mark its 10th anniversary in the real estate sector.

    During the five-kilometre walk , members of staff and the management walked from Dipo Awolesi Street, off Adekunle Banjo Avenue, Magodo GRA, Phase 2, to Otedola bridge and other streets in the business region.

    Customers of Propertymart and residents of Magodo GRA joined the management and workers to embark on the walk, to promote the importance of exercise in the corporate world.

    The Group Managing Director, Mr. Adeyinka Adesope, said the walk was to sensitise and encourage workers and customers on the need to adopt healthy routine in their homes.

    He said Nigerians go through a lot of stress everyday, sitting for long hours, hence the need to exercise to keep the body fit.

    “Paying attention to our health is very crucial; it helps to reduce medical bills. It has economic advantage. So we believe as a company that builds beautiful homes, creates good environment for people to live, our customers should pay attention to their health. Our health work programme is just an example of what we are saying,” said Adesope.

    Speaking about the company’s 10th anniversary, the entrepreneur with over a decade experience in the business world, said surviving 10 years of business in Nigeria, despite the challenges at the early stage, was worth celebrating.

     

  • Alakija’s foundation to mark 10th anniversary

    AFRICA’S richest woman Mrs Modupe Alakija has promised to raise the number of her foundation’s beneficiaries by another

    350 before the end of the year. One hundred more will be empowered during the foundation’s 10th anniversary and awards on Saturday June 23.

    She stated that Rose of Sharon Foundation would also mark the International Widows Day in Lagos.

    Last Saturday, the foundation held a charity walk to raise awareness on the plight of widows and orphans.

    Alakija recalled that from a journey that started with three widows on May 23, 2008, the foundation has empowered over 3000 widows through vocational skills acquisition and awarded scholarships to 1,366 widow’s children and 86 orphans in the last 10 years.

    She said: “With our partners, we have provided free healthcare checkups and free legal services to our widows and orphans at various times.’’

    Speaking in Lagos, Mrs Alakija said tears have been wiped away and sorrow transformed into laughter, inferiority complex  changed to confidence while poverty turned into economic independence and children taken from the streets into classrooms.

    According to her, the foundation’s work is predominantly focused on alleviating the plight of these vulnerable groups of people while its programmes provide financial independence and educational support to tertiary level, or vocational training as the need arises.

    “The Foundation is 10 years old and we are immensely grateful to God for all He has used us to accomplish in the lives of our widows, their children and orphans.

    ‘’This Foundation started from a divine call by God in James 1:27, instructing me to assist His widows and orphans. The celebration of this grace has begun,” she said.

    On the scholarship scheme, she said: “We  have a total number of 1366 children on our scholarship scheme. This makes us the number one private NGO with the highest number of internally funded educational scholarships to university level awarded to students. Our beneficiaries are spread across over 300 schools throughout Nigeria from nursery/primary schools, secondary schools to tertiary institutions.

    ‘’Since 2008 till date, 11 widows and 137 widows’ children and orphans have graduated from various higher institutions across the country and have successfully become the Rose of Sharon Foundation Alumni.”

    The successes of the foundation, she said, were wrapped around empowerment programmes, such as Enterprise Development and Skills Acquisition,Micro Credit Scheme, Scholarship Scheme, Youth Empowerment Programme (YEP) and Welfare Scheme.

  • Ekiti Teaching Hospital marks 10th anniversary

    •Gets accreditation for eight departments

    Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH) has got accreditation for residency training in eight medical specialties.

    Chief Medical Director (CMD) Dr. Kolawole Ogundipe, who spoke yesterday at a briefing to herald activities to mark its 10th anniversary, a keep fit exercise will hold today; lecture tomorrow; novelty match on Friday and religious service on Sunday.

    The hospital was accorded the status of a tertiary health institution in April 2008 by the administration of ex-Governor Segun Oni.

    It started as a District Hospital established by the Western State government, led by the late Maj.-Gen. Adeyinka Adebayo, in March 1971, before its  upgrade to a State Specialist Hospital.

    Ogundipe identified specialties in which EKSUTH has gained full accreditation as Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Family Medicine, Psychiatry, Surgery, Internal Medicine, Ophthalmology, Community Medicine and Paediatrics.

    According to him, 11 accreditation teams from the National Postgraduate College of Physicians and West African College of Surgeons and Physicians visited the hospital before the accreditations were granted.

    He said the hospital’s Internally Generated Revenue grew from between N8 million and N10 million to over N50 million monthly.

    Ogundipe said the hospital boasts more facilities for patients and workers, including Accident and Emergency Ward, General Outpatient Department, Paediatrics Complex, among others.

    He urged the public to utilise the Funmi Adunni Olayinka Diagnostic and Wellness Centre in the hospital for cancer screening.

    Ogundipe advised that women above 40 should screen for breast cancer and men above 50 should go for prostrate cancer screening yearly.

  • Wazobia marks 10th anniversary in style

    Wazobia marks 10th anniversary in style

    Foremost Pidgin English station, Wazobia FM, last Sunday marked its 10th anniversary at Terra Kulture, Victoria Island, Lagos, with celebrities from the media, corporate organisations and entertainment industry in attendance. Also in attendance were Amin Mousalli, owner of the radio station and Serge Noujaim, the new Chief Executive officer.

    Hosted by Omotunde Adebowale, fondly known as Lolo 1 of Wazobia FM, OAPs of the station were given the opportunity to tell the audience about their working experience with the station as well as showcase other talents they have.

    One of the stations celebrated OAP’s Ratata, showcased his musical abilities when he delivered a reggae song in Etsako dialect.

    From D-Wana’s stumble into the profession to Mayowa, a trained architect, who has risen to fame through her online comedy skits, each of the employees rolled out testimonies on how they help each other.

    Many of the OAPs owe their success to YAW, the Head of Presenters and they lauded him for his belief in their talents as well as the management who gave them room to explore their talents. Comedy relief was supplied by Funny Bone, Acapella and MC Abbey.

    Wazobia started operation in 2007 and is a sister-station to Cool FM. The station is renowned for its humorous approach to news and topical issues.

    “Our main aim at inception was to convey news to the layman in a language that they can easily understand,” said Tatiana Moussalli Nouri, Deputy Group MD of Wazobia FM.

    In its usual tradition, the radio station awarded their ‘Ogbonge Awards’ to Media Agencies such as Media Reach, Media Perspective, Media Sale and Maxi Media. Regulatory agencies like Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON), News Agency Nigeria (NAN) were also recipients of the award and many others. Satguru travels also rewarded a couple with a trip to Dubai through a raffle draw. There were also other consolation prizes.

  • School celebrates ICT deployment at 10th anniversary

    School celebrates ICT deployment at 10th anniversary

    Pupils and workers of Monument Future School, Lusada in  Ogun State, rolled out the drums to celebrate the school’s 10th anniversary last week.

    The college also used the occasion to evaluate its past activities while looking forward to how to consolidate the gains of the past, especially with respect to the deployment of Information and Communication Technology (ICT).

    Speaking during the occasion, Provost of Michael Otedola College of Primary Education (MOCPED) Noforija, Epe Prof Olu Akeusola, praised the management for its efforts at making the school ICT-compliant.

    Akeusola, who was represented by Femi Keshinro,  a chief lecturer at the Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education, Ijanikin Lagos, said ICT remains a veritable  tool in the 21st century, urging schools nationwide to leverage on it.

    He also admonished parents not to abandon their responsibilities to schools.

    “Education is not only given by schools alone, parents should play critical roles in educating  their wards, Akeusola said, promising to assist the school in ICT development.

    He equally called on parents to support the school’s ICT drive, saying this would be in their wards’ best interest.

    Also speaking, the special guest of honour, the Head of the Department of Accounting Crawford University, Lusada Ogun State, Prof Comfort Omorogbe, praised the management for blending academics with morals.

    She also lauded the school’s initiative towards deploying ICT to teach and encourage easy learning among students.

    “I am pleased  with the quality of education  and moral standard the school is bequeathing to the children in the community  and I will be more pleased if the ICT is made more available to pupils,” she added.

    Earlier in his welcome address, the principal of the school, Adekunle Oladejo, said the school offers  pupils  education that makes them effective and functional in addition to being competitive in the global world.

    “We provide the structure that cultures children with ICT and autonomous learning skills through high emotional and spiritual quotients,” he said.

    Oladejo recalled that in the last 10 years, the school has graduated many who have also passed out of tertiary institutions and are doing well in their various places of employment.

    “We are proud of our products. Most of our students get admission to the universities of their choice right from here. We help and guide them to make right and purposeful choice in their careers,” he added.

    Two of the excited parents, Mrs Juliet Dohuo from Republic of Benin and Mrs Ibukun Ohai, said parents might not frown at supporting the school’s ICT campaign.

  • Varsity celebrates 10th anniversary with 4 first class

    Workers and students of the University of Mkar, Mkar Gboko, Benue State, celebrated her 10th anniversary with four first class graduates.

    University of Mkar, which open in June 2005, is owned by the Universal Reformed Christian Church (URCC), which means Nongu u Kristu U I Ser U shar Tar (NKST) in Tiv.

    Several activities were lined up to celebrate the anniversary which climaxed with a combined convocation of the third, fourth, fifth and sixth sets of 688 graduands.

    Of this number, four students came out with first class honours; 121 with Second Class upper; 400 bagged Second class lower; 158 with third class and five with pass degree.

    The celebration featured inauguration of projects and a novelty match between workers and students of the university.

    A convocation lecture titled: “Building a world class university: Imperatives, realities and strategies” was delivered by the Secretary-General of the Association of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities/Committee of Vice Chancellors (AVCNU/CVC) Prof Michael Faborode.

    A posthumous honorary doctorate in Management was awarded to the first civilian governor of Benue State, Apollos Aper Aku, which was received by his daughter, Mrs Nguher Kwange, a chief magistrate in FCT Abuja.

    In his convocation speech, vice chancellor of the university, Prof Hemen Agba, said the institution hopes to train change agents for the society, a task which education solely will not be able to produce in an individual.

    “The focus of our university is anchored on character training, and quality education, which firmly puts God at the centre of learning,” he said.

    Agba underscored the need to combine quality education, sound morals and godliness to make the society better.

    Chancellor of the university, Prof Jerry Gana, praised its proprietors for producing graduates who can compete favourably with their counterparts anywhere in the world.

    He promised to build a 500-capacity hostel to ease accommodation problem in the school.

    Board of Trustee (BOT) President, Senator Andyar Gemade, who launched the varsity’s endowment fund, praised the management for maintaining academic excellence since inception in 2005.

    Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, represented by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Targema Tarkuma, said government would partner with the university in education, health and infrastructural development.

  • CBN retains interest rate at 12%

    CBN retains interest rate at 12%

    The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has unanimously voted to retain the current stance of the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) at 12 per cent.

    The body also opted to keep the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) on public sector deposits at 75 per cent and CRR on private sector deposits at 15 per cent; while also retaining the MPR corridor at +/-200 basis points.

    This disclosure was made on Tuesday by the Acting Governor of the CBN, Dr. Sarah Alade, at the end of the 95th Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting of the apex bank in Abuja.

    Alade also revealed that Nigeria’s gross official external reserves has grown to US$38.30 billion as at May 15 compared to US$37.40 billion at end of March and US$42.85 billion as at  December 2013.

    She noted that the current level of the country’s external reserves could provide approximately nine months of imports cover.

    On the 12 per cent interest rate, the Acting CBN Governor said, “the committee noted with satisfaction Nigeria’s overall domestic economic environment which has remained stable with inflation contained within the target range, the recent stability in the foreign exchange market, stable interbank rates and strong growth outlook.”

    The key challenge for the policy, in the Committee’s view, she added “was that of sustaining and deepening the outcomes of existing policies.

    The key risk factors, according to Dr. Alade, include the high systemic banking system liquidity, elevated security concerns and anticipated high election-related spending in the run-up to the 2015 general elections.

     

     

  • Firm marks 10th anniversary

    Firm marks 10th anniversary

    Grewing giant, Nigerian Breweries Plc has restated its commitment and confidence in the Nigerian economy. Mr. Kufre Ekanem, Corporate Affairs Adviser to the company restated the commitment at the 10th anniversary of the fully-automated state-of-the art Ama Greenfield Brewery fitted with cutting-edge technology in Enugu, Enugu State.

    The firm also used the occasion as a showcase to take journalists round the facility. One of the remarkable features of this facility is its perfect condition even after 10 years of operation.

    The journalists were taken through the different production processes of the-state-of-the-art brewery. The 30MHL capacity brewery, which costs a whopping 220 million Euros (N30 billion) to build in 2003, has also created employment for over 1,000 workers; both full time employees, contractors and outsourced.

    Ekanem said: “At a time like the 10th anniversary of Ama Breweries, it is critical that we pull our friends for two reasons. First, those 10 years after inauguration, the Ama brewery is still top-notch because of its world-class facility.

    Also, the quality of staff there can match their contemporaries from any part of the world. The heritage of forthrightness and forward-thinking is a tradition with Nigerian Breweries. This is why we have decided to celebrate the milestone with our media partners and friends.”

    Speaking during the media facility tour, John Richardson, Brewery Manager informed journalists that the milestone is a direct result of Nigerian Breweries Plc’s relentless effort to consolidate its leadership position in the beer market.  “For Ama Brewery, the past 10 years in the Nigerian market has been a success story. The decision to establish the facility here in Enugu was a very good business decision because it has resulted in 10 years of very strong business and community relationships. This success story is made possible by Heineken and the indigenous communities here in Enugu,” he said.

    He further stressed that the company has maintained its high standard by concentrating on the development of its workforce:

    “Nigerian Breweries has been in the Nigerian market since 1946 and has trained and re-trained hundreds of thousands of workers in the process. For the last 10 years, Ama has also created valuable employment opportunities for young and enterprising youths in Nigeria. By our sheer size, we are able to employ people full time and have other adjuncts like contractors, loaders and others. We are here for the long haul,” Ekanem said.

    Inaugurated on October 24, 2003 by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, the facility, described by some as “the jewel in the crown of Heineken NV(Nigerian Breweries’ parent company)” was, until recently, Africa’s biggest brewery and is reputed to be one of the most modern breweries in the world and the first of its kind in Africa. It is the company’s sixth brewery and the second to be established in the Eastern heartland; following Aba Brewery, also owned by Nigerian Breweries.

    The Brewery boasts the best cutting-edge technology and world-class standard processes. With an installed capacity of 30MHL or one million carton units per week, it is also equipped with an ultra-modern waste water treatment plant in line with safe manufacturing practices worldwide.

    The first brew was made on March 22, 2003 while the first bottle of Star Lager rolled off the bottling line at exactly 12.15 p.m. on Thursday, April 24, 2003. Ama Brewery encapsulates the essential ingredients of the world-class vision of Nigerian Breweries Plc and represents another milestone in the company’s journey towards the realisation of that vision. It was, and still is, a bold statement by the company that its world-class vision is real.

    Beyond these, Ama Brewery holds enormous socio-economic benefits for the community, the state and the country at large.

    In addition to opening up the communities to commerce and modernisation, Enugu State has also benefited from increased revenue and the building of international confidence for investment. This multi-billion Naira investment, as expected, has translated into enhanced employment, as well as opening a floodgate of business activities and opportunities in the economy.

    In the area of corporate social responsibility, the company donated patrol vans to Enugu State government and Enugu State Police Command to enhance the operation of security agencies. It has also provided scholarships, e-learning centres, fish ponds, broken pallets for firewood and a civic centre to Umuezeani, the host community.

    Since education is one core area of its CSR portfolio, the company donated a fully equipped laboratory complex to University of Nigeria, Nsukka. It has also supported Udi Local Government Area by constructing a block of six classrooms each, libraries, tables and chairs for pupils and teachers, complete with conveniences for all classes to Awhum Community School, Awhum Community Primary School, Ngwo Uno and Nsude Community School.