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  • Marc Vivien Foe Award; Enyeama set to retain diadem

    Marc Vivien Foe Award; Enyeama set to retain diadem

    Super Eagles captain, and Lille shot stopper, Vincent Enyeama will battle nine other players from Africa in his bid to retain the award for best African player in the French league.

    The award introduced in 2009 is named after late Cameroon international midfielder Marc Vivien Foe and is voted for by sport journalists selected by French media RFI and France 24. Foe collapsed and died on June 26, 2003, while Cameroon faced Colombia in the semi-final of the FIFA Confederations Cup.

    Last year, Enyeama joined a long list of other African players who have won the award but this time around he faces stiff competition from players such as Dede and Andre Ayew of Ghana with the latter considered a top favourite for the award alongside Max Gradel of the Ivory Coast, Aymen Abdennour of Algeria and Clinton N’Jie of league leaders Lyon.

  • Ethiopian Airlines wins award

    Ethiopian Airlines wins award

    Ethiopian Airlines has won the Airline of the Year Award for the second time at MICE Magazine’s Eighth Annual Industry Golden Chair Awards in Beijing, China.

    The award is one of the most influential awards in China, which ranks airlines, hotels, travel agencies and tourism destinations with the best performance. Its Group Chief Executive Officer, Tewolde Gebre Mariam, said: “We are honoured to receive this award for the second year in a row. I wish to thank MICE Magazine and, above all, our esteemed customers from China for their vote of confidence. Ethiopian has become the airline of choice for Chinese travelers between China, Africa and Brazil. We offer the best and fastest connectivity options with a total of 28 weekly flights to four gateways in China that are Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Hong Kong, and with immediate connection to 49 destinations in Africa and Sao Paulo in Brazil. All the flights are operated with the latest and most comfortable aircraft, the 787 and 777. Thanks to our codeshare agreement with our fellow Star Alliance partner, Air China, we avail seamless and convenient connections with one ticket and the ability to accrue and redeem frequent flyer miles on the two airlines.”

    He said given the growing economic and people ties between Africa and China, the firm would expand its reach in China, Africa and Brazil with new destinations and more frequencies to enhance its service to our customers from China.

    Last year, Ethiopian received Best Airline to Africa award by Premier Traveller, one of the most prominent travel magazines in the United States. Ethiopian has also been awarded Best Airline in Africa and African Airline of the Year awards by Passenger Choice and the African Airlines Association (AFRAA).

     

  • The Nation reporter wins award

    The Nation reporter wins award

    The Nation entertainment reporter, Adetorera Idowu, has won the Thomson Foundation mobile journalism competition, held in partnership with RTE Mojocon, Ireland.

    She received her award at the closing ceremony of the MojoCon conference in Dublin, Ireland, for her piece on the plight of children in the Makoko slums of Lagos, titled: “The Fight for Education”

    Despite never having recorded with a mobile device before, Idowu’s short film shot on an iPad 3 beat other entries from other more experienced journalists to win the competition.

    She wins a prize valued in excess of €3,000, which includes a complete mojo kit, return flights to Dublin, five-star accommodation and a pair of VIP two-day combi tickets to the MojoCon conference

    The runners up are – Osman Kaytazoglu from Turkey, formerly a news producer and reporter for Al Jazeera Turk/English and Brais Romero Suárez, a film editor based in Spain.

    An elated Idowu said, “This competition led me on a life-defining journey to the slums of Makoko in Lagos, Nigeria.

    “Armed with nothing but an old iPad 3, I captured the lives of a few children in this community and their fight for education. I have never filmed anything before but I was led here by the Thomson Foundation mobile journalism competition and it’s been an eye-opening experience.”

    Hosam El-Nagar, the Thomson Foundation’s Director of Operations, said: “We’re delighted to encourage new talent to develop new story-telling techniques.”

  • UI shines at Liberty Movement Award

    For the second time, the University of Ibadan (UI) chapter of the African Students For Liberty (ALSO) has been adjudged the best students’ organisation of year.

    The honour came at the just-concluded International Students For Liberty (ISFL) conference held in Marriot Wardman Park, Washington DC, United States.

    Thousands, who gathered at the event, voted for the UI students’ group as the best libertarian organisation for last year.

    Also, the organisation, under the leadership of Miss Odunola Oladejo, won the 2013 Event of the Year award with its drama titled: A letter from Jonathan Gullible. The drama acted in a two-week roadshow in African countries, such as Republic of Benin, Togo, Kenya, Uganda and Ghana.

    The ALSO leader, Peter Oluleke, said the feat was a product of hard work and support from students, promising that the group would continue to promote the idea of entrepreneurship and free market among the youth in Africa.

  • Hyundai receives innovation award for Intrado

    Hyundai Motor has received the Jury Prize at the JEC Innovation Awards 2015 for its innovative carbon-fibre frame design showcased on the Intrado concept car. The prize was presented during the JEC Europe 2015 conference in Paris this month.

    The JEC Innovation Awards recognise technical excellence, market potential and originality, rewarding the most innovative composite solutions worldwide. The organisation selected the lightweight and futuristic frame of Intrado, which complements the concept’s advanced fuel-cell powertrain and design, representing the progressive spirit of Hyundai Motor.

    At the core of Intrado’s pioneering frame are carbon-fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) sections, which are based on carbon-fibre tubes. This approach allows for more effective and flexible use of the carbon material, avoiding off cuts and long energy-consuming preparation processes. The unique process is a major forward step when compared to conventional steel and other CFRP chassis architectures.

    The minimalistic, self-supporting skeleton-like frame structure is highly stable and extremely light weight, saving 70 per cent weight compared to a conventional chassis and around 30 per cent on the overall vehicle weight, without compromising safety attributes.

    One essential element of the frame’s overall rigidity is the floating centre console beam. This beam provides Intrado with its unique strength as well as connecting the seating and powertrain to the carbon frame. It serves as a mounting point for essential controls and adds to the vehicle’s protective structure. Additionally, it supports the frame’s integration with the fuel cell powertrain components.

    The Intrado frame is a result of global collaboration and knowledge-exchange not only within Hyundai Motor but also with two of the world’s pre-eminent carbon fibre producers – Lotte Chemical and Hyosung Corporation. The frame was manufactured by Axon Automotive.

  • Best graduating student gets award

    Best graduating student gets award

    Bowl of Hygeia award has been presented to Miss Linda Okeke, the best graduating student in the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Lagos (UNILAG). She bested 139 other students, making a First Class, with  Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.43. It is the first time in the faculty’s history that such an honour would be given. It was at the Induction of graduating pharmacy student held at the University Main Auditorium in Akoka Yaba.

    According to the Dean of the Faculty, Prof Olukemi Odukoya, the Bowl of Hygeia symbol is the most widely recognised international symbol of Pharmacy. “The Bowl of Hygeia award is the highest award in Pharmacy. It is usually awarded to a female that possesses outstanding records of civic leadership in their communities. Our community is a community of scholars primarily for students. On the occasion of the celebration of 30 years of Pharmaceutical excellence in the University of Lagos, the Bowl of Hygeia is being awarded for the first time in the history of Pharmacy in Nigeria. The Pharmacy profession has used numerous symbols over the past centuries. These symbols include the Rx sign, the show globe, the green cross, “A” for apothecary (Apotheke), and the Mortar and Pestle (Bowl of Hygeia), Prof Odukoya said.                She continued: “Miss Okeke was selected on the desirable qualities of a Pharmacist. As a student, she was admirable and brilliant, pulling CGPA 4.43, coordinated, decent, diligent, elegant, fantastic, graceful, honorable, intelligent, joyful, orderly, obedient, peaceful and punctual student now a Pharmacist. The Bowl of Hygeia symbol is the most widely recognised international symbol of Pharmacy.”

    Prof Odukoya explained the significance of the Bowl of Hygeia: “In Greek mythology, Hygeia was the daughter and assistant of Asklepios, the God of Medicine and Healing.  Hygeia’s classical symbol was a bowl containing a medicinal potion with the serpent of Wisdom partaking it. The serpent had since been separated from the bowl. Now the bowl represents a medicinal potion, and the snake represents the pestle to make the medicines for healing. Healing through medicine is precisely why Pharmacy has adopted the Bowl of Hygeia Symbol.”

    Miss Okeke was all smiles. She said: “My bagging the B.Pharm degree, started in December, 2009. I am happy to be inducted a pharmacist by the Registrar of the Pharmaceutical Council of Nigeria (PCN), Mr Elijah Mohammed.”

     

  • Firm wins award

    A FIRM, Servair Nigeria, has been named winner of the Quality and Safety Alliance Inflight Services Programme (QSAI)  Award of Excellence  in Catering Quality.

    The company was named the 2014 Bronze Winner for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region, in the award designed to recognise the world’s best airline caterers.

    This is the first time a West African company is winning the award. It is also the first time any unit of Servair International, the third largest airline catering company in the world, will win the award.

    Patrice Larapidie, General Manager, Servair Nigeria said: “We are thrilled to have won this award. It’s a real boost to Servair Nigeria at a time when we’ve re-focussed our efforts to put the customer at the heart of every meal and cuisine.”

    The announcement of this year’s world’s best airline caterers took place at the Cousino Macul Vineyard in Santiago, Chile.

    The awards were presented by airlines participating in the Quality & Safety Alliance Inflight Services Programme (QSAI), a programme developed and managed by Medina Quality that monitors and improves the safety and quality of inflight food on behalf of international airlines.

    The awards are given across three geographic regions, namely, Asia, the Americas, and Europe/ Middle East/Africa. Gold, Silver and Bronze awards are named for each region, making for a total of nine honorees. One out of these is then selected for the Platinum Worldwide award.

    There were over 200 catering facilities located across 80 countries in the running for the awards.

  • STI bags award

    Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc has for the second time bagged the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Company of the Year Award.

    This was at the Inspenonline Media Awards at the Lagos State Chamber of Commerce and Industry Conference and Exhibition Centre, Alausa, Lagos.

    In a statement, the Head, Corporate Communications and Brand management, Segun Bankole has said the award was given in recognition of the contributions of STI to the society in the financial year.

    According to the organisers of the event, the nomination for the awards, began in December, last year, having sent out nomination notices to all the underwriting companies in the country, pension organisations and other financial institutions as well as members of the public.

    Bankole recalled that the company won the Award the previous year, while the Managing Director Wale Onaolapo emerged the Insurance Man of the Year.

    He said the award is a testament to the company’s intervention in the development of the country, appreciating the public for voting for the company.

    He noted that STI is committed to supporting those critical areas that could boost the progress of any society.

    The company’s CSR springboard is hinged on health, sports and environment, having identified these key areas as very pivotal to the development of any society.

  • VC gets excellence award

    A non-governmental  Organisation Youth Ambassadors of Nigeria (YAN),has confered the Vice-Chancellor of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), Ondo State, Prof Igbekele Ajibefun, an award of excellence.

    The group’s National President, Adewale Adeleye, led other members to present the award to the VC in his office.

    Adewale congratulated Prof Ajibefun on his appointment as VC, noting that it was a testimony to his achievements at the Rufus Giwa Polytechnic in Owo (RUGIPO), where he was Rector.

    He said the honour was in recognition of Ajibefun’s achievement as a Fulbright scholar and an administrator.

    He said: “Your focus on the development of youths, and the giant strides recorded by your administration as Rector of the Rufus Giwa Polytechnic are commendable.”

    He described the VC as a diligent and honest man, who has a great penchant for service, adding that the award was to appreciate his academic feat.

    Ajibefun thanked the group for the honour, saying it would encourage him to continue to do his best in service to humanity.

    The VC said: “Since 1993, when I was an Assistant Lecturer, I have been investing my time and resources in the youth, because they are the leaders of today and tomorrow.”

    While assuring the group of his support, Ajibefun implored the youths to direct their energies to good venture and affect their generation positively.

  • Undergraduate wins Global entrepreneurship award

    Undergraduate wins Global entrepreneurship award

    The Entrepreneurs’ Organisation (EO), a global network of over 10, 000 business owners acrosss 42 countries, with a combined US$565 billion in annual revenue, has honoured some Nigerian youths with the “Global Student Entrepreneurs Award” (GSEA).

    At the national final competition to round up its two-day seminar held in Lagos , the body declared Prince Joshua Oyeniyi, a student entrepreneur and radio producer/ presenter with the “Ambassador radio  show” on the Unilag FM, as the winner. Oyeniyi is a final year Mathematics student of the University of Lagos, Akoka, Yaba.

    Accordingly, the winner will represent Nigeria at the 2015 EO GSEA which comes up in Washington DC between 15-17, April, 2015.

    The EO Nigeria President Mr. Anthony Okoye said EO GSEA supports student entrepreneurs through mentorship, recognition and connections to take their businesses to the next level.

    He also revealed that one of the key goals of GSEA is to reward and encourage the enterprise spirit of undergraduate Entrepreneurs all over the world.

    EO Nigeria GSEA 2015 featured 50 candidates from across the nation.  15 contestants emerged and contested at the national finals where they presented their business models and plans to a 16-man panel of judges made up of global EO officials, Lagos and Abuja Chapters officials as well as respected entrepreneurs.

    Oyeniyi’s  “Ambassadors Radio Show” concept which currently run on Unilag FM emerged the most exciting of the 15 different presentations by some of the brilliant Nigerian student entrepreneurs.

    Speaking on the winning concept, Oyeniyi  explained that because of his disadvantaged background, he was inspired get stories that will inspire people to become whatever they want to be.

    Ambassador radio show has hosted successful business leaders and entrepreneurs like Pat Utomi and other top notch Nigerians and international figures. He hopes to syndicate the programme on not fewer than 10 topnotch radio stations and anticipates setting up the largest online radio station in the world.