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  • NLNG, Nigeria Breweries, others sponsor ANA Convention

    ALL is now set to host hundreds of writers in Lagos for the 37th International Convention of Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), it was learnt.

    According to the chairman of the 2018 convention local organising committee, Akin Adeoya, to ensure a successful event, the group is partnering with top firms companies like Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited, Nigeria Breweries Plc, Digitalreality Prints Limited, Google Nigeria and others.

    Adeoya, who spoke during an LOC meeting in Ikeja, said: “Lagos is hosting the writers from within and outside. The event holds a huge economic gain for the people and businesses in the state. So, there have been a lot of enthusiasm and excitement by stakeholders and sponsors.

    “The convention, which will hold in Lagos after a 23-year hiatus from October 25 to 28, has received a major boost in terms of sponsorship support from creativity-centric companies, such as the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited, Nigeria Breweries Plc, Digitalreality Prints Limited, Google Nigeria, Pan Atlantic University (PAU), Kolanut Limited, Hotel 1960 Group, and a few other fringe supporters.”

    NLNG Head of Corporate Communication Mr. Andy Odei said: “Our decision to be the main sponsor of the convention is line with our vision of helping to build a better Nigeria, and we believe it tallies with the vision of ANA.”

    He further reiterated that the convention is a veritable platform to showcase to the world this year’s winner of NLNG’s Nigeria Literature Prize. The prize is worth $100,000.

    On his part, ANA Lagos Chairman Mr. Yemi Adebiyi said: “The economy has been tough this year, and it is the reason we are thankful for all our sponsors, especially our main sponsor, NLNG.

    ANA National President Mr. Denja Abdullahi is optimistic about the participation and support of the Lagos State Government at the convention, which has been themed: Literature, Mega City and Mega Narratives.

    The convention began yesterday with a colloquium on Digital Publishing of creative works in honour of the late GTBank MD, Tayo Aderinokun, who in his life was an avid ANA patron.

  • New MD for Nigeria Breweries

    New MD for Nigeria Breweries

    Nigerian Breweries Plc has  appointment Jordi Borrut Bel as the company’s Managing Director/CEO. The appointment takes effect on January 22, 2018. Borrut Bel will succeed Mr. Johan Doyer who has served as Managing Director/CEO on an interim basis since June 16, 2017.

    The Board of Directors has informed the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) of the appointment.

    Borrut Bel is currently the Managing Director of HEINEKEN’s subsidiary in Burundi, Brarudi S.A. and a Board member of Bralirwa Limited, Rwanda, also a HEINEKEN subsidiary in Rwanda.

    Borrut Bel joined HEINEKEN Spain in 1997 as Sales Representative and subsequently held increasingly senior management positions in different countries, first as Distribution Project Manager in Slovakia, Brand Manager in France and Trade Marketing Manager at the Head Office in The Netherlands.

    In 2006, he returned to HEINEKEN Spain where he evolved in the organization and eventually became the On-Premise and Distribution Director and a member of the Management Team.

    Mr. Borrut Bel was appointed the Managing Director of Brarudi S.A. in 2015 and has successfully led the company through a very turbulent period, strengthening the company’s route-to-market and launching successful innovations.

    The Board is confident that Mr. Borrut Bel’s track record and broad experience stand him in a very good position to drive Nigerian Breweries Plc’ strategy and consolidate its leadership position in the Nigerian market.

     

     

  • Nigeria Breweries celebrates independence with consumers

    Nigerian Breweries, producer of the “33” Export has given consumers in Port Harcourt and Uyo another reason to create new memories as the brand thrilled residents of the cities with its Experience Parties.

    The Friendship Experience Party which is Nigeria’s biggest friendship platform to engage consumers has been held in major cities across the country. Over the past few months, thousands of consumers and lovers of the brand have been hosted in popular clubs and bars to the best of music, games and comedy experiences.

    Following the recent friendship parties in Onitsha and Lagos, friends in Port Harcourt and Uyo came out in numbers to enjoy “33” Export while celebrating Nigeria’s Independence Day.

    Speaking during the event in Port-Harcourt, Portfolio Manager – Mainstream, Lager and Stout Brands, Nigerian Breweries Plc, Emmanuel Agu asserted that the parties show the bond and unity in friendship among Nigerians.

    “No matter where we are, the essence of friendship is always strengthened by the recognition that the bond people share needs to be acknowledged and celebrated. Nigeria is fortunate in its diversities, and a lot of our consumers are here today to celebrate one another and to recognise the indispensable quality of friendship and unforgettable experiences,” Agu said.

    With interesting activities at the event, consumers in Port-Harcourt and Uyo won lots of amazing gifts such as generators, standing fans, refrigerators, branded T-shirts – as friends shared and made bids with the “33” Export currency.

  • Fed Govt, Nigeria Breweries Plc sign MoU on teacher awards

    The Federal Government has indicated interest to partner with Nigerian Breweries Plc in order to formalize and strengthen the Maltina Teacher award exercise to ensure its sustainability

    The award, which honours teachers from both public and private schools across the country, is held annually. It is in its 2nd edition.

    Minister of State for Education, Prof. Anthony Anwukah said this in Abuja when he received management of the company in his office.

     

    The Minister, in a statement issued by the ministry’s Deputy Director (Press) Ben Bem-Gong, commended the initiative of the company to honour Nigerian teachers.

    Anwukah described the scope of the competition which involved private and public secondary schools across the 36 states of the federation as very impressive, adding that the decision to build Maltina blocks of classrooms for the school with the best teacher as well as an oversea training and cash award for the teacher is also quite commendable.

    According to the minister, the MoU to be signed soon would further strengthen the programme as a worthy national competition.  “It is a good thing to motivate teachers,” he said.

    Earlier, the leader of the delegation, Mr. Victor Famuyibo said that the Maltina Teacher of the Year Award is part of the social corporate responsibility (CSR) of the company, stressing that beyond the common saying that teachers’ reward is in heaven, teachers should actually reap some of the reward here on earth.

    According to him, the company has made its impact at various levels of education from primary, secondary and tertiary through the provision of facilities such as libraries, laboratories and classrooms.

    General Secretary, Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Obong Obong, commended the company for coming up with the award for teachers.

    He encouraged other corporate organizations to emulate the good example set by the company.

    Federal Government College, Onitsha emerged winner of the first edition of the Maltina Teacher of the year in 2015.

     

  • Nigeria Breweries unveils 12 art finalists

    Nigeria Breweries unveils 12 art finalists

    I came to Lagos in 2001 broke. As a young artist, I approached Biodun Olaku, an older artist, to ask him how I would survive on art. He told me to come back in five years time to get an answer. But, four years later, I met him again and he recognied me, saying he has changed his mind to tell me the answer to my question. I told him I am no longer interested in the answer and that I have gotten the answer. That’s the spirit, he said to me.”

    These were the words of 2008 winner of African Artists Foundation/Nigerian Brewery Plc-organised National Art Competition, Emmanuel Dudu, while answering a question on how he found his feet in the Lagos art scene in 2001.

    Today, Dudu has not only succeeded in his career but he has also become a role model for younger artists. After a successful group exhibition at the Gallery 23 in Dubai, he has moved from being a local artist to an international one sought after by foreign and local art galleries.

    Dudu spoke at the unveiling of the 12 finalists of the eighth National Art Competition held at the Nigerian Breweries Plc, Lagos. The theme of this year’s competition is Future Histories.

    Unveiling the 12 finalists, NB Plc Corporate Affairs Adviser Mr Kufre Ekanem said the competition has been organised in the last eight years to promote the conceptual development of contemporary art in Nigeria as well as to raise awareness on relevant social issues through the use of diverse creative artistic expressions.

    The 12 finalists include Adetunwase Adenle, Funmi Akindejoye, Michael Enejison, Chineneye Emelogu, Mariam Kazeem, May Okafor, Stacey Pkparavero and Komi Olafimihan. Others are Ngozi Omeje, Babatunde Oyeyemi, Folami Razaq and Sabastine Ugwuoke.

    Ekanem said with the competition, the organisers were projecting  arts as a tool for reengineering of society towards the objective of achieving progress for the nation.

    “This year’s edition is challenging budding artists to come up with interpretation to the theme, Future Histories. With this theme, our intention is to stimulate our participating artists to think literally about the social, political and cultural climate of their local communities while exploring their creativity,” he said.

    Director African Artists Foundation (AAF), Mr. Azu Nwagbogu, said the competition would continue to run on merit while pushing for increased awareness drive across the country.

    Reacting to the absence of artists from a section of the country in the final shortlist, he said the jurors gave no consideration to ethnic or regional affiliation in screening the entries.

    No fewer 200 entries were received from across the country out of which 12 were shortlisted. The panel of judges led by Prof El Anatsui considered each proposal on the grounds of its originality, creativity and clarity in relation to the theme.

    The description of materials and technique submitted in each artist’s application is also considered by the jurors and is an important tool for sharing unique aspects of the creative process and the works represented.

    Following the selection of the artists, they held a retreat from August 3 to 5, during which they participated in workshop that focused on exchange of ideas among others. The retreat will be followed by three-month within which the artists will execute their final projects.

    First prize winner of the three finalists will get N2million, solo art exhibition and a trip to Dubai while the second and third place winner get the outstanding concept and outstanding prizes of 1million naira each.

    This year’s competition is being supported by the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) and Samsung Electronics West Africa.

     

  • Nigeria Breweries unveils 12 art finalists

    Nigeria Breweries unveils 12 art finalists

    I came to Lagos in 2001 broke. As a young artist, I approached Biodun Olaku an older artist to ask him how  I would survive on art. He told me to come back in five years time to get an answer. But, 4 years later, I met him again and he recognied my face, saying he has changed his mind to tell me the answer to my question. I told him I am no longer interested in the answer and that I have gotten the answer. That’s the spirit, he said to me.”

    These were the words of 2008 winner of African Artists Foundation /Nigerian Brewery PLc’s organised National Art Competition Emmanuel Dudu in an answer to a question on how to found his feet in the Lagos art scene in 2001.

    Today, Dudu has not only succeeded in the art practice but has also become a role model for other younger artists. After a successful group art exhibition at the Gallery 23 in Dubai, he has moved from being a local artist to an international artist being sorted after by foreign and local art galleries. Dudu spoke at the unveiling of this year’s 12 finalists of the 8th National Art Competition held at the Nigerian Breweries Plc, Lagos. The theme of this year’s competition is, Future Histories.

    Unveiling the 12 finalists, NB Plc Corporate Affairs Adviser Mr Kufre Ekanem said the competition has been organised in the last eight years to promote the conceptual development of contemporary art in Nigeria as well as to raise awareness on relevant social issues through the use of diverse creative artistic expressions.

    The 12 finalists include Adetunwase Adenle, Funmi Akindejoye, Michael Enejison, Chineneye Emelogu, Mariam Kazeem, May Okafor, Stacey Pkparavero and Komi Olafimihan. Others are Ngozi Omeje, Babatunde Oyeyemi, Folami Razaq and Sabastine Ugwuoke.

    Ekanem said with the competition, the organisers were projecting  arts as a tool for reengineering of society towards the objective of achieving progress for the nation.

    “This year’s edition is challenging budding artists to come up with interpretation to the theme, Future Histories. With this theme, our intention is to stimulate our participating artists to think literally about the social, political and cultural climate of their local communities while exploring their creativity,” he said.

    Director African Artists Foundation (AAF), Mr. Azu Nwagbogu, said the competition would continue to run on merit while pushing for increased awareness drive across the country.

    Reacting to the absence of artists from a section of the country in the final shortlist, he said the jurors gave no consideration to ethnic or regional affiliation in screening the entries.

    No fewer 200 entries were received from across the country out of which 12 were shortlisted. The panel of judges led by Prof El Anatsui considered each proposal on the grounds of its originality, creativity and clarity in relation to the theme.

    The description of materials and technique submitted in each artist’s application is also considered by the jurors and is an important tool for sharing unique aspects of the creative process and the works represented.

    Following the selection of the artists, they held a retreat from August 3 to 5, during which they participated in workshop that focused on exchange of ideas among others. The retreat will be followed by three-month within which the artists will execute their final projects.

    First prize winner of the three finalists will get N2million, solo art exhibition and a trip to Dubai while the second and third place winner get the outstanding concept and outstanding prizes of 1million naira each.

    This year’s competition is being supported by the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) and Samsung Electronics West Africa.

     

  • NB partners FRSC on ‘don’t drink and drive’

    NB partners FRSC on ‘don’t drink and drive’

    The seventh edition of the Don’t Drink and Drive campaign by the Nigeria Breweries (NB) Plc took off on a remarkable note recently, when it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC).

    Thanking the FRSC for being a great partner in executing the past editions of the campaign, NB Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer Mr Nicolaas Vervelde said since its launch, the company has held 27 rallies in major cities across the country to sensitise and build the capacities of commercial and private vehicle drivers, motorcycle and tricycle riders and other road users on responsible consumprion of alcohol.

    Vervelde said the Don’t drink and drive campaign is about spreading the messages of responsible consumption of alcohol which the company would continue to communicate through strategic partnership with print and electronic media especially during this “Ember” period and beyond.

    He said as part of strengthening this year’s edition, public enlightenment campaigns would be held in four cities across Nigeria namely Port Harcourt, Lagos, Onitsha and Markurdi, while there would also be capacity building workshops for officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps, and the of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW).

    He said: “We anticipate that messages communicated through these avenues will further enhance awareness of roa safety and encourage positive changes on driver’s behaviour in relation to alcoholic consumption.

    The FRSC Corps Marshal Mr. Boboye Oyeyemi, praised the strong partnership between the agency and the Nigeria Breweries, adding that the MoU would further strengthen the partnership.

    He said the don’t drink and drive campaign has endured over the years because of the corporate interst of the Nigeria Breweries in safeguarding people’s lives and property on the nation’s highways.

    He challenged road users to show restraint in drinking especially when driving. He said too much alcohol in the blood; “reduces the sense of judgement of the driver, increases among others, the risk of committing speed violation, wrongful overtaking and other dangerous acts that could compromise safety.”

    Oyeyemi who challenged other corporate organisations to copy the good steps of the brewery giant, said FRSC would be looking forward to more support from all corporate organisations to further spread the message of safety.

    Oyeyemi, who said his men would go all out to ensure the success of the “DDD” campaign said the Corps has taken delivery of alcolizers from the Ministry of Works and these would be deployed by his men nationwide to arrest any driver driving under the influence of alcohol.

    “We want to make sure that we deployed the evidence based alcolizers as well use our radars and we would ensure that those caught are promptly referred to our mobile courts for quick adjudication of their cases,” he said.

    He said the agency would go all out in the next few weeks in its bid to reduce road crashes and deaths in the “Ember months”.

    The highpoint of the event was the inauguration of the Nigeria Breweries Special Corps Marshal, led by the Managing Director, Vervelde.

    Vervelde said the 3,000 special corps are employees of the company who have volunteered to carry out patrol, coordinate traffic and other perform other road safety activities within and around Lagos.