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  • Fidelity Bank rewards promo winners

    Fidelity Bank rewards promo winners

    Seven lucky customers won N16 million in the ongoing Fidelity Bank Get Alert in Millions promo held yesterday in Lagos. The cash win brings the total amount received by winners to N49 million in both monthly and quarterly draws of the promo.

    Some of the winners include Johnson Chukwude N5 million star prize; Saminu Sani, N3 million; Toheed Bolaji, N2 million; Oge Mordi, N1 million among others.

    Twelve other lucky winners went home consolation prizes comprising of refrigerators and generators

    Speaking at the event, the bank’s Executive Director, Shared Services, Mrs Chijoke Ugochukwu said  the bank has conducted several draws since September last year during which 72 winners have emerged, winning the sum of N49 million and other consolation prizes.

    She said that the bank has tried to make the draw as transparent as possible, as bank’s staff and members of their immediate families are not allowed to win.

    She said: “We have conducted five draws so far since we started in September 2016. Based on the five monthly draws and one quarterly draws so far 72 winners have emerged all together and a total of N49 million has been given out. Today, we move on to another level of the sixth monthly draw and second quarterly draw”.

    The bank’s Divisional Head Retail Banking, Richard Madiebo, said the promo is a way of thanking consistent and loyal customers. He also said that the promo is also a platform to show their customers the benefit of doing business with the bank. He said that the initiative of the promo right from time was to imbibe the saving culture in Nigerians in other to save for the rainy days.

    “What we do in our promos is just a way of saying thank you to our customers, and  also show the prospects, opportunities aligned with doing business with us.

  • Arik Air introduces N16,000 promo fare

    Arik Air introduces N16,000 promo fare

    •Airline releases Kaduna schedule

    West and Central Africa’s largest carrier Arik Air will today begin a special promotional fare to enable passengers buy a-one-way ticket to any destination in Nigeria from N16,000.

    The promotion, which runs till March 20, is to appreciate the loyalty of the airline’s customers that have stood with it for over a decade of operation.

    To enjoy this offer, customers are advised to buy their ticket on or before March 20, 2017, while the last date for travel is March 31.

    A statement from the airline added that tickets can be purchased at any Arik Air City Office, Airport Ticketing Office, online at www.arikair.com or the Arik Mobile App.

    Commenting on the promotion, Arik Air’s Chief Executive Officer, Captain Roy Ilegbodu, said: “This is an exciting time for both staff and loyal customers of Arik Air. The new management has ensured stability of operations over the last three weeks with improved on-time-performance.”

    Ilegbodu, who added that Arik passengers will be greeted with “many more amazing customer centric engagements in the months ahead”, said the airline’s management is working hard to expand coverage. “Arrangements have been concluded to return five of the grounded aircraft back to service shortly and this will enable us add more flights to our network. We, therefore, welcome back our loyal customers and promise them a great flying experience,” he said.

    The airline has released a new schedule for its Kaduna operations following the planned closure of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, from Wednesday and the diversion of traffic to Kaduna Airport.

    It said it would be operating three daily flights between Kaduna and Lagos and one daily flight between Kaduna and Accra, Ghana during this period. Other destinations to be serviced by the airline from Kaduna are Port Harcourt, Ilorin, Sokoto, Gombe, Yola and Enugu, which will have one daily flight each.

    The new schedule will be operated for six weeks when the Abuja Airport is closed to traffic.

  • Skye Bank rewards MoneyGram promo winners

    Skye Bank rewards MoneyGram promo winners

    Three lucky customers of Skye Bank Plc have emerged winners in the on-going Skye Bank – MoneyGram “Receive n Win Promo”.

    The winners, which include Oladele Ojo Femi, Babatunde Sodiq and Akinmusire Seyi, emerged winners in the first monthly raffle draw of the promo and won the sum of N100,000.00 each. A brand new car is up for grabs at the grand finale of the promo exercise scheduled for March this year.

    The promo is meant to encourage increased patronage of the services of the wire money transfer franchise; and is specifically targeted at customers who receive their transfers in Skye Bank.

    Speaking at the presentation of the cheque to winners of the promo, the Executive Director, Retail and Lagos Commercial Banking, Mrs. Markie Idowu, disclosed that winners are customers of the Bank who received transfers in Skye Bank within the month of December 2016.

    According to Mrs. Idowu, “The winners emerged by meeting the set criterion; they received at least one MoneyGram transfer from a Skye Bank branch within the last 30 days. The rewards will continue for the duration of the promotion with three lucky winners emerging monthly.

    Akinmusire Seyi, one of the recipients of the cash reward, was full of praise for Skye Bank and commended the bank for living up to its billing; while promising to spread the good news among family and friends.

    The winners are customers of Akungba branch (at Iwaro Oka Cash Center) in Ondo State; Shomolu and Ikorodu Branches, both in Lagos. The presentation was made at the Bank’s Head Office Annex: Adeola Hopewell Street, Victoria Island, Lagos.

    The MoneyGram promo is still ongoing (across all its agent’s locations in Nigeria) until February 28, 2017; where more customers stand a chance to emerge as winners for receiving money in cash at any Skye Bank branch or transferred directly into the savings/current account domiciled in the Bank. The promotion is open to both account and non-account holders and runs from December 2016 to end of February 2017.

    MoneyGram is one the  largest provider of money transfers in the world with a network of over 350,000 agent locations across the globe in over 200 countries. Skye Bank is a key MoneyGram agent in Nigeria with the service available in over 350 branches across Nigeria.

  • Fidelity Bank presents prizes to 19 promo winners

    Fidelity Bank presents prizes to 19 promo winners

    Fidelity Bank PLC at the weekend, presented cash and gift prizes to winners that emerged in the first quarter edition of its  Get Alert in Millions Promo draws held in various regions across the country.

    The lucky winners that emerged from a draw witnessed by officials from Consumer Protection Council (CPC) and others went home with different prizes.

    A total of 19 winners had emerged winners of various cash prizes and other consolation prizes including a star prize of N5 million which was won by Salman Umar Musa of the  University of Maiduguri branch.

    Customers that were rewarded with cash prizes for the third promo across the country were Rahama Yenusa Tahir from Maiduguri Branch Borno State, North that won N1 million, Emelie Emmanuel, Iriakari, Lagos, N1 million, Olaide Oladejo, Nsugbe Branch, Southeast, N1 million, Peace Chinenye, Ado- Ekiti Branch, Southwest, N2 million, Ise Iboro, Nakatos Branch, Abuja, N2 million and Sunday Uzo, Benin Branch, Southsouth, N3 million.

  • Fidelity rewards promo winners with cash, gifts

    Fidelity rewards promo winners with cash, gifts

    Fidelity Bank Plc yesterday rewarded its savings customers across the country who won different cash and consolation prizes in the third draw of its ongoing Get Alert in Millions promo draw.

    The winners, who emerged from different regions of the country got different cash prizes ranging from N1 million to N5 million.

    During the electronic draw, the quarterly star prize of N5 million was won by Salman Umar Musa of University of Maiduguri branch, while three lucky customers from South/ East, Lagos and Northern regions of the bank won N1 million each.

    Likewise, two customers from Abuja and South/ West regions got N2 million each and a customer from South/South region won N3 million.

    Also aside the cash prizes, other customers also won consolations prizes ranging from refrigerators and generating sets.

    The winners emerged from a transparent randomization process which was vented by the bank’s control team and witnessed by officials from Consumer Protection Council (CPC) and other regulators.

    Six customers that emerged star winners for the third promo across the country were Rahama Yenusa Tahir from Maiduguri Branch Borno State, who won N1 million; Emelie Emmanuel, Iriakari, Lagos, N1 million; Olaide Oladejo, Nsugbe Branch, South/East, won N1 million; Peace Chinenye, Ado- Ekiti Branch, South/ West, won N2 million; Ise Iboro, Nakatos Branch, Abuja, won N2 million and Sunday Uzo, Benin Branch, South/ South, won N3 million.

    According to the Fidelity Bank’s Managing Director Nnamdi Okonkwo, the promo was part of efforts to support and encourage culture of savings among Nigerians and promote the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN’s) financial inclusion policy.

    He explained that the promo which was the sixth in series the bank has conducted in the last nine years is structured to make savings accounts holders millionaires.

    Okonkwo, who was represented by the bank’s Executive Director, Shared Services and Products, Chijioke Ugochukwu noted that the draw was unique because it was the first quarterly draw in the get alert promo and it coincides with Christmas season.

    The bank’s Head, Savings Group, Mrs. Janet Nnabuko explained that to qualify for the monthly and quarterly draw an existing customers are to pay in N10,000 into his or her account for the monthly draw while N50.000 qualifies one for the quarterly.

    She stated further that new customers are required to open an account for with N20.000 to be qualified for monthly draw.

    Head Retail Banking, Mr. Richard Madiebo noted that the promo was introduced to help penetrate and advance financial inclusion in the country.

    He said the bank launched the scheme in a bid to encourage savings culture and also to reward customers for their loyalty.

  • FCMB ends season three promo, names winners

    FCMB ends season three promo, names winners

    First City Monument Bank (FCMB) Limited yesterday ended the ‘’FCMB Millionaire Promo Season 3’’ after eight months of rewarding customers.

    The exercise which ended with the grand finale draws held across Nigeria was witnessed by officials of the National Lottery Regulatory Commission, Consumer Protection Council (CPC), customers of the bank and other dignitaries.

    Four customers of the bank won N2 million each at the electronic draws held in Abuja, Lagos, Ibadan (Oyo state) and Calabar (Cross River state). There were also cash gifts while 642 account holders won LED televisions, generating sets, decoders, tablets, smart phones and other consolation prizes at the zonal draws.

    The reward of N2 million each went to Ibrahim Fatai (Lagos); Abuja & North), Okolo Obiekwe; (South-East/South- South), Chief Amobi Egbe and Mrs. Omolafe Monica (South-west).

    Mrs. Omolafe, expressed gratitude to FCMB for being a true partner in progress. She said: “I am grateful to God and FCMB for this big surprise. The bank should continue with the great things it has been doing’’.

    CPC’s Zonal Co-ordinator, South-west 2, Garba Ahmad, praised the bank for conducting the exercise with integrity. He said: “FCMB followed due process from the beginning of the promo till the emergence of the various winners”.

    FCMB’s Divisional Head, Retail Banking, Olu Akanmu, said that with the grand finale of the draws held nationwide, the Bank has fulfilled the promise it made to customers to reward those who participated and qualified in the promo and the four draws organised during the exercise.

  • Indomie rewards promo winners

    Indomie rewards promo winners

    Indomie Instant Noodles has rewarded the first batch of winners in its ongoing Indomie “You Like No Other” promo, which kicked off in October.

    The promo is aimed at rewarding consumers of the brand, and also give back to the society.

    Speaking at the presentation, the General Manager, Dufil Prima Foods PLC, Mr. Girish Sharma, said: “The promo was conceived to celebrate, recognise and reward consumers of the brand in a superlative way, as there are prizes worth over N600 million to be won, and so far about 5,000 winners have emerged since the promo began barely a month ago.”

    “The promo is going to run till the month of December, and for us as a brand, it is one of the ways we seek to put smiles on the lips of our consumers in this season, as there are lots of prizes to be won in a very easy and straightforward manner.’’

    The firm’s Group Public Relations and Events Manager, Mr. Tope Ashiwaju, said the brand through the promo simply seeks to celebrate the uniqueness in everyone, and also reward the loyalty of its numerous consumers who have stood with the brand through the years.

  • Painter wins N42m land in promo

    Fortune smiled on Mr. Saheed Lawal, a house painter in Ijebu-Igbo, Ogun State, last week, when he was handed a plot of land worth N42 million in the Imperial International Business City (IIBC), an exclusive island at Lekki Phase 1, Ikate Elegushi, Ajah in Eti Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State.

    Lawal, who bought a N500 lotto ticket to participate in the ongoing Imperial City Promo by Channeldrill Resources Limited,  emerged as the winner in the first of the seven raffle draws last week. The draw ends on December 31.

    Other winners were two persons with N1 million each; four won N500,000; 10 won N100, 000 each while 20 others won consolation prize of N50,000 each.

    Winners have also emerged in the second draw held during the presentation to Lawal. They will be presented to the public today.

    The Elegushi of Ikateland, Oba Saheed Ademola Elegushi, felicitated with Lawal and his family, advising them to make the best use of the rare opportunity to own a property. The traditional ruler also urged the family to be grateful to God always and remain steadfast in God, because He will certainly perfect the good work he has begun in their lives.

    “When we embarked on this promo, our prayer was that people like Saheed should win, because we know such would empower them and change their life story,” the monarch said.

    ChannelDrill Managing Director, Mr. Femi Akioye, said the status of the first winner makes him happy because such people are the real ones in dire need of shelter.

    Akioye said the promo would help his firm touch lives of the poor in the society. “It is part of our Corporate Social Responsibility which the Elegushi family and our firm have been used to doing over the years,” he said.

    Lawal told The Nation: “There is nothing I can say than to thank God. I cannot believe this is happening to me.”

    He however said he would sell the land and use the proceeds to establish a business, including setting aside certain amount as endowment for his children’s education.

    Channeldrill Resources Limited, is an infrastructure and city developer; the firm is partnering   the Elegushi Royal Family of of Ikate Elegushi Lagos, in the IIBC project,

  • Fidelity Bank rewards promo winners

    Fidelity Bank rewards promo winners

    Fidelity Bank Plc  has  rewarded its savings account customers with gifts and cash prizes worth millions of naira.

    The winners emerged from the lender’s first draw in its ongoing Get Alert in Millions promo, where it is expected to give out N105 million at the end of the exercise.

    Speaking at the opening ceremony of the promo in Lagos, its  Managing Director/CEO, Nnamdi Okonkwo, said the promo, which  is the sixth in a series, would help to deepen the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN’s) financial inclusion project and improve the standard of living of its customers.

    He said winners in yesterday’s promo went home with N9 million cash prizes and several consolation prizes. The star prize winner, Abiche Mary, won N3 million while Umar Yahaya, Ogadimma Jacintha, Damilola Olufemi won N1 million each. Consolation prizes of refrigerators, generating sets were also won.

    He said the bank, as a highly reputable financial institution, is committed to satisfying the needs of its customers, with the promo meant to encourage customers and members of the public to imbibe a savings culture.

    “There is a correlation between savings and economic development. Savings serve as a veritable instrument for capital mobilisation to finance aggregate investment required for economic growth. As an active participant in the Nigerian economy, we are supporting the federal government by making savings available for critical infrastructure deployments that would aid socio-economic development,” he said.

    Okonkwo, who was represented by the bank’s Executive Director, Shared Services and Products, Chijioke Ugochukwu, said: “In all, over 200 winners will emerge inclusive of consolation prizes such as fridges, generators among others.”

  • Consumers hail Chivita’s ‘my 100% achievement’ promo

    Consumers hail Chivita’s ‘my 100% achievement’ promo

    Chivita 100 per cent fruit Juice from the stable of Chi Limited thrilled consumers with exciting gifts at its just-concluded My 100 per cent Achievement’ social media promo.

    The promo, which witnessed large participation, consolidated the brand’s affinity with consumers across the digital space.

    The promo was inspirational as it highlighted essential elements of success and leadership of the brand in its market category.

    It required participants to share moments of success they were proud of, be it graduation from school, writing a book, starting a business and others.

    Consumers shared stories of values and principles that motivated them.

    At the prizes’presentation recently, IPhones, IPads and packs of Chivita 100 per cent fruit juice were given to winners.

    One of the lucky winners, who won an IPhone, Esezebor Sylvester, said: “Chivita 100 per cent is my favourite fruit juice, not only for its nourishing and refreshing taste and variants, but also for its health benefits and so when I heard of this competition, I quickly made an entry. The promo is unique because through our ‘100 per cent Achievement’ stories, we are able to inspire each other to achieve the best there is at anytime.”

    To stand a chance of winning in the promo, consumers were encouraged to like the Chivita 100 per cent page on Facebook and follow the brand’s Instagram and Twitter handles. They were also required to share their 100 per cent achievement on any of the brand’s social media pages, using the hashtag #My100 per cent Achievement.

    The top entries were posted on Chivita 100 per cent’s Facebook, Instagram and Twitter handles. The final entrants had to get their friends to like their entries on any of the social media pages so that they could accumulate points. Winners were selected based on the highest number of points.

    The company’s Head of Marketing, Probal Bhattacharya, hailed the winners for participating in the contest. He said: “As we continue to develop creative ways of engaging consumers via our various social media platforms, it is our belief that they would continue to explore the amazing quality and benefits of Chivita 100 per cent. As they strive to achieve success or reach memorable milestones in their lives, our consumers deserve the best in fruit juice and Chivita 100 per cent gives the best at all times.”