Professor Yemi Osinbajo has conferred the 2017 Nigerian National Order of Merit (NNOM) award on Professor Adesoji Adesina and Mr. Bruce Onobrakpeya at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
85 -year-old Professor Bruce Onobrakpeya is the winner of Nigerian National Order of Merit Award in Humanity 2017.
In the course of his enchanting career as an artist, Onobrakpeya has held more than one hundred art exhibitions.
The first of which took place in Ughelli in 1959.
Remi Adeoye has been appointed the police coordinator for African Union Commission. The appointment takes effect from 1st December, 2017.
The police coordinator for African Union Commission is the highest police position in the organogram of the AU Commission. The responsibilities of Remi Adeoye’s new appointment include providing strategic guidance for police components in all AU Peace Support Operations and Special Operations and that include all AU Missions.
“Getting here was not easy. I thank God for His grace, my family for its endurance and all of you for your support. I thank my detractors for keeping me on my toes.
I am grateful to Nigeria Police Force for the confidence it reposed in me and the IGP for his support and encouragement at trying times. I am proud to represent my country on the global stage and I am humbled that the AU Commission found me worthy for this position.
I pledge to always give my best. Going beyond the call of duty has always been my work ethic. I thank my colleagues at the Commission Headquarters and in AU Member States for their cooperation at all times.
I will redouble my effort in service of our continent. The work has just started.”
Guaranty Trust Bank plc (GTBank) has been recognized as the 2017 Bank of the Year Nigeria, at The Banker Awards which held in London, United Kingdom.
The Bank also won the Best Bank for CSR in Africa award.
The Bank’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Office, Segun Agbaje, won the award for the CEO of the Year, which he won in 2013, thus becoming the first ever repeat winner in the history of the awards.
According to Brian Caplen, Editor of The Banker Magazine:
“The banking and financial services industry continues to develop rapidly, with a few financial institutions cementing their positions as market leaders, pushing the boundaries of innovation and excellence.
GTBank has over the years maintained a reputation for delivering notable financial success hinged on world-class corporate governance standards and excellent service delivery.”
Receiving the 2017 Bank of the Year Nigeria award on behalf of the Bank, Mr. Segun Agbaje, Managing Director/CEO of GTBank said:
“We are honored to be recognized as the 2017 Bank of the Year.
Our vision has always been to create an oasis in the financial services industry and we strive to achieve this by adopting high corporate governance standards whilst pushing the limits of innovation and service delivery to provide our customers with a superior banking experience.
This award serves as further motivation for us as we continue to transform our organization into a platform for enriching lives that offers our customers benefits beyond banking.
It also reflects our sustained commitment to maximize shareholders’ value and deliver a superior and sustainable return, guided by our founding values of hard work, discipline and integrity.”
GTBank has consistently played a leading role in Africa’s banking industry.
The GTBank brand is regarded by industry watchers as one of the best run financial institutions across its subsidiary countries and serves as a role model within the financial service industry due to its bias for world-class corporate governance standards, excellent service quality and innovation.
In due recognition of the Bank’s leading role in Africa’s banking industry, owing to its bias for world-class corporate governance standards and excellent service delivery and innovation, GTBank has been a recipient to numerous awards over the course of the year.
They include Best Bank in Nigeria by Euromoney, Bank of the Year by EMEA Finance and African Bank of the Year by Africa Banker Magazine.
The Banker Magazine, a publication of the Financial Times, is the world’s leading monthly journal of records for the banking Industry, with over 90 years expertise in publishing development in the banking industry both Africa and on the global scale.
Winners have emerged in the 2017 Diamond Awards for Media Excellence (DAME).
Winners Of 2017 Diamond Awards for Media Excellence
1. The News Agency of Nigeria Prize for Agriculture Reporting
Winner – Gbenro Adeoye (The Punch)
2. The S.O Idowu Prize for Sports Reporting
Winner – Taiwo Alimi (The Nation)
3. The Hakeem Shitta Memorial Prize for News Photography
Winner – Suleiman Husaini (New Telegraph)
4. The UNICEF Prize for Child Friendly Reporting
Winner – Olatunji Ololade (The Nation)
5. Best Designed Newspaper
Winner – ThisDay
6. Sovereign Trust Insurance Prize for Insurance Reporting
Winner – Nike Popoola (The Punch)
7. The UNICEF Prize for Child Friendly Medium
Winner – ThisDay
8. The Hon. Justice Moronkeji Onalaja Memorial Prize for Judicial Reporting
Winner – Olatunji Ololade (The Nation)
9. The Alade Odunewu Prize for Informed Commentary
Winner – Martins Oloja (The Guardian)
10. Tunji Oseni Memorial Prize for Editorial Writing
Winner – The Punch
11. The Sam Amuka Prize for Investigative Reporting
Winner – Toluwani Eniola and Umar Mohammed (The Punch)
12. Newspaper of the Year
Winner – The Punch
13. Editor of the Year
Winner – Martin Ayankola (The Punch)
14. The Lifetime Achievement Award
Winner – Dapo Olorunyomi (PREMIUM TIMES)
According to Mr. Dapo Olorunyomi, winner of the 2017 DAME Lifetime Achievement Award:
“I think the debate is settled about the value and importance of the media in Nigeria.
The biggest lie we’ll be telling ourselves is that all is well with the media, the Nigerian media is going through the most critical time of its life.
It’s going to be a major crisis, it needs to be surfaced and discussed. There is no problem that cannot be solved but you have to start by admitting there’s a problem.”
Abidemi Adegboye, a doctorate student at the University of Benin, Nigeria, has emerged winner of the top paper prize, for his paper on “Economic regulation and employment elasticity of growth in Sub-Saharan Africa,” at 12th African Economic Conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Senegalese economics lecturer, Ameth Saloum Ndiaye, from the Department of Economics at the University of Cheikh Anta Diop, Senegal, was awarded the second-best paper prize, for his research on the impact of institutional tax reform and its contribution to the improved well-being in Senegal.
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Eminent individuals have been honoured at the 2017 edition of the ZUMA Film Festival (ZUFF) Awards with the 2017 ZUFF Rock of Fame Awards.
Late Nigerian movie veterans: Sam Loco-Efe; James Iroha, popularly known as ‘Giringori Akabogu’; Kashim Yero; Late Oba Funsho Adeolu; Hajiya Amina; and the late actor and producer Adeyemi Afolayan, a.k.a Ade Love (father of veteran movie director Kunle Afolayan), were given posthumous honour of the 2017 ZUFF Rock of Fame Awards.
Also, other living and practicing professionals were honoured with the Life-Time Achievement Awards category. The recipients include: Ola Balogun; Sadiq Daba; Edward and Abdulkaraem Muhammed; Brenda Shehu and Femi Shaka, Professor of Film Studies, University of Port Harcourt.
According to Dr. Chidia Maduekwe, Managing Director of the Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC) and Chairman of the festival organising committee::
“This is our modest attempt in appreciating the enormous contributions of these film practitioners in the Nigeria film industry and their achievements thereof.
They are today recognised as the first recipients of the Nigerian Film Society Rock of Fame Award, the highest professional recognition within the Nigeria Film industry based solely on merit.
The labour of love and commitment to Nigeria’s development of our industry geniuses shall continually be recognised and rewarded.
We have institutionalised the recognition and award as part of ZUMA Film Festival, and therefore shall recognise several veterans during each and subsequent edition of the festival.”
Dr. Maduekwe added that the awardees will be formally inducted into the ‘Rock of Fame’ at the Rock of Fame Arena of the Nigerian Film Parliament in Jos, the Plateau State Capital, in 2018.
He explained that in order to effectively showcase Nollywood as a viable investment opportunity and alternative means of employment and wealth creation, the once biennial ZUFF, is to henceforth be held annually.
Group Chairman of United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) and Founder of Tony Elumelu Foundation, Mr. Tony Elumelu has emerged winner of the 2017 Dwight D. Eisenhower Global Entrepreneurship Award.
With this honor, Mr. Tony Elumelu becomes the first African to receive the coveted award.
The Dwight D. Eisenhower Global Entrepreneurship Award was given to both Mr. Elumelu and Bill Marriott, Chairman, Marriott International Inc.
The award was presented to the Nigerian business mogul and his counterpart by the Business council for International Understanding (BCIU), a non-profit US Business association dedicated to forging relationships and promoting dialogue between business and government communities across the globe.
The 2017 Dwight D. Eisenhower Global Entrepreneurship Award was conferred to Mr. Tony Elumelu in recognition of his outstanding work in promoting entrepreneurship on the continent of Africa and across the globe.
Mr. Tony Elumelu, through his Tony Elumelu Foundation, has funded over 3,000 African entrepreneurs to date with his $100 million commitment to 10,000 entrepreneurs over a period of 10 years.
These entrepreneurs are expected to create a million new jobs and over $10 billion in revenue as a result of the initiative of Mr. Elumelu’s Foundation.
At the award’s gala, former American President, Mr. George W. Bush, acknowledged the efforts of the African entrepreneur saying:
“I am impressed with Tony’s philanthropic initiatives which are powering job creation and entrepreneurship in a region (Africa) that is very dear to Laura and me.
To receive an award founded by President Eisenhower has added meaning. Eisenhower provided example in leadership, which we can all learn from.
Additionally, his belief in promoting international understanding is a vitally important responsibility.”
Speaking on the reason why Mr. Elumelu was selected as the recipient of this prestigious award, Peter Tichansky, the CEO of BCIU said:
“Mr Elumelu’s bold approach and can-do mindset are exemplary characteristics of a visionary entrepreneur.
He embodies the idea that companies must take the lead in bringing business and society together. His advocacy is proving that businesses, acting as businesses and not charitable donors, are the most powerful force for addressing social challenges and economic development.”
Indeed, this is the philosophy of Mr. Elumelu, founder of the concept of Africapitalism, which essentially states that Africa’s private sector must play a leading role in the development and growth of the continent as both governments and the private sector come together to make this happen.
Mr. Elumelu, who was presented his award by Kip Forbes and Anne Eisenhower (the granddaughter of President Eisenhower), in his acceptance speech, stated that:
“President Eisenhower was a man of many dimensions and most important is his leadership.
Being recognized today as a recipient of the inaugural global entrepreneurship award is an honour that resonates with so many people in Africa. What our entrepreneurs in Africa need is powerful leadership to further energise, encourage and motivate them to transform the continent.
I hope this will further spur on other Africans and friends of Africa, to make sure we work together for an inclusive prosperity.”
Mr. Elumelu dedicated his award to his wife and children as well as the staff of UBA, Transcorp, Heirs Holdings, the Tony Elumelu Foundation and all the other companies within his group of companies. He thanked BCIU on behalf of entrepreneurs in Africa saying: