Category: Business & Economy

TrustBond Mortgage Bank has emerged winner of the 2017 Capital Finance International Award for “Outstanding Contribution to Home Ownership in Nigeria 2017″.

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Africa Prudential Registrars Plc has emerged the Best Registrar Firm in West Africa, by the Africa-Canada Trade Alliance, at the 7th Edition of the West Africa Innovation and Excellence Awards ceremony in Abuja.

According to the organisers, the innovation award celebrates outstanding innovations, brands and personalities in the public and private sectors across West Africa, which includes Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Republic of Benin, Coté d’Ivoire, and Gambia. Others are Mali, Senegal, Togo, Guinea Bissau, and Cameroun.

Based on internationally acceptable methodology, the panel of judges, rated and determined the winners. Africa Prudential Registrars scored above the minimum score line of 75 per cent to clinch the coveted award.

The Chief Operating Officer, Africa Prudential Registrars Plc, Mrs. Catherine Nwosu, who received the West Africa Innovation Award on behalf of the company, assured that it is poised to consistently improve on its performance.

“With this award, the bar has been raised, and we cannot afford to deliver less.”

 

Africa Prudential had previously won several awards, including International Quality Crown Award, London 2013; Top 25 CEOs Award, BusinessDay 2014; Best Profit Margin Ratio and Best Corporate Governance Awards, Pearl Awards 2015.

 

For the second consecutive year in a row, Access Bank Plc has been awarded the Outstanding Business Sustainability Achievement Award 2017 at the 2017 Karlsruhe Sustainable Finance Awards in Karlsruhe, Germany.

Held on July 13, 2017 and attended by CEOs of leading international financial institutions, senior executives of other winning institutions and top German government officials, the award was presented to Access Bank CEO, Mr Herbert Wigwe.

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Accra Weizo is an annual Tourism event for the ECOWAS region which is organised by Akwaaba African Travel Market and it is held in Accra, Ghana.

Stella Obinwa, the Director of International Operations in charge of Africa for Dubai Tourism won the Travel Personality of the Year for West Africa.

SAHCOL was voted as the Best Handling company in West Africa.

The Top 100 Travel and Tourism Personalities in West Africa were also honoured at the event.

Mr Frank Nneji the CEO of ABC Transport won the award in recognition of his trail blazing effort which has transformed land transportation across West Africa and in the process linking several countries conveniently through the gesture.
Leading travel promoters in Nigeria and Ghana equally emerged winners of the award, among whom are Mrs Uloma Egbuna, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Tour Brokers International; Mr Simon Grindrod, the General Manager of The Wheatbaker Lagos; Dr Michael Pinder, Group General Manager, Sun Heaven Hotels and Resorts, and Mr Lehlohonolo Hloni Pitso, the Regional Manager West Africa for South African Tourism’s regional Africa office based in Lagos, Nigeria.

According to Mr Ikechi Uko, organiser of the awards:

“The Top 100 Tourism Personalities was set up to recognise individuals who have distinguished themselves and through their efforts or that of their organisations have impacted positively on the travel and tourism sector across the West African sub region.
Also the personalities whose efforts have stimulated and helped to achieve their individual country’s tourism goals and forging interactions among stakeholders and customers across the region.”

Chioma Ukonu, co-founder and COO of RecyclePoints has won 2nd place and a prize of US$ 200,000 at the 2017 Chivas Venture Competition. Chioma Ukonu emerged victorious after a rigorous voting and pitching process involving inspirational social entrepreneurs from 32 countries, with the grand final in Los Angeles.

RecyclePoints is enabling individuals, particularly from low-income households, to create value from their everyday waste. It operates an incentive-based model which collects recyclable waste materials from registered households, and in turn rewards them with points, which they can accumulate and redeem for cash or other useful items offered through their iRecycle Store. The company employs young ‘Wastebusters’ to ride its electric tricycles and collect door-to-door recyclable waste such as plastic bottles, aluminum cans, newspapers, or cartons. These items are then processed at the company’s Collection & Sorting Hub by unemployed women within the community, and sold on to recycling plants to use as raw materials for new products. RecyclePoints supports environmental sustainability, and engages the community to be part of the solution. With additional funds the company is hoping to expand its operations and impact, within its current city and to other states, purchasing new equipment and replicating its solution in a franchise model.

The global competition staged by Chivas Regal, was launched with a mission to find promising, up-and-coming startups that also have a positive impact on the world.

The Chivas Venture Competition was open to startups that have a working business model and at the same time, create social good with their endeavors. With 32 countries taking part, each region held its regional round, with winners eventually being selected to participate in the grand finals for a chance to win and share a stake from the US$1 million social entrepreneurship fund. The ultimate aim of The Venture is to find and support the most promising startups with the potential to succeed financially and make a positive impact on the lives of others.

Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company (IVM) – Innoson Motors has metamorphosed into a continental business venture, with the Mayor of Bamako leading a delegation from Mali to the automobile manufacturing plant in Nnewi, Anambra State, to purchase about 400 IVM vehicles.

According to the information released by the company, the chairman of Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Co Ltd, Dr. Innocent Chukwuma, received a delegation from Mali led by the Mayor of Bamako, Mr. Harimakan Keita, for a factory tour of Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Plant in Nnewi.

The visit, which was facilitated by the Nigerian Export Promotion Council led by Segun Awolowo, witnessed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing on purchasing about 400 Innoson IVM vehicles that will be exported to Mali.

The Malian delegation also included The Charge D’ affaires, Nigeria Embassy, Mali, Zayyad Abdusalami, Minister of Employment and Professional Training Mali, Director of Regulation Urban Transport of Bamako, CEO of TAXI Plus Mali, CEO GINCO Group Mali.

Segun Ogunsanya, the Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director of Airtel Nigeria, has been named Best Telecoms CEO in Africa by the Africa Information Technology & Telecom Awards 2017, a pan African platform that recognizes customer service, innovation and excellence in Africa Telecom and Information Technology Industry.

Mr. Segun Ogunsanya, who is currently leading Airtel’s operations in Nigeria and Ghana, with responsibility for accelerated growth and overall profitability across the two West Africa cluster countries, was honoured in Accra, Ghana.

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