BusinessDay 25 Oct 2017

Wednesday 25 October 2017 C002D5556
BUSINESS DAY15
ACCI Honours Dangote with Platinum Membership
COMPANIES & MARKETS
Business Event
HARRISON EDEH, Abuja
The Abuja Chamber
of Commerce and
Industry (ACCI) has
honoured the Dangote
Group with the
prestigious platinum membership
certificate. The Chamber
explained in a statement that the
group is the first to receive the
certificate from it.
Speaking at the event which
took place on ‘Dangote Day’, at
the just concluded Abuja international
trade fair, Adetokunbo
Kayode, the incoming President
of the chamber, described
the Dangote group as one of
the most diversified business
conglomerates in Africa, which
has continued to demonstrate
that manufacturing in Nigeria is
possible and profitable.
While felicitating with the
group on behalf of executive
committee, council members,
management, partners and
members of the Chamber, Kayode
emphasized that the milestones
covered by the group in
production activities has made
Nigeria self-sufficient and also
earned foreign to the exchange
economy.
“The Dangote Group has
been pushing up the frontiers
of innovation and capacity in
the areas of industry and us
adjudged for having reputation
to shatter records and set
new ones,” he noted . “The
group has grown to become one
of the largest manufacturing
powerhouses in sub-Saharan
Africa with quality and competitive
products in sectors like
construction, building and the
FMCG.”
In his speech, Garba El-
Suleiman, the special guest
and Dangote Group’s executive
in charge of customer
development, commended
the chamber for giving companies,
organisations and
individuals the opportunity
to showcase their wares and
demonstrate their latest products
and services, and to examine
market trends.
He announced that the objective
of the group is to serve
and satisfy the people and help
Nigeria and Africa to attain selfreliance
and self-sufficiency in
the production of the world’s
most basic commodity, and
establish efficient production
facilities in strategic locations
and markets.
“Our participation in the
fair is to showcase and create
awareness about our products
and services for the people in the
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to
know what we are doing in the
different sectors.
Products displayed at the
Dangote stand include: Dangote
flour, Dangote salt, Dangote
sugar, DanQ seasoning, Dangote
pasta excellente, Dangote cement,
among others.
L-R: Chijioke Anaele, general manager, Natures Gentle Touch; Anita Anosike, brand manager, Natures
Gentle Touch, Kiki Omeili, Nollywood actor, and Kalu Uma, Finance Manager, Natures Gentle Touch, at the
premiere of “Omoye”, a movie on domestic violence sponsored by Natures Gentle Touch in Lekki, Lagos
PZ Wilmar partners NCF for yearly Walk for Nature 2017
In line with its commitment
to sustainable initiatives,
investing in the future of
local communities and the
environment, PZ Wilmar, maker
of vegetable oil Brand, Mamador
and Devon King’s cooking oil,
has joined in the sponsorship of
the 2017 edition of the annual
Walk for Nature (WFN) event to
demonstrate the importance of
healthy living and the conservation
of nature.
The Walk for Nature event
themed “Cleaner Lagos which
is jointly organized by the Lagos
State Ministry of the Environment
and the Nigerian Conservation
Foundation (NCF) was recently
in Lagos. The foundation for
sustainable ecotourism, urged
participants to imbibe and cultivate
good environmental practices
for nature conservation
and sustainable environmental
management.
Acknowledging the support
from partners such as PZ Wilmar,
Commissioner for Environment
Lagos State, Samuel Babatunde
Adejare in a statement described
the partnership as rewarding and
hugely commendable “The major
Group boosts entrepreneurship capacity of over 1,000 persons in Edo
gospel of today’s event is walking,
which is an effective means
we have consistently promoted
towards combating health and
environmental challenges. We
must form the habit of walking
to distances that are not too far,
this actions improve our health
as we do so. To a large extent
it behooves on us as a people
and a nation to form a global
partnership to care for the earth.
Overcoming the environmental
challenges now confronting us
requires effective management
of our environment through
the concerted efforts of all and
sundry in order to preserve nature
and our natural resources”
he said.
While giving her goodwill address
at the event, PZ Company
Secretary and Head of Corporate
Services, Africa, Abiola Laseinde
thanked the NCF and the Lagos
state ministry of Environment
for such a laudable initiative,
“We are also committed to a
cleaner Lagos, and as a business
our practices are environmental
friendly, the preservation of nature
is very important and it has
to be a collective responsibility,
which is one of the reasons we
decided to be part of this event”
she said.
PZ Wilmar was on ground to
provide health check for participants,
and education on healthy
eating and living habits, courtesy
of premium cooking oil brand,
Mamador. Participants who
arrived at the Marina ground,
venue for the event were made
to undergo free health checks;
BMI, BP and heart healthy lifestyle
tips. The event also provided
PZ Wilmar the opportunity to
further promote its Million Heart
Mission campaign, powered by
Mamador premium cooking
oil, which aims at promoting
heart health across the nation.
Participants also had the opportunity
to experience the brand
first hand as they enjoyed finger
food refreshment prepared with
Mamador premium cooking oil
at the event venue.
The “Walk for Nature” is an
annual programme of the Nigerian
Conservation Foundation
designed to create awareness
among the people about Nature
Conservation and Good Environmental
Practices in Nigeria.
IDRIS UMAR MOMOH, Benin
As part of its deliberate
policy to fight poverty
among Nigerians, the
management of Inspirextra
Empowerment Initiative
(I-Extra) organised a workshop
to build the human capacity development
of over 1000 citizens
in Edo State.
The workshop with the
theme, “Greatness Possibility”
saw participants mentored on
leadership and entrepreneurship,
film production, communication
and entertainment,
agribusiness and creativity and
innovation.
In his welcome remarks, the
president of the organization,
Blessing Obehi Ayemehre said
the programme was geared
towards adding value to lives,
teaching People how to be outstanding
and maximize opportunities
abound in their neighbourhood.
Ayemhere explained that
the capacity building would
bestow on the participants spirit
of self- independence and self
-sustenance that will make life
better and accommodative of
new innovation, “where man
articulate his vision in a society
devoid of acrimony but positively
engaged persons.
He said the Inspirextra
Empowerment Initiarive is an
organization set up to bridge
information gap, help people
discover their potentials and
maximize their potentials and
also unleashed the greatness
inherent in them.
Ayemehre, a business strategist,
consultant and trainer, was
strategically organized to open
up the minds of people living in
Edo state to their hidden abilities
to create jobs for themselves and
impact society positively.
Ayemehre, a business strategist,
consultant and trainer
added that about 600 persons
benefitted from the first edition
of the programme held last year
in Benin-City while over 1000
persons benefitted from this
year edition.
He noted that access to adequate
information was vital
to empowerment and fight
against poverty, pointing out
that with flow of information
people would be would well
informed, educated and knowledgeable
to deal with economic
and unemployment challenges
confronting confronting them.
He urged the beneficiaries
to continually avail themselves
with the knowledge acquired
during the workshop.
Speaking on the topic, “Untapped
Agribusiness Opportunities”,
Africanfarmer Mogaji
noted that agriculture is the
most potent weapon against
poverty and unemployment.
Abiodun Aderoju, chairman, Association of Chief Audit Executives of Banks in Nigeria (ACAEBIN), (m),
receiving award on behalf of ACAEBIN from Laja Sorunke, first vice president, Information System
Security Africa-Nigeria (ISSAN), while Martin Ikpehai, second vice president, ISSAN look-on at the
Cyber Security Summit in Lagos.
R-L: Deremi Atanda, chairman, organising committee, FEGO at 40; Jaiyesimi Yetunde, global president,
FEGOCOOSA, and Don Edozien, member board of trustees, FEGOCOOSA, at the press conference
in Lagos, announcing the initiatives for 40th anniversary of Federal Government College Ogbomoso
L-R: Patience Ante, senior manager, licensing and authorisation, Nigerian Communications Commission,
Ashok Israni , Globacom’s regional chief marketing officer; Ozobialu Olisa, chief admin officer, National
Lottery Regulatory Commission, and , Justina Abdulateef, manager, public sector, Globacom during
the unveiling of three unique offers for subscribers, Everyday Bonanza, Glo Jumbo SIM and Free Data
Day, in Lagos .
Pic by Pius Okeosisi