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Business
TAJBank gets new global rating, wins Islamic bank award
Nigeria’s fastest-growing non-interest banking services provider, TAJBank Limited, has consolidated its frontline position by winning an award at the just concluded Islamic Finance News (IFN) Awards in Dubai. According to a statement by its Managing Director, Hamid Joda, the bank won the “Best Islamic Bank in Nigeria” award through a global survey conducted by the IFN. Joda attributed the bank’s…
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Wike named 2024 THISDAY, Arise TV Minister of the Year
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr. Nyesom Wike, has been nominated as the 2024 THISDAY Newspaper and ARISE Television’s Minister of the Year. Mr Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant to the Minister on Public Communications and New Media, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday. Olayinka explained that the nomination was communicated to Wike in…
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Agriculture
1,872 persons benefit from AWARD fellowships in 26 countries -Official
The African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) says no fewer than 1,872 persons have benefited from its fellowships from 460 institutions in 26 countries. Ms Elizabeth Kisio, Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, AWARD, disclosed this at a side event organised on the margins of Gender and Inclusion Summit 2024 held on Monday in Abuja. The event was themed…
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education
Sanwo-Olu lauds 200 recipients of Duke of Edinburgh’s award
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has commended 200 recipients of the International Award for Young People “The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award”. The award presentation by the governor held at the Lagos House Ikeja on Thursday. He urged the pupils to take advantage of the platform to have a passion driven goal. “This is just a platform that has…
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economy
eTranzact wins 2024 Africa’s most innovative payment services award
A payment processing platform, eTranzact, has emerged as Africa’s Most Innovative Payment Services Company of the Year 2024 at the African Brands Innovators Forum Adeyemi Opene, Head, Brand and Corporate Communications, eTranzact Plc, said this in a statement on Saturday in Lagos. Opene said that the award elevated the firm, which is publicly quoted on the Nigeria Exchange Group (NGX),…
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Nigerian teenager wins int’l award for innovative plastic waste solution
A 16-year-old Nigerian teenager, Manasseh Aluga, has won an international award for transforming plastic waste into eco-friendly building bricks. The Action For Nature (AFN), a United States-based environmental organisation, announced Aluga from Jos, Plateau, Nigeria as second in its International Young Eco-Hero Award for his groundbreaking Kundu Waste Management Project. In a statement made available to the News Agency of…
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economy
FirstBank wins Euromoney award for best ESG investments
FirstBank, has emerged winner of 2024 Euromoney award for its contributions and commitment to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investments in Nigeria, facilitated through innovative financial solutions and initiatives. Euromoney recognised FirstBank’s significant progress amongst other areas in the implementation of an ESG management system, which facilitated the screening of N4.2 trillion new transactions for potential ESG risks in 2024.…
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Lagos official wins housing commissioner of the year award
Lagos State Commissioner for Housing, Mr Moruf Akinderu-Fatai, has been awarded the Commissioner of the Year. The commissioner won the award at the 18th Africa International Housing Show in Abuja. Mr Adesile Rufai, the Chief Public Affairs Officer in Lagos State Ministry of Housing, announced this in a statement on Friday in Lagos. According to Rufai, the award ceremony took…
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Yemi-Esan receives NIPR’s fellowship award
The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has conferred Honourary Fellowship of NIPR on Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan, Head of Service of the Federation (HOCSF), for her contributions to the institution. The NIPR award ceremony was part of the activities to commemorate the institution`s 2024 World Public Relations Day on Tuesday, Abuja. Speaking at the event, Sen. Osita Izunaso, Chairman of…
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Gov Mbah bags NEAPS infrastructural devt award
Gov Peter Mbah of Enugu State, has bagged the Distinguished Award for Infrastructure at the Nigeria Excellence in Public Service Awards, (NEAPS), for his impactful road infrastructural interventions in the state. Mbah was presented the NEAPS award by Vice President Kashim Shettima, who represented President Bola Tinubu, at the Aso Presidential Villa, Abuja, at the weekend. The News Agency of…
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Turkish Airlines bags 9th time best European airline award
Turkish Airlines has won the Best Airline in Europeaward for the ninth time at the prestigious 2024 World Airline Awards, held in London’s Fairmont Windsor Park, the airline stated on Thursday. The airline, which said this in a statement on Thursday said it also won two other top awards at the ceremony, including the “World’s Best Business Class Catering” and…
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Yusuf receives courageous Governor of the year award
Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State has been honored with the ‘Courageous Governor of the Year Award’ by This Nigeria Newspaper. The award was presented during the newspaper’s 2024 annual lecture and awards ceremony, which marked 25 years of democratic governance in Nigeria. According to the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature, the award followed a thorough evaluation of all the 36…
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economy
Afreximbank bags banker, deal of year awards
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has won the ‘Bank of the Year’ and ‘Deal of the Year (Infrastructure)’ awards at the African Banker Awards . Vincent Musumba, Manager, Communications and Events, Afeximbank, said in a statement on Thursday, that the recognition was announced at the awards gala ceremony held in Nairobi, Kenya. Musumba said the ceremony, which was attended by no…
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Again, TAJBank wins best Islamic bank award
TAJBank Limited, Nigeria’s fastest-growing non-interest banking services provider, has won the Islamic Finance News’ (IFN’s) “Best Islamic Bank in Nigeria 2023”, beating other nominees from across the global geopolitical zones in the competition. This is according to a statement by TAJBank’s Founder/CEO, Mr Hamid Joda on Monday in Abuja. ”TAJBank had since inception won the BusinessDay Newspaper’s ‘Islamic Bank of…
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economy
Dangote Cement, Seplat, others top ICAN/NGX RegCo award
Dangote Cement, Seplat Energy and Airtel Africa have emerged the three top winners of the maiden Corporate Reporting Award, organised by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and NGX Regulation Ltd. (NGX RegCo). The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the award, held in Lagos, recognises the top 30 most capitalised companies listed on the Nigerian Exchange Ltd.…
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economy
NSE president bags Women In Energy Africa Award
Mrs Margaret Oguntala, President, Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), has bagged the prestigious Africa Energy Lifetime Achievement Award of the Women in Energy Africa. Mrs Felicia Agubata, Vice President, Corporate Services of NSE, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lagos. Agubata said Oguntala, who is an engineer, was recognised…
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Entertainment
CAMIFF 2024: Nollywood star, Enyinna Nwigwe, wins ‘Overall Best Actor’
Nollywood superstar, Enyinna Nwigwe, has been adjudged the ‘Overall Best Actor’ by the Jury of the 2024 edition of the Cameroon International Film Festival (CAMIFF). According to a statement by Nwigwe on Monday, the honour was announced during the closing ceremony of the event held in Yaoundé, Cameroon. Nwigwe, one of Nollywood leading actors clinched the recognition for his superlative…
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