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2014 Rolex Award For Enterprise: Entries Open Until May 31
Luxury watch brand, Rolex is inviting young innovators from across the world to apply for the 2014 Rolex Awards for Enterprise. Between aged 18-30 are urged to submit their new or ongoing projects focused on delivering profound positive change to the world around.
The Rolex Awards for Enterprise support pioneering work in five areas: applied technology, cultural heritage, environment, exploration and discovery, and science and health. Projects are assessed on their originality, potential for impact, feasibility, and, above all, on the candidates own spirit of enterprise.
Promasidor Quill Awards hold May 18
Promasidor Nigeria Limited, makers of Cowbell Milk, has announced that its Quill Awards will hold on Saturday, May 18, 2013 in Lagos.
Head, Legal and Public Relations, Promasidor Nigeria, Mr. Andrew Enahoro, disclosed this in Lagos, adding that arrangements have been concluded to hold the debut edition of the awards.He said the awards would be graced by notable personalities in the public and private sectors of the economy.
P&G Receives African 1st Ladies Award For Excellence
Procter & Gamble (P&G), a leading consumer goods company, has been honoured with the African 1st ladies award for excellence in social investments in Africa at the summit held in Los Angeles last week.
The award which was conferred on the Vice President, Procter and Gamble West Africa Manoj Kumar by the first lady of Namibia, Mrs. Pohamba, is in recognition of Procter and Gamble’s commitment to growth and expansion plans in Africa are long-term.
At the African 1st ladies summit, Kumar made known that P&G has been on the African continent for more than 50 years and in Sub Sahara Africa for over 20 years, with manufacturing plants in Ibadan Nigeria and Johannesburg South Africa as well as offices in Lagos, Nairobi and Johannesburg.
First Bank’s Onasanya Bags ‘CEO of the Year’ Award
The Group Managing Director of First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Mr. Bisi Onasanya has emerged winner of the 2012 EMEA Finance ‘CEO of the Year Award’.
According to Christopher Moore, the Publisher and Chief Executive of EMEA Finance, Mr. Onasanya’s choice was predicated on his prudent management of the bank.
“Onasanya continues to charter a course that secures the bank’s reputation as ‘world-class’. The bank is financially strong and secure. His nearly two decades of dedication and commitment to the bank and its growth have rewarded customers and shareholders alike. We are excited to be able to celebrate his medium and long term vision for the Bank, and the daily incremental quality, performance and professional enhancements that he has instituted”, he said.
Again, TFC Bags West Africa Tourism And Hospitality Awards
Tastee Fried Chicken (TFC) has once again bagged another honour at the 2012 West Africa Tourism and Hospitality Awards (WATHA) held recently.
TFC, a Nigerian owned eatery that has for years served the Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) sector of the nation emerged winner of the Best Quick Service Restaurant category.
