Indomie Independence Heroes Award Dazzles at 10
It was a night of fulfillment and fortune for the latest Indomie’s heroes, who courtesy of Dufil Prima Foods, are heading for a new glorious phase of life.
The event officially kicked off with gorgeously dressed dignitaries strolling down the red carpet which added to the glamour of the event.
As guests found their way to the Marquee hall of the prestigious Federal Palace Hotels, Victoria Island, Lagos which was filled to the brim, their expectation was to catch a glimpse of the celebrated heroes.
The colourful event was made brighter with striking musical and comedy performances from A-list artistes, cultural presentations, musical instruments and many more.
With the guests immersed in the ecstasy and other attractions of the programme, Managing Director, Dufil Prima Foods, Mr. Deepak Singhal, mounted the podium to
Following up on its partnership deal with the Ogun State Ministry of Health on health support, Raffles Oil LFTZ Enterprise, manufacturers of Power Oil, has strengthened its commitment to the well-being of residents in the state by deploying its health camp team across three primary health centres in the state to support and facilitate vital checks.
The beneficiary centres included Ita Alapo Family Health Centre in Ijebu Ode Local government, Ota Primary Health Centre in Ado Odo Otta Local Government and Obantoko Primary Health Centre under Odeda Local Government.
At the formal launch of the initiative at Ogun State Ministry of Health Secretariat, Oke Mosan, Abeokuta, the firm’s Public Relations Manager, Mrs. Omotayo Azeez- Abiodun, stated that the latest development was geared towards achieving deeper outreach result in the state as the team would reduce workloads in beneficiary centres as well as reduce the time patients spend in clinic.
“We are impressed by the reception given us by the state. This has further proved the confidence and trust you have in us as a brand. It is worthy of note to state that the main objective behind our health camp initiative is to bring free basic medical check-up closer to as many Nigerians as possible at different touch points irrespective of locations and we are delighted that we are gradually getting there,” she said.
In addition to the presence of the health team, the organisation also donated hypertension screening equipment which included blood pressure monitor, BMI device as well as routine hypertension data booklet to register patients’ personal information such as; age, sex, height, weight and check-up to the three centres.
Staff of the centres were also given lecture and training on hypertension and other heart diseases.
In his remark, Director, Public Health, Ogun State Ministry of Health, Dr. Qudus Yusuff, commended the brand for its unrelenting efforts towards the promotion and encouragement of stable heart health and healthy living amongst Nigerians. remind the crowd of the purpose of the August gathering.
“The Indomie Independence Day Award, IIDA, is part of our corporate social responsibility initiatives which is specifically designed to extol and support the exemplary accomplishments of children who have shown courage and determination in situations that ordinarily would bring fear.
“For 10 years, we have recognised and celebrated exemplary acts displayed by our children and we will not stop doing this. Gladly, IIDA is 10 and to commemorate this significant milestone, we have decided to increase the number of our winners to 10 instead of the usual three.
“As we unveil our 10 heroes, selected from the designed categories of physical, social and Intellectual bravery, we implore our children and youth to live a life the society and even the world we be proud of,” he said.
The statement heralded the award presentation, which commenced with a solo performance from Ego Ihenacho Ogbaro, as the crowd anxiously looked forward to catch a glimpse of the lucky winners.
Few minutes before 9pm, the expectant audience heaved a sigh of relief as the compere came forward with the list of the fortunate 10.
On the list of intellectual bravery winners were 13-year-old Paul David from Markurdi who invented a radio station; Emmanuel Adebisi who exhibited various inventions and 14-year-old Joel Clement from Kano who constructed Incubator for hatching eggs.
Winners for physical bravery category were 14-year-old Zulka Mohammed from Adamawa who saved a group of children from terrorist attack; 14-year-old Ubong Akpan from Akwa Ibom saved the life of a nursing mother and Adejorin Oluwatobiloba, 15-year-old, rescued a young girl from the hands of kidnappers.
Winners that emerged from the social bravery bracket included: 15-year-old Olarenwaju Oluwafemi from Ibadan who organises football competitions to campaign against crimes; 12-year-old John Blessing from Ogun advocates against child abuse at the grassroots while eight year-old Wealth John from Nasarawa saved a girl from child marriage. All the winners were honoured with millions of naira worth of scholarship.
The event got to a climax with the announcement of the most outstanding bravery act for the year .This went to Chibuoyim Nnakwe, an 11year-old lad who saved his mother from impending death. He was appreciated with a whooping N1.5 million, supported with additional N1 million from an anonymous donor.
It is a season of awards for leading cloud infrastructure solutions provider, IPI solutions, which bagged the Microsoft CSP Partner of the Year Award.
In recent time, the company has been swimming in award recognitions both on the local and international scene. A recent one came from Silicon Review Magazine, a United States-based media right.
The latest award was presented to firm at the FY18 Microsoft Nigeria Partner kickoff event in Lagos and came at the eve of the company’s preparations to launch a suite of new solutions built around the Microsoft cloud technology.
According to the sponsor of the award, it usually acknowledged partners that have demonstrated highest level of excellence in delivering unique cloud solutions around Microsoft technology space and provided the highest revenue to cloud-related solutions for the fiscal year.
Hence, IPI Solutions was recognised among top partners for demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation of customer solutions based on cloud technology.
Speaking on the achievement, Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft, Satya Nadella, said, “Digital technology is impacting all aspects of our society and economies, creating unprecedented opportunity for organisations of all sizes. I’m optimistic and inspired by the ingenuity of customers, partners and developers everywhere that are pushing the frontiers of what’s possible with mixed reality and artificial intelligence infused across Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365 and Azure, to transform and have impact in the world.”
Receiving the award, Chief Operating Officer of IPI Solutions, Mr. Chris Emeka said, “We are elated by this feat and I will want to say that our success is hinged on our unique approach to business which centers on competency, getting the right result for the customer, never give-up disposition, our professional team as a united force, and our focus on what we know how to do best.”