‘Ambient’ Hooks New Partner as Investors Plan Big for Fair
The global consumergoods platform, Ambient, has attracted new interest from the Great Britain as the 2017 edition of the fair is set to unveil unusual product ideas such as new talents areas, ethical style and fashion accessories.
The fair which holds between 10th -14th of February 2017, in Frankfurt, Germany, is expected to host no fewer than 4,367 exhibitors from 96 countries and 137,000 visitors from 143 countries .
The fair focuses on products in the line of table, kitchen and household, gift articles, Manufacturer of cooking vegetable oil, Power oil, has associated with Lagos National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, to extend its health initiative to both corps members and staff, as it urged them to cultivate healthy habit that would lead to a healthy heart.
The firm which visited the Lagos State orientation camp in Iyana Ipaja with its health team engaged participants in an all-round medical exercise including free basic medical checkup ,blood pressure, Body temperature, medical consultation, nutritional advice, general health talk as well as product donation.
Brand Manager of the firm, Amisha Chawla, explained that the NYSC platform offered the brand an opportunity to deliver its health programme to more Nigerians as he explained that certain health complications could be avoided though timely sensitisation and regular checkups which was what the brand sought to achieve.
“As part of our Corporate Social Responsibility initiative, we deemed its necessary to offer something more to our consumers especially that has to do with their health to cover up for the huge expenses of accessing medical check-up in the country as well as inadequate awareness programme on health related issues. “You will agree with me that we take physical fitness and nutrition very importantly, going by our regular daily drills and healthy choice of meals which are prepared under the most hygienic condition.
“We also have our own medical community outreach programme which sees medical corps members providing free medical checkups to rural community dwellers in Lagos. That is why we are readily inclined to this initiative because it is in the interest of all”, he said.
One of the corps members, Miss Onyinye Uzowulu, observed that the health talk offered by the company had raised her awareness on health issues. jewelry and fashion requisites, as well as decorative products, interior design concepts and furnishing accessories.
Managing Director of Exhibition & Trade Fair Limited and representative of Messe Frankfurt Exhibition, Germany, Mrs. Omonigho Itoya, explained that the activity would further the consumer goods sector in Nigeria by offering visitors and exhibitors new innovations, products and opportunities.
Vice President of Ambiente, Nicolette Naumann ,added that “With significantly over 50 per cent of visitors coming from Coca-Cola Nigeria has stepped up its collaborative music show, Coke Studio, with the introduction of mobile application in order to accommodate more fans on the platform.
The new app which is built on the Android platform can be downloaded on both Google play store and Samsung store.
The latest will enable fans to stream, download, share and create playlists of their favourite songs from the show, beginning from season 2.
Explaining further, Marketing Manager of the company, Cletus Onyebuoha added that the innovation would enable millions of fans, especially youths across Nigeria to watch and listen to performances from the show on the go on their mobile phones .
“We are very excited to launch the Global Online Market Place, OLX, has been adjudged best classified ads website of the year at the sophomore edition of the Nigeria Technology Awards, NiTA.
The company which dedicated the award to its customers said such recognition could not have been without the unflinching support and trust it earns from its customers across the country.
Receiving the award, Business Operations & Finance Manager of OLX, Goodluck Ikporo, praised the organisers, adding that such recognition would further encourage the firm to remain committed to offering exemplary services, steadfast in providing a safer and secure platform outside Germany, exhibitors at Ambiente can be sure of reaching multiple target groups from different parts of the world. This makes it the ideal platform for launching products or even whole product series onto the market.
“As a leading show for consumer goods, the fair would present the complete international spectrum of products for the tableware, furnishing and giving sectors. Buyers who are in search of original product ideas would find what they are looking for in the talents and next areas” Coke Studio mobile app, as it will enable millions of youth around Nigeria who love music to access great content on their phones. Through the mobile app, users are able to listen to content on demand from the TV show via audio streaming or video, and download the music or create playlists for future listening”.
Interested fans can keep up with the show in any of the following stations :AIT ,6pm on Sundays, with repeat episodes on MTV Base on Mondays at 8:00pm; ONTV, Mondays at 6:30pm; Wazobia TV and Wazobia MAX on Mondays at 8:00pm; Nigezie on Tuesdays at 5:00pm; Soundcity on Sundays at 7:30pm;WAP TV on Sundays at 8:00pm; Planet TV on Wednesdays at 6:00pm and AMC on Mondays at 7:00pm. for its users and more options for them to earn additional income despite economic downturn.
“We are truly honored to have emerged winner in this category. I want to specially thank our OLX users who believe in us. I will like to dedicate this award to them and to the OLX team”, Ikporo added.
NiTA is an initiative that is developed to recognise and reward technology entrepreneurs, innovators, inventors, academicians and policy makers in Nigeria.
The theme for this year’s award ceremony was ‘Celebrating Technology Excellence & Innovations’ and the event was attended by major players across various sectors of the economy.
The organisers of the fair further explained that exhibitors at the dining section of the programme would include a prominent newcomer, Driade, a design laboratory that has developed into an Italian institution with Israeli label, Kisim, to present handbags, rucksacks and purses for the first time at the event.
Designers, Katharina Brand and Tzuri Gottlieb, who share a love of nature, and create light and design using tangible and natural materials would also be available at the event, the organiser further stated. Think Africa, a non-profit organisation has concluded arrangements to reach out to Nigerian youths by establishing a platform whereby home professionals can connect with other brains in the Diaspora to share and exchange entrepreneurial ideas.
In achieving this, the body will be organising a two -week programme in Nigeria beginning from 16th of December, to feature speakers within and outside the country, with the aim of inspiring the youths and young entrepreneurs.
Speaking on the engagement, the convener of ThinkAfrica, Tunde Ogunsalu, explained that the idea of bringing the programme to Nigeria was to enable the youth expand their horizon and their reasoning beyong local examples.
“We have put together several professional events in Washington DC. The organisation is now extending its tentacles to Nigeria in collaboration with our Nigerian counterparts to improve on their directions and endeavours so as to create a conducive business environment.
“We have a network of over 100 young professionals from the Diaspora coming to Lagos and also looking to attend our events to contribute their own quota towards the rejuvenation of the future of Nigeria”, he said.
Ogunsalu added that the programme would be divided into two sessions, formal and informal while 16th of December had been slated for professional and aspiring entrepreneur session for young Nigerians who want to create jobs for others.
The masterclass event will feature speakers from the United States and Nigeria, including Abike Dabiri, Debola Williams, Fela Durotoye, Dapo Adeniranye, Elizabeth Osho, Simi Fajemirokun, JaphethOmojuwa and Jide Ipaye among host of others. Also, top US based young entrepreneurs will also be available to share experiences with their Nigerian- based counterparts.