Quick Takes
Osinbajo, Others for Airtel Touching Lives
Wife of the Vice President, Mrs. Dolapo Osinbajo, and the Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, will lead high-profile guests who have confirmed they would attend the premiere of Airtel Touching Lives season four. The premiere, which is billed to hold next Sunday at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, is also expected to have the Chairman Senate Committee on Science and Technology, Senator Robert Ajayi Boroffice and the Deputy Chairman, Senate Committee on Communications, Senator Solomon Olamilekan. According to Airtel, the Chairman, House Committee on Communications, Hon. Saheed Akinade Fijabi, his deputy, Hon. Ujam Chukwuemeka, and Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission, Senator, Olabiyi Durojaiye, among many others, will also grace the premiere. Captains of industry, heads of agencies, non-governmental organisations, philanthropists and notable media proprietors are also expected to attend.
Mr Chef Unveils New Products
In a bid to create more value for its consumers, Sweet Nutrition Limited, makers of Mr. Chef seasonings and cubes has re-launched its brand of seasonings and cubes into the Nigerian market. The unveiling, which took place in Lagos recently saw the firm re-launch its cubes and seasonings to delight of its customers and consumers. The Managing Director, Sweet Nutrition Limited, Mr. Kumar Venkataraman in his speech said the materials used for the product were imported and locally sourced. He thanked everyone for honouring the event even as he described the event as a well-deserved recognition for their trade partners as well as the consumers for their continued patronage of their favourite seasoning cube and seasoning powders. Venkataraman also stated that mobile kitchens had been put in place where the company would be going to strategic places towards creating awareness for the newly relaunched seasonings and cubes. He pointed out that Mr. Chef seasonings, which were first unveiled into the Nigerian market in 2009 before the re-launch was done in order to continue serving the interest of their valued consumers, distributors, wholesalers and retailers respectively.
Danbatta for Business Journal Lecture
The Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, will deliver the Business Journal 10th Anniversary Lecture on Thursday, June 7, 2018 at Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos. The lecture with the theme: Infrastructure and Economic Growth: Exploring The Strategic Alliance, would be chaired by the Chairman, OpenMedia Group, Dr. Ernest Ndukwe. The guest speakers include Professor Akpan Ekpo, DirectorGeneral, West African Institute for Financial & Economic Management (WAIFEM); Mr. Tope Smart, Group Managing Director/CEO, NEM Insurance Plc ; Dr. Obadiah Mailafia, Former Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Engr. Chidi Izuwah, Director-General, Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC). Commenting on the anniversary, the Publisher/CEO of Business Journal, Prince Cookey, said: “Indeed, the first 10 years comes once in the life of an individual or organisation. For us at Business Journal, clocking a decade in the challenging media scene in Nigeria is quite a feat. It is a feat driven by passion for what we do; the innate quality of our people and the drive to deliver greater value to our various stakeholders as well as create better future for the organisation. We owe a lot of gratitude to numerous individuals and organisations across various sectors of the economy for supporting us these past 10 years in a difficult business in a difficult and unfriendly business environment.”