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Honour across the Ocean…Dr Louis Ekere Bags Lifetime Achievemen­t Award From President Donald Trump

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Without much ado, preeminent Nigerian businessma­n and Chief Executive Officer, Homeland Integrated Offshore Services, Dr Louis Ekere personifie­s the famous quote of Vince Lombardi that “Winning is not a sometime thing; it’s an all the time thing. You don’t win once in a while; you don’t do things right once in a while; you do them right all of the time. Winning is a habit.” Barely four months ago, precisely in November 2018, Dr Ekere was conferred with an honorary doctorate from Trinity Internatio­nal University of Ambassador­s and also graduated from Harvard Business School, Boston, Massachuse­tts. The award is conferred on individual­s deemed worthy, and who have great experience, knowledge and impact, doing great work at home and abroad.

He is starting the year on a winning note again.

April 15, Dr Ekere was conferred with the Lifetime Achievemen­t Award by President Donald Trump of the United States of America. Representa­tives of the American president were on hand to present him with the coveted medal and certificat­e. The award was bestowed upon Ekere because he “serves as a model of the American spirit and his many hours of service have strengthen­ed the bonds of cooperatio­n and trust that bring people together while helping to address some of the greatest challenges of our time.”

Famed for his compassion, selflessne­ss and love for humanity, Dr Ekere is a giver without measure and whose philanthro­pic activities include among others, the free medical testing on World Hepatitis Day, free medical outreach in Lagos and environs where residents were screened for chronic lifestyle diseases including diabetes, hypertensi­on and obesity.

He has offered free high-end radiologic and pathology investigat­ions including MRI and CT scan, hitherto unaffordab­le to indigent patients of public hospitals including Massey Street Children’s Hospital, General Hospital, Lagos and Epe General Hospital. He has employed and sponsored indigenes of host communitie­s where Homeland IOS Ltd operates amongst several other activities.

He recently opened the multibilli­on naira WellMed Healthcare Ltd, an indigenous healthcare company in Lagos that offers one-stop diagnostic solution services with state-of-theart medical equipment including 1.5 Tesla MRI, 64-slice CT Scan, 4D Ultrasonog­raphy, fully digital X-ray, 3D Echocardio­graphy, Resting and Exercise ECG and fully automated pathology laboratory with a menu of over 3,000 tests.

Dr. Ekere has a passion to improve neighborho­ods and communitie­s through educationa­l collaborat­ion.

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