Digital Encode Limited has been awarded the 2017 Risk Management Leadership in Nigeria Award by Risk Managers Association of Nigeria (RIMAN).
The Award was presented to Mr. Obadare Peter Adewale, the Co-Founder and the Chief Operating Officer of Digital Encode Limited.
Digital Encode Limited was also recently honoured by the African Quality Achievement Awards (AQAA) 2017 as Africa’s Most Innovative Quality Cyber Security Consulting Firm of The Year 2017.
Winners have emerged in the #WritingGamesNG 2017 essay writing competition organised by Goal.com and the University of Sussex.
The competition, which is in its second year, is an avenue for young Nigerians to express their passion for football through critical writing. Leading up to the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the title of this year’s competition is: “Making Nigerian football attractive in a digital age”. The aim is to explore ideas on how to improve the quality of domestic football both on and off the field using modern technology as well as winning with social media.
Full List of Winners (out of a total of 640 entries received nationwide)
| CATEGORY 1 – NYSC/FINAL YEAR UNDERGRADUATES | ||
| NAMES | SCORE | PLACEMENT |
| ADEPOJU ADEMOLA | 75.5% | WINNER |
| EZEUDUJI OLUCHI ONYINYECHI | 72.5% | SECOND PLACE |
| ADEKUNLE FISAYO ADEBAJO | 72% | THIRD PLACE |
| AWA JOY CHIDINMA | 69% | FINALIST |
| OLUTOBI SOGE | 67.5% | FINALIST |
| ADEBISI SAMUEL | 66.5% | FINALIST |
| OLAWOLE OLAYINKA | 65.5% | FINALIST |
| JONATHAN PRAISE IKECHUKWU | 65% | FINALIST |
| OGUNADE BENJAMIN | 62% | FINALIST |
| AIKI DAMILOLA | 59.5% | FINALIST |
| CATEGORY 2 – SS3/SIXTH FORM COLLEGES | ||
| NAMES | SCORES | PLACEMENT |
| EMMANUELLA CHISOM JAMES | 71% | WINNER |
| CHIWIKE CHIBUZOR MARGARET | 67% | SECOND PLACE |
| OKAFOR OLIVIA AMARACHI | 66% | THIRD PLACE |
| EMMANUEL ESOMNOFU | 64% | FINALIST |
| AZUBUIKE CHIDERA ESTHER | 62.5% | FINALIST |
| ABDULRAZAQ ABDULBASIT | 61.5% | FINALIST |
| ABRAHAM EBENEZER EHINOME | 61% | FINALIST |
| MIRACLE ELVIS | 59% | FINALIST |
| ALAIYE OLUWASEYE ELIZABETH | 52% | FINALIST |
Adepoju Ademola won ₦100,000 and a £500 #WritingGamesNG bursary for the University of Sussex MA in Creative and Critical Writing (2018 entry) while Emmanuella Chisom James receives ₦75,000.
Ezeuduji Oluchi Onyinyechi placed second and Adekunle Fisayo Adebajo finished in third place in Category 1 and while Chiwike Chibuzor Margaret was second and Okafor Olivia Amarachi was third in Category 2. They have won ₦50,000 and ₦25,000 respectively.
The Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) has finally been certified in line with the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) standards and best practices.
In the last 12 months, the Federal Government, desirous of getting the Lagos international airport to operate under an ICAO certification, had taken various measures to prepare it to scale the rigorous ICAO audit, some of which included investment in the upgrade of infrastructure, elimination of touting, ensuring stable power supply and cooling systems, clean toilets and other allied conveniences, and the dismantling of multiple checkpoints for passengers and baggage by Customs, Quarantine, NDLEA and FAAN airport security officials.
ICAO had earlier in the year sent a team of auditors to visit the country, go round the airport prior to granting the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) the approval to audit the Lagos airport in line with its standards as well as the Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations (NCARs).
Director General of NCAA, Capt. Muhtar Usman, who presented the audit certificate with number NCAA/ARD/AC/001 to the Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mr. Saleh Dunoma, in Lagos yesterday, said the certificate is valid for three years unless cancelled, suspended or revoked. According to Capt. Usman:
“With the certification, FAAN is the certified Aerodrome operator for the provision of required airport services, facilities, systems and equipment at Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, in line with International Standards And Recommended Practices.
The certification is a clear indication that the Lagos airport has met regulatory safety requirements on a continuous basis and that it is providing uniform conditions for safe and efficient operation of aircraft from all other states, as required by Article 15 of the Chicago Convention and the certification is an enabler for the attainment of a regional hub for Lagos and one of the critical safety targets of NCAA.”
He further explained that the certificate entitles the holder (FAAN) to operate the MMIA Lagos airport for the purpose of take-off and landing of aircraft engaged in flight for scheduled and non-scheduled commercial operations.
He, however, pointed out that the certificate has the following limitations – ARFFS: CAT 9, Day/Night Operations. IFR CAT of Operations: CAT 11.
The NCAA boss advised the FAAN management to see the certification as a fresh challenge with which comes the capacity and striving to ensure sustenance of the certificate.