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Winners have emerged in the BusinessDay Top 25 CEOs And Next Bulls Awards 2019 organised by BusinessDay Media in collaboration with the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) held at the Eko Hotel & Suites, Lagos.

The BusinessDay Top 25 CEOs And Next Bulls Awards now in its 5th edition, recognize companies and CEOs that have taken actions that has grown or substantially improve their business, and offer prospects of a long-term value.

According to the organiser, these companies have been honoured for contributing to the growth of the market capitalisation of quoted firms in 2018, in spite of the overall market performance ending in the negative territory, while others were celebrated for inculcating good corporate governance, innovations and raising the standards of their organisations to a point where it would be seamless if they were to be listed on the NSE today.

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FBN Holdings Plc has emerged winner of the 2018 World Finance Best Corporate Governance in Nigeria Award at an event held in London Stock Exchange studio.

The World Finance Corporate Governance Award provides a comprehensive analysis of the very best across various areas of business endeavours in each market around the world and commend companies with a proven track record of excellence in governance.

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Kobo360 has been named Disrupter of the Year at the 2019 Africa CEO Forum Awards at the Kigali Convention Centre in Kigali, Rwanda.

In a statement on Tuesday (26 March), the Africa CEO Forum said the Lagos-based e-logistics startup received the accolade for registering “immediate and significant success” in a sector in which the forum said costs are higher in Africa than anywhere in the world.

Kobo360 was up against fellow nominees Jumia, Africa’s Talking, Baobab+ and Intouch for the award.

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Theresa Ojekou Ibas & Osahon Uhuangho have emerged Nigerian winners of the Finance Monthly FinTech Awards 2019.

Theresa Ojekou Ibas, the Founder of Wodomi OJ Ibas Chambers won the Insurance and Reinsurance Lawyer of the Year award in Nigeria.

Osahon Uhuangho, the Managing Partner of BT & O Partners won the Project Finance Lawyer of the Year award in Nigeria.

The Awards recognise the true innovators who help drive the FinTech industry forward and help make the sector what it is today. We acknowledge and reward the individuals, firms, start-ups and banks that have not failed to astonish with their dedication to innovation.

The Finance Monthly FinTech Awards 2019 serve to recognise and celebrate the creators and innovators in the financial technology world.

Winners have emerged in the 2019 edition of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Electronic Payment Incentive Scheme (EPIS) Efficiency Awards.

The CBN EPIS Efficiency Awards is organized to celebrate financial institutions, merchants and other stakeholders at the forefront of driving electronic payment in Nigeria. Now in its fourth year, the awards are based on objective analysis of all E-payments data collated by the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) over a full calendar year.

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Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has announced 3,050 entrepreneurs as winners for the 5th cycle of the TEF Entrepreneurship Programme.

The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) committed to empowering African entrepreneurs, announced 3,050 African entrepreneurs, drawn from all 54 African countries, selected to join the 5th cycle of its $100million TEF Entrepreneurship Programme.

The announcement was made at the Transcorp Hilton Abuja, following a presentation of the selection process by Accenture Development Partners.

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Winners have emerged at the third edition of the Nigeria Travel Awards organised by Jumia Travel at Four Points by Sheraton, Victoria Island, Lagos.

Managing Director of Jumia Travel Nigeria, Miss Omolara Adagunodo, said the award was organised to raise the service delivery bar in the Nigeria travel/hospitality industry, and encourage all hotels and airlines in the country to offer the highest quality of service to their customers. She also explained that the award was to recognise individuals and organisations within the country’s travel and tourism industry.

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