Millard Fuller Foundation Wins Affordable Housing Award 2017

For the second consecutive year, the Millard Fuller Foundation has won the award for the Affordable Housing Project of the Year 2017 at the 11th Abuja Housing Show/Nigeria Housing Awards organised by FESADEB Communications.

The award was set up to encourage competition and competitive pricing in the Housing Construction Industry and to recognize the efforts of both established and up-coming organization in the Housing/Construction Sector in Nigeria.

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Africa Prudential Registrars Emerge Best Registrar In West Africa [2017]

Africa Prudential Registrars Plc has emerged the Best Registrar Firm in West Africa, by the Africa-Canada Trade Alliance, at the 7th Edition of the West Africa Innovation and Excellence Awards ceremony in Abuja.

According to the organisers, the innovation award celebrates outstanding innovations, brands and personalities in the public and private sectors across West Africa, which includes Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Republic of Benin, Coté d’Ivoire, and Gambia. Others are Mali, Senegal, Togo, Guinea Bissau, and Cameroun.

Based on internationally acceptable methodology, the panel of judges, rated and determined the winners. Africa Prudential Registrars scored above the minimum score line of 75 per cent to clinch the coveted award.

The Chief Operating Officer, Africa Prudential Registrars Plc, Mrs. Catherine Nwosu, who received the West Africa Innovation Award on behalf of the company, assured that it is poised to consistently improve on its performance.
“With this award, the bar has been raised, and we cannot afford to deliver less.”

 

Winners of West Africa Innovation Awards [2017]

JSP Communications has been awarded the most creative PR agency in West Africa by the West Africa Innovation Awards.

The West Africa Innovation Awards ceremony, which took place in Abuja followed an in-depth examination of the top public relations agencies in the West African sub continent, based on specific yardsticks and an international benchmark. 

According to Adeniyi Olusola, the Project Head of the West Africa Innovation Award, the initiative was based on the need to identify and uplift PR agencies and service providers in West Africa, who think strategically, execute diligently and add a touch of intellect to their service offering.

In his words:

“This award was borne out of the need we felt to recognize and highlight as models, agencies that have not only made an impact in their industry sectors but have also demonstrated a clear commitment to the spirit of innovation, creativity and holistic client satisfaction in West Africa.

We recognize JSP Communications in this direction and lift them up as models in the provision of trusted, consistent and innovative public relations services in Nigeria and West Africa. We challenge JSP and indeed all the award winners to constantly raise their, be exemplary and remain committed to the spirit of excellence, creativity and integrity.”

Speaking after the award presentation, the management of JSP PR company, represented by Executive Director Ronke Adebule, said:

We feel highly honoured but humbled by this award. We realize that staying at the top can be much tougher than getting there. At JSP, we shall continue to make every effort to work as a team in our relentless desire to constantly exceed our clients expectations.”

The Global Adviser of JSP Communications, Phil Osagie, also noted that:

In the new world order, the brain is the factory of the future. To remain a leader and a strong influencer, JSP must benchmark itself against the best global PR practices and strive to constantly redefine the PR playing field in Nigeria and West Africa.”

The West African Countries covered in the search scope included Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra-Leone, Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, Gambia, Togo, Senegal, Mali, Guinea Bissau, and Cameroon. Some of the other category winners are:

Zenith Pensions Nigeria, Phoenix Insurance Ghana, Big &Bold, Insel, Heidelberg Cement, Halogen Security, Sierra-Leone Port Authority, Portland Paints & Products, and Russelsmith Group.

Rebecca Dali Wins 2017 Sérgio Vieira de Mello Award

Dr. Rebecca Dali, Chief Executive Officer, Centre for Caring, Empowerment, and Peace Initiatives (CCEPI), has won the 2017 Sérgio Vieira de Mello award in recognition of her humanitarian services in North-East Nigeria. The award has a symbolic cash prize of about 6.6 million.

Reacting to the award, Dr. Rebecca Dali said that the award had come to assuage the sadness for the disappearance of her son in the 2011 Jos crises.

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Nigeria Wins 11 GMAA Awards [2017]

Nigeria has won a total of 11 awards in the 2017 edition of the Golden Movie Awards Africa (GMAA) held at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel, Accra, Ghana.

Hosted by popular Nigerian comedian, Ayo Makun, and actress Osas Ighodaro Ajibade, the Golden Movie Awards Africa (GMAA) is an annual event that seeks to award excellence in movie making on the African continent and the African diaspora.

Winners at the awards:

  • Golden Actor (Comedy) – Lirotha McDonald (Samba)
  • Golden Actress (Comedy) – Ade Kelly (Samba)
  • Golden Supporting Actor (Comedy) – Dan Davies (A Trip To Jamaica)
  • Golden Supporting Actress (Comedy) – Roselyn Ngissah (Amakye & Dede)
  • Golden Actor (Drama) – O.C. Ukeje (Catch. ER)
  • Golden Actress (Drama) – Kalsoume Sinare (Sala)
  • Golden Supporting Actor (Drama) – Wale Ojo (Ayama)
  • Golden Supporting Actress (Drama) – Emman Sinare (Sala)
  • Golden Actor (Series) – Lirotha McDonald (Samba)
  • Golden Actress (Series) – Ade Kelly (Samba)
  • Golden Most Promising Actor/Actress – Hauwa Alhahbura (3 Is A Crowd)
  • Golden Discovery Actor/Actress – Emman Sinare (Sala)
  • Golden Movie (Comedy) – A Trip To Jamaica
  • Golden Movie – Lotanna
  • Golden TV Series – Samba
  • Golden Short Film – Bitter Sweet Wine
  • Golden Indigenous – Daggers of Life
  • Golden Story (Drama) – Sala
  • Golden Sound – Lotanna
  • Golden Writer (Comedy) – Ayo Makun (A Trip To Jamaica)
  • Golden Writer (Drama) – Kobi Rana (Sala)
  • Golden Art Director – Toca MacBaror (Lotanna)
  • Golden Director – Toca MacBaror (Lotanna)
  • Golden Editor – Laurenne Abdullah & Peter Sedufia (Keteke)
  • Golden Cinematography – Toca MacBaror (Lotanna)
  • Golden Costumier – Lotanna
  • Golden Make-up Artist – Sandra & Hakim (Slow Country)
  • Golden Honourary Award – Madam Grace Omaboe (Maame Dokono)

Bamidele Adetayo and Suleiman Nadabo develop Entertale

Bamidele Adetayo and Suleiman Nadabo, have developed a free TV, movie streaming web app, Entertale to give TV audience in Africa and the world quality experiences.

According to Mr. Bamidele Adetayo:

“It allows users to watch multiple live TV stations for free. The story of Entertale begins due to lack for African valued TV contents to enable people connect with what are happenings and watch movies and TV shows with friends they are already connected with. The App which is set for launch later in the month does not require monthly subscription, and the live channels would comprise international and African TV stations.”

Also speaking, the co-founder, Mr. Suleiman Nadabo said that in the app is a feature called “Co-Play’’, which give users the options to watch movies they rented with friends irrespective of location.

In his statements:

“Using the App is like watching television in an alternate reality where you do not recognise any of the shows, while evolving a new space that has been lacking in the African entertainment industry. “Cord cutting” might be getting another kin but this time it is driven with a social experience – a free service that mimic the cable box with Internet channels instead of traditional ones and cinematic experience. The app is still in its web versions where much of the content comes from YouTube; in its movie model cases, Entertale also makes direct content deals with big independent studios to access their latest library.”

Mr. Nadabo stressed that the web service, which solely focused on TV, allow users to also rent movies that they were only interested to watch. He said that users would also get notifications on what their friends were watching, follow and chat with them.