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Ufot Ekong

Ufot Ekong achieved the highest grades at Tokai University in Tokyo, Japan for 50 years and solved a maths puzzle in his first semester that was unsolvable 30 years ago. He also achieved a first class degree in electrical engineering and scored the best marks at the university since 1965.

Ufot Ekong plays the saxophone, and runs a retail wears and accessories shop in Japan called Strictly African Japan.

The Nigerian speaks English, French, Japanese and Yoruba. Ekong paid his way through university himself.

He currently works for Nissan and has already patented two products, as well as making an electric car which reaches up to 128 kmph.

Ekong was honoured with his picture on a billboard in his hometown.

During his time at university, Ekong has won six awards for academic excellence.

2016 Africa’s Most Innovative Pension Company of the Year

Premium Pension Limited has emerged as Africa’s Most Innovative Pension Company of the Year at the African Quality Achievement Awards 2016 edition organised by the African Quality Institute

2016 Investors Africa Person of the Year

Chairman of Heirs Holdings, Tony Elumelu wins the ‘Person of the Year’ award at the Africa Investor CEO Institutional Investment Summit hosted alongside the UN General Assembly in New York

DNA Malaria Vaccine

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2016 BusinessDay Annual Banking Awards: First Bank

First Bank of Nigeria Limited has emerged the Most Customer Friendly bank and the Best Bank in Corporate Social Responsibility in Nigeria for the year 2016 at the BusinessDay annual banking awards.

Group Head, Marketing and Corporate Communications, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Mrs. Folake Ani-Mumuney, stated that:

“The awards are a testament to the FirstBank’s unwavering commitment to put customers first at the heart of its business in line with our ‘You First’ mantra. We will always deliver the ultimate ‘gold standard’ of value and excellence.

Our financial services knowledge and practices lead the market in ensuring that we understand our customers and surpass expectations to strive for a better way of delivering first-class service and experience.”

The Business Day’s Annual Banking Awards Programme which has become the banking industry’s benchmark for outstanding performance was introduced five years ago to recognise Nigerian banks and their officials who diligently managed their resources to attain a healthy balance between risk, safety and profitability.