Tag: Award
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NCC receives Outstanding Regulator of the Year award
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has emerged the best public sector regulatory organisation as it receives the ‘2019 Outstanding Regulator of the Year Award’ at this year’s edition of Independent Awards. The award was presented to the Commission at a colourful ceremony held on Friday at the Eko Hotels & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. Director…
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DAAR Communications denies conferring award on Buhari
Daar Communications PLC, owners of African Independent Television (AIT) and Raypower, have denied conferring on President Buhari the “African President of the Year” award for 2019. According to tweets which refuted the claims earlier made by the President’s media aide, Bashir Ahmed, DAAR Communications noted that the award was an honorary accolade given to four…
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Buhari congratulates Jos Imam who saved over 200 Christians for receiving U.S. award
President Buhari has expressed delight at the International Religious Freedom Award conferred on Imam Abubakar Abdullahi of Nigeria by the U.S. Department of State. On behalf of the Federal Government, President Buhari heartily congratulated Imam Abubakar on the well-deserved honour by no less a credible and formidable government agency of the United States. The President,…
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Ecobank wins CBN/NIBSS Award for Data Integrity
Ecobank Nigeria over the weekend carted away the “Electronic Data Rendition Compliance and Integrity” Award at 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…
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Veteran rapper Missy Elliott, others to receive Honorary Doctorate degree
Veteran American rapper, Melissa Elliott aka Missy Elliott, alongside pop royalty Justin Timberlake and conductor Alex Lacamoire are set to receive an honorary doctorate degree from the prestigious Berklee College of Music. Berklee College of Music is a private music college in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the…
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Airtel Nigeria Named ‘Brand of the Year 2018’ by Leadership Newspaper
Leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, has been named ‘Brand of the Year 2018’ by the Board of Editors of one of Nigeria’s foremost newspapers, Leadership Newspaper. The well-respected editors, in a citation, said Airtel was deserving of the honour because it has demonstrated intense interest and commitment to supporting laudable causes through its Corporate…
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Ganduje wins ‘governor of the year’ award
The New Telegraph newspaper has crowned Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State the Best Governor in 2018 in the areas of health and education despite an unresolved bribery allegation against him. The award came at a time Ganduje is facing allegation of collecting $5 million kickback from contractors. Meanwhile, at the Telegraph organised award occasion,…
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NCC bags consumer satisfaction award
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) received the award for Consumer Satisfaction Guarantee Agency of Government, an award organized by the Nigeria Assembly Public Orientation And Awards Ceremony (NASS Award 2018) on Saturday, 10th November 2018 at the Merit House, Abuja. The Commission was nominated for the Award because of its leadership, commitment to consumer satisfaction,…
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David Beckham to receive UEFA President’s award
David Beckham will become the third Englishman to receive the UEFA President’s Award. The former England captain was described as “a true football icon of his generation” by UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin and will receive the award in Monaco later this year. Sir Bobby Robson (2002) and Sir Bobby Charlton (2008) are the previous English…
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Okowa, 2 other South South Governors nominated for Niger Delta Award
Three governors in the South South are being considered for the Niger Delta Governor of the Year Award 2017 by GbaramatuVoice Newspaper, a multi-media organisation in the region. The governors are Nyesom Wike of Rivers, Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta and Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa. Mr Jacob Abai, the Publisher of the newspaper, said in Lagos…