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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2016, • T H I S D AY
BUSINESSWORLD
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Nigerians Urged to Look Inwards to Boost Economy
The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Kebeth Dali, Ms. Akindele Adenike, has called for the patronage of Nigerianbased doctors, specialised in cosmetic medicine and allied services to boost the economy. Adenike said this in Lagos during the unveiling of the maiden edition of Belle Éclat Fair, an initiative of the company that brought cosmetic practitioners together, to showcase their skills. She pointed out that the idea
came to her after several years of consulting for medical and health spa and realised that there was a gap in the economy occasioned by capital flight, as Nigerians prefer going abroad to spend their money on medical services that can be rendered by local doctors. “It’s showcasing our local doctors. We have an initiative called ‘Patronise Our Local Doctors’ so that there can be more money in the medical
sector and so that people will stop taking the currently devalued naira abroad. We’ve found out that we have some very good doctors in Nigeria even better that some we find abroad. “So we’re showcasing the doctors on my platform. We’re just telling Nigerians that we’re ready to position ourselves as the aesthetic capital of West Africa,” Adenike said. “We just want to improve on the plastic surgery and aesthetic
medicine in Nigeria. We’ve got the training, we’ve got the experience and we have world class facilities for our operation. So we’re urgings Nigerians to leverage on the quality services of our professionals for a better treatment,” she added. On his part, the Divisional Head, Retail Banking, Fidelity Bank, Mr. Richard Madiebo, while speaking to on the bank’s partnership with Kebeth Dali, said the bank believes in the
success of its customers’ business. “Her products are also used by many of our staff. So when she told us that she was doing an unveiling today, we said we would like to be there, we would like to share her idea to her customers and also tell them that the services of Fidelity are available; our liability services, our asset services, people can put money and withdraw. So the essence of our being here really is to support our customer
in her business. “We know that Nigeria is getting very sophisticated so people take loans for different reasons. Some of which could even involve procedures for which this unveiling addresses. We’re not trying to put any kind of restriction on what we’re able to do. We’re coming first as bankers to Kebeth Dali, so we’re keeping an open mind and we believe we can achieve working with them,” he added.
Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup Arrives Lagos for $7,000,000 Prize Chinedu Eze Fast growing European carrier, Turkish Airline, which is making inroads into the Nigerian market, has announced that the 2016 Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup would take place at Ikoyi Golf Club in Lagos, Nigeria, on September 15 for $7, 000, 000 prize for the overall winner in an international golf contest. The airline said the 84th of 100 qualifiers for the global event, which is enjoying a growing reputation after three hugely successful previous series, would feature 100 players, all personally-invited guests of Turkish Airlines. After the contest in Lagos, the winner would progress to the Grand Final in Antalya, Turkey, this October, while there would also be memorable prizes for, the runner-up, third place, Best Gross and nearest-the-pin prizes for men and women. “We are proud to be hosting the latest 2016 Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup qualifier in Lagos. We are excited to be welcoming everyone to the world class facilities at Ikoyi Golf Club. We are sure the players will have a day to remember and wish them all the very best of luck,” Tarkan Ince,
General Manager for Turkish Airlines Lagos, said. Winners of the Grand Final progress to play in the 2016 Turkish Airlines Open pro-am, while all finalists are to enjoy an eight-night stay in an allinclusive hotel, two rounds of golf and VIP passes to the Turkish Airlines Open, the $7,000,000 European Tour event, from Thursday to Sunday. The event is backed by Global Sponsor the Financial Times, with Conte of Florence Official Clothing and Fashion Partner. Turkish Airlines, which was recently voted Best Airline in Europe for the fifth consecutive year, as well as World’s Best Business Class Airline Lounge and World’s Best Business Class Lounge Dining in 2015, launched the World Golf Cup in 2013. It featured 12 qualifying events and was won by China’s Han Liang. His prize for victory was partnering world number one and 14-time major champion Tiger Woods in the Turkish Airlines Open pro-am. 2015 winner Neill Bam from Johannesburg proved successful in the 2015 series and went on to partner Rory McIlroy, a once in a lifetime opportunity.
CSR: City FM Introduces Media Academy to Groom Talents Raheem Akingbolu To hone the skill of the upcoming media personalities, City FM, a private Radio Station based in Lagos has introduced a media academy, a vocational training programme and capacity development, to train young minds in the industry. The academy is the organisation’s Corporate Social Responsibility initiative. According to the Chief Executive Officer of the company, Adedoja Allen, the academy was set up because of influx of interns coming into the industry with the hope of becoming media personalities. She added that the first season of the training has taken off, which would enable the students to spend three weeks
in class and one week on radio programme. At the end of the programme, she said the organisation would give the best students job within the company and give the rest the option of internship with the company. She added that the company also gives an opportunity to disabled ones to be part of the training as part of ways giving back to the industry and society at large. She said: “The initiative is an opportunity to give back to the society. I would love to get involved in training young people to become radio personality, on-air presenters. I said steps to take were to set up City FM. And gladly, we are the number one radio station that would come out with this kind of initiative.
CONGRATULATIONS
L-R: A former Spokesman, Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Mr. Sola Oni; his wife, Mrs. Funke Oni, and Chief Executive Officer, Network Capital Limited, Mr Oluropo Dada, at the induction ceremony of new stockbrokers in Lagos…recently.
Webroot Introduces Cloud-based Cybersecurity Solution Webroot, a new generation cloud-based cybersecurity solution has been introduced in Nigeria to protect computer system from hackers and phishers. Webroot is a new generation protection solution that gives users full control of their data and assets with maximum protection from hackers and phishers. One of Webroot’s key strengths as a cybersecurity provider has been its leadership in developing next generation approaches to prevent attacks, and a proven technology base that spans millions of devices. CEO of Ethnos IT Solutions Limited, a leading cyber security company based in Lagos, Nigeria, Mr, Peter Ejiofor, described Webroot as the solution against
hackers that use every guise to access people’s systems. “Computers in the real sense are designed to have little or no security. By default, most computer users have multiple services turned on, no firewall installed, and with haphazard or little patching, leaving organisation’s data susceptible to phishing; all these forces combined makes computers and the data contained in the system, vulnerable to hacking, as hackers can remotely scan and hack into literally millions of computers without the need for interaction by the end user, Ejiofor explained. He noted that to combat the threat, Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) have worked tirelessly to build security into computers by
deploying firewalls enabled by default, reducing services, using advanced memory protection, standardised patching processes and other features. “To mitigate these attacks, the next generation of system users and technologist have come to embrace the idea of computing and securing data in the cloud, however, it is imperative to ask this question, how does your company use the cloud? Almost certainly it allows your employees to work more efficiently by enabling them to access email and vital documents wherever they are in the world. The salient question therefore is, are you taking advantage of the benefits of the cloud to protect your email servers, support data privacy and integrity, and protect your intellectual property
from cyber theft and phishing? If yes, what technology did you adopt? Is the technology adopted optimised to serve your needs?” Ejoifor asked. The company’s staff, DamilolaOluwatunmise further explained that Webroot is a Next-Generation Endpoint security with cloud-based threat intelligence services for mobile security, security of web gateway, IoT cybersecurity among others. “The cloud based security has become the present and future of securing email and protecting against malicious Web traffic; for managing user account, identification and accesses; for continuously monitoring threat activities and patching vulnerabilities across a geographically dispersed and mobile workforce,” Oluwatunmise said.
Mr. Chef Partners School to Promote Inclusive Quality Education Raheem Akingbolu Bayswater Industries Ltd, producers of the fast selling Mr. Chef seasoning cubes and powdered seasoning, have deepened partnership with Bridge International Academy (BIA), to provide quality education for the less privileged in the country. BIA is the world’s largest education innovation organisation using data-driven and technology-enabled platforms to serve over 700 million families
whose median income is less than N30,000 per month in countries around the world. At the just-ended 2015/2016 academic session, Mr. Chef awarded 54 scholarships to pupils who demonstrated exemplary academic performance in existing BIA public primary schools in Igbogbo-Ikorodu, Badagry, Igando, Ajangbadi and Ijegun, all in Lagos State. Nine pupils in each of the six schools received the awards. The partnership, which will extend into 2017, will see an
increase in the number of scholarships to 60 by July 2017 when the number of BIA schools is expected to increase to 20. It will also avail about 12,000 parents of pupils in the schools free samples of Bayswater products including the master brand, Mr. Chef and the latest product, Choco Love cocoa beverage drink, which was formulated to promote the sharing of family love. Managing Director of Bayswater Industries Ltd, MrPiyush Nair, who made these disclo-
sures in his keynote address at the Prize-Giving Ceremony of BIA, Igbogbo-Ikorodu said his company supports primary education because it is the most critical foundation for moulding young people who would emerge as leaders in the next two decades. “Success in the quest for excellence is not determined by age but by an ability to quickly key into visions of future greatness, especially from foundational levels,” Nair said, adding,