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Home Inspiration Sets Pace Again
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ome Inspiration, an exquisite showroom strategically located at 15 Idowu Martins Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, is designed to take the corporate world to the next level in furniture and interior decor. The opening of the flagship showroom years ago, is in line with the company’s recognition of its strength and reliable service delivery to its numerous customers, both individual corporate organisations. As a well-established brand, Home Inspirations is reputed as the manufacturer and stockist of the highest grade of quality furniture and furnishing products. Over the years, Home
Inspirations has improved on its reputation and style of service, hence its constant pursuit of quality as a timeless pedigree. As a further proof of this, the company is poised to stamp an indelible mark on the furniture sector, solely for the convenience of its teeming clientele, delivery quality, style, class, elegance and comfort. With over 15 years of its corporate existence in the industry, Home Inspirations has consistently promoted several laudable initiatives in the furniture and interior decor business. Also, in its drive to give its clients the best among competing brands, Home Inspirations, for the first time in Nigeria, has introduced the world renowned Fendi Furniture, one of the world’s most renowned contemporary
and luxury furniture manufacturers, known for their exclusive home design. Giving an assurance to make furniture of international standard, Damilola Akinsete, the arrow head of Home Inspirations, said that the company always seeks to make distinctive statements through its quality service and delivery. She explained that the location of Home Inspirations in the heart of Lagos was to ensure that clients have a feel of the luxurious and magnificent furniture-making experience in Nigeria. Some of the qualities that stand this redoubtable brand out are experience, precision, attention to detail, quality and simplicity and an unspoken guarantee that Fendi can cater to the style preference of high networth individuals.
Damilola Akinsete
Harvest Lunch, Dance for Catholic Church of Assumption
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t was almost a year ago that we wrote about the Catholic Church of Assumption, Falomo, Lagos’ Annual Harvest Lunch and Dance event, which held at the Civic Center in Victoria Island, Lagos. Those of you that read our article and attended will fondly recall that the event was a great success, in addition to being a lot of fun. This year’s edition of Harvest Lunch and Dance comes up tomorrow, Sunday October 16, and it will also be hosted at the Civic Center. Although we understand it promises to be even more entertaining than the previous year’s, but the main purpose of this event is to raise funds for Phase 2 of the Church’s school project, Mater Ecclesiae College, Epe. The Church is headed by the Parish Priest, Reverend Father Paul Kehinde Ijasan. The school was founded as the Church’s contribution to bridging the gap and raising the standard of education in our country by providing high quality education of international standard. In order to ensure that international standards are instituted and maintained, foreign religious affiliation is being sought with the assistance of His Grace, Most Rev. Dr. Alfred Adewale Martins, the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Lagos. Although founded and promoted by the Church, admission to the School is open to bright students of all religious persuasions and even the irreligious. The school is situated on 15 acres of land in Epe, which, while a fast growing area, is still serene enough to provide the sort of environment that students need to thrive and excel. The School opened last year and the pioneer students resumed in September 2015. Monies raised from this year’s fund raising activities will be channeled towards providing additional classroom blocks, science laboratories, library, recreational facilities, etc. The objective of the Church is to establish qualitative, co-educational, boarding second-
Rev. Fr. Paul Kehinde Ijasan
Bernard Longe
Lanre Dasilva Ajayi
Lara Alagbada
ary school for the Nigerian child. The school is being run by the De La Salle Brothers who are known for their discipline, academic standard
and morals. Admission will be on merit by competitive entrance examinations. There is an ongoing plan for a Scholarship Fund, which
- when it has been set up - will accommodate children who succeed at the entrance examinations, but cannot afford the fees. The Chairman of the 2016 Harvest Planning Committee is Mr. Bernard O. Longe, the retired transformational Group Managing Director of First Bank of Nigeria Plc (as it then was) and presently the Managing Director of TY Holdings Limited. He also serves on various boards. The Vice-Chairperson is Mrs. Lanre DaSilva-Ajayi, a renowned fashion designer. Her designs have been shown both locally and by the biggest fashion houses in Europe and in the United States. The Chairperson for this year’s Lunch & Dance Committee is Ms. Lara Alagbada - a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria. She is an Executive Director at Hariri & Klinton Nigeria Limited, a company that specialises in providing financial services such as audits, financial advisory and tax services. Prior to that, she was the Pioneer Managing Director of Zenith Pensions Custodian Limited – a subsidiary of the Zenith Bank Group. She also served as the Deputy Coordinator of the Manufacturing Sector of the Vision 20-2020 Committee. This year’s Lunch & Dance promises to meet and even exceed last year’s in terms of the exciting line up of events and celebrities. The celebrated Demola Olota will be the main band. There will be musical performances by other famous artistes like the dynamic Cobhams Asuquo, Timaya and Waje. The duo of Michele Dede and Toke Makinwa will be co-MCs along with our very own Bafor Amatesero. There will be comedy, variety shows to further entertain you along with raffle draws, which can have you smiling home with very exciting prizes. In addition to all these, you will have the satisfaction of knowing that your contribution/donations towards this event will help to shape the lives of some Nigerian children.
Philips Announces Global Partnership with World Heart Federation
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eading health technology company, Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), has announced a new partnership with the World Heart Federation (WHF) to help people better manage their heart health. Philips’ objective is to encourage the public to take personal responsibility for leading heart-healthy lives and raise awareness about cardiovascular disease (CVD). “Philips is dedicated to providing personalised, integrated cardiology solutions with a focus on prevention, diagnosis and treatment. Our new partnership with the World Heart Federation is an important element of our commitment to drive prevention of CVD by making clear the risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease and to help people, including Nigerians, make better choices and develop healthier habits for life,” said Carla Kriwet, Business Leader of Patient Care and
Monitoring Solutions at Philips. CVD is the leading cause of death worldwide, resulting in more than 17.5 million deaths in 20151 and accounts for more costs than any other chronic illness. In fact, the picture is the same in Nigeria with seven per cent of deaths attributed to CVD among a population of over 160 million2. However, awareness levels about the disease are low; over 50% of Nigerians are unaware of CVD and 77% are not concerned about personally being at risk of the disease3. Yet, most cardiovascular diseases can be prevented by changing behaviours and eliminating risk factors. The recent Future Health Index commissioned by Philips shows only 39% of cardiology healthcare professionals believe their patients have the tools required to better manage their own heart health effectively. As a leader in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease, Philips believes that providing people information to
make healthier choices and establish healthier habits is key to ongoing healthy hearts. As a result, Philips has launched myheartisunique.com, an online educational hub designed to drive awareness of preventing CVD through healthy living. With over 86 million internet users in Nigeria4, Philips hopes to use this medium to provide CVD prevention education to Nigerians. The hub will feature expert interviews; questions for patients to ask their cardiologist; information on living with CVD, including early warning signs; and lifestyle-related content such as exercise tips and heart-healthy recipes. The online platform also allows visitors to create a picture of their unique heart using the Facebook app. Philips also has innovations that can help clinicians treat cardiovascular disease by speeding detection, diagnosis and treatment, driving more effective recovery and home care, and encouraging prevention and healthy living. Digital technologies are empowering
people to take more control of their health and lead healthier lives. Data and connected solutions help deliver the relevant information at the right time – enabling healthcare professionals to make first-time right decisions, achieve better outcomes at lower costs, and facilitate care models that put patients at the centre of care. Thanks to advances in imaging and monitoring technologies, combined with rapid development in digital health data and cloud computing, Philips is leading the transformation of the healthcare industry and creating highly integrated, personalised care with better outcomes at lower costs. “Heart health is at the heart of all health. When you look after your heart it means eating and drinking well, exercising, stopping smoking... all the things that make you not only healthier, but also feel good and able to enjoy your life to the fullest,” said Johanna Ralston, CEO, World Heart Federation.