mediaReach OMD completes Facebook Blueprint eLearning Programme

In Q2 2016, as part of the regional development programme, OMD joined forces with Facebook to launch a bespoke e-learning initiative in EMEA.  OMD is the first agency globally to launch an initiative at such scale, placing an importance on inspiring teams as to how to fully leverage Facebook’s growing product portfolio to drive greater results for their Clients. This initiative is part of OMD’s strategy across the region which is focused on moving the company from a reliance on purely ‘transactional media’ to delivering ‘marketing performance’ for their clients.

 

The programme titled “OMD Facebook Challenge” was a custom learning path within Facebook Blueprint programme spread over 2 months, offering three levels of product immersion (Basic, Intermediate and Advanced). The programme was designed to further accelerate OMD’s delivery of innovative solutions via the Facebook and Instagram platforms and drive further beta tests both locally and regionally.

 

As a result of this effort, over 60 staff of mediaReach OMD across West & Central Africa have been trained and completed Facebook Blueprint eLearning Programme. At the end of the exercise, 2 staff members have been selected based on stringent criteria for Facebook’s Agency Ambassador programme - a 3 day intense learning & immersion into all things at Facebook, happening in Dublin, Facebook’s EMEA headquarter in September 2016.

 

As part of Facebook’s increasing focus on Nigeria with the visit of Facebook’s senior officials earlier in the year, this Agency Ambassador Programme was first rolled out in Africa in Q1 2016 and was eventually extended to other markets in the world.  mediaReach OMD was then chosen and went for the programme in South Africa. It was objectively designed to train and certify the chosen Agency Ambassador, who will then…

·         Lead the Facebook education plan and roll-out in the agency

·         Act as a Facebook expert to communicate Facebook updates throughout the agency

·         Aggregate and communicate product feedback to Facebook team to improve offerings for agency across the Facebook platform

 

The Agency Ambassador programme aims to equip valued agency partners with the skills and information needed to make the most of the Facebook platform.  The certified Agency Ambassador within the agency now has direct line to Facebook amongst various other advantages.

 

“Our global learning and developing culture cascades into our local markets; we train our talent on an on-going basis, through local initiatives and regional webinars on weekly basis as a source of inspiration to be abreast of latest developments and Raise our Game.  It’s vital to keep learning and developing in the ever changing Digital Landscape in order to ensure that our staff are up to speed on Facebook’s products and services”, says Tolu Ogunkoya, CEO, mediaReach OMD.

About mediaReach OMD

mediaReach OMD (www.mediareachomd.com) is the leading Media Agency in West Africa, having presence in Nigeria, Ghana and Cameroon.  mediaReach OMD started its operation in Nigeria 17 years ago and has been consistently ranked No. 1 by RECMA (since report started for Nigeria in 2011).  In February 2016, OMD Worldwide was awarded the most Creative & Innovative Network of the Year for the 10^th consecutive time by the Gunn Report for Media, which is the industry standard for evaluating media creativity, innovation and effectiveness.  In April 2016, mediaReach OMD Nigeria won the Young Lions Media, Nigeria competition and represented Nigeria at Cannes in June 2016 for the Young Lions Media – Global Competition, by winning this 2016 edition of the competition, mediaReach OMD represented Nigeria for the 7^th time at the Cannes, since 2008. In June 2016, OMD was the Most Medaled Media Agency at the global Cannes festival. mediaReach OMD has also been instrumental in publishing the Media Facts Book annually, for over a decade with an objective to organize media information in the West & Central Africa region and make such easily accessible and useful to all.  mediaReach OMD continues to be a thought leader and the pioneer of various initiatives at the industry level, including syndicated and proprietary researches.

          

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RMAFC Disagrees with Dangote on Sale of NLNG

The Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission has disagreed with Aliko Dangote on the sale of Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) and other Federation Assets he proposed during an interview with a cable Television, the CNBC Africa as a way of augmenting the current revenue shortfall as a result of economic recession.

In a press statement signed by the Commission’s Acting Chairman, Shettima Umar Abba Gana, RMAFC argues that it would be unwise for the Federal Government to dispose of its crown jewels that generate Revenue and keep the Federation Account healthy over the long term.

Citing the NEITI 2013 audit and financial report of Nigeria’s oil and gas industry, RMAFC disclosed that the sum of $12.9 billion was received by NNPC from the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Company over an eight-year period which the Corporation did not remit to the Federation Account. The audit according to the Commission also revealed that Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Company paid the sum of $1.289 billion as dividends for 2013.

“It is the considered view of the Commission that Nigeria’s Assets like NLNG and other strategic national resources should not be sold to meet short-term financial obligation”.

It would be recalled that Mr. Godwin Amefiele, Governor of the CBN indicated in a media report that the sum of $10bn would be realized from the sale of these Assets. The Commission is of the strong opinion that the same amount could be borrowed from the IMF and the revenue from these Assets could be used to amortize the loans over an agreed period. It should be noted that after the amortization of the loans, those Assets would still be owned by the Federation in addition to their regular dividends and Revenue. 

The Commission advised that instead of selling off such vital assets which generate funds for the Federation, wealthy Nigerians should be encouraged to set up their own LNG projects, since Nigeria which ranks seventh in the world and first in Africa with natural gas reserves base totalling 188 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) as at May 1, 2015. In addition, Nigeria’s natural gas is regarded as one of the best in the world as it has low hydrogen sulphide (H2S) or carbon dioxide (CO2) impurity levels.

ZENITH BANK INCREASES *966# FREE AIRTIME PROMO TO ACCOMMODATE MORE WINNERS

Owing to the instant success of the *966# Friday campaign free airtime promo, Zenith Bank has increased the size of the awards to accommodate more winners.

The bank last week launched an airtime give-away promo to reward its customersby giving them a chance to triple their airtime purchased every Friday on the platform.

The first nine hundred and ninety-six (966) to purchase airtime using the code *966*amount*phone number# between the hours of 6am and 9am, were to have their purchase tripled.

However, an upward revision of the awards will now see nine hundred and ninety-six (966) customers emerge winners every hour between the hours of 6am to 9am, making it a total of 2,898 winners for each day of the promo.The campaign will run every Friday until October 7, 2016.

To benefit from this promo, customers must dial the unique code, 966*amount*phone number to make their airtime purchases while non-account holders who do not want to be left out can dial*966*0# to open a Zenith Bank account, fund it and get in on the action.

The Zenith Bank EazyBankingservice is a convenient, fast, secure, and affordable way to access your Zenith bank account 24/7 through mobile phones without internet data. The service is available to all individual account holders with any phone that runs on the GSM platform.

Using the EazyBankingservice, users can open accounts, check their account balances, buy airtime, transfer money to zenith and other banks account, pay bills, as well as perform other transactions. 

Zenith’sEazyBankingserviceis secure as it requires registration and PIN authentication on all banking transactions.

Zenith Bank consistently plays a leading role in payment innovation, and deploys products that are consistent with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) financial inclusion policy.

The most customer focused bank in Nigeria, Zenith Bank is Nigeria’s largest bank by Teir-1 capital and has earned local and international reputation for the adoption of cutting-edge technology to deliver banking solutions.

AMAZING AMAZON GEARS UP FOR LAGOS AND THE WOMAN”.

The spate of domestic violence reported (as thousands would go unreported) since the beginning of the year has been alarming. There has been a prevalence of spousal abuse and violence resulting in some women being badly maimed while others lost their lives. Everyday we wake up to terrifying headlines that leaves you not only gob smacked but completely distraught and agitated.

 

In view of this, The AMAZING AMAZON INITIATIVE a support group for women from all walks of life living in different countries across the world, dedicated to their empowerment, enhancement, uplifting, personal growth and development, is putting together a conference to educate women on domestic abuse, its signs, causes and help available. 

 

The conference is themed "LAGOS AND THE WOMAN”. In Partnership with the Lagos State Ministry Of Women Affairs, the programme will educate women on the provisions of the law in Lagos State for the victim of domestic violence and sexual abuse.

 

"We would also hear from women who are survivors of domestic abuse and how they rose above their situation'" said Mercy Makinde, founder of Amazing Amazon Initiative and the convener of the conference.

 

"Other issues affecting women who are resident in Lagos that would make them well-rounded individuals, help them live a fulfilled life and compete favorably with their contemporaries in other parts of the world would also be discussed," Makinde added.

 

 

The Commissioner of Women Affairs Lagos State, Honorable Lola Akande will be delivering the Keynote Address. Other Speakers include Nigeria’s foremost advocate against domestic violence, Mrs. Josephine Effah of Project Alert, Mrs Ini Onuk, the Founder/Group CEO, Thistle Group – a leadership, change management, projects and innovations management icon. 

 

Omotola Jalade Ekeinde one of Nigeria’s foremost Actor; exemplary wife and mother will be also be one of the speakers at the conference amongst other notable women leaders and captains of industry.

 

 

The date for the event is Saturday, September 24, 2016 and will be held at  Best Western Hotel, Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria Island, Lagos.

 

Lagos And The Woman Conference is proudly supported by Helping Hands International, Unity Bank, Beko Electronics and of course the Lagos State Ministry of Women Affairs.

 

Media Partners are Guardian Woman, Nigerian Women Diary and Iaspire Radio.

 

 

Recession:Dangote Kicks Against World Bank Loan

"If I have challenges in my company, I would not hesitate to sell assets, to remain afloat" - Dangote

👉🏾Buhari should sell some assets in order to raise revenue to beef up reserves and strengthen the naira rather than seeking loans.

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Sept 16, 2016

Nigeria is a resilient country with strong fundamentals to get through tough times.

We have resolved to build resilience into the country’s economy to hedge against future oil shocks. This is because dependence on crude oil export brings about vulnerability and laziness.

We are doing a combination of things to diversify our economy, with revenue mobilisation to enable sufficient investment in developing the non-oil sectors.

Nigeria need revenue mobilisation via other means.

The only way for us to get out of this recession is to make sure we move into action quickly; action by diversifying the economy quickly.

I think the real challenge is now for us to have the political will in terms of selling some assets. I think it is an easier route than going to IMF or World Bank to borrow, because what we need to do is to beef up reserves.

If I had challenges in my company, I would not hesitate to sell assets, to remain afloat, to get to the better times, because it doesn’t make any sense for me to keep any assets and then suffocate the whole organization.

The President Muhammadu Buari-led administration had also disclosed earlier that it plans to sell some assets in order to raise revenue to beef up reserves and strengthen the naira


Nigeria advised by Africa's richest man to sell assets

CNBC.com

Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote told CNBC that a wave of asset selling by the government could be the best way to boost Nigeria's recession-hit economy.

"I think the real challenge for us is now for us to have the political will in terms of selling some assets," he told CNBC Africa on Friday.

"I think it's an easier route than the IMF (International Monetary Fund) or the World Bank to borrow money, because what you need to do is actually to beef up the reserves."

"Nigeria's economy has weakened more than we expected owing to a marked contraction in oil production, a restrictive foreign exchange regime and delayed fiscal stimulus," S&P said in a report on the downgrade.

Nigeria's economy is set to contract on an annual basis in 2016 for the first time in 21 years, with its all-important oil industry suffering under weak global prices. The country's gross domestic product (GDP) dropped by 2.06 percent in the second quarter of 2016, after falling 0.36 percent in the previous three months.

Dangote is worth $12.5 billion and is the richest man in Africa, according to Forbes. He is the owner Dangote Group, which bills itself as the biggest manufacturing conglomerate in West Africa and has interests in commodities.

Dangote told CNBC that Nigeria, which rivals with South Africa to be the continent's biggest economy, should have been diversified a long time ago. He lamented its overreliance on oil.

However, he was optimistic that Nigeria would exit recession in the fourth quarter of this year and said the country "had all the answers" to bounce back to health.

He urged the government to sell assets in some of its joint ventures with the private sector in an open tender process. He said that Africa Finance Corporation - a development finance institution established in 2007 - would fetch close to $800 million.

He said policymakers should also look to sell 100 percent of the country's stake in Nigeria LNG Limited, a natural resources firm.

"If I had challenges in my company, I would not hesitate to sell assets, to remain afloat, to get to the better times, because it doesn't make any sense for me to keep any assets and then suffocate the whole organization," Dangote told CNBC.

—With contribution from CNBC Africa and CNBC's Katy Barnato.

Da'Fresh drops new singles

Da’Fresh who distinct his musical talent with mixture of versatility
in lyrical exposé and voice clarity specializes in Afro pop, High
life, Reggae, R & B and Hip Hop. He was cheerfully named 'Starboy of
UNLEASH Season IV' by audience at the Grand finale.

His first singles #SISI EKO officially dropped in January 2016.

#Jubadi, his latest singles is a celebration song which he sang for
purpose of encouraging lively and happy mood at all times regardless
of the situation.

Jubadi is produced by Succil.

Succil is the Producer of some yet to be released songs by Dremo,
Mayorkun and Ihcaba featuring Ycee (all yet to drop). He also produced
for Chinco Ekun.

Da’Fresh is currently signed under the management of Fanafillit
Integrated Concepts.

NMVA Announces 2015 Winners

The organisers of the Nigeria Music Video Awards (NMVA) have announced the winners of the 2015 edition of the awards. Recall the heavily publicized annual ceremony was called off barely 78 hours to the D-day. The coordinators had cited logistics challenge for the decision. They said ‘it was a tough call but it was inevitable’. The orgnaisers also said ‘the need to overhaul the concept, with a view to making it more purposeful also overwhelmed it’. The event was however rescheduled for a later date. However given reasons on why they are releasing the winners for 2015 edition despite the fact that the ceremony was not held, the Coordinator of the award, Mr. Cally Ikpe said, “all other stages of the 9th edition of the NMVA was observed, from the call for entry, the nomination and to the online voting among other ancillary programs. It is imperative that the public is let in to what the result of the process is. Though belated, but we are pleased to announce the winners in the various categories for the 9th edition of the annual Nigeria Music Video Awards. In a short while, we will also let you know what the plans for the 2016 edition are”. The NMVA 2015 winners….  BEST RNB VIDEO  TIMI DAKOLO – WISH ME WELL BEST HIGHLIFE VIDEO  HARRYSONG – RAGGAE BLUES BEST SOFT ROCK / ALTERNATIVE VIDEO ADEKUNLE GOLD – SADE BEST GOSPEL VIDEO HUMBLESMITH – OSINACHI BEST VIDEO BY MINORS  YOUNG BOBBY & LEXXY EYE – FAMOUS BEST AFROBEAT VIDEO  WIZKID – OJUELEGBA BEST RAGGAE/DANCEHALL VIDEO  SHEYI SHAY – RIGHT NOW BEST AFRO HIP HOP VIDEO  FALZ – KARISHIKA BEST AFRO POP VIDEO  ORISTEFEMI – IGBEYAWO BEST POP EXTRA VIDEO  TEKNO MILES – DURO BEST VIDEO BY A NEW ARTISTE  KISS DANIEL – LAYE BEST CONTEMPORARY AFRO VIDEO  KOREDE BELLO – GODWIN MAINSTREAM HIP HOP VIDEO  VECTOR – KINGKONG REMIX BEST USE OF DANCE IN A VIDEO  MAY D – IBADI BEST USE OF COSTUME IN A VIDEO  TIPSY – O WUNMI BEST USE OF VISUAL EFFECT IN A VIDEO  REEKADO BANKS – KATAPOT BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY  MR MOE MUSA – MELO BY OLAMIDE BEST DIRECTOR  MATTMAX – KINGKONG RMX BY VECTOR BEST NEW DIRECTOR  WOLE SIREN – OKORO BY JOWANA BEST EDITOR  UNLIMITED LA – AWW BY DIJA RECORD LABEL OF THE YEAR  MAVIN RECORDS VIDEO OF THE YEAR  VECTOR – KINGKONG REMIX

Mike Murdock: How Some Pentecostal Pastors Blackmailed Him From Attending Celestial Church Event

Details have emerged on why America born preacher, Mike Murdock disappointed over 10,000 people over the weekend by not showing up at this year Excel 2016, a celestial church of Christ concert organized by Genesis Model Parish in Lagos.

Murdock, who was contacted to motivate participants at the event on Sunday, September 11, 2016, was nowhere to be found even though his absence was not really felt. 

According to findings, Murdock couldn’t attend the event, which was held at the Grand Ballroom, Oriental Hotel, Lekki, Lagos, as a result of blackmail leveled against the Celestial church by some Pentecostal pastors.

According to the host, prophet Israel Oladele Ogundipe popularly known as Genesis, he alleged that on hearing Murdock’s coming some pastors in Nigeria started calling to blackmail him from coming.

“They called Mike Murdock, saying that he should not come for a programme by white garment church in Nigeria. According to the Pentecostal pastors, white garment churches don’t have integrity. They told him that if he attends their programme he would soil his reputation”, the prophet said.

He also said he wondered why some so called Pentecostal pastors would go to such extent to blackmail a man of God from coming to Nigeria or taking part in a programme for the work of the gospel, noting that most of the so called Pentecostal pastors are marketers and not serious men of God.

According to findings, Ogundipe was said to have invited the preacher to be part of Excel 2016, and in which the preacher agreed to as evident in the advert aired on Channels TV, a day to the event. But at the last minute, on his arrival in Nigeria, some Pentecostal pastors allegedly led by a Nigerian pastor who has the biggest church in UK, were said to have approached Murdock not to honour the invitation, alleging that his reputation would be soiled if he graces the event. 

 

However, even with Murdock’s absence, the event was a success as there was plenty to take home for participants in terms of spiritual blessings, entertainment and motivation to excel.

On the entertainment stand, Lara George, Lanre Teriba, Big B, George Audu Sax and the Genesis choir performed at the event.

Excel is said to be a yearly spiritual event mixed with praise, worship and motivational talks to propel participants to keep on excelling. 

Alade Market Women's Tale of Woe ..... Flood, Thugs Make Life Miserable For Them

This is a distress message from one the women who lost her shop to pave way for a modern market as promised by the Lagos State government.

"This is the new Alade ultra modern so called market"  commissioned recently by Lagos state when the case is still in court pending hearing in October. Majority were robbed of our allocations. The APC in Lagos divided it among themselves and started selling it back to poor market people. I did not get an allocation as well.

But pls look at the location and see the Government lack of responsibility for health and safety. The local government officials have collected money from the developer and the Iya looks Elizabeth Aina Adenuga & master realty ( Layi  omotola)"

Unity Bank reengineers for greater performance

 

Pursuant to its transformation initiatives, Unity Bank is said to have made significant strides in its repositioning drive with the attraction of specialist skills to its workforce since the relocation of its head office from Abuja to Lagos in sync with its plan to grow market share in viable clusters of the retail market.

A source close to the Bank said the new focus of the Business has led to significant enhancement of human capital in its various business units. This is with a view to injecting fresh ideas, initiatives and energies to strengthen the various departments of the bank with capabilities to pursue the attainment of strategic business focus in the Agricultural financing, retail/SMEs and development of rural economy.

About 200 new hires were said to have been recruited by the Bank to drive the transformation initiative began by the Management in the last one year while about 100 other staff were said to have been promoted recently.

Meanwhile, some members of staff numbering about 215 have been allowed to go in an exercise that will enable the Bank realign its operation to pursue its long term growth strategy. However the affected staff were said to have exercised the option to resign while Management has approved severance package in line with the Bank’s policy.

Commenting on this development, an industry expert asserted that these exercises are part of the hard choices that forward-looking organizations desiring optimum performance had to take from time to time to enable it deliver consistently on shareholders expectations.