Junior Chamber International (JCI) Lagos Royale (Protem), will hold its monthly General Assembly on Sunday, May 20, at the Radisson Blu Anchorage hotel, Victoria Island by 3pm. [Read more...]
JCI Lagos Royale Holds General Assembly May 20
ABC Transport Plc Introduces Smart Coach in Nigeria
Mr. Frank Nneji, ABC Transport Nigeria MD
ABC Transport Plc has introduced a new coach operation known as Smart Coach, in order to meet the increasing demands for a medium size bus by its customers. The Smart Coach is a Navigo-model 27-seater luxury coach designed to offer passengers an alternative between a coach and a mini bus. Fatality rate of passengers in mini buses operating long hauls is usually very high, so as a matter of safety policy, the management of ABC Transport Plc has never favoured the use of mini buses for long distance travels.
The ABC Smart Coach combines the advantages of coach and mini bus; coach features and the sleekness of a small bus, which imbues it with easy maneuverability on difficult roads. Thus, ABC Smart Coach will meet the needs of customers who do not want to travel with a luxury bus because of the road condition in some parts of the country, which turns a simple trip to a tiring experience, and also the needs of customers who want to enjoy coach comforts but are rather too skeptical about travelling in a small bus because of its safety implications.
According to Mr. Jude Nneji, Deputy Managing Director, ABC Transport Plc, the Smart Coach will add value to “customers of ABC Transport Plc, particularly those who have kept faith with the company over the years. Its distinctive styling, aesthetic design and enhanced ergonomics will provide the same quality of ride and passenger comfort that is the hallmark of coach.” The Smart Coach will be operating in Nigeria for the first time and will be deployed on the Lagos-Port Harcourt and Abuja-Port Harcourt routes for now. Ten (10) units of the Smart Coach have been procured by ABC Transport Plc.
ABC Transport Plc had earlier sent four key maintenance staff for automotive training in Turkey, in readiness for the Smart Coach operation in Nigeria. The training was organised by Otokar Otomotive, a major automotive manufacturer in Europe, and was aimed at equipping ABC Transport engineers with firsthand knowledge and special competence in the maintenance and repairs of the Smart Coach.
The ABC Smart Coach is medium size, with roomy interior and lush upholstery. It is very ideal for intercity travels and provides an extremely high level of comfort for passengers. In fact, it has been meticulously designed to give every passenger that all-important feel-good factor. It has on-board entertainment facilities, genuine leather passenger seats with adjustable foot rests, fold-down armrests, and two-point seat belts. The air-conditioning system and air channels from the heat exchanges guarantee a comfortable interior climate. It also has a spacious luggage compartment which can be loaded and unloaded easily, and overhead luggage racks.
What’s your Apple Story? La Casera Thrills Consumers with New Thematic Campaign
Affirming the popular axiom that Life itself is a collection of stories, La Casera Apple Flavour carbonated soft drink is set to further thrill and engage its teeming consumers with the introduction of its new‘Apple Story’ thematic campaign in continuation of its year-long 10th Anniversary celebration.
Asking the consumers a simple rhetorical question – What’s your Apple Story? the new thematic campaign is designed to promote interaction with the target audience and encourages them to participate in the conversation.
Flagging off the campaign, The La Casera® Company Limited organized an unconventional media parley where select members of the Press were treated to an exciting Boat cruise on the Lekki coast of the Lagos Lagoon on Saturday May 12, 2012 thereby upholding their right to be the first to know.
The Chief Operating Officer of the company, Mr. Prahlad Gangadharan explained that the La Casera® ‘Apple Story’ campaign is to bring about a better connection between the brand and the target consumers in an exciting way. It is also held in furtherance of the year-long celebration of La Casera®’s 10th Anniversary which is pivoted on Excitement, Energy and Fun, the three major intrinsic brand offerings of La Casera® Apple Drink.
The campaign is geared to encourage participation by sharing personal and exciting stories for a chance to win great prizes.
According to him, consumers will have the chance to participate in special Radio Hypes on the La Casera®‘Apple Story’ during select popular Radio Phone-in programmes on leading Radio stations in key cities in Nigeria for a period of 4 weeks. Consumers are expected to call into the programmes to share their Apple Stories and also log on to the company’s website at www.thelacaseracompan.com to read exciting Apple stories. Prizes will be given out daily on each Radio station to the consumer with the most exciting story while the three overall most interesting stories will be selected for grand prizes at the end of the four-week duration of the hypes.
With the launch of the new ‘Apple Story’ Thematic Campaign, La Casera has proven to be a consumer-centric brand that values the relationship with its esteemed consumers by being the first in the CSD category to engage consumers with such a campaign.
Arik Air increases frequency to Asaba, Gombe
Arik Air, Nigeria and West Africa’s largest airline has increased frequency to two of its domestic destinations in Nigeria- Asaba (Delta State) and Gombe (Gombe state).
Effective May 1, 2012, flights from Lagos and Abuja to Asaba now operate daily instead of the 5x weekly flights which has been in place since the airline inaugurated services to Asaba on September 2, 2011. Also, flights to Gombe Airport from Lagos and Abuja have increased from four to five weekly.
The new Tuesday and Saturday flights into Asaba Airport complement the existing five weekly flights while flights into Gombe Airport now operate on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.
Introducing more frequencies to Asaba and Gombe now means greater flexibility and more choice for passengers travelling from Lagos and Abuja to any of the two destinations.
Chris Ndulue, Arik Air Managing Director/Executive Vice President comments:
“With these additional daily flights, our guests now have more choice on the Lagos-Asaba/Abuja-Asaba and Lagos-Gombe/Abuja-Gombe routes – an increased service that they have been asking for. We have identified and delivered on this demand and are continuously reviewing our domestic route network to offer increased and seamless connections.”
Arik Air inaugurated scheduled flights to Gombe Airport on April 19, 2009 and to Asaba Airport on September 2, 2011.
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Pure Flour Mills Launches Power Pasta Spaghetti
Pure Flour Mills Limited, a subsidiary of DUFIL Prima Foods PLC, one of the leading companies in the Nigerian food sector, has launched a new Pasta brand named POWER PASTA Spaghetti into the Pasta segm
ent of the Market.
Approved by the National Food Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) with the NAFDAC No.B1-4390 and duly certified by the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Power Pasta is produced under world class manufacturing conditions at its factory located in the Choba suburb of Port Harcourt in Rivers State.
Presenting the new Power Pasta Spaghetti brand to the Press at a media launch organised by the company on Friday May 4, 2012 at Westtown Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos, the General Manger of the Pasta Division, Pure Flour Mills Limited, Mr Karan Checker, revealed that with its debut in the market, Power Pasta is set to challenge for consumers mind share and market share in the competitive Pasta market.
Checker declared that Power Pasta Spaghetti is set to change the game in the Pasta segment of the Nigerian food sector by changing the perception about Pasta being a supplement or alternative meal, and launching it into culinary menu lists as a staple and regular meal in Nigeria.
In his keynote speech at the media launch, the Managing Director /Chief Executive Officer Dufil Prima Foods Plc, Mr. Deepak Singhal, described the launch of the Power Pasta Spaghetti by its subsidiary-Pure Flour Mills Limited as another remarkable milestone in the history of the company which is regarded as a leader in the Nigerian food sector.
Singhal explained that the company has invested several millions of Naira into the production of the new product by installing the best state-of-the-arts Plant that is equipped with an ultra-modern and fully automated production process to ensure best quality product for its esteemed consumers.
Distinguishing Power Pasta Spaghetti from other brands, Mr. Deepak Singhal said “With all sense of modesty, we make bold to say that Power Pasta Spaghetti is Nigeria’s finest pasta brand made from quality American Wheat providing energy with a distinct great taste and a whole new unique experience for the consumers”.
In his own remarks, the Public Relations Manager, Mr. Tope Ashiwaju, explained that Power Pasta Spaghetti was brought about in response to the yearnings of consumers who have been demanding a Pasta brand from the stables of Dufil Prima foods based on the high level of trust they had in the quality of products from the company.
UNIBEN Final Year Student Emerge Miss La Casera 2012
A final year Mechanical Engineering Student of the University of Benin, Antoinette Igebu has emerged the winner of the coveted Miss La Casera crown for the year 2012.She emerged winner at the grand finale of the 2012 MGN held at the Best Western Homeville, GRA, Benin, Edo State.
Antoinette Igebu, age 21, 5.10ft height with statistics 34/27/38 who represented Gombe State in the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN) beauty pageant was crowned as the new face of the La Casera brand out of the 32 finalists.
Taking over the crown from the Miss La Casera 2011, Miss Nwando Ebeledike after her one year reign, Antoinette Igebu becomes the Sixth Miss LaCasera and her reign is expected to last for a period of one year during which she would serve as the brand ambassador for La Casera.
Presenting the new Miss La Casera with her One Million Naira Prize, the Chief Operating Officer, The La Casera Company Limited, Mr Prahlad Gangadharan announced an additional special prize of a brand new car as part of the 10th Anniversary celebration of La Casera in Nigeria.
“I am very proud to announce to you all that as part of the year long celebration of La Casera 10th Anniversary, Miss La Casera 2012 would also be going home with a brand new Picanto Car apart from the One Million Naira prize money” he declared.
Fielding questions form the Press immediately after the event, Antoinette who was visibly elated and could not hide her joy, told Journalists that that she was overwhelmed and very proud to be selected Miss La Casera 2012, as the face of the brand.
She explained that the most exciting part of being Miss La Casera is the fact that she would be serving as the brand ambassador for the brand and would be involved in many CSR projects for The La Casera Company Limited, through which the brand will reach out to the needy and less privileged in the Society.
In her farewell speech at the occasion, Miss La Casera 2011, Nwando Ebeledike said “that this is a very emotional moment in my life as my reign as Miss La Casera 2011 has been exciting and the journey so far is very interesting and will remain evergreen in my heart.”
It is noteworthy to reiterate that this is the Sixth edition of Miss La Casera and it also coincides with the 10th Anniversary celebration of La Casera carbonated soft drink which was introduced to Nigeria in 2001. This is also the first time the winner is being presented with a brand new Car along with the One Million Naira Prize.
La Casera Leads Beauty Contestants on Courtesy Visit to Oba of Benin
Sunil Pal Singh (M), Regional Sales Manager, Benin Zone, The La Casera Company Ltd being flanked by Palace Chiefs and Beauty Contestants of Miss La Casera 2012 during a recent courtesy to the Oba of Benin, Omo N'Oba N'Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Erediauwa by a delegation of The La Casera Company.
As the race heats up for the highly coveted beauty contest, Miss La Casera 2012 in the ancient city of Benin, foremost producer of apple flavor carbonated soft drink, The La Casera Company Limited has led a bevy of beauty contestants on a courtesy visit to the Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Erediauwa in Benin City.
The courtesy visit to the royal father of the Benin Kingdom came hard on the heels of the coronation of the 2012 Miss La Casera which is billed to hold on May 5, 2012 at the prestigious Best Western Homeville Hotel in Benin City.
Speaking on behalf of the management of The La Casera Company, Mr. Sunil Pal Singh, Regional Sales Manager, Benin Zone eulogized the Oba and thanked his Palace Chiefs for granting audience to the La Casera delegation. Singh explained that his team deemed it necessary to express reverence to the Oba and seek his royal blessing for the success of the beauty contest which is holding on the soil of the Benin Kingdom. He said that when the Miss La Casera 2012 is crowned, she will represent the company in driving most of its corporate philanthropic activities such as donation to orphanages and other community initiatives.
“Oba gha tokpeye! We bring you greetings from our Chairman and management of The La Casera Company. We are here to express our reverence to your majesty and seek your blessing for our mission here in Benin City. With me are the beauty contestants and among them, one will emerge the winner of the crown for Miss La Casera 2012. She will represent the company as a Brand Ambassador to reach out to the needy in the society and take care of certain community initiatives consistent with the company’s corporate philosophy.”
In closing, Sunil presented gifts which include products to the Oba. “In appreciation of your leadership, we have brought gifts for you. You have been there for us and you will continue to be there for us. Please accept these gifts as a token of our appreciation.”
In reaction, the royal father through one of his Palace Chiefs prayed for the delegation and assigned four of his Palace Chiefs to be present at the coronation event.
During an interview with the press, Sunil emphasized that the 2012 Miss La Casera will be the sixth edition and in the spirit of the tenth anniversary of the company, the 2012 Miss La Casera will be awarded fabulous prizes. “In addition, a substantial budget has been set aside to adequately equip her in carrying out activities during her reign as Miss La Casera.” He stressed.
He said that the delegation had earlier made a stop-over at the Edo Orphanage to make financial and material donation to the orphanage. “We had been to the Edo Orphanage to give some financial and material support and this is just like a preview of the bigger picture of our corporate philanthropy initiative following the coronation of Miss La Casera.”
Miss La Casera is a result of a partnership between Silverbird Group and The La Casera Company Limited on the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria Pageant. It is the title given to the contestant that exudes the qualities of a modern Nigerian woman being the perfect balance Company.
Emel Building Materials Expands Product Portfolio
Emel Building Materials, a leading name in Nigeria’s construction and building materials industry has expanded its product portfolio by launching a new range of roofing tiles, security doors and architectural processed glass products.
The new roof tiles range from Tilcor, New Zealand, security doors from Formet, Turkey and architectural processed glass products from FG Glass, India were unveiled at the just concluded 4th Nigeria Infrastructure and Construction Exhibition, West Africa’s leading Infrastructure & Construction event organised by the CWC Group.
“The launch of these new products is part of our drive to strengthen our market position in the sector and give a launch pad for the products of our international associates,” stated Vikram Mansukhani, Head of Marketing, Emel Building Materials. “We have a proven track record in providing building material solutions to various customers and our products are more in demand than ever throughout the country.”
Mansukhani explained that Tilcor has developed an enviable reputation internationally for excellence in product design, quality manufacturing and competitiveness. The company’s roof tiles range caters to all types of construction needs from residential to light–commercial and public works. The range comprises of three distinct brands: Shake®, Tudor® and Royal® and are available in a wide range of colours, are lightweight, versatile and easy to install.
Speaking on what makes Tilcor products different from others; he noted that “Tilcor roofing systems offer exceptional strength and durability in different climates.
They are water, fire and earthquake resistant and can withstand hurricane-force winds. With a minimal amount of periodic maintenance, Tilcor will provide years of lasting performance and all products are ISO 9001 accredited.”
Emel also showcased products from FG Glass, India’s leading safety glass manufacturer with a comprehensive product range of over 100 glass types such as Toughened Glass, Insulated Glass, Bullet-Resistant Glass, Fire Rated Glass, Switchable Glass, Laminated Glass etc. The company also provides complete installation solutions such as Curtain Walling, Structural Glazing, Stainless Steel Railing Systems & Balustrades etc.
FG Glass is a pioneer in the implementation of glass building solutions across the globe and the company has successfully executed projects in 20 countries including Tanzania, Kenya Uganda and Nigeria. FG Glass is firmly rooted to solve all the architectural and safety glass needs of the Nigerian customer with very high service levels, complemented by Emel’s solution-oriented team, whose aim is to help customers find the right solution.
Products from the portfolio of Formet Steel Door Company, Turkey were also launched by Emel at the exhibition. Formet has over fifteen years of experience in the steel door sector and is a well-established brand both in Turkey as well as internationally. The company’s products are manufactured according to ISO-9001 quality standards and serve the dual purpose of meeting the security needs of customers as well as adding aesthetic value to homes.
Airtel Honours 2face at Album Launch
Leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, Monday night led a host of friends, associates and music lovers to the fifth album launch of Nigeria’s top-ranking artiste, 2face Idibia who also doubles as the brand ambassador to the telecommunications giant.
Indeed, it was an unusual night marked by wholesome excitement, creativity, fun, star performances and inspirational entertainment at the Expo Hall of the Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos, venue of this year’s edition of Buckwyld ‘n’ Breathless Concert and fifth album launch of Nigeria’s leading R ‘n’ B singer, 2face Innocent Idibia.
The event, which started with a red carpet, was a big hit throughout the over four hours it lasted. The night was filled with fun and excitement as Airtel Nigeria provided guests with exciting platforms to experience the exciting features on its foremost value offerings for the Nigerian youth, Club 10 Hook.
Speaking on Airtel’s partnership with 2face on the concert, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director, Airtel Nigeria, Deepak Srivastava expressed delight at the company’s support for its brand ambassador and one of the greatest artistes from Africa.
