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Morning Fresh Brand Ambassador, Tolani of @Diaryofakitchenlover is set to visit Port Harcourt with her Washathon team as the brand forges ahead with its campaign.

The campaign which kicked off September 2021 has thus far toured key cities in the South west and South south region; Ibadan, Akure and Uyo. It has been an opportunity for consumers to experience the superior grease cutting power of the brand while having fun with the Brand Ambassador Tolani of @Diaryofakitchenlover and winning loads of prizes.

This weekend, 20 November 2021, Morning Fresh is bringing the fun to Port Harcourt. The Washathon train will be live at Port Harcourt Mall with Tolani @Dairyofakitchenlover on board and it promises to be exciting with gifts to be won, sumptuous meals made by Tolani and the superior dish washer will be crowned.

Premium food brand, Mamador, produced by PZ Wilmar, rewarded Nigerian Olympic and Paralympic medallists from the 2020 Tokyo Games with a total of N6.5 million.

The ceremony kicked off with the Managing Director, PZ Wilmar, Ipsit Chakrabarti sharing his delight and pleasure in the business hosting the team as it is their way of celebrating and appreciating the athletes’ service and contribution to the greatness of the nation.

The event had in attendance the PZ Wilmar team, CP Anderson Bankole, Vice president Paralympic Committee in Nigeria, Coach Akun Purity (represent Blessing Oborududu), Opeyemi Fayemi (represent Ese Brume) and the Paralympics team and coaches: Ugwunwa Flora, Omolayo Bose, Latifat Tijani, Folashade Oluwafemiayo, Onye Lauritta, Ibrahim Olaitan, Coach Patrick Anaeto, Coach Sunny Odebode and Coach Ayo.
The Olympian team was presented with the cheque of N1.5 million while the Paralympics team received the sum of N5 million. The team shared their excitement and appreciation to the brand for the support.
Speaking during the prize presentation, Mbanugo said the event was the brand’s way of encouraging the athletes and the milestones they have achieved.

“One of the core values of Mamador is its focus on supporting dreams and empowering Nigerians especially women to experience life outside of routines and we are committed to provide the needed support and encouragement, it is in this light that the idea to celebrate these well-deserved heroics today was birthed.”, she said.

The celebration aligns with Mamador’s vision of women empowerment. The brand prides itself as a brand that caters to women, pushing them to experience life outside the routines and empowering them to achieve fulfilment in their chosen endeavours.

Mamador is produced by PZ Wilmar Food Limited, a joint venture between PZ Cussons and Wilmar International. Its products include, Mamador cooking oil, Mamador seasoning cubes and Mamador spread for bread.

3rd October 2020

His Excellency
Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR
President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Presidential Villa,
Asokoro, FCT Abuja

Your Excellency,

THE NEED FOR NEW REVENUE SOURCES

I applaud your very early release of budget 2021 as it signals concern to reflate the economy. I note that fiscal and monetary policy is broadly harmonized but I wish fiscal policy was more expansionary. Nonetheless, there is a budget deficit of about 7 trillion naira so the big challenge is how to raise revenue. Strategic Revenue Growth Initiative of Government is very timely. There are 5 critical elements of the initiative namely: Revenue Generation, Job Creation, Economic Growth, Ease of Process and Reducing Cost of Governance and Leakages. This is necessary as Nigeria is faced with an unprecedented revenue challenge exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic and the crash in oil price. I understand the SRGI is targeted at the Department of Petroleum Resources, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, Federal Inland Revenue Service, Nigerian Customs Service and Nigerian Ports Authority.

There are many opportunities to realize enormous revenue and Jobs from the services sector otherwise known as the soft economy. This is the basis of the upcoming National webinar which our firm, Olisa Agbakoba Legal is hosting with BusinessDay on the 22nd and 23rd of October 2020 to be opened by the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo and Chaired by Chairman of Fidelity Bank, Mr Mustapha Chike-Obi. The theme of the webinar is: “How Law can be a tool for Revenue Generation and Jobs Creation". Some of the areas we are reviewing include the Maritime Industry which is the second-largest contributor of revenue other than oil. One area of great interest that can generate revenue is the Apapa port city. A recent report by a Dutch consultancy firm, Dynanmar shows that Nigeria loses N20 billion daily at the ports, which is 7.2 trillion yearly. The second area that can also generate substantial income has to do with trade facilitation. Trade is Nigeria's second-largest contributor to GDP but it is shocking that Nigeria lacks the critical and essential tools of trade facilitation which are vessels and airlines. So legislation is proposed to introduce the Nigerian National Shipping Line (NNSL) and Air Nigeria. If our local content policy and laws are implemented in terms of trade facilitation, Nigeria can generate over N20 trillion and 10 million jobs in 5 years. The third area concerns land administration. A recent study shows that the housing inventory of Nigerian property probably exceeds $ 7 trillion but most of this is dead capital that cannot be used as collateral for financial transactions because they are not properly titled. Creating an efficient titling system by introducing a Land Use Administration Act will release a lot of revenue into the system. If it is properly done, estimates suggest it can generate N30 trillion over 5 years.

Looking at all these areas and without any serious study it shows that we are almost at N100 trillion. But with concerted deep study, it is possible to hit the N100 trillion mark. Government should explore new sources of revenue to close the budget deficit and grow the economy by enacting the Strategic Revenue Growth and Recovery Act.

Sincerely,

Dr. Olisa Agbakoba SAN

Health Tech startup Lifebank Partners NIMR To Launch COVID-19 Drive Through Test Centre in Nigeria

Healthcare technology and logistics company, LifeBank on Monday, March 30, 2020, launched a COVID-19 drive-through mass testing center in Lagos.

Working in partnership with the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), and other organizations committed to the fight against the deadly Coronavirus outbreak including the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

“The drive-through mass testing center will make testing easier and faster for cases that meet the NCDC national case definition,” said Temie Giwa-Tubosun, founder of LifeBank.

“We know the importance of testing in the fight against COVID-19 and we believe that this mass testing center will be a shot in the arm in the national efforts targeted at flattening the curve.”

Lagos residents can check if they qualify for testing by visiting this website to register and book an appointment.

Stay safe out there.

Picture of the drive-through spot in Yaba, Lagos set up by Lifebank in partnership with the Nigeria Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) in Lagos, Nigeria.