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Jesulade Broke 21 Years Records and Graduate with A First Class

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Female First Class  Graduate of Ladoke  Akintola University of Technology,Ogbomoso in the department of Biochemistry  Mary Jesulade Oyindamola, has taken to her LinkedIn page to narrate how she broke a 21-year-old jinx in her department.

She stated that getting admission into the university was not an easy one for her. Mary revealed that right from the registration point, people said her department of biochemistry is a difficult one.

The lady said that since the department was created in 2000, there has never been a first-class graduate.

While people were trying to discourage her from going to the department, the lady told herself: “People will always air their opinion on subject matters, but it’s left to you to manage these opinions the best way you can and prove them right or wrong.”

The young Nigerian lady revealed that she also told herself that she would do the unimaginable with God. She beat the odds and had first class at 100 level. She made it!

Some senior colleagues who saw her result asked her to switch if she does not want her result ‘axed’ but she stayed. Despite the fact that her CGPA took a hit along the way, she bounded back and coasted to victory in her final year with a first-class.

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Career

Desayo Ajisegiri Wins 7up 2021 Havard Business School Scholarship

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Desayo Ajisegiri has emerged winner of the 2021 7up Harvard Business School Scholarship Programme.

According the carbonated drinks giant, this year’s recipient, Ajisegiri, comes from a modest background. Having been inspired by the tenacity and courage of her mother, she sailed through adverse circumstances to graduate from Howard University, Washington DC with Summa Cum Laude honours and has dedicated herself to impacting the world through a fusion of entrepreneurial and humanitarian initiatives that solve current global challenges.

Recall that Seven-Up Bottling Company Limited (SBC) has been supporting and celebrating young and promising Nigerian graduates through its fully funded MBA programme at the prestigious Harvard Business School.

Ziad Maloouf, the Managing Director of SBC, while restating the company’s unwavering support for the Nigerian youth and its commitment to the country’s development, said: “We believe in the transformational difference great leadership has on a country. One person can make a huge difference in the trajectory of a people and their development. That’s what this scholarship is about. We are on a mission to inspire extraordinary people to create exceptional ideas.

“Desayo has proven her mettle and passion for people and development, as evident in her work to enhance the financial status of Nigerians. We believe we have identified a leader Nigeria will be proud of. By contributing to her story, maybe we can do our part to change the wider narrative about Nigeria.”

Commenting on the importance of the unique initiative, Yemi Faseun the Chief Corporate Services Officer emphasised the multiplier effect of leadership. “We cannot change the world all at once; however, we can change our world one person at a time. The 7up Harvard Business School Scholarship gives us the opportunity to do that. We wish our 2021 winner, Desayo, the best and look forward to the remarkable impact she would have on the country.”

In her remark, Desayo, the 11th recipient of the 7up HBS Scholarship, expressed her gratitude, while advising the youth to remain tenacious despite challenges. She promised to uphold the values upon which the scholarship was awarded.

In her words: “You have to step into the driver’s seat of your life and do your own part of the equation. I didn’t know I was going to win the scholarship but I planned the whole year ahead of my application to HBS. Now I am here and going in fully funded by SBC. It is amazing. So do your own part, keep your eyes on the goal and the vision and be optimistic.”

Having mentored 15 Nigerian college students in the U.S through college into Medical schools, Phd programmes, and corporate careers, Desayo’s passion for community improvement and rehabilitation was evident. This in addition to other sterling qualities that singled her out amongst thousands of entries received.

The 7Up scholarship recipient plans to come back to Nigeria upon completing her education at the Harvard Business School to float her micro investing platform. She believes that her team has only scratched the surface as they plan to empower Nigerians with the means to make wealth.

During her time in college, Desayo who had been a quarterly survivor of malaria found a way to prevent malaria by investing in a detergent that could fortify one’s clothes, serving as a repellent and insecticide to dangerous mosquitoes. Her entrepreneurial spirit and passion for solving problems also led her and her friends to start up a micro investing platform – Trove, that allows Nigerians invest in U.S stocks from the comfort of their homes while on their phones.

Desayo O. Ajisegiri joins Misan Rewane (2011), Olujimi Williams (2012), Mayowa Kuyoro (2013), Oluwasola Olaniyan (2014), Bankole Makanjuola (2015), Chidozie Ibekwe (2016), Ahmed Alimi (2017), Ulunma Izejiobi (2018), Anyanwu Maureen Uzoamaka (2019), and Abdul Rahman Buhari (2020), who have benefitted from the fully funded two-year programme at Harvard Business School.

In attendance at the event, alongside key stakeholders and representatives from the company, were members of the National Youth Corps Service (NYSC), who were challenged by Desayo’s story. They remarked on the impact it has made on their lives, as they take courageous steps towards achieving their dreams.

Photo caption  above are– L-R: Yemi Faseun, Chief Corporate Services Officer, SBC, Nigeria; Desayo Ajisegiri, Winner, 2021 7UP Harvard Business School Scholarship, and Ziad Maalouf, MD, SBC Nigeria

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Appointment

Black House Media Appoint Ms Enitan Kehinde to lead UK Outfit

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BHM Qomms, the UK operations of BlackHouse Media has announced the appointment of a general manager and lead consultant.

She is Ms. Enitan Kehinde, a CIPR and PRCA member who currently leads the company’s FMCG portfolio in Nigeria, BHM’s home country.

Kehinde will return to the UK five years after she finished her masters degree in Public Relations at Sheffield Hallam University.
She joined BHM in 2016, as a graduate intern and quickly rose to become a lead consultant in one of the firm’s more rapid growths. She worked on ICT and telco brands, supporting Interswitch and MTN, before moving to lead the FMCG portfolio which houses Coca-Cola, Shoprite and Heineken/Nigerian Breweries.

In the UK, she will report to CEO Ayeni Adekunle.

“I’m looking forward to returning to the UK and driving everything we have planned for BHM, the industry, and our clients,” says Enitan Kehinde.

Ayeni has said that the company will look to support British organizations looking to make sense of Africa, while helping African brands explore UK opportunities.

 

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Appointment

Emerging Africa Group Appoints Stella Abimbola Shopeju

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Emerging Africa Group, EAG, a frontline African investment banking franchise, has appoint Stella Abimbola  shopeju as one of the Senior Executives in a move to strengthen leadership capacity as the business continues to grow across all areas of its operation.

According to the group, as it builds internal capacity, it is determined to deploy superior human capital, processes, strategy and culture as a means to consolidate growth across the group and prepare for even more growth by ensuring appropriate manning of all key roles at senior levels.

As a result, some executive appointments have been made and approved by the relevant group boards.

Among them are Stella Abimbola Shopeju, who was appointed Director of Resources and Chief Executive Officer, Emerging Africa Capacity Building. Shopeju is a well-versed business executive, she has nearly 20 years experience working in the power, telecommunications, and finance sectors.

She is specialized in financial planning and controls, human capital and talent management, commercial performance, FinTech, and payment solutions.

She was the Deputy Managing Director for Lumos Nigeria where she was responsible for, among others, aligning the group R&D effort with the market realities and growth ambitions of the company, leading social impact and community investment/interventions while leading the Human Resources and Legal functions.

 

 

 

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Entrepreneur

Alakija Unveiled N1bn Fund to Promote Female Entrepreneurship

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Flourish Africa has announced the launch of a N1bn facility to fund and promote female-owned businesses in Africa.

 

The female empowerment platform, founded by a Nigerian businesswoman and philanthropist, Mrs Folorunsho Alakija, was designed to help women achieve their full potential, according to a statement on Thursday.

The statement said the initiative would focus on supporting the entrepreneurial activities of at least 2,500 female-owned businesses through funding and structured training over a period of five years.

“I am happy to launch the Flourish Africa N1bn fund on my 70th birthday as a gift to hardworking and enterprising women. This initiative will empower women economically and socially for the benefit of their immediate families and the society,” Alakija said.

She said a minimum of 500 female entrepreneurs would be trained annually, after which 100 best performers from the pool would be able to access grants of up to N2m each from an annual fund of N200m.

Expressing her enthusiasm about the initiative, she said she looked forward to empowering one woman at a time as she strongly believes that women are a crucial part of African development.

She reiterated her commitment to empowering as many women as possible in Africa.

According to Alakija, the main objective of Flourish Africa is to create an enabling platform that provides skill development, mentoring and access to marketplace for female entrepreneurs.

“Women have the potential to flourish, if a community of like-minded individuals who share a common goal and purpose pool together and make impact,” she said.

Source: Punchng

 

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Appointment

FCMB Appoints Mrs.Oluwatoyin Olaiya as Executive Director, Risk & Compliance

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First City Monument Bank Limited Board of Directors has announced the appointment of Mrs. Oluwatoyin Olaiya as Executive Director, Risk & Compliance. This follows the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

Mrs.Oluwatoyin Olaiya is a finance and risk management professional with over 30 years of experience. Prior to her appointment, she was the Chief Risk Officer / Divisional Head Risk Management at FCMB, overseeing Enterprise Risk Management, Risk Policy, Credit Administration, Credit Underwriting and Monitoring. She has been responsible for redefining the Bank’s risk policies, improving risk management culture across the institution, and proactively ensuring the implementation of a cyber security strategy for the Bank.

She started her career as an auditor with KPMG, from where she moved to different roles in domestic operations, internal audit, business development, financial control, compliance and enterprise risk management in the banking industry. She joined FCMB in 2016 from Sterling Bank, where she was the Acting Chief Risk Officer.

She is an Accounting graduate of the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University), and a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria.

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Appointment

Guaranty Trust Bank Appoints Miriam Olusanya As Managing Director

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Guaranty Trust Bank mostly known as GTB has announced the appointment of Miriam Olusanya as Managing Direction.

This is according to a notice signed by the company’s secretary, Erhi Obebeduo, and sent to the Nigerian Exchange Group Limited (NGX).

The bank also announced the successful completion of its re-organization into a Holding Company Structure, in a bid to strengthen its long-term competitiveness and growth prospects.

As part of the conditions for the re-organization, the banking giant announced that a new operating company bearing the name ‘Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc’ (GTCo) has been established. In addition, a new Board of Directors as well as changes to the Board of its banking subsidiary (GTBank) was also announced.

According to the notice, the Board was reconstituted following the retirement of about four Directors. In light of this, the GTCo’s Board will comprise of the following personalities: Mr Sola Oyinlola (Chairman), Mr Segun Agbaje (Group CEO), Mrs Cathy Echeozo (Non-Executive Director), Mrs Helen Bouygues (Independent Non-Executive Director) and Mr Adebanji Adeniyi (Executive Director).

On the other hand, the banking subsidiary (GTBank) Board will comprise of Mr Inrahim Hassan (Chairman), Mrs Miriam Olusanya (Managing Director), Mr Olabode Agusto (Non-Executive Director), Ms Imponi Akpofure (Independent Non-Executive Director), Mrs Victoria Adefala (Independent Non-Executive Director), Mr Jide Okuntola (Deputy Managing Director) and Mr Haruna Musa (Executive Director).

Commenting on the completion of the corporate re-organisation, the Group Chief Executive Officer of GTCO, Mr Segun Agbaje said: “We believe that a Holding Company Structure will allow us take advantage of new business opportunities in the emerging competitive landscape and strengthen our earnings base. We are very excited to get started on the next phase of our incredible journey to driving Africa’s growth by making end-to-end financial services easily accessible to every African and African businesses by leveraging Technology and Strategic partnerships. As a bank, we were always looking to meet every customer need; with our corporate re-organisation, we will be able to do more to help our customers thrive in this new world of digital technologies and unprecedented possibilities.

‘’Whilst we are evolving as an organization, we remain committed to our founding values which have endeared our brand to millions of people across Africa and beyond, and which continues to drive our financial success. As a proudly African and Truly International brand, we will continue to live by these values-of excellence, hardwork and integrity, even as we create faster, cheaper, safer and more diverse products for people and businesses of varied types and sizes”

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Appointment

Meet Yemisi Edun: FCMB Newly Appointed Managing Director

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FCMB Group Plc board of directors has appointed Yemisi Edun as the managing director of First City Monument Bank Limited.

A statement on Tuesday said the announcement was subsequent to the end of service of the bank’s former Managing Director, Adam Nuru.

The bank said the board had earlier reviewed media allegations made in late 2020 against the former managing director and did not establish any contravention of its policies.

“The board of directors of FCMB thanks Mr Nuru for his years of dedicated service and wishes him all the best in his future endeavour,” the statement said

FCMB stated that prior to her appointment, Edun was the executive director/chief financial officer of the bank and previously served as the acting managing director.

It stated, “With a work experience spanning nearly 35 years, Edun holds a Bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the University of Ife, Ile-Ife and a master’s degree in International Accounting and Finance from the University of Liverpool, United Kingdom.

“She is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria and a Certified Financial Analyst, CFA®️ Charter holder.”

She is also an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers; an associate member of the Institute of Taxation of Nigeria; a member of Information Systems Audit and Control, U.S.A; and a Certified Information Systems Auditor, the bank said.

Source: Punchng

 

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Career

Olga Okewulonu Achieves Double First-Class as She Graduates from Law School in Grand Style

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 Olga Okewulonu a first class graduate of Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti Nigeria has taken to social media to bask in the euphoria of her recent academic feat.

Olga shared on her LinkedIn wall that she bagged a first-class from the Nigerian Law School.

In her undergraduate study at the Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, the lady had also graduated with a first-class in law.

Olga described her sojourn at the Nigerian Law School as one of the most challenging hurdles she had undergone.

Her post read:

“RED SCROLL ALERT!

“I made a first class at the Nigerian Law School!

“I must say that going through the law school is no joke. This was the most challenging academic hurdle I’ve undertaken so far, and like everyone else, there were days when it felt like all hope was lost.

“However, in the face of obstacles, the only option is to press forward. With the goal in mind and the grace of God making a way for me, I can finally say that I made it.

“Veni, Vidi, Vici.

“I am a double first class graduate of Law!

“From this point, it’s O. C. Okewulonu ESQ!!!”

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Appointment

McCann Worldgroup, MRM appoint chief growth officers

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Global network McCann Worldgroup and its digital agency MRM have made global leadership appointments to address the network’s growth as the new business market heats up.

Maggie O. Connors has joined MRM from Deutsch NY to serve as global chief growth officer, while Marcy Q. Samet was elevated to chief growth and development officer of McCann Worldgroup.

Kate MacNevin, global chairwoman and CEO at MRM: “We’re thrilled to welcome Maggie, who possesses both a proven new business track record and deep appreciation for how creativity can influence and drive meaningful growth. Maggie has positively impacted how agencies pursue their marketing, offerings, pitching and growth and we are thrilled to see her at the helm within MRM.”

Connors joins MRM after serving as evp, head of new business at Deutsch New York for the last five years, helping the agency grow through business wins with Reebok, DraftKings, Newman’s Own, ClearChoice, Hain Celestial and Booz Allen Hamilton. Prior to Deutsch, Connors was the business development lead at JWT NY and also held senior growth roles at Arnold in Boston and NY.

Commenting on Samet’s appointment, Bill Kolb, chairman and CEO, McCann Worldgroup said: “Marcy played an essential role in pioneering MRM’s groundbreaking work in digital transformation, data and analytics, technology and innovation on behalf of our clients.”

In this new role, Marcy Q. Samet will be tasked with focusing on leading new integrated and open architecture business development growth initiatives for both McCann Worldgroup and parent company IPG.

For seven years, Samet served as global CMO for MRM, McCann Worldgroup’s digital, data technology and relationship marketing agency. Before that she was evp/managing director of MRM, where she helped build the agency’s global healthcare practice and added numerous clients to the roster, including Sanofi and BASF.

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