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L-R: Former
President, Brand Journalists’ Association of Nigeria, Mr Goddie Ofose; General
Manager, Allianz Media, Adeyemi Adeshina; Chief Executive Officer; UBA
Foundation & Group Head, Corporate Communications, United Bank for Africa,
Mrs. Bola Atta and President Brand
Journalist Association of Nigeria, Mr. Princewill Ekwujuru during award
presentation to UBA as the best institution in support of Education(CSR) 2019
and Bola Atta, the Top Corporate Affairs professional 2019 at the 7th Annual
Brands & Marketing Conference 2019
in Lagos, recently.
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Pan-African financial institution, United Bank for Africa Plc once again got double recognition over
the weekend as it emerged the best institution in support of Education(CSR)
2019 as the Chief Executive Officer, UBA Foundation & Group Head, Corporate
Communications, Bola Atta, also received the award as Top Corporate Affairs
professional 2019, at the 7th Annual Brands & Marketing Conference. The event was held at the Lagos
Chamber of Commerce Exhibition centre last Friday.
Atta, beat other nominees to
the prize as a result of her impressive contributions at the steer of UBA’s
corporate Communications with various laudable initiatives that have further
increased the banks market share and brand presence ahead of competition.
The successful organisation of the UBA Market
Place, which took place in Abuja last July; positioning UBA as a foremost pan
Africa Bank and the birth of REDTV, the fast-paced digital lifestyle channel
were some of her achievements which were read out as she received the award.
UBA’s CSR arm, the UBA
Foundation was crowned best institution in support of Education(CSR) 2019 for
its dedication to improving access to education on the continent, particularly
through the National Essay Competition where students have received grants from
the foundation, for the past 9 years, at tertiary institutions in Africa.
Speaking about the National
Essay Competition as she thanked the BJAN for the awards, Atta said “it is
always such joy to see winners of this competition each year and to know that
with the grants that they receive to go to university, they will be changing
their lives, the lives of their families and impacting their communities
positively.” Education remains one of the main pillars of the UBA Foundation.
Since 2012, The Brand
Journalist Association Conferences
Awards- have been celebrating outstanding companies who through their
immense contributions have become the game changers driving the wheels of
growth for brands and by extension
development in Africa.
The President of BJAN,
Princewill Ekwujuru, commended UBA Foundation for its strong footprint across
Africa. “Through its Read Africa
Initiative and the scholarship grants given to winners of the National Essay
Competition, the Foundation has done very well to transform the lives of many’.
He said the awards were
borne out of the need to recognise the Game Changers whose relentless
contributions have helped give hope to Africa and at the same time, drive
sustainable development amid strife.
“For these companies, they
understand that agility, innovation, fluidity, decisiveness and commitment
accelerate the pace of change, Africa craves for” he stated.
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