Ayodele Arigbagbu
The 29 year old owns the one year old Dream Arts & Design Agency: a creative enterprise with interests in 1.) Design and Architectural consultancy through a professional division called Dream Arts & Design Associates, 2.) Publishing through their imprint – DADA books. They also plan to venture into other divisions for film, animation, music publishing and interactive media in a couple of years.
The agency consults for Children And The Environment (CATE), Crown Troupe of Africa and the African Artists’ Foundation, founded a magazine in 2008 called Design Pages and collaborates with other magazines in a quest to enliven and inform the Nigerian creative space through cutting edge design journalism, and works with an average of 10 people at any time.
Facing challenges of undercapitalization, understaffing and the absence of an established distribution framework, the company has still managed to use goodwill, outsourcing, volunteers and collaborations to publish three titles in the past 13 months: I am memory by Jumoke Verissimo, The Abyssinian Boy by Onyeka Nwelue, and A fistful of tales by Ayodele Arigbabu. The three books have been well received locally and internationally. It is also in advanced stages of pre-press on two other titles: The Land of Kalamandahoo by Ruby Igwe and The Search by Kanmi Olatoye. Both books will be introduced into the market in the first quarter of 2010. The company has also consulted in a creative capacity on programming, marketing communications, etc for the African Artists’ Foundation (AAF), Crown Troupe of Africa, and Children And The Environment (CATE). The company can boast of a turnover of N 1, 500, 000.00
Its architectural division has worked for two different clients on luxury apartments in Lekki (Lantana International Limited) and Parkview Estate, Ikoyi (a private client), both projects currently under construction. They have also also developed design proposals for Mainframe Productions and The Hubert Ogunde Estate in Ososa, Ogun State.
Oghenekaro Kevin Agono
The 29 year old owns Tremor Perfect, which he calls a “Live Sound Reinforcement Company that provides equipment rental and audio management for mostly corporate organizations. They also do consulting and acquisition for other organisations including churches and event management firms.
5 years old now, they have 8 full time staff and several contract staff based on the project or event and have worked in the past one year for the MTN Innovation Day featuring Les Brown, the Silverbird Man of the Year, Flytime Promotions (Wande Coal Album Launch/Rhythm Unplugged), Magic Moment (Spelling Bee), Alibaba Again, Rise Networks, Pepsi Footvolley Competition, the Dangote Logo Relaunch, HITV (Koko Mansion), Coca Cola(launch of the Rebranded 5 Alive), The Quadrant Company, GTBank End of Year party, the Etisalat 9jillion concert, the Ovation Red Carol, 001events (Gani Fawehinmi’s Funeral in Akure) and the American Women’s Club (233rd Independence celebration).
Adebola Olufemi Lewis
The 30 year old owns Yvent Kouture, an events decorating company, which “strength lies in highlighting elegance and style in simplicity.” 2 years in February 2010, the company has shown a capacity to comfortably handle 2 events of 1,500 guests in different states simultaneously and has 10 full time staff and about 30 contract staff. Some companies they worked for in the past one year are: BGL securities, Visafone, Cornerstone Insurance, KCOBA, NLI, the Lagos State Judiciary, and social events include former governor, Bola Tinubu’s 57th birhtday, former governor Abubakar, Audu’s son’s wedding, Senator Omilani’s daughter’s wedding, amongst others. They have also
A finalist for this award last year, they have had a quantum leap in the period, launching a training school, developing its pyrotechnics department, partnered with 3 more youth development and charity organizations (Brand it Nigeria, Sisi Oge peagent, & Inside Out communications) in addition to the two they already partner with (Rise Networks and The Future Awards). They also successfully hosted FACING THE GIANTS, their 1st annual events training seminar geared at encouraging and empowering youth in self employment.
They have won 2 awards: Decorator of the year 2009 by the wedding planner magazine and also the Best Nigerian Wedding and Event decorator by the WEAN (Wedding and Events in Nigeria) Awards and intend to fully build up the training school by January 2010, with an intention to have trained 40 seasoned decorators by the end of next year: 10 every 3months.
Hassan Rilwan
This 27 year old owns Focal Point Publishing Limited, a 4 year old company, which publishes the monthly Sardauna Magazine and organizes the annual Sardauna Excellence and Leadership Awards. He also manages Focal Point Laundry Limited (machines under production in Italy) and Focal Point Constructions Limited. From a total amount of about N25, 000 the business now has an average annual turnover of up to N100 million, with 26 staff (from 16 when he was finalist for this award last year) and up to 40 depending on the project.
Despite disappointment from major awards sponsors leaving them with a deficit of 55 million 30 days to the last edition and inability to deposit for the production of the machines for the laundry outfit, they have successfully commenced monthly publication from our December edition by beefing up the editorial team and synchronizing production time table and then hosted another successful award ceremony despite the deficit by taking the huge risk of borrowing from bank and individuals and just carrying on till the very last minute for the break. They had to sell our seats at a prize of N103,000 and N250,000 for reserved seat. This was a huge risk which only paid up two days to the event. They also built up the image of the award which also justified the amount, by bringing together a former Prime Minister of New Zealand and former DG of the World Trade Organisation, a representative of President Yaradua, 20 ambassadors, 6 governors, several senators and corporate CEOs like the UBA MD amongst others. They have also successfully deposited for their grade A laundry equipments and are targeted to commence operations in March 2010.
The magazine has also started selling in major cities in the north and Lagos, with increased staff salaries and welfare package: monthly salary outlay stands at N1.7 million from about N500,000 last year, and they have also had as clients, Peugeot Automobiles Nigeria Limited, the Federal Road Safety Commission, the NERC, UBA Plc, MTN, NIPOST, FinBank Plc, Union Bank Plc, Intercontinental Bank Plc, First Bank of Nigeria Plc, SMEDAN, Dangote Group, Access Bank Plc, the National Action Committee on Aids, and the Bank of Industry. They also offer I.T Consultancy to the National Assembly. Amongst other things, Mr. Rilwan is the founder and financer of the Sardauna Media Child Destitution Eradication Foundation: which constructed a school and hostel to house 21 almajirais (northern child destitute) to be educated and taken care of up till university level.
Erefa Temitayo Fynecontry
28 years old, Doheney Services Ltd is a Human Resource Consulting outfit set up in November 2004. The Firm is a one- stop firm providing specialized and in depth human resource consultancy services across several key industries. Some of the industries we cover include Oil & Gas, Telecommunications, Banking & Financial Services, Transport & Logistics, manufacturing, FMCG and Food Industries etc
They have 10 staff, and routinely work with facilitators for their trainings, consultants for projects and their foreign partners Abeceder for trainings and HR Consulting projects. Despite the fact that, with the global economic crisis, banks stopped giving credit and their clients have had to cut their hiring and training budgets, they have managed to develop other streams of income like immigration process documentation (since they provide expatriate recruitment services, they now manage the whole immigration process for the companies they recruit them for) and having a GTA partnership, which allows their sell insurance to friend’s families and some of their clients. They also introduced a new arm; Doheney Drivers, a driver’s scheme where they provide trained and certified drivers.
In the past year, they have trained 20 station managers for the Lagos Internal Revenue Service, trained trainers for Sahara Group, recruited for First Guarantee Pensions, recruitment and training for Adata C Track, Bell Oil & Gas, and Dragnet. They also handled recruitment, training, immigration documentation process & HR – Reengineering Process for Raeanna Nig Ltd, and HR structuring and management for the Blue Water Group.
Doheney Services launched a Graduate Finishing School Scheme in 2008 where they train graduates for a month preparing them for the labor market and subsequently placing them at a fee, they reviewed this in 2008 and started again in 2009 at no cost to the graduates apart from the cost of the Dragnet test which they have now also reviewed and the training will be at no cost to the graduates from January 2010, as they now have sponsors for the program like dragnet etc. They then place them to organisations at no cost to the organisations as well.
Henry Nnamdi Orajiaka
25 years old, his company Motomedia provides advertising and marketing solution to companies by developing; implementing a range of impressive technologies to
create advanced advertising solutions, futuristic interactive information displays and fully enhance the Street-level Billboards and TV concept. 3 years olf now, they have 8 staff, and 14 other contract staff.
Despite the challenge of companies cutting down on their advertising budget, they have successfully deployed their advertising solutions in high profile places such as Murtala Mohammed Airport (MMA) Terminal 2, Silver
Bird Galleria, Mega Plaza and e-center, expanded our territory by deploying they advertising platform in Tanzania for clients like Zantel/Etisalat, partnered with Advertange Media to further market their advertising platforms in Nigeria and won a mega contract to handle Globacom lamppost advertising yearly which gives them the room to get concession of each location for a period of 10 years by the Lagos state government.
They also designed and deployed the navigation campaign interactive content for the Nokia E71, 6710 in MMA2 and Silver-Bird Galleria,
and deployed the Nokia “on line as it is Touch screen” N97 campaign in Silverbird, Mega Plaza, E-center using Motomedia interactive touch screen to bring to live the key feature of the phone which is the ability to customize phones simply by touching your screen. They delivered the Yo Yogurt campaign for Nutricima successfully using their street level TV platform in MMA2 and other prime locations in Nigeria; this is despite the yearly contract to install and maintain 361 scroller type lamppost on street light for Globacom in 4 major roads annually
They did the digital display for the Today’s Nigeria.com in the airport using our wall interactive platform, they delivered the PimpJuice interactive floor in 2 locations in Murtala Mohammed Airport 2 for Fillmore Brewery’s brand PimpJuice during their launch period in Nigeria, and worked hand in hand with MediareachOMD, Mediacom, Advertange media in making each of these campaigns successful. They are also involved in the importation of Pimpjuice, Toys and Hot Air Ballon Advertising service and are the sole distributors for Nelly’s premium energy drink (PimpJuice) in West Africa.
Sylvester Olusola Adade
The 22 year old owns Pearl Creations (a Subsidiary of The SKA Group), which he started two years ago, after moving to Canada in August, 2006 to complete his tertiary and medical education at McMaster University. This company essentially makes two (2) products: Button-Badges and Lapel Pins. It provides button-badges for personal use, effective advertising and marketing of Companies, goods and services; promotions, campaigns, special occasions, holidays and international events
Pearl Creations, which has 3 employees, is based in Ontario, Canada, but§ also operational in Lagos, Nigeria. Despite poor credibility due to his race, rejection letters from comic stores, film companies, theatres, and cinemas when who he approached for contracts to make buttons he now supplies buttons to groups and organisations within Hamilton, and supplies buttons to individuals, international Events and Companies within Canada, the PR of China, United States, Nigeria, Mexico and England, in the past one year working with The Invisible Children, the 2010 Business Network for Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, and Cure Canada. He has also had as clinets, the Hope for David Charity Show [Hamilton, ON, Canada], i-Rep Fashion Show [Hamilton, ON, Canada], Ontario Universities’ Competition for Hip-Hop (O.U.C.H.) 2008 Dance Off [Hamilton, ON, Canada], the University of Lagos Engineering Faculty [Lagos, Nigeria], the University of Windsor African Union [Windsor, ON, Canada], the Legacy Festival’s B.H.M. Event [Toronto, ON, Canada], the McMaster African Students’ Association (M.A.S.A.) [Hamilton, ON, Canada] and the Erindale College African Students’ Association [Mississauga, ON, Canada].
The Parent Company of Pearl Creations is The SKA Group; and it will be starting up “Suave Clothing” soon which will be making Dress Shirts, Suits and Ties; and selling classic Watches (partnering with LR Watches), Cufflinks, Tie Clips and Belts from Reputable Designers and Jewelers like Cartier, Dior and Yves Saint Laurent.
Uyi Omokaro
The 27 year old’s company is into advertising and brand building and began in June 2006, now having 9 full time staff and 6 contract staff.
Despite cut advertising budgets, they handle 360 campaigns for Mouka Foam, Sprite, Schweppes, Interswitch, Acorn Petroleum and have also done work for ARM Investments, Marion as well as brokered sponsorship deals For Celebrity takes 2 with Platform for Skye bank.
Its client Mouka was nominated for brand of the year 6 times last year and won 5, especially with its animated TV ad.
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