Institute inducts new fellows, honours Others

It was glitz and glamour as the National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria (NIMN) on Thursday held the 2016 Conferment of Fellowship Award and Dinner at the Academy Inn and MultiPurpose Hall, Agidingbi Ikeja, Lagos.

The event witnessed the induction of eighteen members as Fellows of the Institute and the admission of five others into the Institute’s Body of Fellows.

Speaking at the event, the Institute President, Aare Ganiyu Koledoye said the newly inducted members are individuals who have met the high standard set by the institute and distinguished themselves at senior management level in marketing and its related areas. He congratulated the new fellows and enjoined them to continue to contribute to the growth of marketing as a profession in the country.

Koledoye singled out the fellows admitted into the body of fellows as worthy of emulation noting that these individuals participated in and contributed to all the institute events in the last one year that were conferred as fellows of the institute.

The individuals inducted as fellows include the Chief Executive Officer, Chariot Properties Limited, Mr. Oladiji Olojo, General Manager, Essilor Optical Supplies Nigeria Limited, Mr. Yinka Elujoba, Founder, Sharp Edge Marketing Communication, Alhaji Ibrahim Yusuf Yakasai, Executive Director, Marketing, Dirocomms Limited, United Kingdom, Benjamin Adewunmi and a Professor of Marketing, National Open University of Nigeria, Prof. Samaila Mande among others.