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Bassey Nelson Won The Star Prize Of N200,000 In The Lagos City Criterium

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Prize money totalled over N1.5 million, and plans are already in the works to bring the Criterium to other regions of Nigeria in the near future. Bassey Nelson, who dominated from start to finish to win the N200,000 star award at the Lagos City Criterium 2017, proved pundits wrong. Ese Ukpeseraye of the Cyclotron team won the women’ s  professional race, with Tombrakpa Grikpa and Joan Okoro coming in second and third, respectively. The level of competition pleased SCF chairman   Faiz Imam , who said, ‘ Our goals are to make sure these youngsters are exposed to additional events. ’ We are pleased with their work here and will continue to support them in achieving their goals. Read More visit us-  http://crawler.com.ng/nelson-wins-lagos-city-criterium-35705.html https://www.instagram.com/faizimam219 https://www.facebook.com/faizimam009 https://twitter.com/faizima29713913 https://www.linkedin.com/in/faiz-imam-744953218/

Monument Group among top Nigerian companies at Dubai 2020 Expo

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  Nigerian conglomerate,   Monument Group , has announced its interest in partaking part in the upcoming   Dubai 2020 Expo. “Monument is keen on participating at the Nigerian Trade and Investment Forum of the Dubai 2020 Expo. We recognise the abundant opportunities offered by the Expo and we look forward to tapping from them,” Faiz Imam , the executive director of the Group, said at a roundtable discussion hosted by the Group in collaboration with Jonomi Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on early-stage start-ups in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. The discussion, attended by the Nigerian ambassador to the UAE, Muhammadu Dansanta Rimi, as well as business leaders, investors and entrepreneurs from the Middle East, Africa and Asia regions, centred on cross-border investments, business development and opportunities across both countries. Read Also:  Dubai to host Expo 2020, offering cultural experiences from over 190 countries In the same vein, the Nigerian ambassador to the UAE

This Sunday Will Telecast The Live Presentation Of The Lagos Bicycle Competition

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  The Lagos State Sports Commission, on behalf of the Lagos State government, is supporting the competition. The event will be held on Ikoyi’s Dolphin Estate loop. Andrea Tonti, an ex-Tour de France rider, was a special guest at last year’s event. Teams will compete in six categories: professional male/female, masters male/female, and junior male/female. The mission of the Cycology Riding Club is to encourage grassroots cycling while promoting a healthy lifestyle. The criterium’s goal, according to SCF, is to promote cycling as a sport and a recreational activity among Nigerians. One of the aims is to grow cycling to the same level as football in Nigeria, as said by SCF chairman  Faiz Imam . He further adds, ‘ we see a representative of Nigeria in international events like the Tour de France. ‘ Read More visit us  http://crawler.com.ng/nelson-wins-lagos-city-criterium-35705.html https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2017/11/16/nelson-wins-lagos-city-criterium-2/ https://twitter.com/fai

Access Bank, Cocoon Homes back Nigeria’s first professional cycling squad for world championship

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  Promoters of Team Access-Cocoon, Nigeria’s first professional cycling team say they are working round the clock to ensure the club is ready to participate in the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Continental Circuit in 2020. Team Access Cocoon is being promoted by the Sustainable Cycling Foundation (SCF) and Cycology Riding Club (Cycology), as part of their ongoing grassroots development of cycling in Nigeria. It will race as an elite team this year prior to registration with the world cycling body, UCI for the 2020 season.   According to the promoters of the side, which derives its name from a combination of Access Bank and Cocoon Homes, its main sponsors, the team is a result of several years of investment, training and collaboration with a number of groups and individuals, both local and international, including Craneburg Construction, Eterna-Castrol and Velocare as sponsors.    It hopes to join other African countries, which now boast continental cycling teams such as Team Dime

Abaka, Odom win 2018 Lagos City Criterium

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  At the event where about 250 cyclists competed and over N2m was given as cash prize among other gift items like phones, Tunde Afolabi and Mercia Kamara won the male and female Masters’ class, while Joseph Ibaku and Elizabeth Obene clinched the junior category. Odom, who thanked the   o rganisers of the competition, said she was happy for her feat despite placing fourth in the last year edition. She added that her next target was to win gold medal at the National Sports Festival. Read More visit us  https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2017/11/16/nelson-wins-lagos-city-criterium-2/ https://twitter.com/faizima29713913 https://www.linkedin.com/in/faiz-imam-744953218/ https://www.facebook.com/faizimam009 https://faizimam009.wordpress.com/2021/08/15/this-sunday-will-telecast-the-live-presentation-of-the-lagos-bicycle-competition/ https://www.wayya.com.ng/faiz-imam.html https://cocoonhomes.com.ng/faiz-imam/ https://monument.com.ng/faiz-imam/

Cocoon Homes receives senate committee on housing to inspect ongoing projects

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  Nigeria’s innovative real estate company,   Cocoon Homes , received delegates from the Senate Committee on Housing who were on tour to inspect some of the ongoing projects funded by the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria. The inspection was led by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Housing, Senator Sam Egwu, who commended the ongoing construction at Cocoon Atlantic Project. Cocoon Homes, in partnership with COMACO Cooperative, is assisting off-takers in accessing the National Housing Fund (NHF) from the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria. The Cocoon Atlantic Estate is a world-class residential development by Cocoon Homes located in Sangotedo along the Lekki axis of Lagos. Cocoon is developing 383 contemporary homes consisting of 2 & 3 bedroom apartments and terrace homes complete with all required infrastructure, green areas and services required for a secure, family-friendly, and self-sufficient communit “We are happy with what we have seen so far, especially with the design and qual

NELSON WINS LAGOS CITY CRITERIUM

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  Determined Bassey Nelson proved pundit right as he dominated from start to finish to claim N200,000 star prize at the Lagos City Criterium 2017. Nelson who races for the Sharks Racing Club from Port Harcourt was ahead of Sadiq Ajibade and Precious Godwin of United Pro Team and Cyclotron team respectively. “I’ve been working hard for this and as Nigerian champion I came into this knowing there’s a chance I was going to win this,” said a confident Nelson to pressmen after the race last Saturday. Nelson continued: “I’ve still got two competitions to compete in before the end of the year and I’m going to keep working hard to finish the season very strong.” In the women’s professional race, Ese Ukpeseraye of the Cyclotron team finished first with Tombrakpa Grikpa and Joan Okoro finished in second and third respectively. The juniors who raced earlier in the year were also rewarded by the organisers, Sustainable Cycling Foundation (SCF) for their efforts with Odebiyi Azeez