{"id":613,"date":"2015-10-02T10:32:41","date_gmt":"2015-10-02T10:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/?p=613"},"modified":"2015-10-30T11:28:37","modified_gmt":"2015-10-30T11:28:37","slug":"613","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/2015\/10\/613","title":{"rendered":"Global Magazine honours Tony Elumelu for commitment to SDGs"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_616\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-616\" style=\"width: 379px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC_0097.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-616 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC_0097.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0097\" width=\"379\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC_0097.jpg 379w, https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC_0097-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 379px) 100vw, 379px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-616\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Director, Marketing &amp; Corporate Communications, UBA Africa, Bola Atta speaking after receiving the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Award of year 2015 on behalf of Tony O. Elumelu from the Chairman of the event at the 2015 MDG Media Awards in Lagos.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Global Magazine, on Thursday, October 2, 2015\u00a0honoured Chairman, Heirs Holdings, Tony O. Elumelu and the co-chair of Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates for their commitments to the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) at the 2015 MDG Media Awards held at the Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja-Lagos yesterday.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_628\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-628\" style=\"width: 857px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC_0079.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-628 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC_0079.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"857\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC_0079.jpg 857w, https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC_0079-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC_0079-600x399.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 857px) 100vw, 857px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-628\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Director, Marketing &amp; Corporate Communications, UBA Africa, Bola Atta receiving the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Award of year 2015 on behalf of Tony O. Elumelu from the Chairman of the event, Barrister Fred Agbaje (Esq), Barrister &amp; Solicitor, Fred Agbaje\u2019s Chamber\u2019s (left); and CEO, Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Media Awards &amp; Publisher, MDG Global Magazine, Prince Chuks Nwoko (right) at the 2015 MDG Media Awards in Lagos.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">As she received the award on behalf of the chairman, Bola Atta said: &#8216; There is nobody more deserving of this award than Mr. Elumelu&#8221;. The<\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0publisher of the MDG global magazine, Chuks Nwoko, also added that Tony Elumelu was being honoured for his unique role and contribution to the achievement of the MDGs in Nigeria.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_630\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-630\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC_0086.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-630\" src=\"https:\/\/heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC_0086.jpg\" alt=\"(l-r) Director, Marketing &amp; Corporate Communications, UBA Africa, Bola Atta receiving the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Award of year 2015 on behalf of Tony O. Elumelu from the Chairman of the event, Barrister Fred Agbaje (Esq), Barrister &amp; Solicitor, Fred Agbaje\u2019s Chamber\u2019s (left); and CEO, Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Media Awards &amp; Publisher, MDG Global Magazine, Prince Chuks Nwoko at the 2015 MDG Media Awards in Lagos.\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC_0086.jpg 857w, https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC_0086-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC_0086-600x399.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-630\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(l-r) Barrister Fred Agbaje (Esq), Barrister &amp; Solicitor, Fred Agbaje\u2019s Chamber\u2019s (left); Director, Marketing &amp; Corporate Communications, UBA Africa, Bola Atta receiving the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Award of year 2015 on behalf of Tony O. Elumelu from the Chairman of the event; CEO, Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Media Awards &amp; Publisher, MDG Global Magazine, Prince Chuks Nwoko; Mrs. Aagatha Obiekwugo and Lola Obembe at the 2015 MDG Media Awards in Lagos.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Other recipients of various awards are CNN\u2019s Isha Sesay and Nima El Bagir.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Global Magazine, on Thursday, October 2, 2015\u00a0honoured Chairman, Heirs Holdings, Tony O. Elumelu and the co-chair of Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates for their commitments to the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) at the 2015 MDG Media Awards held at the Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja-Lagos yesterday. 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