…As Atueyi launches Business Times Newspaper
It was a cheering moment for the Publisher of Pharmanews, Pharm. (Sir) Ifeanyi Atueyi, on Friday night, when Pharmanews won the Business Times Award, as one of the top 100 Nigerian businesses making an impact in the year 2024.
The award was presented to Sir Atueyi and other beneficiaries at the dinner and the launching of Business Times, held at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos.
The award was bestowed on Pharmanews in recognition of the impacts the publication has made in the pharmaceutical industry and entire health sector in Nigeria.
It will be recalled that the maiden edition of Pharmanews was published in May, 1979 and the publication has been published every month for 45 years without interruption.
Aside Pharmanews, Dana Pharmaceutical Limited, Shalina Healthcare Limited and Shalina Diagnostic Centre were the other organisations recognised in the health sector.
While speaking at the event, the Editorial Board Chairman of Business Times, Mr Dada Ajai-Ikhile, stated that the award was bestowed on the companies as a way of encouraging them to keep doing what they have been doing and even do more.
According to him, Business Times is a specialised paper for readers, policy makers and entrepreneurs, who want deeper insight into business related issues. He said “It has become imperative to provide Nigerians, especially the business community, the opportunity of having fresh perspectives to business news. Business Times is not to compete with existing news outlets, but fill a noticeable void in the sector.
In his remark at the event, Sir Atueyi commended the editorial board of Business Times for recognising the impacts that Pharmanews has been making, noting that the award which coincided with the 45th Anniversary of Pharmanews was well appreciated.
“We have published every month without interruption for 45 years with high quality. This is why we appreciate Business Times for this award for recognising our impact in the health community. Pharmanews is an ethical publication. We don’t publicise ourselves to the general public, however, this award is special to us because we have been recognised outside the health sector”,Atueyi said.
The high point of the event was the launching of Business Times by Sir Atueyi. While formally launching the publication, he commended the editorial board of the publication for their creativity that gave birth to the idea of the publication. He also wished the team huge success.
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