Frontline engineering construction company, Julius Berger Nigeria PLC, has clinched the prestigious ‘Construction Company of the Year Award’ amid pomp as journalists celebrate the 2025 World Press Freedom Day in Abuja.

According to the National President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Alhassan Yahya, who presented the award plaque to Julius Berger at the well-attended event, Julius Berger Nigeria PLC deserves the award, having been at the frontline of several landmark projects across the country.

He said: “We have observed during the year under review that the company has remained the best in all the construction works they have undertaken and the ones that are currently Work-In-Progress. Name it, from Eko Bridge, Lagos, built in 1965, through the Second Niger Bridge to the ongoing Bodo-Bonny Road, Julius Berger is excelling.

“We must state that you are deserving of this award and more,” the NUJ President declared.

Speaking after receiving the award on behalf of Julius Berger, the Director of Administration, Alhaji Abdulaziz Kaita, thanked the NUJ, saying that it is a unique gesture coming on the same day as the commemoration of the World Press Freedom Day.

“This honour, especially coming in commemoration of World Press Freedom Day, carries a deep and symbolic significance for us,” Kaita said.

Noting that the Day was set aside to celebrate the fundamental principles of press freedom, assess the state of press freedom worldwide, defend the media from attacks on their independence, and pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the line of duty, Kaita added that, the United Nations underscored the day to highlight the importance of a free press.