Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu; Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari; Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki and his Nasarawa State counterpart, Abdullahi Sule, are among the dignitaries that will grace the maiden edition of Energy Times Awards taking place in Lagos on 19th of April 2024.
Adelabu, who will lead the Nigeria electricity supply industry to the occasion, will be the special guest of honour. Kyari is expected to lead top Nigerian oil and gas players to the event. Kyari, who has spearheaded the turnaround of NNPCL from a loss-making to a profit-making company, will take the GCEO of the Year award while the Chairman of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, will be conferred with the Businessman of the Year.
MOMAS Electricity Meter Manufacturing Company (MEMMCOL) will receive the Most Innovative Company of the Year award while ND Western will get Indigenous Oil Company of the Year for its role in Nigeria’s oil and gas development. Heirs Energies will be conferred with the emerging energy company of the year.
Also, five long-standing subscribers to the newspaper will be appreciated at the event with certificates of recognition, the organiser said. According to a statement signed by the newspaper’s Editorial Board Chairman, Yakubu Lawal, to make the event, being the maiden edition, a memorable one, a team of industry experts was constituted into a body of advisers to deepen the content of the award. Lawal said that this year’s award was meant to recognise individuals and companies whose works had impacted people’s lives positively.
