NextMoney, a publication of the Centre for Financial Journalism Ltd/Gte, is set to unveil Nigeria’s Top 100 Companies and host NextMoney Top 100 Companies Awards to celebrate the country’s high-performing companies. 

According to a statement by the Centre, the unveiling and the award ceremony are scheduled for October 3 at the Civic Centre, Ozumba Mbadiwe Avenue, Victoria Island, Lagos. 
 
The theme of the awards is Nigeria’s Top 100 Companies: Yesterday, Today and the Future, and it will be keynoted by Mr Olufemi Awoyemi, Chairman of Proshare Nigeria. The event will be chaired by the Chairman of Nigeria-South Africa Chamber of Commerce and the Chief Executive Officer of Leading Edge Consulting, Dr Ije Jidenma.
 
“Nigeria’s Top 100 Companies is a special edition of NextMoney magazine, the prime source of business, financial and economic intelligence on Nigeria. The edition focuses on the performance of publicly-held companies in Nigeria and their ranking based on Assets, Revenue, Profit (profit after tax), Market Capitalisation, Number of Employees and Tax Payment. 
 
“NextMoney Top 100 Companies Awards is designed to recognise and celebrate high-performing companies in Nigeria that come out on top in the performance analyses and ranking of publicly-held companies in Nigeria by analysts at NextMoney. These companies emerge from the top 100 companies in Nigeria ranked by Assets, Revenue, Profit (profit after tax), Market Capitalisation, Number of Employees, and Tax Payment.”