Mohammed Shosanya
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu; the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kolo Kyari; Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki and his Nasarawa State counterpart, Abdullahi Sule, are among dignitaries that will grace the maiden edition of Energy Times’ Awards billed to take place at Eko Hotels & Suite,Victoria Island, 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,a statement said.
Besides,the Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mallam Mele Kolo Kyari,will lead top Nigerian Oil and Gas players to the event.
Kyari,who has spearheaded the turnaround of NNPCL from loss-making to a profitable company,will clinch the GCEO of the Year award,while the Chairman of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, will be conferred with the BusinessMan of the Year award.
According to the statement,MOMAS Electricity Meter Manufacturing Company (MEMMCOL),will receive the most Innovative Company of the Year award,while ND Western will fetch indigenous oil company of the year on account of its major role in Nigeria’s oil and gas development.
Heir Energies will be conferred with emerging energy company of the year.
Five long-standing subscribers to the newspaper will be appreciated at the event with certificates of recognition,the statement added.
The awardees which were carefully selected based on their contributions in the energy sector include top industry players, organisations and government agencies whose contributions have impacted the economy and people’s lives positively.
The newspaper’s Editorial Board Chairman, Alhaji Yakubu Lawal,hinted that in order to make the event a memorable one, a team of industry experts were constituted into a body of Advisers to deepen the content of the award.
He also explained that this year’s award was meant to appreciate and recognize individuals and companies whose works had impacted people’s lives positively.
He said: “These subscribers, including an organisation, have in no small measure, stood by us in ENERGY TIMES from the beginning till date. We are impressed by their sacrifices and the trust they have in us.”
ENERGY TIMES started as a weekly newspaper and is today a bi-weekly publication based in Lagos, the nation’s commercial and economic hub. It was established in March 2017, to fill the vacuum in in-depth Energy news analyses and reportage in Nigeria.
With a current subscribers’ base of 1,815 that cuts across the country, ENERGY TIMES has offices in Lagos, Abuja and Port-Harcourt.
