BUA Cement Plc has won the Most Compliant Listed Company award on the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) at the 2025 Made of Africa Awards (MOA) hosted by the NGX Group in Lagos.
The award recognises the company’s adherence to market rules and corporate governance standards.
The Made of Africa Awards celebrate brokers, issuing houses, trustees, fund managers, listed companies and other market participants for excellence in value delivery, compliance and overall market impact.
At the ceremony on Wednesday, the Group Chairman of NGX Group, Alhaji Umaru Kwairanga, said the awards underscored the fundamental role of stakeholders in strengthening investor confidence and improving standards across the capital market.
He said the achievements of the awardees set benchmarks for performance, integrity and innovation, adding that sustaining discipline and transparency was essential to maintaining the trust of domestic and international investors.
Speaking, the Group Managing Director of NGX Group, Mr Temi Popoola, emphasised the import of partnership and operational efficiency across the market ecosystem, noting that cooperation among stakeholders was increasingly important as trading activities diversify and investor expectations rise.
The Executive Commissioner, Operations, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Mr Bola Ajomale, said the awards reinforced the import of compliance and transparency in market development.
He said recognition through the Made of Africa Awards promoted adherence to market rules and standards, adding that accountability and professionalism strengthened investor confidence, ensured market integrity and supported sustainable growth.
In his remarks, the Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Exchange Ltd., Mr Jude Chiemeka, said recognising strong performance across the ecosystem would encourage deeper market participation and support long-term capital mobilisation.
Premium News reports that other award recipients included First Trustees Ltd., which won Best Trustee in terms of deal value, while Legend Internet Plc received the Market Debut Excellence Award.
CardinalStone Securities won Equity Trader of the Year and Broker of the Year, Capital Express Securities emerged the ETPs Trader of the Year, and Stanbic IBTC Stockbrokers was named Fixed Income Trader of the Year.