Category: Excellence Awards 2021

Governor Ben Ayade is a Professor of Microbiology with an uncommon passion for and knowledge of the economy. Born on March 2, 1968, Benedict Bengioushuye Ayade, ran successfully for the office of governor in April 2015 on the platform of…

In a country like Nigeria which is suffering from the erosion of nationalistic tendencies Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State stands out like an iroko tree in a desert. He eats, breathes and dreams a united, strong and better Nigeria.…

That Dr. Teni Adesanya, Founder and Executive Chairman of Oxford Holdings, has established his business presence in diverse and unrelated sectors of the economy and is excelling is not by accident. It is a reflection of the diversity of his…

With respect to Rt. Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, the popular statement by reelection seekers in Nigeria, ‘one good term deserves another’, is not just a campaign slogan: it is a reality. Elumelu represented the Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency in the House of…

When he was Governor of Akwa Ibom state between 2007 and 2015, Dr. Godswill Akpabio was fondly referred to as The Uncommon Transformer. This was because his tenure brought about the transformation of the state on an unprecedented scale. In…

The year 2020 has unarguably come to be known as the Year of Pandemic. It was the year the COVID-19 pandemic caused havoc to global health, causing millions of deaths across the world and prompting the emplacement of preventive measures…

Nafiu Bala Rabiu, Managing Director/CEO, Balnara Universal is a chip off the old block. He is the son of an entrepreneur father who was a successful business mogul who was into textile, real estate and general trading in the commercial…

Initially, Dr. Niyi Adesanya got what he believed to be a divine calling to be a pastor, a fisher of men for Christ.  He plunged himself headling into spiritual ministration. But, with time, it turned out that was not what…

Listed among the 30 under 30 in Technology, Maya Horgan Famodu is quite a sensation among Tech entrepreneurs in Africa. As the founder of Ingressive Capital, a venture capital fund investing in Africa-based technology firms and opening them up to…

Real Estate development and management is becoming big business in Nigeria, especially in the big cities of Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Kano, etc. A few companies are making things happen in this sector. One of them is Bam Properties Ltd,…