Adebayo Adelabu, minister of power; Biodun Oyebanji, governor of Ekiti state and Mohammed Inuwa, governor of Gombe state are among the dignitaries that will be honoured at this year’s edition of ENERGY TIMES’ Award, taking place at Oriental Hotel, Lekki, Lagos, on Friday, 11th of April 2025.
Adelabu, who will lead the Nigeria Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) to the occasion, will be the Special Guest of Honour as well as an awardee.
Oyebanji of Ekiti state will be honoured as “Energy Governor of the Year” for the immeasurable developmental energy projects he initiated in Ekiti state.
Aliko Dangote, the chairman of Dangote Group will be conferred with the “Life Achiever of the Year Award”.
Ahmed Farouk, chief executive of NMDPRA clinched the “Transformational Leadership Award” while Kola Adesina, group managing director, Sahara Group, will receive “Energy Icon of the Year Award”, Mojisola Abdul, chairman Mojec International, will be honoured with “Entrepreneur of the Year Award”.
Biodun Ogunleye, Lagos state commissioner for energy and mineral resources is also expected as a special guest of honour.
Four oil industry players who have distinguished themselves in their areas of professions will be honoured with Excellence Awards.
They are Wole Ogunleye, PETAN’s Chairman; Olufemi Soneye, chief corporate communications officer, NNPC Limited; Billy Okoye, executive chairman of Raffles Energies Ltd; and Andy Odeh, the immediate past General Manager, External Relations and Sustainable Development, Nigeria Liquified Natural Gas Company (NLNG).
MOMAS Electricity Meter Manufacturing Company (MEMMCOL) will receive the “Most Innovative Company of the Year Award” while Heirs Energies will be conferred with “Outstanding Oil & Gas Company of the Year Award”.
Also, five long-standing subscribers to the newspaper will be appreciated at the event with certificates of recognition.
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.
According to a statement signed by Yakubu Lawal, the newspaper’s editorial board chairman, to make the event, being the maiden edition, a memorable one, a team of industry experts were constituted into a Body of Advisers to deepen the content of the award.
Speaking further, Lawal said that this year’s award was meant to appreciate and recognise 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 1,820 that cuts across the country and abroad, Energy Times has offices in Lagos, Abuja and Port-Harcourt.