DANGOTE GROUP, SUBSIDIARIES SHINE AT NECA’S 2024 VISIBLE IMPACT AWARDS

…Dangote Cement, Refinery win Sectoral, Groundbreaking funding awards 

In a blitz of honour, the Pan-Africa Conglomerate, Dangote Industries Restricted (DIL), and its subsidiaries Dangote Cement Plc and Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals stole the present on the weekend in Lagos after they carted away excellence awards bestowed by the non-public sector employers’ physique, Nigeria Employers Consultative Affiliation (NECA) throughout its 2024 annual night time of recognitions.

Dangote Group was recognised underneath the Seen Affect Award for Resilience & Entrepreneurship; Dangote Cement received the Sectoral Excellence Award within the Chemical and Non-Metallic Merchandise class, whereas the 650,000bpd capability world’s largest single practice refinery, Dangote Refinery received the Groundbreaking Funding award.

Basking within the euphoria of the recognitions, Dangote Industries Restricted’s Vice-President, Oil and Gasoline, Mr. Devakumar Edwin, who was on floor to obtain the awards described them as reflecting the values of Dangote Group and its subsidiaries as prime employers of labour displaying resilience within the face of robust enterprise working setting.

He mentioned the award would solely spur the administration of Dangote to proceed within the trajectory of the tremendous finest international finest practices in enterprise with extra investments within the process of rejuvenating the nation’s financial system.

In the identical vein, Minister of Business, Commerce and Investments, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole and her counterpart in Aviation and Aerospace Growth, Mr. Festus Keyamo (SAN) had been recipients of the “Seen Affect in Public Service Award.”

This yr’s awards, dubbed “Defying the chances”, NECA mentioned, is geared in the direction of selling and inspiring finest practices in Company Efficiency, Folks Administration and Industrial Relations practices amongst employers in Nigeria.

This, it defined, is in a bid to have a good time excellent contributions of enterprise to nationwide growth, noting that the award offered a platform for celebrating the resilience, doggedness and excellent efficiency of employers in Nigeria.

In his welcome handle, President of NECA, Dr. Ifeanyi Eric Okoye, famous that the award ceremony was to have a good time the excellence, resilience, innovation and unwavering dedication demonstrated by companies throughout the assorted sectors of the Nigerian financial system in 2024.

He mentioned the Awards’ theme, “Defying the Odds,” mirrored the indomitable spirit of the Nigerian enterprises that had constantly risen to the challenges posed by the dynamic and demanding native and international financial panorama.

Stated he, “This annual ceremony is a testomony to exceptional progress made by organisations that share our imaginative and prescient of a thriving non-public sector because the bedrock of nationwide growth. Over time, the NECA’s Excellence Award has turn into an indicator of status highlighting organisations that exemplify finest practices in company governance, industrial relations and environmental sustainability.

“Our honours tonight don’t solely function a beacon of hope, and a reminder that within the face of adversities excellence is achievable, it is usually a possibility to extend visibility by highlighting their achievements and improvements to a wider viewers.

“As we have a good time tonight, allow us to not solely have a good time the achievements of the award recipients; let additionally have a good time all companies right here current and people who have left up to now few years and recommit ourselves to fostering innovation, inclusivity and resilience in all that we do. Collectively we are able to construct a future the place Nigerian enterprises thrive as international leaders.”

Additionally talking, the Director Basic of NECA, Mr. Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, defined that the awards had been an announcement that, no matter the challenges the non-public sector employers have been going through “since January until now, there’s time for all of us to sit down down and simply breathe and have a good time the resilience, doggedness, improvements your companies had been capable of convey on-board and their contributions to nationwide growth”.

Oyerinde said additional: “So, we’re gathered this night to have a good time your companies, contribution and help to NECA. We’ve got damaged away from the standard problems with labour and employment that you already know us with and at the moment are coping with all basic points that have an effect on your companies both now or sooner or later like Environmental, Social and Governance in sustainability points.

“We’re additionally deepening our collaboration with CIPE transferring into the realms of ethics with emphasis on doing enterprise appropriately. We’re additionally deepening our engagements with the Worldwide Labour Organisation (ILO) within the context of accountable enterprise conduct for our members to function responsibly throughout the context of the regulation.

“This strengthens our arms to advocate in opposition to unfavourable enterprise rules that see companies as money cows somewhat than brokers of nationwide growth.”

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who was represented by Head of Service, Lagos State, Mr. Shuaheeb Agoro, counseled NECA for its exceptional legacy of championing enterprise, competitiveness, accountable enterprise practices and industrial concord describing the award as one other exceptional means of motivating employers within the non-public sector.

Sanwo-Olu mentioned, “This yr’s theme might to not be extra apt because it speaks to the dedication that Nigerian employers have continued to display in overcoming challenges to maintain companies, create jobs and drive nationwide growth. This resilience is a mirrored image of putting up with entrepreneurial spirit that defines our nice nation.”

The governor identified that the award evokes the tradition of   finest practices in company governance, industrial relations, environmental sustainability and accountable enterprise conduct.”