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| Vice President Namadi Sambo, Prof. Pat Utomi, Segun Aganga, and St Obi |
Vice President Namadi Sambo, Minister of Industry/Trade, Segun Aganga, cerebral scholar, Prof. Pat Utomi among other eminent Nigerians drawn mostly from the corporate world would be gracing this year’s maiden edition of the Nigerian Elite Business Awards (NEBA), as special guests.
While Aganga will be coming to represent Sambo as the special guest of honour, Utomi would deliver the keynote address.
NEBA holds in the evening of Saturday, November 9, at the posh Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos amid glitz and grandeur.
Hugely powered by the Saint Obi-led Elite Business Africa Network (EBAN), an Africa focused business oriented initiative developed to propagate professionalism, innovation, adherence to corporate governance, probity, excellence and global best practices across Africa.
The forthcoming event also promises to be glamorous and star-studded.
In a recent chat with us, Saint Obi, disclosed that EBAN organizes premium award events that reward excellence among the most elitist businesses operating in Africa. He also disclosed why they are celebrating corporate Nigeria with the maiden edition of the award.
He further stated that the awards focuses on recognizing outstanding corporate behaviour within the award year with the hope of helping to institutionalize commitment to excellence and innovation in Africa's corporate environment.
“We believe that by rewarding excellence within the elite business group we are helping to sustain excellence as a way of doing business in Africa and in turn build a better continent. These brought about the creation of the prestigious Nigeria Elite Business Awards (NEBA).”
Elaborating more, the revered thespian cum entrepreneur asserted that the core essence of NEBA was to provide a neutral, unifying, classy and convivial platform for elite businesses, business managers in Nigeria to fraternize, compete, but most importantly, celebrate one another.”
In his words, companies and individuals would win in the following award categories at the event.
“Company of the year, CEO of the year, Entrepreneur of the year, Life Time Achievement of the year, Bank of the year, Insurance Company of the year, Shipping & Marine Company of the year, Oil & Gas Company of the year, Telecoms Company of the year, Consumer Electronics Company of the year and Foods & Beverages Company of the year.”
Interestingly, NEBA is also fused with a gala nite, tagged: Entertainment Extravaganza.
“This will avail attendees a networking session, live music, comedy, African dance, sumptuous local and continental cuisines, quality wines and non alcoholic beverages”, he added.
For more on Saint Obi and NEBA, kindly visit, www.elitebusinessafricanetwork.org
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