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Lagos Governor, Moniepoint and Others Win at 2024 CICAN Awards
The Commerce and Industry Correspondents Association of Nigeria (CICAN) has honored distinguished organizations and individuals in the public and private sectors at its CICAN Awards 2024.
CICAN AWARDS 2024 Themed Manufacturing: $1 trillion GDP target by 2030: Realities & Possibilities
The event, held on Thursday, November 21, 2024, at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Lagos, with the theme “Manufacturing: $1 trillion GDP target by 2030: Realities & Possibilities.” The event spotlighted individuals and organizations whose innovations and policies have significantly contributed to Nigeria’s economic growth.
According to the association, the awardees were honored in recognition of their giant strides in their various fields and contributions to the economic growth of the country through their programs, policies, innovations, and initiatives.
The awardees are Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos State Governor, honored for Infrastructural Development; Muhammadu Yahaya, Governor of Gombe State, honored for Massive Industry Revolution; and Zacch Adedeji, Chairman/CEO, FIRS, honored for Tax Efficiency & Innovations.
FinTechs Get Recognitions And Awards At CICAN Award
The awards also celebrated corporate excellence, with Moniepoint Microfinance Bank emerging as Fintech Company of the Year, and Coco Samba, a product of Bullion Go-Neat Global Limited, named Product of the Year. Other honorees included Barr. Victor Opara (SAN) for Sustained Advocacy to Industrialists, and Moses Osime, recognized as Outstanding PR Personality of the Year.
Congratulating the winners of the awards, the National Chairman of CICAN, Mr. Charles Okonji, said, “CICAN has ensured the integrity of this award over the years by truly recognising individuals and organisations that deserve it, we celebrate and honour the winners for their contributions to fostering economic growth and development. We also encourage others to emulate them.”
Before the awards, the theme of the event was dissected by seasoned professionals who urged the government to optimise the tax collection process, increase investment in the non-metallic mining sector of the economy; and turn to locally developed technologies made by agencies and institutions to boost Micro, Small, and Medium Scale Industries to actualise its $1 trillion GDP target by 2030.
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Speakers At The 2024 CICAN Award
Some of the experts who spoke at the event are Afarm Mallinson Ukatu, CEO, Mallinson & Partners; Dr. Cartney Igwe, Former Acting DG, FIIRO; Bukola Odoe, Special Adviser to Lagos State Governor on Public Private Partnerships represented by Adefisoye Adekunle; Consultant & Financial Analyst, Lagos State office of Public and Private Partnership; and Mr. Olusola Obadimu, DG NACCIMA, represented by William Inya, Research Officer, NACCIMA.
Also in attendance were Okey Nwankwo, Communications/Media Relations Manager at Dangote Industries Limited; Enuma Eze, Corporate Communications Manager at Rite Foods Ltd.; and Olufemi Ajadi, MD/CEO of Bullion Go-Neat Global Limited, represented by Bukola Adegboyega, among others.
CICAN is an association of over 100 journalists, which includes print newspapers, television, radio, online newspapers, and other media platforms. The association was established 30 years ago and has been playing critical roles in the real sector of the Nigerian economy through its members’ news reportage.
