The 8th DAILY ASSET Annual Awards and Lecture will
hold February 21, in Abuja the management of Asset Newspapers Limited, organizers
of the event confirmed yesterday.
The annual event, usually attended by top government
officials, leading professionals from all walks of life, academics, traditional
rulers, business executives among others will hold at the Conference Hall,
NICON Luxury Hotel, Central Business District Abuja and will start by 11.00AM.
In a statement yesterday, Publisher/ Editor-in- Chief,
Dr Cletus Akwaya said the initial date of February 20 was slightly adjusted to
avoid a clash with other programmes at the venue.
The Editorial Board of DAILY ASSET had released the
list of 2024 award recipients on December… In various categories.
Top on the list was the Vice President, Senator Kashim
Shettima, business mogul and President, Dangote Industries Plc, Alhaji ( Dr)
Aliko Dangote, who were named for the topmost awards of ‘Man of the Year’ and
‘Nigerian Achiever of the Year’ respectively. Also on the list were Governors
of Kaduna State, Senator Uba Sani; Kebbi State, Dr Nasir Idris; Kogi , Alhaji
Usman Ododo and Plateau, Barr Caleb Mutfwang, who were named Governors of the
year in Health; Agriculture, Infrastructure and Workers Welfare; Education and
Political Leadership respectively. Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives,
Hon Benjamin Kalu was named Legislator of the Year;
Managing Director of Jos Electricity Distribution
Company( JED), Engr Abdu Mohammed was selected for Chief Executive Officer of
the Year; Managing Director of Access Bank Plc, Roosevelt Ogbonna was chosen
for Banker of the Year award, while Vice Chancellor of Al- Ansar University,
Maiduguri, Prof Mohammed Kundiri emerged as Vice Chancellor of the Year.
In other categories, Former First Lady of Kebbi State
and Founder of Medic Aid Foundation, Abuja Dr Zainab Bagudu was selected for
the award of Philanthropist of the year in recognition of her work against
Cancer in Nigeria; Chartered Accountant and IT expert, Alhaji Medugu was
selected for the award of Professional of the Year ( ICT)and will share the
award with President of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations ( NIPR), Dr
Ike Neliaku for Public Relations.
On the list also, was Zenith Bank Plc, which emerged ‘Banker
of the Year, ‘while the Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS),
Bashir Adewale Adeniyi and Commandant General of Nigeria Security and Civil
Defence Corps (NSCDC), Dr Ibrahim Audi were named by the Editorial Board as
joint winners in the ‘Public Servant of the Year’ category.
Elder statesman and Chairman of Urban Shelter Limited,
a front-line real estate company in Nigeria, Alhaji Ibrahim Aliyu was the sole
nominee for the Life Time Achievement Award. Aliyu served as Federal Permanent
Secretary in many ministries before he retired. He was alter appointed
Chairman, Bank of Industry.
The statement said arrangements were in top gear to
host this year’s event for presentation of the awards.” We are conscious of the
fact that a lot of people look forward to this annual event. We have therefore,
deepened the arrangements to ensure that participants and award recipients are
properly hosted” the statement said adding” we are getting bigger and better
with each passing year”.
The statement urged members of the public to turn out
in large numbers to identify with the celebrants at the occasion.” The essence
of these awards is to publicly celebrate excellence and acknowledge the various
contributions of the award recipients to the development of the country” the
statement added.
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