Sone of the award receipiants.
By Valentine Amanze
The Commerce and Industry Correspondents Association of Nigeria (CICAN) has honoured distinguished organisations and individuals in the public and private sectors in the country at the 2024 CiCAN Conference /Awards.
The awardees were chosen in recognition of their giant strides in their various fields and contributions to the economic growth of the country, according to a statement issued by the CICAN National Chairman, Mr. Charles Okonji.
The awardees include Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who was honoured for Infrastructural Development; Gombe State Governor Muhammadu Yahaya, honoured for Massive Industry Revolution; and Zacch Adedeji, Chairman/CEO, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), honoured for Tax Efficiency and Innovations.
Others are Moniepoint MicroFinance Bank, which emerged as Fintech Company of the Year; Coco Samba, from the stable of Bullion Go-Neat Global Limited, which emerged as the Product of the Year; Barr. Victor Opara (SAN) won the Sustained Advocacy to Industrialists Award; while Moses Osime emerged as the Outstanding PR Personality of the Year.
The event held at Radisson Blu Hotel, Lagos, on Thursday, November 21, 2024, with the theme, “Manufacturing: $1 trillion GDP target by 2030: Realities & Possibilities.”
CICAN National Chairman, Mr. Charles Okonji, also congratulated the winners.
His words: “CICAN 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.”
Besides, the theme of the event was dissected by 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 to boost Micro, Small, and Medium Scale Industries to actualise its $1 trillion GDP target by 2030.
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.
Other dignitaries at the event include Okey Nwankwo, Communications/ Media Relations Manager, Dangote Industries Limited; Enuma Eze, Corporate Communications Manager, Rite Foods Ltd; Olufemi Ajadi, MD/CEO 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 Nigeria’s economy.
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