Press Release

Group Chief Executive Officer, NNPC Ltd, Mr. Mele Kyari has been honoured with the Energy Times' GCEO of the Year Award in recognition of his commitment to accountability, transparency, and performance excellence.

Chief Corporate Communications Officer of the Company, Mr. Olufemi Soneye received the award on behalf of the NNPC boss, in a ceremony held at the Eko Hotel & Suites in Lagos on Friday.

According to the Governing Council of Energy Times Award Committee, Kyari's hardwork has played a significant role in the company's success and has contributed significantly to the growth of the energy sector in Nigeria.

Speaking at the occasion, Kyari said the NNPC Ltd, which has been on transition since the passage of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) has been championing the push to transform Nigeria into a gas-powered nation in keeping with its enormous natural endowment with over 209 trillion cubic feet proven natural gas reserves.

"We are building gas infrastructure such as the OB-3 Gas Pipeline, AKK Gas Pipeline to deepen the use of gas in the domestic market, while we are also promoting the West Africa Gas Pipeline and the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline, as well as the Train 7 of the NLNG and number of Floating LNG Projects to deliver gas to the global market," Kyari stated.

The GCEO further noted that the NNPC Ltd is also aggressively expanding its portfolio in the power sector to make the company a truly rounded energy company.

"Apart from our stakes in a number of Independent Power Plants such as Afam VI, Okpai Phases 1 and 2 with a combined installed capacity of 1,420MW, there have been plans to build three new power plants in the AKK Pipeline corridor Abuja, Kaduna, and Kano. The ground-breaking ceremony of the 1,350MW wholly owned Gwagwalada Power Plant was performed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in August last year" he added.

Kyari, who dedicated the award to all NNPC Ltd staff, thanked the Energy Times editorial board for finding him worthy of the recognition, adding that it would spur him to work harder towards achieving more for both the NNPC Ltd and the Nigerian Oil & Gas Industry.

Olufemi Soneye

Chief Corporate Communications Officer
NNPC Ltd
Abuja.

20th April, 2024

R-L: GCEO NNPC Ltd, Mr. Mele Kyari (represented by the Chief Corporate Communications Officer, NNPC Ltd, Mr. Olufemi Soneye) receives the Energy Times Newspaper's GCEO of the Year Award from Rev. Dr. Wole Adebayo of Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria, during the Newspaper's 2024 Awards Ceremony, held at the Eko Hotel & Suites in Lagos, on Friday.

R-L: GCEO NNPC Ltd, Mr. Mele Kyari (represented by the Chief Corporate Communications Officer, NNPC Ltd, Mr. Olufemi Soneye) delivers an address, shortly after winning the Energy Times Newspaper's GCEO of the Year Award, during the Newspaper's 2024 Awards Ceremony, held at the Eko Hotel & Suites in Lagos, on Friday.

Chief Corporate Communications Officer, NNPC Ltd, Mr. Olufemi Soneye and Representative of the GCEO NNPC Ltd, Mr. Mele Kyari, displays the Energy Times Newspaper's GCEO of the Year Award, during the Newspaper's 2024 Awards Ceremony, held at the Eko Hotel & Suites in Lagos, on Friday. Mr. Soneye is flanked (from the left) by Mr. Umar Abdulrahman, Dr. Emeka Agbayi, Mr. Kayode Ekundayo (Chairman/Publisher Energy Times) on the Right - by Mrs. Gloria Okpara and Mr. Mike Orji.