NNPC Chief, Kyari, Wins Champion Newspapers’ Most Outstanding Energy Icon Award

<h4>NNPC Chief<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that the Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Ltd&comma; Mr&period; Mele Kyari has won the Champion Newspapers&&num;8217&semi; 2023 Most Outstanding Energy Icon of the Year&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to a statement signed by Olufemi Soneye&comma; Chief Corporate Communications Officer&comma; NNPC Ltd and made available to OpenLife&comma; Kyari was conferred with the honour during the newspaper&&num;8217&semi;s annual awards ceremony held at the Eko Hotels &amp&semi; Suites in Victoria Island&comma; Lagos&comma; on Saturday&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Conferring the award on the GCEO&comma; the Chairman of the Awards ceremony and Chairman&comma; National Drug Law Enforcement Agency &lpar;NDLEA&rpar;&comma; Brig&period; Gen&period; Mohammed Buba Marwa said Kyari has distinguished himself as an exceptional Nigerian for his invaluable contribution to Nigeria&&num;8217&semi;s economic development&comma; especially in the nation’s oil and gas sector&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He said it was noteworthy that under Kyari&comma; NNPC Ltd attained profitability&comma; the first time in its over four decades of existence&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Responding shortly after receiving the award&comma; Kyari&comma; who was represented at the ceremony by NNPC Ltd&&num;8217&semi;s Chief Corporate Communications Officer&comma; Mr&period; Olufemi Soneye said the award will spur him to do more for the nation&&num;8217&semi;s oil and gas industry&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;<em><strong>In a year that has been full of unprecedented challenges and transformative shift for the oil and gas industry&comma; not only in Nigeria but globally&comma; this award represents the crucial role that NNPC Ltd plays in safeguarding Nigeria&&num;8217&semi;s energy security&comma;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;strong> <&sol;em>Kyari added&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Earlier in her remarks&comma; the GMD&sol;Editor-in-Chief of the Champion Newspapers Group&comma; Dr&period; Mrs&period; Nwadiuto Iheakanwa said Kyari has distinguished himself as an exceptional Nigerian for his invaluable contribution to Nigeria&&num;8217&semi;s economic development&comma; especially in the nation’s oil and gas sector&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;25213" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-25213" style&equals;"width&colon; 300px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"size-medium wp-image-25213" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;05&sol;004-300x200&period;jpg" alt&equals;"NNPC Chief" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"200" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-25213" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">L-R&colon; <em><strong>NNPC Ltd&&num;8217&semi;s Head&comma; Relationship &amp&semi; Stakeholder Management&comma; Mrs&period; Oluwakemi Olumuyiwa&semi; Executive Vice President Downstream&comma; Mr&period; Adedapo Segun&semi; Chief Corporate Communications Officer&comma; Mr&period; Olufemi Soneye&semi; Manager Media Relations&comma; Aliyu Abubakar and Manager Content Development&comma; Miss Onyeyirichi Sunday during the Champion Newspaper&&num;8217&semi;s Annual Awards Ceremony held at the Eko Hotels &amp&semi; Suites in Victoria Island&comma; Lagos&comma; on Saturday<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;