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NGX set to host Made of Africa Awards
The Made of Africa Awards is intended to honor groups and people who contribute significantly to the development of the Nigerian…
The 2022 NGX Made of Africa Awards will be held in the Civic Center in Victoria Island, Lagos, on Tuesday, December 6, 2022. The event is being hosted by Nigerian Exchange Limited (“NGX” or “The Exchange”). Key participants in the capital market will be gathered for the hybrid event with the theme “Innovation in Capital Markets: The Panacea for Exponential Growth.”
The Made of Africa Awards is intended to honor groups and people who contribute significantly to the development of the Nigerian and African capital markets by delivering extraordinary value and making a lasting influence on society. The Awards will also recognize devotion to strict moral principles, observance of the Exchange’s rules and regulations, and conformity with other relevant laws and regulations. Visit https://ngxgroup.com/moaa-2022 to find out more about the event and the many sponsorship categories if you’re interested in participating or sponsoring.
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The NGX Chairman, Mr. Abubakar Mahmoud, SAN, OON, said the following on the awards: “NGX Made of Africa awards is a landmark recognition platform that rewards and inspires excellence. We are proud to promote success stories and drive the culture of innovation whilst catalyzing a vibrant African capital market ecosystem. With the awards, NGX is showcasing ‘Stock Africa is Made Of’. We remain committed to building a thriving market and promoting innovative solutions that provide a globally competitive platform for issuers to raise capital, and investors to meet their financial objectives across markets and geographies.”
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Temi Popoola, CEO of NGX, commented on his role, “In our continued quest to deliver a sustainable Nigerian capital market through cutting-edge innovation and exemplary leadership, NGX recognizes notable institutions and individuals whose remarkable forward-looking initiatives have contributed immensely to the growth of the market in Nigeria and beyond. To this end, NGX Made of Africa Awards has been refined to reflect the dynamic nature of the Nigerian capital market, rewarding excellence and leadership”.
“As we engineer market-wide innovation, we must ensure that stakeholders uphold the principles and values that make the market standardized. Accordingly, we will be rewarding not just performance but compliance and commitment to best practices. I am optimistic that the awards will spur capital market stakeholders to continue to champion inclusive growth that will deepen the market and ultimately boost the economy.”
The Made of Africa Awards, which were first presented in 2012 as the NSE CEO Awards, provide winners with a year-round marketing opportunity as well as a significant morale boost for organizations and people who have made extraordinary contributions to the Nigerian capital market and set the highest standards.