Tops construction and construction services sector
Nigeria’s foremost engineering construction company, Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, last week won the prestigious Nigeria Employers‘ Consultative Association, NECA’s Construction and Construction Services sectoral Award, beating every other contender in the industry.
The development, the third in the yearly series, elicited a resounding applause from the audience inside the Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos venue of the event hailing the company as deserving of the Award.
According to the President of NECA, Taiwo Adeniyi, in his speech, the Award is dedicated to resilience and doggedness of Nigerian businesses, like Julius Berger who against all odds still forges ahead impactfully.
The Director General of NECA, Adewale Smart Oyerinde’s comment at the event was in tandem with that of the President. He said, the winners, and even the others are still standing doggedly doing their thing inspite of the frustrating business environment, adding, this event is occasion for us to breathe and continue to celebrate.
In announcing Julius Berger as the Winner in the sector, , NECA said “the company satisfied all criteria it employed to determine winners and were pleased beyond reasonable doubts that Julius Berger met the criteria in leadership and governance, innovation, productivity and corporate performance, effective human resources management and industrial relations practice as well as responsible business conduct. Inclusiveness and diversity, technological optimization and occupational health and safety are also some criteria employed,“ NECA concluded.
The Association expressed the hope that with the Awards, winners like Julius Berger would do more towards increasing their chances for more laurels in the future.
Talent Management Officer, Chiamaka Emeh, Human Resources
Manager, Region West, Albert Chisom, President, Chartered
Institute of Personnel Managemet and Presenter of the Award,
Olusegun Mojeed and Performance Management Manager,
Chigozie Okonkwo during the presentation of the Construction
and Construction Services Winner Award to Julius Berger Nigeria
Plc at the 3rd edition of the NECA Employers‘ Excellence Awards 2022
inside Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos, recently.
The President of Chartered Institute of Personnel Management, CIPM; Olusegun Mojeed, who presented the Award to Julius Berger added his voice to the accolades received by the ompany at the historic event. He said, “here are the winners by all standards and against all odds in line with theme of tonight’s occasion. Congratulations Julius Berger Nigeria Plc.“
