SIFAX Group, GEVC, Corporate Affairs Manager bag NIPR, SCAN awards

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L-R: Frank
Onwuchekwa, Corporate Affairs Officer; Philips Ojo, Corporate Affairs Officer
and Olumuyiwa Akande, Corporate Affairs Manager, all of SIFAX Group receiving
the Best PR Support Company of the year award from Professor Ralph Akinfeleye,
Senior Lecturer, University of Lagos, at the 2018 Lagos PR Industry Gala and Awards (LaPriga 2018) organized by the Lagos
Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations which was held in Lagos
recently.

For their outstanding performance,
provision of inspiring leadership and support, SIFAX Group, a multinational
corporation with diverse interests in Maritime, Aviation, Haulage &
Logistics, Oil & Gas and Hospitality, Dr. Taiwo Afolabi, Group Executive
Vice Chairman/ CEO and Olumuyiwa Akande, Corporate Affairs Manager, ended 2018
on a high note by bagging various recognition awards.

The awards was conferred by the Shipping Correspondents Association of
Nigeria (SCAN) and the Lagos State Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public
Relations (NIPR).

At the maiden edition of the SCAN
Awards, Dr. Taiwo Afolabi, Group Executive Vice Chairman, SIFAX Group bagged
the award for Distinguished Leadership In Maritime Sector, while Olumuyiwa
Akande, Corporate Affairs Manager, received the award for Best Media Relations
Manager.

According to Yusuf Babalola,
President, SCAN, Dr. Taiwo Afolabi, has demonstrated unrivalled leadership
excellence in the maritime sector which has propelled SIFAX Group to
unprecedented growth in the last few years.

“As an indigenous company, SIFAX
Group has held its own among its foreign competitors and this is made possible
by the insightful leadership of Dr. Taiwo Afolabi”, he said.

He also noted that since Mr. Olumuyiwa
Akande, took over the reins as the Corporate Affairs Manager of SIFAX Group,
the media has tremendously enjoyed his support which has translated to better
media mileage and corporate reputation for the company.

He said: “The media have enjoyed the
support of Mr. Muyiwa Akande since he took over as the Corporate Affairs
Manager. His open door policy has endeared us to him and the department. We
have a wonderful relationship with him and for this, we have decided to award
him for the great work he is doing in repositioning SIFAX Group for
excellence.”

At the 2018 Lagos PR Industry Gala
and Awards night, SIFAX Group was awarded the Best PR Support Company of the
Year Award in recognition of the company’s consistent support for the
programmes and activities of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, Lagos
State Chapter.

Basil Agboarumi, the Managing Director of Skyway Aviation
Handling Company Plc, one of the subsidiaries of the SIFAX Group, was also
awarded the NIPR’s 2018 Leadership award.

According to Mr. Segun McMedal,
Chairman, Lagos State Chapter of the NIPR, SIFAX Group’s support towards public
relations in Lagos State has helped the body to achieve a quantum leap in its
activities. “The company has constantly supported us and we are so happy to
reward such loyalty today,” he said.

McMedal also noted that the choice of Basil as one of
the recipients of the 2018 Leadership Award was a well informed choice.

“We are
so delighted that a fellow of the institute rose to become the Managing Director
of Nigeria’s foremost ground handling company. We are awarding him today for
displaying a high level of exemplary leadership since he joined the company”,
he noted.