Julius Berger wins NECA Employers‘ Excellence Award

…tops construction, construction services sector

Nigeria’s foremost engineering construction company, Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, has beaten other contenders to win the prestigious Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA)’s Construction and Construction Services sectoral award.

Announcing the award at the event held at Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos, Wednesday night, NECA said Julius Berger satisfied all criteria “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”.

The development, the third in the yearly series, elicited a resounding applause from the audience who affirmed that the award was indeed well-deserved.

In his speech, President of NECA, Taiwo Adeniyi, said the award is dedicated to resilience and doggedness of Nigerian businesses, like Julius Berger, who against all odds still forge ahead impactfully.

Also speaking, the Director General of NECA, Adewale Smart Oyerinde, hailed the winners and other companies for still standing doggedly and doing their thing in spite of the frustrating business environment, saying the event was an occasion to take a breath and continue to celebrate.

NECA expressed the hope that with the awards, winners like Julius Berger would do more towards increasing their chances for more laurels in the future.

The President of Chartered Institute of Personnel Management, (CIPM), Olusegun Mojeed, who presented the award to Julius Berger, congratulated the construction giant for maintaining standards “against all odds”, which was in line with theme of the occasion.

For Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, represented at the event by Human Resource Manager, Region West, Chison Albert, “The Award says we are doing well and we are inspired to explore ways of doing more.”

Winners in other categories include MTN, Nigeria Bottling Company, Nigeria Liquified Natural Gas, NLNG, Nestle, Dangote Cement, among others.

The annual Employers’ Excellence Award is an initiative of NECA geared towards promoting and encouraging best practices in corporate performance, people management and industrial relations practices in the country. NECA itself is a globally respected Business Membership Organisation registered in 1990 with its membership cutting across enterprises operating in all sectors of the economy, professional bodies and sectoral employers’ association, making NECA the only representative employers’ organisation representing the interest of Nigerian employers in the International Labour Organisation and related groups.

Vice President Kashim Shettima, as well as invited state governors, sent representatives while the ILO and several professional bodies sent goodwill messages.

Julius Berger Nigeria Plc team included Performance Management Manager, Chigozie Okonkwo, Talent Management Officer, Chiamaka Emeh, Human Resource Manager, Region West, Chisom Albert, and Assistant Senior Liaison Officer, Emmanuel Isibor.