Standard Insurance Consultants Limited, an insurance broker based in Lagos took the name of Nigeria to the highest level when it was awarded one of the world’s most important business awards tagged “The Bizz Awards”, in annual recognition awards organised by the World Confederation of Businesses (WORLDCOB).
The award ceremony held at a well attended Gala ceremony at Burj Al Arab in the United Arab Emirates, Dubai on Wednesday, November 15, 2017, saw the President and CEO of the company, Ahmed Olaniyi Salawudeen go home with Inspirational Award for his outstanding contribution to his insurance field.
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With this triumph, the company has become an Elite Member of WORLDCOB alongside large corporations such as Sohar Bank (Oman), Dubai Duty-Free (UAE), Doha Bank (Qatar), Saudi Telecom Company (Saudi Arabia), BBK BSC (Bahrain), National Bank of Kuwait (Kuwait), Emirates Identity Authority (UAE), Ethiopia Airlines (Ethiopia), Karabuk University (Turkey), Credit Libanais (Lebanon), Al Sulaimi Group Group, (Oman), Union National Bank (UAE) amongst other notable global companies.
Thanking the global organisation for recognising him and his company, Salawudeen thanked the organisers for the honour bestowed on him and particularly Nigeria as a whole. “This honour is not for me, my company or my family but my country Nigeria. This shows that Nigeria as a country has great potential. I want you to come and invest in Nigeria in mining, agriculture and so on.
The recognition I believe would enhance the company’s growth at the business level because it would increase capacity for a business relationship, generate more businesses and revitalise our corporate image,” he said.
