Nigerian Breweries honored its business associates at the 2025 Distributor Awards.
Life Lager Beer was reintroduced to the market at the Lagos annual distributor awards.
Jimoh Ogungbola (J.Ogungbola and Sons Limited) was crowned the National Volume Champion at the glitzy award ceremony, which was hosted by legendary comedian Funnybone.
Dennis Okorie (MACDEN Communications Limited) and Christiana Odiaka (Chrisemua and Sons Limited) were named the first and second runners-up, respectively.
The Managing Director of Nigerian Breweries PLC, Hans Essaadi, gave the keynote address at the ceremony, which had the theme “Winning Beyond Limits.” He said, “As one team, we learn as one family that collaboration or finding the way forward together is the name of the game. Tonight, it is all about looking back. It is a little bit about winning. But more importantly, it is about winning together. Of course, there’ll be prizes and awards. And we will celebrate everybody on stage, but we’re in it together. We celebrate you all tonight. We celebrate you, our distributors and transportation companies.”
In spite of the difficult business climate, Nigerian Breweries PLC’s marketing director, Emmanuel Oriakhi, praised distributors and transporters as well as other trade partners for their steadfast support in 2024.
According to him, the awards are a means of honoring and recognizing the trade partners’ priceless contributions to the expansion and prosperity of the business.
Jimoh Ogungbola, the National Volume Champion, commended the company for helping distributors and other trading partners, particularly at a period of unfavorable economic conditions.
Forklifts, plaques, trophies, cases of its premium products in bulk, and cash rewards totaling millions of naira were among the presents given to the trade partners, including transportation companies.
Moses & Kossy Nigeria Enterprise, M. O. Nkala Nigeria Limited, Ensy Global Ventures, Chris Ndupu Enterprises Limited, God’s Love International Services, Skyward Resources Limited, and AOP Logistics Limited are among the other recipients of accolades on the evening.