The Executive Vice Chairman of a leading mining company in Nigeria, Zotmann Mining Limited, Chief Victor Nwokeji, has been named the Champion Newspapers Businessman of the Year.
The Management and Staff of Champion Newspapers, particularly the publishers of Daily and Weekend Champion, disclosed this in an award letter signed by the Group Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief, (Dr.) Mrs. Nwadiuto Iheakanwa.
According to Iheakanwa, “It is my delight and honour to inform you of your emergence as winner of Champion Newspapers’ 2025 Businessman of the Year Award.
“The award, which is a product of the painstaking selection of our Board of Editors, is our modest way of recognizing organizations and leaders in both public and private sectors of the economy who have made greater sacrifices in ensuring that the fundamental objectives and ideals of our nationhood are sustained, as well as promoting good governance and corporate services.
On all scores, she said, “our findings, largely corroborated by that of our independent assessors, confirm that Zotmann Mining Limited, which started as a strategic pivot to secure foreign exchange, has transformed into a multi-sectoral conglomerate that is competitive in the mining sector of the economy.
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“Zotmann Mining Ltd has, in line with its vision to become the leading Mining Company, identified a critical capacity gap in the Nigerian mining sector, where many license holders possessed the land rights but lacked the technical and mechanical strength to do so.
Following the company’s commitment to innovation and professionalism, the Group Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief of the Champion Newspapers disclosed that Zotmann has become the mining company of first choice among teeming customers.
She added that Chief Victor Nwokeji, the Executive Vice Chairman of Zotmann Mining Limited, is a philanthropist whose passion for human development is top-notch.
As watchdog of society, Iheakanwa said, “It is our duty not only to track and document your performance but also to acknowledge your commitment to serve and your doggedness to transform the Nigerian society. On behalf of Champion Newspapers Limited, I congratulate you on this profound achievement.”