Udoma to Chair 2025 PEARL Awards; Sanwo-Olu, Wale Edun lead guest list

The Board of Governors of the PEARL Awards Nigeria has released a lineup of guests for the 2025 PEARL Awards Nite, scheduled to hold at Oriental Hotel, Lagos, on November 30, 2025.

In a statement signed by the Project Manager of PEARL Awards 2025, Olisemeka Obi, the Awards’ President, Tayo Orekoya, revealed that the event will be chaired by Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, former Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and current Chairman of Seplat Energy Plc.

Orekoya further disclosed that the Executive Governor of Lagos State,

According to the organizer, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, will serve as Guest of Honour, while Wale Edun, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, will attend as Special Guest of honour.

Other personalities expected at the event, which marks the 30th Anniversary Edition of the capital market-based performance awards , include the Chairman of the Nigerian Exchange Group, Umaru Kwairanga, and the Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Emomotimi Agama, among others.

The 2025 PEARL Awards Nite, themed “Celebrating a Legacy of Corporate Excellence,” will honour outstanding quoted companies and individuals who have demonstrated exceptional performance, transparency, and corporate governance in Nigeria’s capital market. A total of 15 Sectoral Leadership Awards and 10 Market Excellence Awards categories will be presented, culminating in the Overall Highest Award, ‘The PEARL’, conferred on the single most outstanding quoted company of the year.

Instituted in 1995, the PEARL Awards have consistently recognized and rewarded excellence among publicly quoted companies through objective, empirical, and verifiable criteria.

The 30th Anniversary celebrations officially commenced on June 24, 2025, with the PEARL Awards Corporate Summit, themed “Built to Last, Roadmap for Corporate Nigeria.” The Summit convened regulators, CEOs, investors, and thought leaders to exchange ideas on sustaining corporate excellence amid Nigeria’s evolving business landscape. A highlight of the summit was the unveiling of a commemorative publication titled “The Winning Strategies of Nigeria’s Corporate Giants.” The book captures insights from chief executives and founders of successful Nigerian companies, chronicling stories of leadership, resilience, and strategic innovation that have shaped corporate Nigeria over the past three decades.