On December 1, 2019, Godwin Maduka will be among the personalities that will be decorated by the Nigeria Entrepreneurs Award.

Maduka, who was nominated for the award following his vital contribution to the growth of the Nigerian economy, is the CEO and Medical Director of Las Vegas Pain Institute and Medical Centre, which is the largest Pain Treatment Centre in Nevada, US.

Others to be Honoured with Maduka at the Ball Room of the Oriental, Lagos, are the Governor of Sokoto State, VIP Express Tourism Ltd, Bosak Microfinance Bank, Odibola Properties Ltd, Ecobank Nigeria EchoStone Nigeria Ltd, Elizabeth Jack-Rich, Sen Annie Okonkwo, Covenant University, Farm Konnect, DPKay Homes & Property, Ecobank, AGL Consulting, Greenville, Richway MFB, Mrs Ebele Iyiegbu, Ogechukwu, Alexis Obah, CCC International Engineering Ltd, Seahorse Lubricant Ltd amongst others.

Amongst those who have received the award in the past are Aiteo Group, CCC International Engineering Nigeria Ltd, Dantata Town Developers Limited, Keystone Bank Plc, Friesland Campina Wamco Nigeria Plc, Ecobank Nigeria, Chantelle Abdul, Bloc Haus, Asimegbe Achenyo Helen, Zenith Bank Plc, Fidelity Bank, INTELS Nigeria Ltd, Nnamdi Ezeigbo (Founder Slot Ltd), MTN Communications Ltd, Standard Chartered Bank, Charles Prince Abimbola Olasore (Chairman, Lead Capital Plc), Chief Cosmos Maduka (Chairman, Cosharis Group), Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc, Dana Air, Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers Ltd, NPF Pensions Ltd, Nedcomoaks, Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu, Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC), Pirotti Projects Ltd, Genesis Energy Group, Gesi Asamaowei and others.

This year’s edition of the Award which is the 6th in the award series holds on the 1st of December 2019, at the Ball Room, Oriental Hotel Lagos with the theme: Building a Prosperous Nation; MSME as an Economic Force promises to be a world-class event that will leave all those who attend with a lasting impression and business relationships that will change their businesses for the best.

Godwin Maduka is a man who has touched countless numbers of lives through his direct intervention and investments made in building a functional society, silently, outside the glare of the media.

Despite his celebrated success and global exposure, has attributes nothing to his abilities but credits God for all that he has become and all that he is doing.

Maduka is a renowned authority in the field of medicine, with triple doctorate degrees in Anesthesiology, Pain Management and Surgery.

He graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry from Rust College, Mississippi in 1984. In 1988, he obtained his Doctorate degree in Pharmacy from Mercer University, Georgia and earned his Doctorate degree in Medicine in 1993 from the University of Tennessee.

Completed his Residency and Post-Graduate training at the Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard Medical School in 1997 and was certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology in 1998.

Before now, Maduka, who is a renowned authority in the field of medicine, with triple doctorate degrees in Anesthesiology, Pain Management and Surgery, have been honoured with several awards both locally and internationally Nigeria such as Gold Medal Merit from the United Action Against Corruption & Injustice International (UAACAII), Bibaak Award, Las Vegas, the International Association of Anesthesiologist recognizes Godwin O. Maduka, MD, PharmD, as a Leading Physician of the World & Top Anesthesiologists and Pain Management, Las Vegas.

 

 

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha is the Aviation Correspondent at BusinessDay Media Limited, publishers of BusinessDay Newspapers. She is also the Deputy Editor, BusinessDay Weekender Magazine, the Saturday Weekend edition of BusinessDay. She holds a BSC in Mass Communication from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka and a Masters degree in Marketing at the University of Lagos. As the lead writer on the aviation desk, Ifeoma is responsible and in charge of the three weekly aviation and travel pages in BusinessDay and BDSunday. She also overseas and edits all pages of BusinessDay Saturday Weekender. She has written various investigative, features and news stories in aviation and business related issues and has been severally nominated for award in the category of Aviation Writer of the Year by the Nigeria Media Nite-Out awards; one of the Nigeria’s most prestigious media awards ceremonies. Ifeoma is a one-time winner of the prestigious Nigeria Media Merit Award under the 'Aviation Writer of the Year' Category. She is the 2025 Eloy Award winner under the Print Media Journalist category. She has undergone several journalism trainings by various prestigious organisations. Ifeoma is also a fellow of the Female Reporters Leadership Fellowship of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism.

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