The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited and the Group Chief
Executive Officer (GCEO), Malam Mele Kyari have won the 2023 Nigeria GovTech
Awards for exceptional service delivery in the public sector.
While the National Oil Company won the Best Federal MDA in Digital Initiatives in
Reengineering Government Processes Award, the GCEO carted home the
Distinguished GovTech Trailblazer Award.
The awards were in recognition of the GCEO’s leadership proactive steps in activating the Business Continuity Plan (BCP) that is hinged on digital automation
of the company’s processes.
The single, sure-footed act of automation, emplaced to, among others, mitigate
the effects of COVID-19, has brought about efficiency, high performance, and
sustenance of the NNPC Ltd’s operations post-pandemic, for which the GCEO is
now referred to as “Mr. Automation” in the industry.
Significantly, the GCEO, through the NNPC IT Division, automated Key
Performance Indicator Dashboard across the entire IT Enterprise and
Architecture, thereby improving reporting efficiency real-time performance
tracking.
Kyari also activated Microsoft Enterprise Additional Licenses for NNPC Digital
Transformation initiatives, leading to an estimated cost-saving of over $1 million
to the Company.
Indeed, both the NNPC Ltd. and the GCEO shone like a thousand stars at the
venue of the awards at the International Conference Centre on October 13, 2023.
The event had as its theme “Advancing Public Service Reforms Through Digital
Transformation.”
The Nigeria GovTech Awards were given by the Bureau of Public Service Reforms
(BPSR), an agency under the Presidency in aid of federal government’s initiative
designed to bring governments at the federal, state, local levels, and actors in the
technology industry together to discuss and identify new ways and emerging
trends in which ICT could be used to transform public service and improve the
general well-being of Nigerians.
In clinching the award, the NNPC Ltd. and its GCEO, Malam Kyari outclassed
several other contestants in the public sector even as it was clear that the BPSR
selection process was anchored on merit, thus strengthening the credibility of the
selection process and the subsequent awards.
The DG of BPSR, Dasuki Arabi had commended Mele Kyari’s deployment of
technology in driving business at the NNPC Ltd in addition to his exemplary
leadership in advancing GovTech initiatives and digital governance within the
nation’s oil conglomerate, in line with the Federal Government digital
transformation in the public sector.
It would be recalled that prior to the presentation of the awards, Mr. Arabi had, in
a letter dated 19th September 2023 to the NNPC Ltd’s GCEO, said that “Sequel to
a nationwide nomination and online voting process initiated on Radio, Television
and Newspaper publication, we are pleased to inform you that your organisation
will be honoured with the prestigious Nigeria GovTech Award in the category of
‘Best Federal: MDA in digital initiatives in reengineering government processes’.”
Arabi had also said that the awards represented a veritable platform aimed at
repositioning the Nigerian public service as an engine of reforms in the country.