Chairman of SIFAX Group, Dr. Taiwo Afolabi has won the Zik Prize Award for Entrepreneurial Leadership.

At a ceremony held Monday, the organisers lauded the business acumen, tenacity and grit of the SIFAX Group boss, which has translated into a success strategy for the Group’s businesses and by extension the Nigeria’s economy.

According to the head of selection committee for Zik Prize Award Prof. Pat Utomi, Dr. Taiwo Afolabi has redefined business enterprise in Nigeria.

From left: Group head, Corporate Communications, SIFAX Group; Olumuyiwa Akande, Managing Director, Skyway Aviation Handling Company Plc; Basil Agboarumi, Executive Director, SIFAX Off Dock, Capt. Ibraheem Olugbade, former Minister of Information and Culture; Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Executive Director, Business Development and Strategic Planning, SIFAX Group Wunmi Eniola-Jegede, and Deputy Director, Internal Control, SIFAX Group, Abayomi Obadare, receiving the Zik Prize Award for Entrepreneurial Leadership on behalf of Dr. Taiwo Afolabi, Chairman, SIFAX Group at the Zik Prize Awards event held at Eko Hotel, Victoria Island, Monday.

He said: “Afolabi is the Chairman of SIFAX Group, a leading business behemoth with diversified interests in maritime, aviation, oil & gas, haulage and logistics, tourism, hospitality and financial services. His massive investments in Nigeria’s terminal operations, especially its off-dock solutions, have positively affected the industry and catalysed economic growth.

“The SIFAX Group boss has shown consistency in developing innovative business models and nurturing same to global acclaim which has made him a leader in various entrepreneurial endeavours. The Lagos Marriott is an example of one of the novel business solutions that have been brought to life by Dr. Taiwo Afolabi.”