Seinye Lulu-Briggs honoured with African business leadership award, inducted into African Leadership Council

Dr. Seinye Lulu-Briggs, the Executive Chairman of Moni Pulo (Petroleum Development) Limited, MPL, one of Nigeria’s pioneering indigenous players in the upstream oil and gas sector, has been honoured with the 2024 Special African Business Leadership Commendation Award by the African Leadership Organization.

The recognition event took place at The Dorchester in London, followed by her induction into the prestigious African Business Leadership Council in a ceremony at the House of Lords, in the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Hosted by Lord Dolar Popat, a member of the UK House of Lords and the Prime Minister’s trade envoy to Rwanda, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, the induction ceremony saw attendance from top business leaders and members of government including Baroness Sandy Verma, also a member of the UK House of Lords; H.E. Hon. Philip Davis, the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas; H.E. Rindra Hasimbelo Rabarinirinarison, the Minister of Economy and Finance of Madagascar; Mr. Segun Ogunsanya, Group CEO of AIRTEL Africa; Mrs. Jane Nkechi Egerton-Idehen, Managing Director of Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited; Mr. Abdulmajid Nsekela, Chairman and CEO of CRDB Bank Tanzania; and Princess Victoria Haastrup, Executive Vice Chairman of ENL Consortium Limited, among other distinguished business leaders, top executives, and government officials from across Africa.

Receiving the award from H.E. Hon. Philip Davis, the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, Dr. Seinye Lulu-Briggs thanked the African Leadership Organization for the recognition and honour. She dedicated the award to God and to the many members of her diverse teams who work with her across various initiatives on the African continent.

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“From our work in the oil and gas producing business to the ministry of reaching the underserved. From Moni Pulo Limited to the O. B. Lulu-Briggs Foundation. This award today is an encouragement. Thank you. By God’s grace we will keep rising to the challenge,” she said.

Since 2005, Dr. Seinye Lulu-Briggs has been at the forefront of MPL’s operations, initially as the Executive Vice Chairman overseeing government relations, compliance, and sustainability.

Her leadership in the company’s gas commercialisation project aims to harness MPL’s substantial natural gas reserves, aligning with Nigeria’s commitment to clean energy and reducing gas flaring.

Her professional journey began in 1981 at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), where she was a trailblazer in the Computer Services Department. Over seven years, she advanced to become the head of Computer Operations. Following her tenure at CBN, Dr. Lulu-Briggs played a significant role in establishing Oceanic Bank Plc as a household name in the Niger Delta, spearheading the bank’s credit and marketing, branch development, and administration.