05 November 2013, Sweetcrude, Lagos, Nigeria – Chevron Nigeria Limited, CNL, operator of the NNPC/Chevron Joint Venture,
has won the 2013 Electronic Payment Excellence Award of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. According to the CBN,
the company won the award, in the Multinational Category, for its “commitment to the Federal Government’s transformation
initiative on end-to-end electronic payment of all forms of salaries, pensions, suppliers and taxes.”
Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, Governor, CBN and Mrs. Omobola Johnson, Minister of Communications and Technology
jointly presented the Award at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, on Monday, September 16, 2013.
Presenting the award, the CBN Governor noted the company’s alignment with and promotion of a national initiative
(electronic payment), which has caused Chevron Nigeria to be “singled out as a model worthy of emulation within
your industry category and the country at large.”
Jerry Uwakwe, CNL General Manager, Finance, thanked the CBN for recognizing Chevron’s commitment to electronic
payment saying it is in keeping with the company’s value of partnership and ingenuity through technological innovation.