Enugu's Mbah named best governor as organisers unveil Nigeria's Pride Awards list
- First Green White Resource Centre announced its 2026 Nigeria's Pride Awards winners in a statement on Wednesday.
- Enugu Governor Peter Mbah is overall best governor; Nasarawa's Abdullahi Sule and Borno's Babagana Zulum also honoured.
- The awards will be presented at a townhall in Abuja on November 10, 2026.
Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah has been named Overall Best Governor of the Year in the 2026 Nigeria's Pride Awards, organisers First Green White Resource Centre (FGWRC) said in a statement on Wednesday.
Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule will receive the Governor of the Decade award, while his Borno State counterpart, Babagana Zulum, is honoured as Best Governor on Reintegration and Empowerment.
The awards will be the centrepiece of a townhall themed "Showcasing Nigeria's Unique Selling Points and Investment Opportunities", scheduled for Barcelona Hotel, Wuse 2, Abuja, on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, starting at 10am.
The statement was signed by FGWRC facilitator and chief executive Bonaventure Phillips Melah and committee secretary Medina Dauda-Nadabo. They described the awards as a flagship initiative that celebrates people, companies, agencies, ministries, embassies, foundations and foreigners whose work contributes to Nigeria's comfort, prosperity, peace, unity, security and development.
Ministers, agencies and entertainers on the list
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development Festus Keyamo is to be honoured as Most Impactful Minister of the Decade. Defence Minister Christopher Musa gets a Lifetime Distinction Award for Excellence, Patriotism, Sacrifice and Exemplary National Service.
Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral Idi Abbas will receive an Award for Excellence in Maritime, Security and National Economic Protection, while Interior Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo gets a Transformative Public Service and Institutional Reform Award.
Air Peace is named Best Airline of the Decade. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is Best Federal Government Agency of the Year on Digital Transformation, and its chief executive, Animu Maida, receives an Outstanding Leadership Award in Technological Advancement.
Others include the TY Danjuma Foundation, recognised for education, health and community development; Comptroller General of Customs Bashir Adewale Adeniyi; Nigerian Revenue Service chairman Zacch Adelabu Adedeji; and Aisha Rimi, for investment promotion.
From entertainment, Pete Edochie, Patience Ozokwor, Destiny Etiko, Shan George, Gloria Okafor, Alex Usifo and Empress Njamah are among those to be honoured, alongside Bingham University Keffi and Loyola Jesuit College Orozo.
The ambassadors of Lebanon, Morocco, India and China in Nigeria are also listed, as are the heads of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation and the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate, and Nnamdi Azikiwe University vice chancellor Ugochukwu Bond Stanley Anyaehie.
The two outlets that reported the list differed on one name: Daily Trust gave the PTAD executive secretary as Temitope Abiodun Odunaiye, while Vanguard wrote Tolulope Odunaiye.
What happens next
The organisers say the November 10 townhall will focus on Nigeria's investment opportunities, with the awards presented at the same event.
