BUA Group bags multiple awards for contributions to African development

By Business AM

Africa’s leading foods, mining, and infrastructure conglomerate, BUA Group, and its Chairman,

Abdul Samad Rabiu have clinched several awards at the just concluded 16th edition of the

Sustainability, Enterprise, and Responsibility (SERAS) CSR Awards in Lagos.

BUA Group won three awards for “Best Company in Infrastructure Development”, “Best Company in Social Impact/Human Capital Development” and “Impact Investor of The Year” for its economic and human capital development across Africa.

Meanwhile, Abdul Samad Rabiu, founder and chairman of BUA Group, bagged the “CEO of the Year” award for his exemplary leadership role, philanthropy, and positive impact across sub- Saharan Africa.

The SERAS – Africa CSR Awards is an annual Pan-African competition that galvanizes the

CSR/Sustainability industry and encourages organisations to annually commit to intervening in

health, education, infrastructure, poverty reduction, and all the other areas of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars. It encourages greater participation and imbibing of the philosophy of responsible business practices in Africa by all players and stakeholders and annually brings new players into the fray.

BUA Group was also honoured at the recent Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON) 50th Anniversary celebration, as it was awarded the SON special anniversary award for supporting standards and quality in Nigeria.

BUA Foods, a BUA Company also won the Listing of the Year (Equity) 2022 at the Nigerian

Exchange NGX Made of Africa Awards (MOA).

Commenting on the awards, Abdul Samad Rabiu said the awards are a confirmation of the BUA’s commitment to human, economic, and social development.

“We are committed to Africa, and we can do more with the right policies and the right enabling environment to address the development gap,” he added.