Executives Honored with 2025 Blueprint Awards for Merit

The 2025 Blueprint Awards, scheduled for August 18, 2026, will honor three prominent executives for their significant contributions to national development. Professor Ibrahim Adepoju Adeyanju, Managing Director and CEO of Galaxy Backbone Limited, received the Enhanced Digital Infrastructure Award for expanding digital infrastructure and improving government connectivity.

Shehu Usman Osidi, Managing Director and CEO of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN), was awarded the Public Sector Executive of the Year in Housing and Mortgage for enhancing access to affordable housing finance and strengthening mortgage administration. Khalil Suleiman Halilu, Executive Vice Chairman of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), earned the CEO of the Year Award for accelerating innovation and promoting local manufacturing.

Salisu Umar, Managing Director of Blueprint Newspapers Limited, stated that the awards recognize individuals whose efforts have advanced national development, following a rigorous selection process by the newspaper’s Award Selection Committee.