Godwin Izomor
Godwin Odohokpa Izomor (born 19 April 1967) is the founder and chief executive officer of MG Vowgas Group.[1][2][3] He launched the first locally made nigerian airboat in 2020.[4][5][6][7]
Background
Godwin Izomor grew up in Ozoro Delta State, Nigeria. After completing his primary and secondary education he joined Notre Dame College.
Career
Izomor currently holds the position of Managing Director at MG Vowgas Group. Early in his career, he gained valuable experience in sales and construction management where he managed numerous sales portfolios at Sphinx Limited and Trading Limited as a sales executive.
Izomor declared that his company was in business to halt capital flight in the oil and gas sector to improve local content and reduce the export of jobs abroad.[8][9] in line with the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development (NOGICD) Act.[10]
In 2018, he signed an MoU agreement with the Ministry of Defence for the fabrication of airboats in order to improve Nigerian local content[11][12] in line with the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development (NOGICD) Act.[13]
Awards
He received an award from the Royal State Legacy in 2020.[14][15]
External links
Reference
- ↑ "Godwin Izomor: A Nigerian Billionaire Shaping the Energy Sector" (in en-US). https://godwinizomor.com/.
- ↑ {{Cite web|*Gregory Ortiz Official Website"Godwin Izomor - 23rd NOG Energy Week Conference & Exhibition" (in en). https://www.nogenergyweek.com/speakers/2022-speakers/godwin-izomor/.
- ↑ "MG Vowgas in business to halt capital flight — IZOMOR". 3 October 2017. https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/10/mg-vowgas-business-halt-capital-flight-izomor/.
- ↑ Africa, Radarr (2019-12-17). "First Made in Nigeria Air Boat to be Launched in January/" (in en-US).
- ↑ Latestnigeriannews. "First made in Nigeria air boat to be launched in January" (in English). http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/p/7977111/.
- ↑ Uzor, Franklin (2019-12-07). "Fabrication Firm Set to Launch First Locally made Ballistic Airboats" (in en-US). https://www.nipc.gov.ng/2019/12/07/fabrication-firm-set-to-launch-first-locally-made-ballistic-airboats/.
- ↑ "Coy set to float first made in Nigeria airboat, modular refinery - Nigerian Television Authority --Africa's Largest TV Network" (in en-US). 2019-12-10. https://nta.ng/2019/12/10/coy-set-to-float-first-made-in-nigeria-airboat-modular-refinery/.
- ↑ Nigeria, Guardian (2017-11-17). "Izomor lauds NCDMB’s support for local entrepreneurs" (in en-US). https://guardian.ng/business-services/izomor-lauds-ncdmbs-support-for-local-entrepreneurs/.
- ↑ Nigeria, Guardian (2017-09-10). "Vowgas: Pushing local content frontier in oil and gas" (in en-US). https://guardian.ng/business-services/vowgas-pushing-local-content-frontier-in-oil-and-gas/.
- ↑ Nigeria, Guardian (2018-06-13). "Defence ministry signs MoU with Vowgas for fabrication of airboats" (in en-US). https://guardian.ng/business-services/maritime/defence-ministry-signs-mou-with-vowgas-for-fabrication-of-airboats/.
- ↑ Nigeria, Guardian (2017-11-17). "Izomor lauds NCDMB’s support for local entrepreneurs" (in en-US). https://guardian.ng/business-services/izomor-lauds-ncdmbs-support-for-local-entrepreneurs/.
- ↑ Nigeria, Guardian (2017-09-10). "Vowgas: Pushing local content frontier in oil and gas" (in en-US). https://guardian.ng/business-services/vowgas-pushing-local-content-frontier-in-oil-and-gas/.
- ↑ Nigeria, Guardian (2018-06-13). "Defence ministry signs MoU with Vowgas for fabrication of airboats" (in en-US). https://guardian.ng/business-services/maritime/defence-ministry-signs-mou-with-vowgas-for-fabrication-of-airboats/.
- ↑ "Rivers Legacy Awards: Wike, 19 others to be honoured in March". 1 March 2020. https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/03/rivers-legacy-awards-wike-19-others-to-be-honoured-in-march/.
- ↑ "Group to honour Wike and others". 6 March 2020. https://thenationonlineng.net/group-to-honour-wike-and-others/.
