The foundation's Project Rescue 10,000 Flood Victims aided about 12,300 people displaced by floods which ravaged communities in Delta State in October 2012, donating food and relief material worth millions of naira to flood victims at settlements in the Ughelli, Ewu, Arhavwarhien, Orere and Okparabe communities and the Ughelli North and South local government areas of Delta State. Businessman, geologist, founder, chairman & ceo of taleveras. "[6], On 30 July 2013, Taleveras Group acquired Afam Power. Local media was rife with reports that he had enjoyed sweetheart deals from the Goodluck Jonathan-led administration and powerful forces within Nigerias Ministry of Petroleum. [26] Pinnick commended Taleveras for its contribution to sports. This is a piece of sad news filtering out of the world of businessman Igho Sanomi. At that time, in late 1990s- early 2000, this was rare for an African-owned company to achieve. Everyone starts on a back-to-back basis, and you want to build it up to where youve built up the strength of your balance sheet and you have more confidence with the banks to support you to take other positions. And she is suing for divorce. While pundits are quick to say that Igho Sanomi and his company have not found any success in cohabiting with the current administration, Sanomi says it was not his priority. Taleveras also owns a stake in a power distribution firm in Nigeria. PRESS OFFICE. On the advisory board of the West Africa Book Development Fund Hewas appointeda literary agent. In order to separate his business from politics, Sanomi has reduced Taleveras government tenders/oil lifting participation to nil, for now. document.getElementById( "ak_js_3" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. Alternating between sips of water and bits of mixed nuts he picks out of an espresso-sized nut cup, Sanomi is telling jokes at the table to a dozen guests, mostly his own employees. one of the largest physical commodities trading companies in Africa in just over a decade, plant in Rivers State in Nigerias Southern region. Nigeria Advancement Awards honored him as the Oil and Gas Man of the Year in 2013. Lifeline Care Association Taleveras Group is one of the main corporate sponsors of this organizations activities. Sanomi co-sponsored the Dance Theatre of Harlem's first Latin American tour in Tegucigalpa from 31 January to 6 February 2014. Yahaya Bello is facing groundswell opposition within and outside the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in his bid to secure a second term. But we didnt go to stand on top of mountains to announce that. Billionaire Akanimo Udofia Responsible For Oil Man Igho Sanomi's Igho Sanomi of Taleveras Group receives Forbes Philanthropy award in The international trading companies didnt like us for this, and as a result we became a target.. He is also a co-owner of the Dickson Sanomi Foundation. He began looking for some of the businessmen who won those contracts and offered them a deal they couldnt refuse. Creative writing workshops held in Abuja gives young, aspiring writers the opportunity to improve in their craft with the help of already established authors and professionals in the industry. The competition, which has attracted as many as 250 entries, is divided into junior and senior secondary-school students. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? He then continues to engage, in very interesting conversations about his views, on a number of subjects during dinner. Global Shame! Sanomi was also named one of the Top 25 Oil and Gas Leaders in Africa by African Leadership magazine in the same year.