Senator Oluremi Tinubu Is Person Of The Year 2025

For Mobilising Unprecedented Social Investment Across States And Fault Lines; And For Turning Compassion Into Measurable Relief At Scale …

In a year marked by economic turbulence, public unease, and post-reform hardship, Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has emerged as a steady voice of compassion anchored in structure. Through the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) — her signature social investment platform — she has transformed the Office of the First Lady into a vehicle of purposeful service. Her interventions have reached widows, students, the elderly, and persons with disabilities across the country.

RHI is not charity; it is a national network of compassion engineered with discipline. From Abia to Ebonyi, Benue to Niger, and beyond, its impact has been delivered with precision and consistency. For instance, the Initiative has empowered 20,000 rural women; aided 3,000 students with its Education Support, while its Elderly Support Fund has assisted 5,000 seniors with stipends, training, scholarships, and medical care. Across Nigeria, the results are measured not only in statistics, but in stories.

Grounded in faith, guided by purpose, and strengthened by partnership, Senator Tinubu represents a rare synthesis of conviction and compassion. Married to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, she balances the weight of national leadership with family, humility, and service, proving that power, when exercised with discipline and empathy, can quietly but profoundly change lives.

Senator Remi Tinubu  and other nominees will be celebrated for their outstanding leadership, vision, and commitment to national development at the LEADERSHIP Conference and Awards ceremony taking place on 12 February 2026 at the International Conference Centre.

It would be recalled that LEADERSHIP, in November 2025, unveiled its 2025 awardees

According to the LEADERSHIP Board of editors, despite the country being on the brink of another election year, there was no winner for the Politician of the Year award.

Governors Hope Uzodimma (Imo), Abdullahi Sule (Nasarawa), Abiodun Oyebanji (Ekiti), Dauda Lawal (Zamfara), Uba Sani (Kaduna), and Sheriff Oborevwori (Delta) are the Governors of the Year.

The governors earned the award for “diligently focusing on the implementation of programmes and policies that transformed lives in their respective states.”

Governor Uzodimma jointly won the award for his transformative leadership, which is anchored in transparency, inclusive education, digital empowerment, infrastructure renewal, and security reform.

Governor Abdullahi Sule also won the Governor of the Year award for his visionary leadership anchored on industrialisation, infrastructure renewal, and human capital development, which has transformed Nasarawa into Nigeria’s emerging investment hub.

Governor Abiodun Oyebanji clinched the Governor of the Year 2025 award for his people-centred leadership that has transformed Ekiti State through inclusive governance.

Governor Dauda Lawal won the award for his unwavering commitment to restoring security, as well as his massive investment in education, healthcare, and infrastructure, which have repositioned Zamfara on the path of peace, progress, and sustainable development.

Governor Uba Sani emerged Governor of the Year 2025 for his inclusive and reconciliatory leadership that unites people across divides in Kaduna, while Governor Sheriff Oborevwori clinched the award for his visionary ‘MORE Agenda’ that has redefined governance in Delta State through peace, inclusion, and pragmatic reform.

According to the newspaper, Deputy Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives, Dr Benjamin Kalu, clinched the Legislator of the Year award for his exceptional record in lawmaking, representation and oversight.

The LEADERSHIP Public Service Person of the Year award was won by the chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Dr Zacch Adedeji, for championing a new era of tax reform anchored on efficiency, transparency and service. The award was for a public servant(s) whose service delivery record and responsiveness made significant outcomes in the sector.

Thomas Etuh won the Business Person of the Year award for his visionary leadership in transforming Nigeria’s fertiliser and agribusiness sector.

The Banker of the Year Award went to the Managing Director/CEO of Development Bank of Nigeria, Dr Tony Okpanachi, for pioneering inclusive finance through innovation and integrity, and for empowering over 700,000 MSMEs. Meanwhile, Providus Bank clinched the Bank of the Year award for contributing to digital transformation and driving innovation in financial services.

The Founder of Tantita Security Services, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo (Tompolo), won the Social Impact Person of the Year award for transforming conflict into cooperation, creating jobs, defending peace, and advancing social, cultural, and economic renewal in the Niger Delta.

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) was named Government Agency of the Year for expanding Nigeria’s enforcement frontiers and recovering over N10 billion for consumers.

The LEADERSHIP Environmental Impact Agency of the Year award went to the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) for championing sustainable industrialisation, renewable energy and climate-friendly technologies that reduce carbon emissions and promote clean power solutions.

Green Energy International Limited (GEIL) won the Oil and Gas Local Content Champion of the Year 2025 for pioneering the development and operation of Nigeria’s first onshore crude export terminal.

Other winners include Fintech Company of the Year, won by OPay for revolutionising digital finance through inclusion; Product of the Year, Nestle’s Pure Life; and Company of the Year, Trade Modernisation Project.

Mrs Mabel Ijeoma Duaka and Dr Seidu Adebayo Bello jointly won the Primary Healthcare Model of the Year award, while the Outstanding Young Person Award went to David Adeyemi for nurturing innovation, empathy and excellence by developing an AI-powered app that transforms access to education for visually impaired learners.

Nafisa Abdullahi Aminu clinched the Young College Person of the Year 2025 for her outstanding achievement in elevating Nigeria’s presence on the international academic stage.

This year, the Artiste of the Year award was clinched by the duo of Raoul John Njeng-Njeng, better known as Skales and Kanyeyachukwu Tagbo-Okeke.

The LEADERSHIP Sports Person of the Year award went to Justine Madugu for guiding the Super Falcons to their record-breaking 10th WAFCON title.