Godwin Izomor

Godwin Izomor
NationalityNigerian
CitizenshipNigeria
Alma materNotre Dame College
OrganizationMG Vowgas Group
TitleChief Executive Officer
Websitehttps://www.godwinizomor.com

Godwin Odohokpa Izomor (born 19 April 1967) is the founder and chief executive officer of MG Vowgas Group.[1][2][3][4] He launched the first locally made Nigerian airboat in 2020.[5][6][7][8]

Early life and education

Izomor was born in Ozoro Delta State, Nigeria. He attended Notre Dame College, Ozoro Delta State .

Career

Izomor currently holds the position of Group Managing Director at MG Vowgas Group.[1] Early in his career, he gained valuable experience in sales and construction management where he managed numerous sales portfolios at Sphinx Technical and Trading Limited as sales executive.

Izomor declared that his company was in a business to halt capital flight in the oil and gas sector to improve local content and reduce export of jobs abroad.[4][9][10]

In 2018, he signed an agreement with the ministry of defence for building airboats in order to improve Nigerian local content[11][12] in line with the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development Act.[13]

Awards

He received an award from Royal State Legacy in 2020.[14][15]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Godwin Izomor: A Nigerian Billionaire Shaping the Energy Sector". Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  2. ↑ "Government should leave business for business men – Izomor - Daily Trust". dailytrust.com. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  3. ↑ "Godwin Izomor - 23rd NOG Energy Week Conference & Exhibition". www.nogenergyweek.com. Archived from the original on 2023-09-06. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "MG Vowgas in business to halt capital flight — IZOMOR". Vanguard News. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  5. ↑ Africa, Radarr (2019-12-17). "First Made in Nigeria Air Boat to be Launched in January". Archived from the original on 2023-09-05. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  6. ↑ Latestnigeriannews. "First made in Nigeria air boat to be launched in January". Latest Nigerian News. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  7. ↑ Uzor, Franklin (2019-12-07). "Fabrication Firm Set to Launch First Locally made Ballistic Airboats". Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  8. ↑ "Coy set to float first made in Nigeria airboat, modular refinery - Nigerian Television Authority --Africa's Largest TV Network". nta.ng. 2019-12-10. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  9. ↑ "'Capital flight reduction not an option for Nigeria'". The Nation. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  10. ↑ "Nigeria: Izomor - Nigeria Now Has Capacity to Fabricate FPSO Modules". allAfrica. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  11. ↑ Nigeria, Guardian (2017-11-17). "Izomor lauds NCDMB's support for local entrepreneurs". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  12. ↑ Nigeria, Guardian (2017-09-10). "Vowgas: Pushing local content frontier in oil and gas". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  13. ↑ Nigeria, Guardian (2018-06-13). "Defence ministry signs MoU with Vowgas for fabrication of airboats". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  14. ↑ "Rivers Legacy Awards: Wike, 19 others to be honoured in March". Vanguard News. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  15. ↑ "Group to honour Wike and others". The Nation. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2023.

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