The Chartered Institute of Procurement and Provide (CIPS) has introduced the Procurement Excellence Customary Certificates to Seplat Vitality Plc, the foremost Nigerian impartial vitality firm.
The World Chief Govt Officer, CIPS, Ben Farrell, made the presentation to Seplat Vitality on the firm’s workplace in Ikoyi – Lagos State, on June fifth, 2025.
Farrell led a delegation from the CIPS to make the presentation to the Seplat Vitality workforce led by the Chief Working Officer (COO), Samson Ezugworie; and the Common Supervisor, Provide Chain Administration (SCM), Valentine Agwu.
Seplat Vitality’s utility to be assessed towards the CIPS requirements began in February 2023. Throughout the interval, CIPS-approved assessors reviewed, amongst different standards, the corporate’s processes, insurance policies, methods of working, and so forth, towards 98 parts and throughout 5 dimensions (classes) used to evaluate the operations of a provide chain administration organisation.
Seplat Vitality’s Provide Chain Administration (SCM) held the ultimate evaluation with a CIPS Benefit Procurement Excellence Programme Unbiased Verifier on Monday, the twenty first of January 2025. Consequently, on Wednesday, twenty second January, CIPS introduced that Seplat Vitality Plc has been issued with the award.
The CIPS World CEO noticed that the award has solely been issued to some organisations which have demonstrated to be aspirational, repeatedly obsessive about being higher and elevating the bar.
Farrell mentioned: “We don’t give these Certificates away, as a result of they’re severe, significant recognition of that ambition. So, it’s designed for arduous work and to be rigorous, as a result of we would like folks to really feel on the finish of it that they’re actually proficient, and they’re able to all of the issues it’s designed to do. So, it’s a actual recognition of your dedication and the workforce’s dedication. Congratulations to you all.”
The Seplat Vitality COO, on behalf of the corporate and its management, expressed deep appreciation to the CIPS workforce for the transformative journey the Seplat SCM had gone by and gave credit score to them, notably for the thoroughness and vigor within the evaluation course of.
Ezugworie mentioned: “For us as Seplat Vitality administration, we made a deliberate resolution to go this route, as a result of Provide Chain is the bedrock of our enterprise. It’s the channel of our spend and it is vitally essential to get the channel of your spend on a really proper basis, and maybe with transparency that this complete course of brings.”
He thanked the complete SCM Group, led by Valentine Agwu, for making the corporate proud and additional challenged them on a steady implementation journey in the direction of the Platinum Class of the certificates, such that sustainability turns into the following stage of problem.
Earlier, the GM SCM, Seplat Vitality, had famous that in 2021, Seplat Vitality set out on a change agenda, which was constructed round course of, folks, and techniques solely. Nevertheless, the corporate finally adopted a CIPS PEP Mannequin upon which to construct the transformation.
“It took us two years of rigorous evaluation on 5 dimensions, together with Management and Organisation, Processes and Methods, Technique and Coverage, Efficiency Administration, and Individuals. I’m proud to announce that we handed in flying colors, which is why we’re right here right this moment,” Agwu mentioned.
The SCM perform of Seplat Vitality Plc has undergone a rigorous evaluation by the CIPS UK and adjudged to have efficiently met the required commonplace as set out, for having strong and efficient governance processes in place for provide assurance and compliance. This excellent feat is a results of the method, folks and methods of working initiatives that had been applied through the years.
It’s price noting that, by purpose of this award, Seplat Vitality Plc has set one other tempo as the primary in Nigeria to obtain the CIPS Procurement Excellence Customary Award in Nigeria. The corporate can also be the second oil and fuel firm in Africa to have obtained the award.



