Alake Honoured As African Champion Of The Year

Nigeria’s Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, has been honoured with the prestigious  African Champion of the Year by the African Professionals of Australia (APA), recognising his transformative contributions to the mining assemblage and his beardown advocacy for diaspora engagement.

The grant was formally presented during the Australia-Africa Diaspora Investment Forum connected September 5, 2025, held successful Perth alongside the renowned Africa Down Under (ADU) Mining Conference.

According to a connection released by Segun Tomori, Special Assistant connected Media to the Minister, the forum was a high-level gathering hosted astatine the Pan Pacific Hotel. It brought unneurotic distinguished leaders, investors, and professionals from crossed Africa and its diaspora for a vibrant evening of dialog and networking.

The Certificate of Recognition and the 2025 African Professional Champion of the Year Award were jointly presented by Dr. Toyosi Craig, President of APA WA, and Mr. Tommy Adebayo, Chairman of APA.

Notable dignitaries included Ambassador Anwar Muktar and Ambassador Dr. Jane Adams, Consul Generals of Ethiopia and Nigeria.

Delivering Dr. Alake’s keynote code connected his behalf, Mr. Martin Imonite, Managing Director/CEO of Nigeria Solid Minerals Company, reiterated the Minister’s unwavering dedication to overhauling Nigeria’s coagulated minerals assemblage and gathering robust ties with African professionals globally. “Dr. Alake remains afloat committed to deepening reforms and fostering meaningful engagement with the diaspora,” Imonite affirmed.

The lawsuit besides featured a dynamic sheet treatment connected investment, business, adept recruitment, and emerging opportunities crossed the continent—underscoring the expanding power of diaspora professionals successful shaping Africa’s improvement trajectory.

Founded successful 2007, the African Professionals of Australia (APA) is 1 of the largest African nonrecreational networks successful the country. It boasts a divers rank of implicit 1,500 professionals from much than 20 African nations. Spanning disciplines specified arsenic medicine, engineering, IT, law, accounting, education, and assemblage development, APA is simply a captious level for collaboration, cognition exchange, and corporate interaction betwixt Africans and Australians.

LEADERSHIP reports that since helium emerged arsenic curate of coagulated mineral improvement successful Nigeria, Alake has been championing the origin for Africans to halt exporting their mineral assets successful their earthy forms and adhd worth to them to pull higher earnings. In recognition, helium was appointed the pioneer president of the Africa Minerals Strategy Group (AMSG).