Team Integrity Tops Medals Table At 14th NNPC Sports Fiesta

Team Integrity Tops Medals Table at 14th NNPC Sports Fiesta

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Team Integrity Tops Medals Table at 14th NNPC Sports Fiesta

…As Ojulari Charges Staff to Make Company Proud at Oil Industry Games

The 14th NNPC Ltd. Sports Fiesta ended in grand style on Saturday at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, with Team Integrity finishing at the top of the medals table and emerging the overall best team of the week-long competition.

Team Integrity — representing athletes from NNPC’s Port Harcourt and Benin Zones — clinched the top spot with an impressive 31 gold, 18 silver, and 21 bronze medals, in addition to winning nine trophies across events.

Team Standings: Integrity Leads, Sustainability and Excellence Follow

1st Place – Team Integrity (Port Harcourt & Benin Zones)

31 Gold
18 Silver
21 Bronze
9 Total Trophies

2nd Place – Team Sustainability (Abuja & Kaduna Zones)

15 Gold
26 Silver
23 Bronze

3rd Place – Team Excellence (Lagos & Warri Zones)

13 Gold
16 Silver
19 Bronze

Ojulari Commends Athletes for Excellence and Team Spirit

Speaking at the closing ceremony, Engr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari, Group CEO of NNPC Ltd., praised the athletes’ performances, describing them as a strong reminder that NNPC can excel both on the sports field and in the business arena through resilience, teamwork, and excellence.

He also charged staff to carry the discipline and unity displayed during the Games into their daily work:

“Let the discipline you showed throughout these games elevate our performance; let the unity you built here strengthen our teamwork; let the excellence you demonstrated become our daily standard.”

Ojulari reiterated NNPC Ltd.’s readiness to defend its long-standing dominance at the 20th Nigeria Oil & Gas Industry Games (NOGIG) scheduled for February 2026, noting that the Fiesta has produced athletes capable of sustaining the Company’s winning legacy.

‘NNPC Will Make an Impression at NOGIG 2026’ — EVP Mbakwe

The Executive Vice President, Business Services, Sophia Mbakwe, expressed confidence that the company’s athletes will not only participate but also “make an impression” at NOGIG 2026.

450 Athletes, 13 Sports, One Vision: Energy In Motion

Themed “Energy In Motion: Compete, Connect & Celebrate,” the 14th NNPC Sports Fiesta brought together 450 athletes, reinforcing the company’s conviction that physical wellness directly enhances productivity and teamwork.

Athletes competed across 13 sporting categories, including:

Football
Basketball
Volleyball
Chess
Squash
Scrabble
8-Ball Pool
Golf
Tennis
Table Tennis
Badminton
Swimming
Athletics

The fiesta also served as a platform for selecting athletes who will represent NNPC Ltd. at the upcoming NOGIG Games, where the Company aims to defend its longstanding title.

NNPC’s Winning Tradition at NOGIG

NNPC Ltd. has consistently dominated the Nigeria Oil & Gas Industry Games, competing alongside teams from International Oil Companies (IOCs) and agencies under the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources.

At the last NOGIG Games held in 2024 at the same Moshood Abiola Stadium, NNPC Ltd. emerged overall champion with 50 laurels, comprising: