Great Place to Work® Institute Nigeria recently compiled a list of the “Best Workplaces in Nigeria”. The list was published as a Special National Report in The Globe and Mail on April 19, 2012.

This year’s list recognizes 10 Best Workplaces in Nigeria. Find the top 10 companies below.

1. GUINNESS NIGERIA PLC

www.guinness-nigeria.com/
Industry: Manufacturing & Production – Food products
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held

2. First Bank of Nigeria Plc

www.firstbanknigeria.com/
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance – Banking/Credit Services
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held

3. Guaranty Trust Assurance Plc

www.gtassur.com/
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held

4. ACCENTURE NIGERIA

www.accenture.com/ng-en/Pages/index.aspx
Industry: Information Technology – IT Consulting
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held

5. Fidelity Bank Plc

www.fidelitybankplc.com/
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance – Banking/Credit Services
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held

6. Lagos Business School

www.lbs.edu.ng/
Industry: Education & Training
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held

7. FITC Financial Institutions Training Center

www.fitc-ng.com/index.asp
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance
Ownership: Non-profit

8. TOTAL NIGERIA

www.ng.total.com/
Industry: Manufacturing & Production – Coke, refined petroleum products and nuclear fuel
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held

9. Access Bank Plc

www.accessbankplc.com/default.aspx
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance – Banking/Credit Services
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held

10. GLAXOSMITHKLINE CONSUMER

www.gsk.com/ng/
Industry: Health Care
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held

What do you think? Do you agree with the ranking?
http://www.cp-africa.com/2012/06/23/the-top-10-best-companies-to-work-for-in-nigeria/

What's the list based on?

Definitely not in terms of job security becos banks are there. And not in terms of pay becos companies like first bank doesn't pay like that. So what's the criteria.

Akdams: Definitely not in terms of job security becos banks are there. And not in terms of pay becos companies like first bank doesn't pay like that. So what's the criteria.

1st bank is d highest payn bank in Naija now o!

I comment my reserve on this.

This is funny....... Won't totally agree with d list. Wanna believe there are still several companies here in naija whose offer are far better compared to that of those on the list

The fact that we have banks on the list , shows that this is not a correct assessment.

Companies have to register with a fee to be considered.

Majority of companies are not registered.

sometimes earlier dis year, de institute stated above listed companies and den de staff of de companies had to open a link sent to dem via email to fill a form and some form of testimony and i guesss it was collated and thats how dat came to be.
it was de staff testimony dat got de result as u saw.

Nigerian Breweries?

This list is BS.

Government parastatals are the best places to work. Does anyone know what a worker in AMCON is paid? Some of you need to go and take a look at some of these specialized government agencies and see what is happening.

Even some companies at village are better than these listed here

Great.

They have started dis award things again, God knows dat in dis country EMPTY VESSELS seek d most Attentiön

i greet ohhhhhh bt dis una list no talk d whole truth....companies like
shell
,mobil
,conoco phillips,
baker hughes,
etisalat,
Citibank,
Etc shd be on dat list. Then when u talk abt govt agencies u shd hav mentioned

Ncc
Nnpc
Nlng
Brass lng
Napims
Nimasa
Foreign affairs etc

my list is based on d following
Job security
Trainings
Benefits e.g.medical,housing,relocation
Salary

So ur list is totally flawed based on d above criteria i mentioned

So far, i agree with Guiness. Its a great company to work with as they pay well and have good working conditions

y'all are making a flawed assumption that high paying companies are the best places to work

there are several things to look at

work life balance
remuneration
opportunities for advancement
family friendly
culture

etc

Obstey01: This is funny....... Won't totally agree with d list. Wanna believe there are still several companies here in naija whose offer are far better compared to that of those on the list

such as shell, mtn, lng, nnpc etc

Hmmn...Nigeria has no pension guarantees, actually, its better to be self-employed.

nitrogen: I comment my reserve on this.

Are you drunk ?

Dis list is pure rubbish & again,its involve "do or die" b4 sum1 can work with does companies.why are they d best when they are not pure in d way and manner they recruit applicant.u must know sum1 b4 u can work with them.i tire 4 dis country..i am max'diamond

my company is paying me well

toba: my company is paying me well

so is mine and it is not on this list

Is there a Nigerian version of the ftse? I'd like to see that.

And why is it only 10, why not 100?

and yes how was this list put together? Whoever paid most for advertising?

I beg to add honeywell flour mills to the list.d company is doing well in its sector.

life_style:

Are you drunk ?

perhaps its the effect of ganja

nitrogen: I comment my reserve on this.

Lesson to learn: Dont type while smoking & dont smoke while typing.

how are we sure this list was not FAROUKalized?

Where is Dangote on this list?

Na wa o. ItS obviously nt a true ranking list.

I am in one of the aforementioned coys.I know for a fact that at some point in time we were asked to vote for my coy for the awards.I guess our votes alongside other indices which I am not privy to was used.

That list is fairly objective. The best places to work is totally dependent on a number of factors.

The best companies are not even on the LIST.... The following are the factor I consider as criteria.

1. Reward and Appraisal system (not a place u have to kiss asses before getting promoted)
2. Training and development (a place where a Finance staff is given ONLY 2days to write ICAN/ACCA is not a good company by all measures)
3. Work-life balance (some companies make you work late hours during peak period but would make you take days-off after ur deadline)
4. Salary (good pay)

I dont know about the rest companies, but TOTAL is about the best oil company to work with in Nigeria. #FACT