Nigeria, Dec. 14 -- One of Nigeria's largest conglomerates, BUA Group, on Saturday, rewarded 1,768 of its staff with whopping N30 billion, in recognition of their years of dedication and loyalty.

The surprising BUA Group awards were presented to the staff members during the Night of Excellence, Long Service Awards in Lagos. Among the recipients, five staff members were presented with N1 billion each.

Kabiru Rabiu, Non-Executive Director at BUA Foods Plc and BUA Cement Plc, and Group Executive Director at BUA Group, received over N1 billion, bringing the total awards for top employees to N13 billion.

Also, three staff members were given N500 million each.

While seven staff members received N250 million each, nine got N200 million each,...