Mr. Solomon Ewanehi, the visionary Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Solewant Group, has over the past 25 years, guided Solewant Group from its modest origins into one of Africa’s premier industrial and energy services conglomerates. Under his leadership, Solewant has expanded into five specialized companies: covering pipe coating, steel fabrication, specialty paints, field joint solutions, and energy training infrastructure.
Recognized for his unwavering commitment to Nigerian local content and industrial innovation, Mr. Ewanehi has consistently championed technological self-reliance, capacity building, and economic transformation. He unveiled the firm’s landmark “Roadmap Plus” which is a ten-year strategic vision at the 2025 NOGOF conference marking the next phase of growth in automation, sustainable infrastructure, and regional leadership to major trade destinations across Africa.
His leadership has earned international acclaim, including recognition at the House of Lords, Westminster, where he received the prestigious BRITRISE Achievers Award 2025 for excellence and impact in pipeline coating and engineering solutions. Today, Solewant Group stands as a living embodiment of homegrown innovation, executing world-class pipeline solutions, training thousands of engineers and technicians through one of the group’s subsidiary- Solewant Energy Training Institute (SETI); Solewant Group is proud to service key industry players such as NLNG, Shell, Chevron, ExxonMobil, Total and more with over 100 successfully completed projects.