In April 2017, Aiteo Group announced the signing of a five-year partnership agreement with the Nigeria Football Federation worth an estimated N2.9b. In the capacity of Official Optimum Partner of the NFF, Aiteo's support funded the salaries of Super Eagles boss Gernot Rohr and coaches of all NFF's national teams. Peters told the media that "Aiteo Group is as passionate about leadership as Nigerians are about football, so we are proud to be working together with the NFF and its coaching staff to reach a shared goal of a more prosperous Nigeria". On August 5, 2014 in Washington DC, Peters was one of four recipients of the Marquee Award for Global Business Excellence at the Africa-US Leadership Awards dinner, hosted by African Energy Association, "a non-profit organization of experienced negotiators, advisors and high-level energy advocates". "Leadership", an Abuja, Nigeria based national newspaper, named him the "Leadership CEO of the Year 2014" for championing a local content deal facilitating a greater capacity to manage oil assets in his native country, Nigeria. On 18 January 2015, Peters was given the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Awards in the "Economic Empowerment" category in an event held in Washington, DC's Willard Hotel. Benedict Peters was listed among the 50 Most Influential Nigerians in 2017 by "BusinessDay" Newspaper in Nigeria. In June 2018, he was also named by "The Guardian" (Nigeria) as Oil and Gas CEO of the Year. Buiness Day's Man of the year 2019 https://businessday.ng/opinion/article/benedict-peters-two-decades-of-leadership-excellence-in-africa/]  Peters is married and has four children. In 2017 the Supreme Court of Nigeria in Abuja ordered the immediate lift of an Interim Forfeiture Order on Peters properties in the UK. The Interim Forfeiture Order was obtained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC. The court accused the EFCC of "gross misstatements, concealment and misrepresentation of facts". Business Day Man of the year 2019  https://businessday.ng/opinion/article/benedict-peters-two-decades-of-leadership-excellence-in-africa/