Frank Ikpefan, Abuja
DAG Industries Nigeria Ltd has donated personal protective equipment to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Lagos State Government through the Ministry of Health to support Nigeria’s fight against Covid-19.
The organisation said that it also reached out to riders of Boxer Okada at the grassroots level and distributed sanitisers, masks, and gloves on “a pan Nigeria basis.”
According to the company, these riders have been “patronising out products and brands over the years and have been instrumental in making Boxer the number one okada brand in Nigeria.”
The DAG group, in a statement, said that it had always believed in “being a corporate citizen with a conscience.”
The Managing Director of DAG Industries Nigeria Ltd, Mr. Monish Lakhani said the company will continue to support Nigeria during this challenging period.
It reads: “In Nigeria, DAG has donated millions of naira worth of personal protective equipment to NCDC Headquarters in Abuja and Mainland Hospital Yaba, Lagos (For Lagos State Ministry of Health/NCDC), to be distributed to healthcare facilities and professionals.
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“DAG has been present in Nigeria for more than 15 years changing the lives of millions of hardworking Nigerian for the better through empowerment and entrepreneurship.
“We see ourselves as very much part of the Nigerian society and fabric and it will be our continued effort to support our fellow Nigerians during this trying and challenging period.
“Nigeria and Nigerians are battling the COVID – 19 pandemic that has affected each and every country in the world with courage and the resilience, this has been the strength of the people and government of this country when ever faced with challenges.”
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