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  • Journalist donates uniforms, tables to school

    Journalist donates uniforms, tables to school

    A Broadcast journalist and Founder, of Starlight Talents Foundation, Mr. Ola Awakan, has donated 40 uniforms to 40 students at his primary school, Wowo Nursery and Primary School, Olodi-Apapa, Lagos State.

    He also donated a motivational signpost which was placed at the entrance of the school to motivate the pupils and tables and chairs to the teachers to enable them to discharge their duties comfortably.

    Awakan, who doubles as a Thespian, stated that he graduated from the school in 1994 and this was the second time he had donated items to the school through his foundation, Starlight Talents Foundation.

    This gesture, he said, stems from his deep understanding of the community since he grew up in it.

    “I grew up in Ajegunle and I know the reality of this community. The children are not as easily determined and focused due to their environment.

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    “Getting to the level that I am today, I always feel the urge to come and give back to my to primary school. I recognise that my achievements today were not easily attained, and I am driven to give back to my to primary school.

    “Two years ago, I observed the state of the school, including the substandard teacher tables and this motivated me to promise an upgrade.

    “I placed the motivational signpost at the entrance of the school to remind the children that I grew up in Ajegunle and I attained greatness to this level and I’m still aiming higher, they also regardless of any distractions from family or society can attain it.”

    He added that giving these uniforms to the children would give them hope and help them believe in themselves.

    The Head Teacher of the school, Mrs. Stella Eze appreciated him for his second visit to the school stating that he has added more life to the school.

    All Progressives Congress (APC) Vice Chairman Ajeromi Ifelodun Local Government Area (LGA), Goriola Taofik, described Awakan as one who always lends a helping hand to those in need.

    He appreciated his gesture to the school and urged the government to do more in the area of education in Ajeromi Ifelodun LGA.

    Head of Section, Ajeromi Ifelodun Local Government Education Authority, Mr. Oduntan Olukoya, stated that this gesture by Awakan will surely have an impact on the lives of the students.

  • Foundation donates to secondary school

    A Foundation, Kaffy Charity Foundation has donated chairs and school desks to Ojodu Junior Grammar school during its Cultural Day ceremony which held in the school premises recently.

    Humanitarian award was also presented to Mrs Omowunmi Olufunmilayo Dickson the CEO of Kaffy CharityFoundation in recognition of her  generosity  and paying back to the society with the name of her Foundation Kaffy Charity Foundation.

    Receiving the donation on behalf of the school, Ojodu Junior Grammar School and Ojodu School Complex, Mrs Sadare J.O noted that the Cultural Day event is a way of promoting the Nigerian culture and also thanked the Foundation for dimming it fit to donate to the school.

    Sadare however urged the public to “always give back to the society from what God has blessed them with most especially in the educational system because government alone can not do it.”

    Mrs Dickson however expressed her profound gratitude to the four principals of Ojodu Junior and Senior High School and all the firvenment official there present for the Award of Distinction that was awarded to her.

  • Ondo donates transformer to Akure communities

    FOUR communities in Plaza area of Akure, Ondo State capital, will soon be relieved of four-year power outage.

    This followed Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu’s directive that a new 300kVA transformer substation be installed for the communities.

    He directed the Special Adviser to the Governor on Public Utilities, Tunji Light Ariyomo, an engineer, to ensure that a new transformer was provided for the communities after the necessary engineering assessment.

    The transformer arrived on Sunday to the delight of residents in the communities.

    Ariyomo, who handed over the transformer to the community leaders, explained to them that Akeredolu directed his office to provide it.

    He told residents that Akeredolu was aware that there were serious power issues in Ondo South.

    He added that the governor could not believe that there was any community in total darkness in the state capital.

    The special adviser, therefore, ordered that the power problems should be fixed immediately.

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    Ariyomo said a power substation would be built for the four communities to be connected to the power line at Plaza, hence the new transformer.

    Appreciating the governor for the speed at which the problem was fixed, the Chairman of the Communities Association, Goke Adurota, said the Benin Electricity Distribution Company Plc (BEDC) officials had disappointed them several times after the residents had spent so much on fixing the power problem.

    He, however, assured the governor that the residents would pay back by voting for the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates on Saturday for the House of Assembly election.

    Adurota promised to mobilise the youth, women and men in the four communities to appreciate the governor with their votes.

  • Alakija donates centre to YABATECH

    Despite the downpour last Wednesday, Africa’s richest woman, Mrs Folorunsho Alakija, made it a date to inaugurate a skill acquisition centre being donated to Yaba College of Technology, Lagos.

    The centre, which is fully equipped with all the necessary tools, will be used for teaching skills in fashion designing, millinery (hat-making), bead-making, welding, pedicure and manicure, hair-dressing, barbing, soap-making, make-up artistry, shoe-making and fabrication.

    Rector YABATECH, Obafemi Omokugbe, an engineer, commended Mrs Alakija’s support and contributions to entrepreneurship and skill acquisition development in the institution, describing her as a value partner in the progress of the institution. “Skills are pathways to prosperity and personal development. They are the drivers of competitiveness and growth. With the right skills people are better prepared for active citizenship. They have a better chance of finding and keeping a good job and they are better equipped to set up their own business and return jobs for others. The right skills open doors to new positivity. YABATECH is committed to the provision of skill training, opportunities to students in addition to their academy qualification. Every student must acquire a skill that can sustain them and be self-reliant. They will be job providers, not job seekers. The establishment of Mrs Alakija’s skill acquisition center will further provide opportunities for the youth to maximise their potentials for personal and national development,” he said.

    He appealed to Nigerians, private organisations and entrepreneurs to follow the example of Mrs Alakija and partner academic institutions  to train the youth for national development.

    “Employment is a major challenge in Nigeria today. The white collar jobs are no longer available, therefore, there is need to develop skills and encourage vocational training for a prosperous nation like Nigeria. As a nation, we must pay attention and place emphasis on skills acquisition education and see it as a simple solution to unemployment,” he noted.

    Mrs Alakija,who is Vice Chairman, Famfa Oil Limited, urged students to get a skill in addition to their academic programmes, saying that empowerment through skills acquisition equals prosperity. “We all can’t be in the office under air-conditioners executing white collar jobs. All those jobs are salary employment. You can be your own boss and build more confidence in yourself and put foods on the tables of many more families as a result of the skills you have acquired. Nationwide things are changing, it may be slow but the economy is improving, at least we are not moving backwards. We are moving forward, but through entrepreneurship, skills acquisition, and vocational centres and through our individual and collective determination to make a difference within our society, we can improve and begin to move faster and we will all begin to benefit and begin to export,” she said.

    Mrs Alakija believed that technical colleges, vocational and skill acquisition centre will go a long way in making youths self-employed, noting that the advantages of it would reduce unemployment and create cottage industries that can transit to big factories.

    “When you have saturated the need of the people and the country, you can begin to export. When this begins to happen, there is more prosperity, less poverty,” she added.

  • Rotary donates N1m furniture to FCT school

    The Rotary Club of Abuja, Maitama District, has furnished the library of Government Junior Secondary School, Dutsen Alhaji, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

    The humanitarian club said the gesture was part of activities to celebrate its education and literacy month in September by giving back to the society policy.

    District Governor of the club, Mr. Elvis Chukwu, stated that such gesture will be extended to other schools across the FCT.

    He said: “Clubs are carrying out projects like this in all their communities. Some are building schools, donating books, desks and all education projects.

    “I can assure you that it is not only here in Dutsen Alhaji. I have been commissioning projects since I came to Abuja.”

    He charged the school to take charge of the project and ensure its proper maintenance.

    President of the club, Miss Winifred Ogbebo, said that the gesture will help increase the reading culture in the school.

    According to her, the country has a low reading culture which needed to be improved upon.

    She said this is one of many other projects that the club has embarked on, adding that more humanitarian projects will be commissioned soon.

    “We have decided to intervene in this area by providing them with furniture for their library so that they can boost their reading culture.

    “The reading culture of Nigeria is very low and it is going down by the day. We had to do something to boost their reading culture and at the same time enhance education in this area,” she stated.

  • Onu donates science kits to award-winning school

    The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, yesterday donated science kits to Christ the King College (CKC), Odolewu, near Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State.

    Also, Hallmarks of Labour Foundation (HLF) donated 10 desktop computers to the school.

    The minister made the donation when the school received the Young Achievers Award as Best Performing School in last year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) during the 22nd anniversary and this year’s role model awards of Hallmarks of Labour Foundation (HLF) at Oriental Hotel in Lagos.

    The minister, who was also the special guest of honour, said the donation was in recognition of the school’s excellent performance in the examination, adding that it would encourage them.

    He said: “The feat achieved by these pupils is commendable and this is what we need in this country. Other pupils should emulate them and work harder.

    “We are here to celebrate 22 years of remarkable achievements by HLF. I congratulate the awardees and the Executive Secretary of HLF, Patricia Otuedon-Arawore, for the meaningful work she is doing in this nation.”

    The chairman on the occasion, Prof Ibrahim Gbadamosi, thanked HLF’s Executive Secretary for establishing the foundation and sustaining it over the years.

    He said the awards were meant to celebrate Nigeria, humanity and commitment to a worthy cause.

    Otuedon-Arawore said the foundation set out to identify Nigerians, Africans and people of the Black race who have achieved successes through hard work, honesty and integrity in their fields of endeavour.

    She added: “Our aim is to use all characteristics of the role models to demonstrate to Nigerians that success through genuine labour is rewarding and fulfilling.

    “We also nurture positive attitude among Nigerians, especially the youths, and we encourage them to reject fraud, dishonesty and greed as means to success. We help to make Nigeria a descent society that attracts a pride of place in the country of nations.”

    Other awardees are: Justice Adolphus Karibi-Whyte, Justice Isa Ayo Salami, Prof Bolaji Akinyemi, Prof Joy Ogwu, Chief Dr Onikepo Akande, Prof Shehu Galadanci, Emeritus Prof Ayodeji Banjo, Prof Uche Amazigo and Prof A. B. O. O. Oyediran.

  • Firm donates to orphanage

    Africa’s mobile phone giant, itel Mobile has partnered Iknorbert Communications to interact with the children and donate food and educational materials to the home.

    The Corporate Social Responsibility initiative, tagged “itel’s Love Always on campaign”, exemplifies itel Mobile’s contribution to impacting humanity positively by giving back to the society, representing its lasting identity as a corporate entity.

    Country Marketing Manager Jeff Tang said: “At itel Mobile, we are passionate about helping others in their communities and putting a smile on their faces in every little way possible. We look for ways to make a positive difference in every life we encounter, and this is done through our CSR programs.

    “Our brand is beyond tech and the need to buy our smartphones, we also seek to improve the welfare of the people we serve hence our focus on improving education, community development and health.”

  • Honeywell donates patrol vehicle to BSI programme

    IN fulfillment of its corporate social responsibility (CSR), Honeywell Flour Mills Plc has donated a monitoring and patrol Hilux Vehicle to Benue Social Investment Programme (SIP).

    While donating the vehicle on behalf of Honeywell Flour Mills Plc, the Northcentral Zonal Sales Manager, Sama Samuel, said the gesture is the organisation’s modest way of contributing to the monitoring and evaluation of the SIP in the state, particularly its home- grown school feeding programme.

    Samuel, accompanied by the Managing Director, Securage Communications Services, Efosa Cliff-Ogiugo and the Benue State Sales Manager of Honeywell, Samuel Ogumamhi, said the company will not relent in living up to its corporate social responsibility and urged SIP to put the vehicle to proper use.

    The Benue State Focal Person of Social Investment Programme, Mr Terris Damsa, who received the vehicle on behalf of the state government, lauded the management of Honeywell Flour Mills Plc for the gesture and for supporting SIP as stated in the Memoranda of Understanding (MoU).

    Damsa maintained that the vehicle giving to the state SIP, apart from easing the logistic problem being faced by the organisation, will further enable them to deliver on the mandate and responsibilities of their organisation.

    “It is our hope that the vehicle donated to us by Honeywell Flour Mills Plc will help us deliver on our responsibilities,” he stated.

    He called on other organisations to emulate the gesture rendered by Honeywell, and promised to ensure that the vehicle is properly used.

  • Chevron donates $500,000 to California fire victim

    Thevron has announced a contribution of $500,000 from the Chevron Global Community Fund to the American Red Cross in support of relief efforts for California wildfires.
    “These fires have had a severe impact on the lives of so many people, both residents and responders,” said Chevron Chairman and CEO, Michael Wirth. “Our thoughts are with all of them, and we know everyone is working very hard to prevent any further injuries or loss of life.”
    Chevron places a high priority on supporting the communities where it operates. In 2017, the Chevron Global Community Fund donated a total of $1 million for California wildfire relief efforts, he added.

  • Lawyer donates borehole to Ogun community

    To help solve the problem of lack of potable water in Igan-Okoto in Ilupeju, Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State, a Lagos lawyer Kayode Adegbola has donated a borehole to the community.

    According to him, it will help prevent diseases from unclean water.

    He said: “The borehole is capable of producing 5,000 litters of water per hour and would work for six hours daily to produce 30,000 litters.

    “I’m sure that the 30,000 liters of water from this borehole will conveniently serve a minimum of 1,000 people daily,” he said.

    The Adokun of Igan-Okoto, Oba Mukaila Salako, represented by Otunba Sarafadeen Adeleye, said Igan-Okoto had suffered from lack of potable water for many years, adding that their nearest water source was over two kilometers away.

    A resident, Mrs. Oyelanke Odunlami, praised Adegbola for the gesture, saying it would help to end water scarcity in the area.

    Adegbola, who is aspiring to represent Yewa North Constituency in the House of Assembly under the All Progressives Congress (APC), also gave fully-funded secondary school scholarship to two pupils to the Vale College Ibadan.

    “I wanted to give the opportunity to others to get the kind of education I got because I am a proud alumnus of the school”, Adegbola said.