Etisalat trains sanitation workers in Kwara

Date: 2017-03-14

GSM provider, Etisalat has trained no fewer than 10 waste management officials in demonstration of its commitment to community development and environmental preservation.

The firm also donated waste disposal bins and other ancillary items to Adewole-Adeta community in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital.

Etisalat affirmed this during the launch of its Community Sanitation Support Programme (CSSP) in Ilorin, in conjunction with HEDA Resource Centre and the Kwara State Government as part of the company's continued efforts to promote community health and environmental preservation across Nigeria.

Speaking at the event Head, Public Policy and Government Affairs, Mohammed Suleh-Yusuf said the key objective of the CSSP initiative was to promote the culture of hygiene and environmental preservation among residents of the state so they can continue to live healthier lives and be more productive at all times.

He said, "Through our CSSP initiative, Etisalat is not just providing sanitation support to communities; we are empowering Nigerians to understand the benefits of maintaining a clean environment. This is why we have gone the extra mile by training 10 young people as waste.

management champions in Adewole-Adeta community, and also providing them with the equipment to function. We also provided them with phone lines and airtime so they can reach out to one another and provide feedback on their progress from time to time."

Commending Etisalat Nigeria for the CSSP initiative, Kwara State Commissioner for Environment, Otunba Taiwo Johnson, who was represented by the Deputy Director on Environment, Gabriel Towoju, enjoined other private sector companies to emulate the telco by being more committed to the environment. "This is laudable, and I encourage others to join hands with government in promoting clean and healthy environment. Through effective synergy, we will all ensure our society is in perfect state of harmony with nature where all of us live together peacefully," he said.

Coordinator, HEDA Resource Centre, Sulaiman Arigbabu, stated that the non-governmental organization (NGO) partnered with Etisalat to promote community health and environmental preservation at the grassroots across Nigeria because poor sanitation and unsafe environment can cause illness thereby affecting people's productivity.

"The prosperity of communities is linked with people's productivity, and there is a linkage between how healthy the people are in carrying out their daily activities. Toa large extent, the state of health of the people is linked to the sanitary condition and well-being of the environment", he noted.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Hamid Bobboyi     Abubakar Suleiman     Kwara Polytechnic     Bayo Lawal     Ike Ekweremadu     Iyaloja-General     Bello Taoheed Abubakar     Malete     Sa\'ad Alanamu     Turaki     Mohammed Jimoh Faworaja     Gambari     Bahago     SWAN     Ghali Alaaya     Segun Abifarin     Hikmah AbdulKareem     Afolabi-Oshatimehin Adenike Harriet     Adam Abdullahi Al-Ilory     Siraj Oyewale     Ejidongari     Kwara Hotel     Gobir Organization Foundation     Rafiu Ibrahim     Al-Ilory     Elelu     Adedipe     Abdulkarim Adisa     Jimoh Olusola Imam     Baakini     Michael Nzwekwe     Ibraheem Adeola Katibi     Neuropsychiatric Hospital     Abdullahi Saadudeen Alikinla     Bola Sagaya     Oloye     Eghe Igbinehin     Nigerian Supreme Council For Islamic Affairs     Yusuf Amuda Abubakar     Biliaminu Aliu     Amosa     Olumide Daniel Ibitoye     Aso-ofi     Kawu Baraje     Abdullahi Adisa Akodudu     QuickWin     COEASU     IHS Towers     Bolaji Aladie     TETFUND     Abiodun Oyedepo     Shola Odetundun     Salmon Babatunde Salmon     Alliance For Democracy     Muhammed Danjuma     Curfew     Yinka Aluko     Gbadeyan Gbadura Yomi     Abdulmutalib Shittu     Minister     Nigeria Foundation For Artificial Intelligence     Sheikh Ariyibi     Ibrahim Gambari     New Model Police Station     Kaiama     Shao     Bilikisu Gambari     Trader Moni     CCB     Hijab     Sheikh Ridhwanullah El-ilory     Sheriff Shagaya     Abdullahi Biffo     Abdulfatah Ahmed     Saad Omo\'ya     Raji Ayodele Kamaldeen     Offa Metropolitan Club    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Kwara Primary Health Care Development Agency     Ayo Adeyemi     Col. Ibrahim Taiwo     Ilorin Metro Park     Maja     Summit University     MATTA Girls Foundation     Kwara University Of Education     Kwara 2019     Lafiagi     COVID     Government Girls’ Day Secondary School Pakata     Oluwole Dupe     Pilgrims Board     Naira Redesign     Abdulmumini Jawondo     Yusuf Zulu-Gambari     Ajuloopin     Orire     Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwoye     Just Event Online     Mary Kemi Adeosun     Kwara State Infrastructure Development Fund     Abubakar Imam     Ghali Muhammed     Saad Belgore     Haliru Yahaya     Abdulkadir Akanbi-Oke     Kwara Apc     Saka Saadu     Alagbado     Salihu S. Yaru     Tunji Ajanaku     David Oyepinola Adedumoye     Adebara     ARMTI     Revenue Court     Egbewole     Ilorin Durbar     Clara Nwachukwu     Abiodun Oyedepo     Imam Gambari     Ohoro Of Shao     Saka Isau     Umar Adelodun     Kishira     Federal College Of Education (Special), Afon     Alliance For Democracy     Jelili Yusuf     Isiaka Saka Opobiyi     Olaosebikan     Bamidele Adegoke     Ahmed Bayero     PAACO-PCL Consortium     Idris Amosa Oladipo Saidu     Abdul-Rasheed Na\'Allah     Kola Adesina     Kwara State Polytechnic     Salihu Jibril Garbi     UITH     Kwara TV     Mohammed Abdulahi     Sa\'adu Salau     Yaman     KWASAA     LABTOP     Ubandawaki     Idris Amosa Saidu     Amusa Bello     Prince Sunday Fagbemi     Gafaru Olayiwola Olorisade     Bolakale Saka     Mohammed Jimoh Faworaja     Muhammed Mahe Abdulkadir     Irepodun     Jare Olatundun     Sodiya