Saturday, 22 December 2018
First female Nigerian to be appointed General Manager Sales Nigeria & Equatorial Guinea, Lufthansa Group]
Lifebuoy further spreads hygiene message, visits Markurdi IDP camp
In a bid to further spread the message of hygiene and disease prevention through handwashing, Lifebuoy today visited Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) in Dauda Camp, Makurdi, Benue State.
With over 80 percent of IDPs in the camp exposed to menacing diseases such as diarrhea and pneumonia - which are preventable by regular handwashing with soap - the representatives of the Lifebuoy brand brought the behavioural change message of hand-washing to the camp with the hope of reducing these health risks by two-thirds come 2020.
According to Lanre Odupe,Lifebuoy brand manager : “Nigeria has one of the largest child mortality rates in the world. We were the country with the 3rd highest number of new-born deaths in 2016 and is projected to overtake India by 2021. Such unpleasant statistics are a reminder that the local corporates have a role to play in raising awareness for interventions such as hand washing to reduce child mortality, and generally improve the health of as many families as possible.”
Benue State First Lady, Dr. Eunice Ortom, who was present at the visit further added that although the state government is doing a lot in responding to the needs of the IDPs by providing relief materials and facilities at the camps, there has also been a need for private organizations to play active roles in furthering their wellbeing through health education and the provision of materials as demonstrated by Lifebuoy and Unilever.
“The influx of persons into the camps owing to unfortunate circumstances increased the number of IDP camps and the population of these camps have continued to grow. The state government is doing all within its power to see that there is no lack in the camps. Hence, it is great to see corporates like Unilever step up and not only educate the internally displaced persons on proper hygiene practices, provide items that will go a long way in improving the standard of living in the camps,” she said.
This outreach is in keeping with Lifebuoy’s ambition reach 1 billion people with handwashing behaviour change messages by 2020.
RIDE FOR THE BLIND SET TO KICK OFF
The world we live in is fast evolving and the earlier people realise that blind people can be productive the better.
Being blind should never be a reason for anyone not to be successful. There are so many talented and hardworking people in our society today whose only limitation is blindness, and this limitation has stopped them from going ahead with their dreams.The Discovery Quest is an initiative that is focused on creating a social dialogue around blindness with a focus on the challenges the blind people in our immediate society face.
Access Bank, 27 other international banks develop Global Banking Principles, Zenith Bank and Keystone Bank endorse
Following the development of the Global Principles for Responsible Banking by Access Bank and 27 other global banks, other financial institutions have now become early endorsers of the Principles. The banks include Caixa Bank, Corporación Financiera de Desarrollo (Ccofide), DGB Financial Group, GLS Bank, KB Financial Group,KBC Group, Keystone Bank, Natixis, Qatar National Bank, Standard Chartered PLC, and Zenith Bank PLC.
The Global Principles for Responsible Banking was launched for public consultation in Paris three weeks ago by the Arab African International Bank (AAIB) (Egypt), Access Bank (Nigeria),Banco Pichincha (Ecuador), Banorte (Mexico), Barclays (United Kingdom), BBVA (Spain), BNP Paribas (France), Bradesco (Brazil), Caixa Bank, CIMB Bank (Malaysia), Commercial International Bank (CIB) (Egypt), Corporación Financiera de Desarrollo (Ccofide), DGB Financial Group, First Rand (South Africa), Garanti Bank (Turkey), GLS Bank, Golomt Bank (Mongolia), Hana Financial Group (South Korea), Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) (China), ING (Netherlands), KB Financial Group, KBC Group,Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) Group (Kenya), Land Bank (South Africa),National Australia Bank (NAB) (Australia), Natixis, Nordea (Sweden), Piraeus Bank (Greece), Qatar National Bank, Santander (Spain), Shinhan Financial Group (South Korea), Societe Generale (France), Standard Bank (South Africa), Standard Chartered PLC, Triodos Bank (Netherlands), Westpac (Australia), and YES Bank (India).
Samson Itodo emerges The Future Awards Africa 2018 Young Person of the Year] Inbox x
The ground-breaking bill, which was finally signed in 2018, sought to advance youth participation in Nigerian politics, challenging post-Independence laws that preclude citizens under the age of 30 from participating in Federal, State and Local Government election.
Samson Itodo took the top prize in a category made up of several inspiring Nigerians including author, Tomi Adeyemi; artiste, David ‘Davido’ Adeleke; academic, Nemitari Ajienka, and scientist, Dr. Mahmoud Maina.
More pictures from The Future Awards Africa 2018]
Described by the World Bank as the “Nobel Prize for young Africans”, The Future Awards Africa celebrates inspiring, young Nigerians changing the African narratives and making impact through their initiative, skill and creativity, thereby raising responsible citizens with the desire to achieve more and create better communities.
The Future Awards Africa 2018 is presented by The Future Project, Guaranty Trust Bank, and H20h.
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