Etisalat Nigeria on Wednesday said that as part of its Corporate
Social Responsibility (CSR) strides, it had initiated the first West African
Masters programme in Telecoms Engineering.
The company, in a statement by its Public Relations Consultants, The
Quadrant Company, said the programme was instituted in Ahmadu Bello University,
Zaria under its Adopt-A-School Initiative.
The statement, signed by Kenneth Obasi, said that some of the company’s
other CSR initiatives in the education sector included career counseling and
the annual Etisalat Merit Awards.
It explained that under the awards, the company provides grants for
university students.
It added that the awards were to benefit students studying
Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Computer Science and Business
Administration.
The statement quoted Enitan Denloye, Etisalat’s Director, Brands and
Communications, as saying that for its efforts, it received an award at the
annual Social Enterprise Reports and Awards (SERA).
It said the award was for the best company in partnership development.
“We are pleased to be recognised for the quality of our partnerships.
It is even more gratifying to know that the partnerships have had the impact we
expected in communities and in the lives of individuals,’’ it quoted Denloye as
saying.
The company pledged to continue to provide creative solutions for its
customers.
(NAN)
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