Dufil Prima Foods Plc, makers of
Nigeria’s preferred Noodles
Brand,
Indomie Instant Noodles, has
once again contributed its quota
to the growth of science
education in Lagos State by
donating laboratory equipment
worth millions of naira to
Magbon Segun Community Senior
High School, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos.
The company had earlier
donated Science laboratory
equipment to Jubilee Model
School, Orile Coker
Aguda, Shomolu Juniour High
School, Ibadan Grammar School,
Molete, Ode Remo High School,
Lakowe Community High School
and Kosofe Senior High School,
Ketu, among others.
But speaking at the presentation
at Magbon Segun Community
Senior High School, Mr. Tope
Ashiwaju, Public Relations/ Event
Manager, Dufil Prima Foods Plc,
explained that the donation was
part of Dufil Prima
Foods’ corporate social
responsibility initiative tailored
towards community
development in the short and
long term.
Dufil Prima Foods Plc believes so
much in sustainable CSR
projects especially on education
because we feel educating and
empowering our children today
will create a thriving platform for
a better tomorrow. The growth
of Science and Technology in
Nigeria is very important to
national growth and
development,” he said.
While urging the pupils to make
proper use of the science
equipment,Ashiwaju projected
that with the needed
improvements in the nation’s
Science and Technology
education, Nigeria would
eventually have the required man
power in various science related
fields and rely less on foreigners.
Dufil will however return to
evaluate the level of progress and
impact the equipment has had
on the students’ performance in
science subjects,” he assured.
Also speaking at the event, Mr.
Olakunle Da Silva who
represented the Director of
School Affairs, Lagos State District
3, affirmed that Dufil Prima Foods
Plc, by virtue of the donation, had
assisted the Lagos State
Government to achieve the major
thrust of its Lagos ‘Eko’ project
which is aimed at equipping
schools in subjects such as
English, Mathematics, Physics,
Chemistry and Biology.
The Principal, Mr. Oluwakayode
James, who was visibly elated,
received the equipment on
behalf of the school and
expressed his appreciation to
Dufil Prima Foods Plc while
assuring that the equipment
would be effectively used and
maintained in building future
leaders for the nation.