Leading Telecommunications Services Provider, Airtel Nigeria has taken a giant step to actualize its ambition of being the most loved brand in the daily lives of Nigerians with the completion of a multi-million naira, ultra modern primary school project in Ajeromi/Ifelodun Area of Ajegunle, Lagos State.

The Ajegunle school project, which commenced in February, is the pilot of the company’s Adopt-a-School programme, offering an ultra-modern six classroom blocks with an office for the head teacher and water borehole with lavatory facilities for the boys and girls as well as male and female teachers.

The Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director of Airtel Nigeria, Mr. Rajan Swaroop, who spoke yesterday after employees of Airtel Nigeria, under its Employee Volunteers Scheme, visited the school, said the completion of the project in record time underscores the company’s commitment to providing the much-needed support for the improvement of the educational sector in the country as well as empowering children from poor homes with quality and best-in-class education.

Over 30 Employees of Airtel Nigeria, who are members of the Employee Volunteers Scheme, decked in red branded polo shirts, were at the project site, helping to clear, clean and prepare the school for final commissioning.

An obviously elated Swaroop underlined the company’s pledge towards giving back to the people of Nigeria through sustained support for education at the most important level, primary level, saying that education offers children the best opportunity in life to realize their dreams and become the leaders of tomorrow.

According to him, the company’s Employee Volunteers Scheme is a testament to the fact that the Adopt-a-School initiative is a long-term commitment, revealing that Airtel will continue to provide and maintain the necessary support and care for all its adopted schools.

“Indeed, our employees under our Employee Volunteers Scheme will come in occasionally to support the teachers with teaching, mentoring and other academic and physical development programmes for the children,” Swaroop said.

Airtel Nigeria formally announced in February, this year, that it would adopt select primary schools across the federation as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility programme to assist the Nigerian government in transforming the lives of children from less privileged homes.

Under the Adopt-a-School project, the company will not only build and refurbish schools but will also provide school uniforms, furniture, books, school bags for the children and specialized training as well as other incentive schemes for the teachers.

The school will be formally commissioned and handed over to the Lagos State Government shortly.



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A positive news in all of this chaos.

Under the Adopt-a-School project, the company will not only build and refurbish schools but will also provide school uniforms, furniture, books, school bags for the children and specialized training as well as other incentive schemes for the teachers.

Something really needed in Ajegunle.

Very good one. Airtell Odua a gbe yin o

^^ I'd like to see pictures of the project tho. The before, in progress, and after phase.