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Leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, has come to the aid of a young man, Joseph Ogwuche, a sole survivor of a ghastly motor accident that claimed the lives of members of his entire family, rendering him forlorn and homeless.

The telco also provided support for two kids, Hosea and Iswu Gajere, victims of a hit- and-run accident.

These two inspiring stories will be the focus this Sunday, 14th February 2016 on Africa Magic Channel 151 by 7.30-8.00pm, as the on-going Airtel Touching Lives enters episode 5. Viewers will see how Airtel offered practical support to Ogwuche and the Gajere children.

Repeat shows will be televised on Africa Magic Family 154 on Saturdays8pm to 8.30pm; Africa Magic Urban on Thursdays 7.30pm to 8.00pm; AIT on Sundays by 6.30pm to 7pm; NTA on Wednesdays by 8.30pm to 9.00pmand Arewa 24 TV on Sundays by 7.00pm to 7.30pm.

Last weekend in episode 4, relief came to the Salisu kids in the north who lost father and two mothers when their mud house collapsed, exposing all the children to severe hardship and homelessness. In the story, which is a follow-up on the season 1, Airtel fulfilled its promise by building a three-bedroom bungalow for the children.

Also in episode 4, Airtel promised to bankroll the much needed heart surgery of both Hannah and Moses Enakrakpor, who were confronted with life-threatening heart problems since their parents lacked the financial capacity.

Since it started airing five weeks ago, the Touching Lives Season 2 programme has featured highly motivating and inspiring stories. Apart from touching the lives of beneficiaries, the programme has beenpromoting the spirit of giving, self-sacrifice and love among Nigerians.

During the launch in January in Abuja, the wife of the Vice President, Mrs. Dolapo Osinbajo, urged other Nigerians to emulate Airtel in reaching out to the downtrodden, hard to reach, internally displaced persons and other Nigerians in need of help.

“Support for those suffering and underprivileged should not be left in the hands of Airtel alone. It is the responsibility of us all. I was particularly touched by the Season 1 story of the Chime family whose children suffered various forms of physical disabilities. It shows that more attention and concern need to be shown to the less privileged people who are part of the society.

“We are told that the colour of love is red. But the red of the heart needs to stop the river of red, the river of blood that flows in this land,” she said.

Zomba central prison, built around early twentieth century, was designed to hold just over three hundred prisoners. Housing inmates that have committed serious offences and prisoners sentenced for long terms to life, the population of convicts it houses has increased along the years to approximately two thousand.

This particular Malawian prison is overcrowded with prisoners and rats, the spread of diseases among felons is rapid and the correctional facility has dilapidated. The standard of living within the four walls of this penitentiary is below the accepted minimum standard and only very few things can be more depressing than being confined in these conditions.

Some of these prisoners have managed to find solace in this environment filled with discomfort and misery. With drums made from buckets, guitars, pieces of pipe, a keyboard and spastic electricity supply, they have turned to making music, their sole comfort while serving time. Nobody could have scouted any potential in such an environment except for Ian Brennan, Grammy winning record producer, who went in search of good music in such an implausible place. He unearthed the rough diamonds among the two thousand prisoners to create the album titled ‘I Have No Everything Here’.

They say nothing beats the feeling of doing something from the bottom of your heart without any motive. These prisoners sang genuinely from somewhere deeper than their hearts, their souls, not knowing how far away from Zomba city their music could reach. Majority of the songs on the album are sung in the local Malawian language called Chichewa. Although a language I am not familiar with, it’s not hard to feel their passion from listening to their voices and song titles such as ‘I See The Whole World Dying Of Aids’, ‘Please, Don’t Kill My Child’ and ‘The Weary and the Burdened’ would let you know how heartfelt their music would be if you understood the lyrics. All this spirited singing led to their 20 track album accredited to 16 songwriters with the majority of them being felons and the smaller fraction being prison guard(s). This album has gone on to get a nomination in one of the world’s most prestigious music award shows, the Grammys, in the world album of the year category for 2015 alongside other international acts. Even more impressive is that this makes them the first Malawians to get a Grammy nomination.

Many of the prisoners have been detained without being tried in the court of law mostly due to poverty so money from sales of the album has been used to take up their cases. This has led to successfully freeing three of the women involved while an additional three cases are underway. Sadly one of the women on the album has already passed away in custody. Zomba Prison project is up against Angelique Kidjo, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Anoushka Shankar and Gilberto Gil for the prestigious award on February 15th. Win or lose on the day, it’s wonderful to know that these underdogs have been heard globally from their overpopulated quarters called Zomba Central Prison.

Source: http://www.untoldafrique.com/2016/02/14/i-have-no-everything-here/

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Leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, yesterday (Thursday 28th January, 2016) paid a courtesy call on Nobel Laureate; Prof. Wole Soyinka at his residence in Abeokuta, Ogun State.

Prof. Soyinka, who commended the telco’s educational product branded, ‘Airtel Smart Trybe Junior,’ received the Airtel team comprising Head, Public Relations, Adefemi Adeniran; Regional Operations Director, Lagos Region, Oladokun Oye and Zonal Business Manager, Lagos North, Chioma Agogo.

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Read more at: http://www.thenigerianvoice.com/news/204590/smart-trybe-junior-airtel-pays-courtesy-ca.html

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Leading Nigerian vocalists Tuface Idibia, Waje, Timi Dakolo and Patoranking have been announced as coaches for the maiden edition of the Airtel sponsored show, The Voice Nigeria. The coaches were unveiled on Tuesday at The George Hotel in Ikoyi, Lagos.

Speaking at the press conference, the Director, M-Net West Africa, Wangi Mba-Uzoukwu said: “It’s an exciting time for us at M-Net. The Voice is an internationally renowned franchise and has consistently provided exciting television content whilst giving great opportunities to talented individuals to showcase their talent to the world. The Nigerian adaptation will be no different and our viewers can expect the best television entertainment even as we wait to discover the next generation of talented singers!”

Commenting on the unveiling of Coaches, Mr. Ahmad Mokhles, the Chief Commercial Officer of Airtel Nigeria, sponsors of The Voice Nigeria, noted that Airtel is passionate about creating platforms that will delight, excite, entertain and engage talented youth as well as telecoms consumers across the country.

Since its original launch in 2010, The Voice has won audiences in countries like the US, Australia, South Africa and the UK, where other renowned artistes have occupied the show’s famous red chairs as coaches. The Voice Nigeria employs the same format including a panel of four coaches who critique the contestants’ performances. The coaches guide their teams of selected artistes through the remainder of the season whilst also competing to ensure that their act wins the competition.

The Coaches
Innocent Ujah Idibia better known by his stage name 2face Idibia, is a Nigerian singer-songwriter, record producer and entrepreneur. The Benue state indigene was born on the 18th of September, 1975 and is unarguably one of Nigeria and at large Africa's renowned singing legends.

2Face began his musical career while studying at IMT in Enugu, but his professional career took off when he joined fellow artistes Black Face and Faze to form one of the most successful boy bands in Nigeria ‘The Plantashun Boyz’. A year after the band’s break up, he released his hit single African Queen.

Aituaje Iruobe popularly known as WAJE (an acronym for "Words Aren’t Just Enough", is a Nigerian singer born on the first of September 1980.

Waje attended the Word of Faith Group of Schools where she joined the choir. As a young singer she focused mainly on gospel tunes. She received a degree in social work at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. During her school years, Waje focused on her musical works such as school concerts and fellowships. She listened and learned from her mentors such as Whitney Houston and Aretha Franklin to improve her music.

Patrick Nnaemeka Okorie popularly known by his stage name Patoranking, was born on the 27th of May 1990. The reggae dancehall singer and songwriter, who hails from Ebonyi state in Nigeria, started his musical career doing underground collaborations with artistes such as: Konga, Slam, X Project and Reggie Rockstone.

Patoranking started his performing arts career as a street jam and carnival dancer. With musical influences such as Buju Banton, Bob Marley, Fela Kuti, Lucky Dube, Majek Fashek, 2Face and many more, the singer songwriter describes his music as a morally inclined variation of dancehall.

Timi Dakolo was born on the 20th of January 1981 in Accra, Ghana to a Nigerian father and a Ghanaian mother.
Himself the product of a reality show, Timi started singing in church at the tender age of twelve. In 2003 he founded the musical group Purple Love. They dominated the Port Harcourt club demographic, but disbanded in 2005 as all the members gained admission into the University of Port Harcourt.

The Voice Nigeria will begin airing in April 2016. To find out more about the show and other Africa Magic programmes, please visit: www.africamagic.tv

Following the well-attended Touching Lives Season 2 Premiere in Abuja, leading telecoms operator, Airtel Nigeria, has announced the commencement of broadcast of the 13 episode programme on satellite and terrestrial Television stations.

According to the telco, the programme, which captures stories of how the plight and despair of people are turned to optimism, will kick off on Sunday, 17th January, 2016 on Africa Magic Channel 151 by 7.30-8.00pm.

Showing
1 Africa Magic (DSTV Channel 151) Sunday, 7.30pm – 8pm

Repeat Broadcast
1 Africa Magic Family (DSTV Channel 154) Saturday, 8pm – 8.30pm
2 Africa Magic Urban (DSTV Channel 153) Thursday, 7.30pm – 8pm
3 AIT Sunday, 6.30pm – 7pm
4 NTA Wed, 8.30pm – 9pm
5 Arewa 24 TV Sunday, 7pm – 7.30pm

Now in its second Season, the Airtel Touching Lives is a CSR intervention of the company focused on empowering, uplifting and creating opportunities for under-privileged people, community and groups in the Nigerian society. The activities of Airtel Touching Lives are recorded and produced for national television with a view to promoting the spirit of giving, self-sacrifice and love among Nigerians.

The premiere of the Airtel Touching Lives Season 2, which held at the Congress Hall of Transcorp Hilton, Abuja was attended by several important dignitaries including the majority leader, House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila; Sen. Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, Deputy Chairman, Senate Committee on Communications; Hon. Saheed Fijabi, Chairman, House Committee on Communications; Honourable Minister for Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun; Minister, Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalong; wife of Hon. Minister for Solid Minerals, Erelu Olabisi Fayemi; Indian High Commissioner, A. Ghanashyam and British Deputy High Commissioner, Simon Shercliff, among several others.

The Season 2 is a 13-epidose programme, which features 24 emotion-evoking stories it is anchored by popular On-Air-Personality, Wana Udobang.

Abuja, Friday, 15th January, 2016: The Wife of the Vice President, Mrs. Dolapo Osinbajo, has commended Airtel Nigeria for its steadfast support to the underprivileged in the Nigerian society through the Airtel Touching Lives platform.

Mrs. Osinbajo, who was the Special Guest of honour at the premiere of Season 2 of Airtel Touching Lives, noted that the inspiring programme has positively touched the lives of many underprivileged Nigerians, urging other Nigerians to emulate Airtel in reaching out to the downtrodden, hard to reach, internally displaced persons and other Nigerians in need of help.

“Support for those suffering and underprivileged should not be left in the hands of Airtel alone. It is the responsibility of us all. I was particularly touched by the Season 1 story of the Chime family whose children suffered various forms of physical disabilities. It shows that more attention and concern need to be shown to the less privileged people who are part of the society.

“We are told that the colour of love is red. But the red of the heart needs to stop the river of red, the river of blood that flows in this land,” she said.

She also cited her personal contributions to the course through her two shelter homes, while encouraging Nigerians to do more in touching the lives of those who need care and love.

Also speaking at the event, the MD & CEO, Segun Ogunsanya, urged Nigerians to join efforts in supporting humanitarian causes.

“To promote the spirit of giving, we must build a society where the rich must support the poor. It means giving to someone who cannot give to us in return, that is the whole essence of Airtel Touching Lives,” he said.

Airtel Touching Lives is an inspiring corporate social responsibility initiative that seeks to offer practical relief, succour, hope, opportunities and credible platforms to liberate and empower the underprivileged, disadvantaged and hard to reach persons in the society.

The activities of Airtel Touching Lives are recorded and produced for national television with a view to promoting the spirit of giving, self-sacrifice and love among Nigerians.

This year, broadcast of the season 2 of Airtel Touching Lives will commence on Sunday, 17th January, 2016 on Africa Magic Channel 151 by 7.30-8.00pm. Repeats will be aired on Africa Magic Family 154 on Saturdays 8pm to 8.30pm; Africa Magic Urban on Thursdays 7.30pm to 8.00pm; AIT on Sundays by 6.30pm to 7pm; NTA on Wednesdays by 8.30pm to 9.00pm and Arewa 24 TV on Sundays by 7.00pm to 7.30pm.

The premiere of the Airtel Touching Lives Season 2, which held at the Congress Hall of Transcorp Hilton, Abuja was attended by several important dignitaries including the majority leader, House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila; Sen. Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, Deputy Chairman, Senate Committee on Communications; Hon. Saheed Fijabi, Chairman, House Committee on Communications; Hon. Ujam Chukwuemeka, Deputy Chairman, House Committee on Communications, Honourable Minister for Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun; Minister, Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalong; United Nations Women Goodwill Ambassdor and former First Lady of Ekiti State, Erelu Bisi Fayemi; Indian High Commissioner, A. Ghanashyam and British Deputy High Commissioner, Simon Shercliff, among several others.
Ace comedian, Akpororo; the Vintage Band and the Xplicit dance troupe added colour to the event as they thrilled guests with breathtaking performances.

The Season 2 is a 13-epidose programme, which features 24 emotion-evoking stories it is anchored by popular On-Air-Personality, Wana Udobang.

The wife of the Vice President, Mrs. Dolapo Osinbajo and former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Hon. Justice S.M.A. Belgore, GCON, among other high profile invitees, have confirmed they would attend the premiere of Airtel Touching Lives Season Two billed to hold next Thursday, 14th January, 2016, at the Congress Hall, Transcorp Hilton, Abuja.

Airtel Touching Lives is an inspiring corporate social responsibility initiative that seeks to offer practical relief, succour, hope, opportunities and credible platforms to liberate and empower the underprivileged, disadvantaged and hard to reach persons in the society.

The activities of Airtel Touching Lives are recorded and produced for national television with a view to promoting the spirit of giving, self-sacrifice and love among Nigerians.

Other top government functionaries, captains of industry, heads of agencies, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), philanthropists and notable media proprietors are also expected to grace the occasion.

Following a successful and widely acclaimed Season One, Airtel Nigeria, last August, announced the Season 2 of the Touching Lives CSR programme and subsequently received thousands of entries/nominations in form of email, SMS and letters.

Speaking at the launch of Touching Lives Season 2, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Airtel Nigeria, Mr. Segun Ogunsanya said the telco rolled out the second edition of the revolutionary programme based on the monumental success recorded with the first season.

According to him, Airtel went the length and breadth of the country, in the first season, scouting for people who needed help and cause for support, noting that the journey yielded great results as the telco touched lives of many Nigerians.

“At Airtel, we believe, that for us to be a great company we must be good company and we are very much committed to earning our social license – the love and acceptance of the people we serve,” he said.

Also speaking on the initiative, the company’s Director of Corporate Commission and CSR, Emeka Oparah, noted that robust return of the Season 2 of Airtel Touching Lives programme indicated the readiness of Airtel to continually support efforts of government, non-governmental organisations and individuals who are large-hearted.

Scheduled to be aired on satellite and terrestrial TV stations in Nigeria and across Africa, the Airtel Touching Lives Season 2, is a 13 episode programme that captures the far-reaching and generous interventions of the telco toward less privileged individuals, people and communities in Nigeria.

The Season 2 is anchored by popular On-Air-Personality, Wana Udobang. It features 24 emotion-evoking stories of how the plight and despair of people are turned to optimism by the leading telecoms company.

Airtel’s Touching Lives programme CSR intervention is focused on empowering, uplifting and creating opportunities for under-privileged people, community and groups in the Nigerian society,

Do you know you can be one of the sixty Nigerians to win One Million Naira or an all-expense paid trip to Dubai in the Red Hot promo?

On a daily basis, Airtel Nigeria is giving out One Million Naira, all-expense paid trip to Dubai, smart phones and free airtime through the daily draws in the Red Hot Promo.

To participate and win in the promo, you need to accumulate points to increase your chances of winning. To earn point you can recharge your line, buy any TalkMore bundle, buy any data bundles, register for Access Money or even call 141 (MAMO).

For instance, airtime recharge between N100 - N199 will give a customer one point, while N200 – N499 recharge will earn a customer 3 points. A recharge between N500 - N999 will give customer 10 points, while N1000 – 4999 will get customer 25 points.

To get 60 points, customers need airtime recharge of N5000 and above. Bundle subscriptions such as Talkmore, Premier Connect, data bundle, Android bundle, SMS bundle, International or Roaming bundle gets 10 points each.

With just Access Money Registration or MAMO fulfillment of bundles, a customer can score 20 points, while a transaction on Access Money, MAMO call in, use of extra credit or Value Added Subscriptions like Magic Voice, Airtel Radio earns a subscriber 10 points each.

To check the points earned, just send POINTS as text to 576. The points scored by customers are accumulated throughout the promo.

The Airtel Red Hot Promo, which runs from the 4th of December 2015 to the 1st of February 2016, is open to all customers.

* As Auditioning Begins in Port Harcourt, Calabar 9th January
* Lagos, Abuja Auditions to Begin 16th January

Leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, has announced its partnership with leading provider of premium African entertainment, Africa magic, to sponsor The Voice, a Nigerian version of the internationally acclaimed reality singing competition.

The singing competition will offer talented Nigerians a solid and credible ladder to stardom just as it will bring excitement and joy to the homes of music lovers across the country.

Speaking on Airtel’s partnership with Africa Magic on The Voice, the company’s Chief Commercial Officer, Ahmad Mokhles, said the telco is committed to seeking partnerships that will empower talented Nigerians, especially young people and also bring joy, laughter and happiness to the homes of Nigerians.

“As the smartphone network, Airtel is passionate about innovative initiatives that will empower and enrich the lives of Nigerian youths. Airtel is positioned as the mobile Internet service provider of first choice for Nigerian youths and we shall continue to support programmes that will connect more young Nigerians to their dreams,” he said.

Auditions of The Voice will begin on the 9th of January, 2016 and the show begins airing in April, 2016.
Since its original launch in 2010, The Voice has gone on to win audiences in countries like the US, Australia and the UK, where renowned artistes including Adam Levine, Blake Sheldon, Christina Aguilera, Shakira, Tom Jones, Pharrell Williams, Kylie Minogue and Ricky Martin have occupied the show’s famous red chairs as coaches. The Voice Nigeria employs the same format including a panel of four coaches who critique the contestants’ performances. The coaches guide their teams of selected artistes through the remainder of the season whilst also competing to ensure that their act wins the competition.

The Director, M-Net West Africa, Wangi Mba-Uzoukwu, said: “We are thrilled to announce the launch of The Voice Nigeria. All over the world, lovers of entertainment recognise The Voice franchise as premium, exciting entertainment and we are thrilled to introduce the franchise to viewers in Nigeria and across Africa. Our viewers will definitely enjoy the stellar performances by the artistes and the excitement as the coaches jostle to pick the best performers.”

To stand a chance of participating in The Voice Nigeria, prospective contestants need to visit the various audition venues across four cities:
Port Harcourt: 9th & 10th January 2016 at the Viontel Hotel Plot 96 Stadium Road G.R.A

Calabar: 9th & 10th January 2016 at the Channel View Hotels, 27 MCC Road
Abuja: 16th &17th January 2016 at the Bolingo Hotels, Independent Avenue, Central Business District, Garki
Lagos: 16th & 17th January 2016 at the Freedom Park; 1 Hospital Road, Old Prison Ground

For his part, the Managing Director, Multichoice Nigeria, Mr. John Ugbe, said: “For over 20 years, Multichoice has played an active role in the development of the African film and television industry. The Africa Magic channels, which sit on our Dstv and GOtv platforms, continue to display the best of African entertainment content to the world and with the launch of The Voice Nigeria, we have once again provided a platform for African talent to shine.”

To find out more about the Africa Magic channels and programmes, please visit: www.africamagic.tv

Hi @rodeo0070, we must admit you've shared some really good insights about social listening and the benefits of this intelligence and data for brands in Nigeria. You can read the full report about the Don Jazzy vs Olamide social listening report on our Twitter page Twitter.com/i_octaneng

You can also shoot us a PM. We'll be happy to hear from you and share ideas together

rodeo0070:
My friend, what you called "simple thing" is the job of a highly trained professional (Analytics Expert). Its not a job or task you can find so easily like that, even in the developed world. Whoever did this knows his/her Onions, I know this because this is what I do too. Think of what this can do for a firm with certain product(s) in the market. As in, people's perception of a product, personality (entertainer or politician, public figure) via the social media.. Gathering data from blogs and social media websites and analyzing that data to make business decisions. The most common use of social media analytics is to mine customer sentiment in order to support marketing and customer service activities.

Its a very broad and emerging field my brother, one in which Nigeria and most companies are yet to look into...

@ scholes0 . Good work. I've sent you a PM. we need to rib minds biko...

Dinesh Balsingh and Dipo Jolaosho with the winners of trip for four to Dubai in the Airtel Red Hot Promo 3 shortly before their departure

L-R Henry Whyte, Cynthia Edokwe, Nnamdi Oji and Joy Njoku shortly before their departure to Dubai

L-R, Friend to Dubai trip winner, Cynthia Edokwe; Airtel’s Vice President, Segment, Usage & Retention, Dinesh Balsingh; another friend to Dubai Trip winner, Joy Njoku and Head, Mass Segment, Oladipo Jolaosho during the departure gathering held for the winners in Lagos on Saturday.

L-R, Friends to Dubai trip winner, Henry Whyte and Cynthia Edokwe; Head, Mass Segment, Airtel Nigeria, Oladipo Jolaosho; winner of all-expense paid trip to Dubai in the Airtel Red Hot Promo 3, Nnamdi Oji with another friend, Joy Njoku during the departure party held for the winners in Lagos shortly before their flight to Dubai on Saturday.

L-R, Airtel’s Vice President, Segment, Usage & Retention, Dinesh Balsingh; friend to Dubai trip winner, Henry Whyte; winner of all-expense trip to Dubai in the Airtel Red Hot Promo 3, Nnamdi Oji and Head, Mass Segment, Airtel, Oladipo Jolaosho during the departure gathering held for the winners in Lagos shortly before their flight to Dubai on Saturday.

Winners of Dubai trip for four in the Airtel Red Hot Promo Season 3 on Saturday 26th December 2015 departed Nigeria for Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) along with their excited family and friends.

Mrs. Victoria Obi, a business woman in Lagos who emerged winner in the promo, selected her three kids, Mariam, Michael and Raphael to travel with her on the Dubai trip, while Mr. Nnamdi Oji, a web developer/entrepreneur, chose his friends/workmates, Henry White, Joy Njoku and Cynthia Edokwe to join him.

L-R, Children of Dubai trip winner, Mariam and Michael Obi; Head, Mass Segment, Airtel Nigeria, Oladipo Jolaosho; Airtel customer/winner of Dubai trip, Mrs. Victoria Obi with Raphael Obi during the departure party organised for the Dubai trip winners in the Airtel Red Hot promo Season 3, held in Lagos shortly before their flight to Dubai on Saturday.

More Pictures from the visit to the Orphanage. #Airtel5DaysofLove

L-R, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Segun Ogunsanya; Founder, Arrow of God Orphanage, Rev. Deborah Ogo; Dir. Corporate Communications and CSR, Emeka Oparah with Director of the orphanage, David Ogo-Tsegah during the visit of Airtel employees/donation to the home at Ajah, Lagos on Tuesday.

L-R, Director, Corporate Communications & CSR, Airtel, Emeka Oparah; Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Airtel, Segun Ogunsanya and Director, , Arrow of God Orphanage, David Ogo-Tsegah during the presentation of gifts to kids at the orphanage at Ajah, Lagos on Tuesday.

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Airtel Nigeria, Segun Ogunsanya; orphan at Arrow of God Orphanage, Chioma Emmanuel with Director of the orphanage, David Ogo-Tsegah during the visit of Airtel employees to the home at Ajah, Lagos on Tuesday.

In the spirit of yuletide season, employees of leading telecoms operator, Airtel Nigeria, has showered gifts on kids of Arrow of God Orphanage as part of their 5 Days of Love CSR activities. The team, led by the company's Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Segun Ogunsanya, donated food items such as bags of rice, beans, tubers of yam, personal care goods and others necessities.

L-R, Director, Corporate Communications & CSR, Airtel Nigeria, Emeka Oparah; Director, Arrow of God Orphanage, David Ogo-Tsegah; Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Airtel Nigeria, Segun Ogunsanya with kids of the orphanage during the visit of Airtel employees/donation to the home at Ajah, Lagos on Tuesday.

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Leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, has commenced its Christmas charity campaign tagged ‘5 Days of Love,’ to uplift the less privileged in the communities it operates and give them a reason to celebrate during the yuletide season. Employees of Airtel Nigeria today, 21st of December 2015 visited the Lagos Cheshire Home for Disabled People where they donated gifts such as foodstuff, bedding materials, sanitary materials, clothings and toys to the charity home.

The initiative which kicked off on the 18th of December has seen employees of Airtel Nigeria visit different charity homes in different regions of Nigeria.

Airtel kicks off ‘5 Days of Love’ CSR Campaign
….Donates Food Supplies, Clothes, Toys, other Items to Charity Homes, Orphanages

Lagos, Nigeria; 18th December, 2015: Leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, has announced the commencement of its Christmas charity campaign tagged ‘5 Days of Love,’ to uplift the less privileged in the communities it operates and give them a reason to celebrate during the yuletide season.

The 5-day long programme, which will commence on the 18th of December and run till 23rd of the same month, is part of the CSR interventions of Airtel Nigeria under its Employee Volunteer Scheme (EVS).

During the period, employees of the organization will embark on series of humanitarian activities including donations of Items such as foodstuff, bedding materials, sanitary materials, clothing, and toys among other items, to identified orphanages and charity homes across the country.

As part of the activities, Airtel employees in the Western part of Nigeria will host children of Daniel Akintunde Model School for Children with Special Needs, Adigbe, Abeokuta in Ogun State, to a Christmas party. The Airtel team also plans to make donations to the school.

Airtel employees in Lagos will take the ‘5 Days of Love’ campaign to the Arrow of God Orphanage at Oke-Ira, Ajah, Lagos to express love to the orphans by spending quality time and donating relevant items and supplies to enrich the lives of the children.

Also within the week, the North Region is expected to visit the Wuse General Hospital, Zone 3, Wuse, Abuja and the Defence Medical Centre, Mogadishu Cantonment, Asokoro, Abuja while Airtel employees in South Region will round off the programme by visiting the Gidan Begge Motherless Home, Markurdi Benue State on Wednesday, 23rd of December.

Commenting on the ‘5 Days of Love’ initiative, the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Airtel Nigeria, Mr. Segun Ogunsanya, said the telco is committed to touching the lives of underprivileged persons in the society as well as empowering stakeholders in the communities where it operates.

“As a critical stakeholder in the Nigerian society, Airtel is passionate about uplifting the less privileged and providing support for the vulnerable as this aligns with its overall CSR theme of touching lives and improving the standard of living of the less privileged,” he said.

Airtel’s Employee Volunteer Scheme is a philanthropic initiative through which employees of the company voluntarily donate their time and money to assist underprivileged people and persons with special needs.

… Driver, Trader, Civil Servant, Others Become Millionaires

Lagos, Nigeria; 15th December, 2015: Leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, has fulfilled its pledge to consumers as it rewards the first batch of winners in its on-going RedHot Promo with all-expense paid family trip to Dubai and cash prizes of N1million Naira each at a colourful ceremony in Lagos.

Through the consumer reward initiative which kicked off this December, Mrs. Obi Victoria, a business woman based in Lagos and Mr. Nnamdi Oji, a web developer and entrepreneur, emerged the first lucky winners of tickets for the all-expense paid family trip to Dubai.

Mr. Eze Sonlove, a driver with a hospital in Lagos; Mr. Nwankwo Ferdinand, a trader at Iyana-Iba market; Mr. Fashola Peter, a civil servant in Lagos and Mr. Habeeb Adepoju, a student in Ijebu, Ogun State won cash prize of N1million each.

The visibly excited winners expressed appreciation to Airtel Nigeria for being consistent with rewards for customers through the Red Hot Promo over the years.

Mrs. Victoria, winner of an all-expense paid trip to Dubai said: “I am very happy to become one of the winners in the promo. I look forward to great fun in Dubai with my family. I thank Airtel for this initiative.”

On his part, Mr. Habeeb Adepoju who won N1million remarked: “This is fantastic; I appreciate the company for making me a proud customer on the network. I commend Airtel for enriching customers experience with the RedHot promo.”

Speaking at the event, the Chief Commercial Officer, Airtel Nigeria, Ahmed Mokhles, noted that Airtel passionately connects its customers to their dreams and provides credible platforms and spring boards for them to achieve greatness.

“The Airtel Red Hot Promo is a demonstration of our resolve to reward, excite and uplift our customers for their patronage and loyalty while also welcoming new users to our network,” he said.

According to Mokhles, everyone – customers and telecoms consumers - stand a chance to win big as the promo offers lots of amazing rewards and prizes, including millions in airtime, smartphones and other mouth-watering prizes.

Customers can accumulate points in the promo by recharging their lines, buying any TalkMore bundle, buying any of the data bundles, registering for Access Money or even calling 141 (MAMO).

Commenting on the credibility and authenticity of the promo, Mr. Akinwale Akingbade of TCQ&A, a leading, independent systems and process audit firm with direct responsibility for overseeing the draws of the RedHot promo, assured customers of unbiased selection of the promo winners, saying the draws cannot be influenced.

Mr. Anyanwu Camillus, Head: Surveillance and Monitoring of the Consumer Protection Council (CPC) also corroborated Mr. Akingbade’s position, noting that the Airtel RedHot promo is being conducted in a method that does not infringe on the rights of consumers.

Other stakeholders in attendance were the Head, Consumer Policy Development & Monitoring, Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), Philip Eretan and Representative of Emirates Holidays in Nigeria, Olanireti Babalola;

The Red Hot Promo Season 3, which started on the 4th of December, will run till February 1st, 2016 and is expected to produce 60 Nigerians who will win amazing Emirates Holiday in Dubai for themselves and any three of their loved ones, while 60 people will win N1million, with other customers who will win fantastic prizes such as free airtime, smartphones and devices through the promo.

Regional Operations Director, Lagos Region, Airtel Nigeria, Oladokun Oye; official from the Consumer Protection Council (CPC) Anyanwu Camillus, winner of N1million, Nwankwo Ferdinand; Executive of TCQ&A, Akinwale Akingbade and Head, Consumer Policy Development & Monitoring, Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), Philip Eretan during the prize presentation to winners in the Red Hot promo Season 3 in Lagos on Tuesday.

Representative of Emirates Holidays in Nigeria, Olanireti Babalola; Chief Commercial Officer, Airtel Nigeria, Ahmed Mokhles with Director, Corporate Communications & CSR, Airtel Nigeria, Emeka Oparah at the Red Hot Promo 3 Prize presentation in Lagos on Tuesday.