Pernod Ricard donates 8000 litres of alcohol sanitizers to combat COVID-19 in Lagos State

Following the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic and its warring increase in Nigeria, foremost wine and spirits distribution company – Pernod Ricard Nigeria has donated alcohol sanitizers to the Lagos State Ministry of Health.

The initiative is part of the company’s generic efforts in cushioning the widespread impact of the virus and augmenting the government’s resource in creating a safe environment for doctors, health care workers and patients in wards and isolation centres across the state.

During this pandemic, the company says it has seen many great brands rise to the task of assisting the government to fight COVID-19.

On behalf of Pernod Ricard Nigeria, Managing Director -David Langlois presented 8,360 litres of alcohol sanitizers to the Lagos state Ministry of Health.

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“We trust that our contribution will assist our doctors and healthcare workers who are at the forefront of keeping Nigerians safe and healthy.

“At the very core of Pernod Ricard Nigeria is its obligation towards corporate social responsibility and this is one of the many ways the organization encourages the workings of the government in managing and curtailing the outbreak,”Barene Jankovich-Besan, Head of Marketing – CODI, Pernod Ricard said.

The company says it looks forward to more brands in Nigeria stepping forward to support the government in combating the virus.

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha is the Aviation Correspondent at BusinessDay Media Limited, publishers of BusinessDay Newspapers. She is also the Deputy Editor, BusinessDay Weekender Magazine, the Saturday Weekend edition of BusinessDay. She holds a BSC in Mass Communication from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka and a Masters degree in Marketing at the University of Lagos. As the lead writer on the aviation desk, Ifeoma is responsible and in charge of the three weekly aviation and travel pages in BusinessDay and BDSunday. She also overseas and edits all pages of BusinessDay Saturday Weekender. She has written various investigative, features and news stories in aviation and business related issues and has been severally nominated for award in the category of Aviation Writer of the Year by the Nigeria Media Nite-Out awards; one of the Nigeria’s most prestigious media awards ceremonies. Ifeoma is a one-time winner of the prestigious Nigeria Media Merit Award under the 'Aviation Writer of the Year' Category. She is the 2025 Eloy Award winner under the Print Media Journalist category. She has undergone several journalism trainings by various prestigious organisations. Ifeoma is also a fellow of the Female Reporters Leadership Fellowship of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism.