Flour Mills Nigeria (FMN) Plc has reiterated its pledge to continue to support tertiary institutions in the country in the areas of technology, research and development (R&D) and human capacity development.
The company donated a bus, office furniture and laboratory equipment worth N60 million to the School of Technology, Yaba College of Technology for empowering of learning, skilled acquisition development and technology driven compliance.
This, according to FMN, is in line with its core belief that technology and education are the future of Nigeria and that there is need for higher institutions in Nigeria to be well equipped with modern technology so as to create a conducive environment for learning practical that will make students self-employed in future by garnering the right skilled acquisition at schools.
Paul Gbededo, group managing director, FMN Plc, made these donations at the 2019 Annual Lecture/ Exhibition/Fund raising of the School of Technology, Yaba College of Technology in Yaba over the weekend, where he pledged the company’s unwavering support to contribute to the development of educational sector in the country by partnering with higher institutions in the areas of technology, research and development to boost Nigeria’s industrialisation aspiration.
Gbededo, who was represented at the event by Adebayo Olalekan Adebekun, corporate services manager, FMN, explained that the company is doing a lot for the tertiary institutions in Nigeria because of its belief in technology and R&D in solving the country’s economic challenges, which is the key to the future of Nigeria’s industrialisation.
Gbededo stated that FMN has been supporting infrastructure development in many tertiary institutions in the country, including Yaba Tech, to ensure that the right education is given to the students, who are the leaders of tomorrow, to enable them prepare for the solution of the country’s problems with the right technology tools.
“Flour Mills believes so much in Nigerian education. It is not only in Yaba Tech that we support infrastructure and technology, we equally support some other higher institutions in Nigeria, to make learning conducive for the students because we know that technology and education is our future in Nigeria and FMN is happy to invest in this project by partnering with schools of learning. So, we are doing all that we can do by empowering technology, research and development in higher institutions just like what you have seen today at Yaba Tech, also, at the University of Ibadan and so many other institutions, where we are involved in. We believe so much in education. We believe so much in technology and we will do all that we can within our resources to support our educational sector,” Gbededo explained.
“Flour Mills today is donating a brand new Toyota Hiace bus costing us about N20 million. We are also donating some furniture to equip the classrooms, the staff offices and staff quarters. We are also equipping some of their Labs. We are also looking at how to boost some of their infrastructure because definitely the institution needs help and we will do all that we can within our resources. So we should be looking at between N50 million to N60 million by the time we are through with it.”
Odinaka Anudu
