Dufil Equips Science Lab of Lagos School

As part of efforts to develop education in the country, especially science education, Dufil Prima Foods Plc, makers of Indomie Noodles has donated science laboratory equipment worth over N1 million to Mainland Senior High School, Jibowu, Lagos State. The donation of the complete set of laboratory equipment which held at the school premises recently was witnessed by the Onisabe of Igbobi Sabe, Oba Owolabi Adeniyi, students, parents, teachers, among others.

While presenting the equipment on behalf of the company, the Group Public Relations and Events Manager, Mr. Tope Ashiwaju, explained that the donation was part of the company’s corporate social responsibility initiative tailored towards education and community development. He said the CSR gesture of the company was to complement the effort of the government in providing the necessary educational tools to enhance learning especially in the area of science and technical education. “Our joy will be to see the teachers fully utilise the laboratory equipment to impart knowledge that will improve the performance of the students in science subjects especially in the West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASCE) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) exams.”

Ashiwaju revealed that the company has instituted a schol- arship scheme for exceptional students from secondary school certificate up to the master’s level and advised them to take advantage of the opportunity. “All I want is for the teachers to take full advantage of the opportunity by making extra effort to teach the students and the students to learn, stay focused and continue to dish out outstanding results and the scholarship will be yours.”

Reacting on behalf of the Igbobi Community, Oba Owolabi Adeniyi thanked the company for the donation, while urging students to make good use of the equipment for their advancement and to ensure that the community produces more successful personalities in the field of science in future.