The Vice President, Regulatory and Corporate Affairs of Etisalat Nigeria, Ibrahim Dikko, made this call in Lagos while speaking at the 14th session of the Etisalat Career Counselling Day sponsored by the company in partnership with the Lagos Empowerment And Resource Network.
Nigeria’s most innovative and fastest growing telecommunications
operator, Etisalat, has charged students in Nigerian public secondary schools
to secure their future through quality career decisions.
The Vice President, Regulatory and Corporate Affairs of Etisalat
Nigeria, Ibrahim Dikko, made this call in Lagos while speaking at the 14th
session of the Etisalat Career Counselling Day sponsored by the company in
partnership with the Lagos Empowerment And Resource Network.
It is designed to guide students of secondary schools in the
junior and senior levels, towards making sound, positive and fulfilling career
decisions, which will provide long-term benefits to them, their families,
organisations and ultimately the nation.
Dikko said it was necessary that students are made to understand
the implications of career choices on their future and provided guidance
accordingly.
He said: “Building a career does not happen overnight and in order
to be successful in any field of endeavour, early preparation is key.
“This programme seeks to equip students with the requisite tools
for being successful in whatever career path they may choose.
“Career counselling must be a priority for students in order to enable
them be successful and fulfilled.”
Speaking further, Dikko reiterated the company’s commitment to
national development using sustainable CSR platforms such as health,
environment and education, which he described as very key.
His words: “Education is the source, the spring of growth and
development.
“When education is gotten right, every other aspect of life
benefits, including health, the economy and our planet.
“We are committed to Corporate Social Responsibility agenda and we
will apply ourselves to driving the sustainable development of our nation.”
Also speaking, the Lagos State Commissioner for Youth and Social
Development, Pharmacist Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf, noted that quality counselling
is at the root of successful careers.
Akinbile-Yusuf commended Etisalat and LEARN for the initiative,
which aims at helping students make fulfilling career decisions.
She was represented by the Head of Public Affairs of the Ministry
of Youth and Social Developments, Kemi Ikotun-Adekusibe.
Victoria Island Junior and Senior Secondary Schools, Girls Junior
and Senior Secondary Grammar Schools, Ikoyi, Government Junior and Senior
Colleges, Victoria Island, Kuramo Junior and Senior Colleges and Aunty Ayo
Girls Senior Comprehensive Secondary School were the schools present at the
14th edition of Career Counseling.
Meanwhile, the trio of Victoria Island Junior Secondary School,
Victoria Island Senior Secondary School and Aunty Ayo Girls Senior
Comprehensive Secondary School respectively emerged the overall best performing
schools at the event.
They were presented with gifts such as photocopier machine,
scanner and public address system.
The Etisalat Career Counseling Programme is a CSR-driven
initiative that rides on the crest of the Etisalat Employee Volunteer Scheme.
It is a continuous programme which is designed to equip the
Nigerian youth with the tools and information needed to become the best they
are created for and to enable them transform themselves into worthy ambassadors
of their homes, state and the nation.
The occasion was attended by the Assistant Director of Ethics,
Lagos State Ministry of Education, Oluwatoyin Williams; the Deputy Director,
Special Programme, representing the Director General, Office of Education
Quality Assurance, Ministry of Education, Akodu Kamardeen; the Director,
Schools Administration, District 3, Falomo-Ikoyi, representing the Tutor
General and Permanent Secretary of District 3, Dr. Raji Mudasir; and Titilayo
Tariah, Director and Principal, Kuramo Senior College, Victoria Island.
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