Dangote Cement PLC, Obajana Plant, has deepened its social footprint by distributing educational materials in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital.

Ademola Addyemi, General Manager, Social Performance Department, Dangote Cement, Obajana Plant, described it as an extension of the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) schemes.

He said: “The Lokoja educational intervention came days after Dangote Cement Plc distributed similar education materials to pupils in public schools in its catchment communities of Oyo, Iwaa, Obajana and Apata; and commissioned a multi -million-naira hospital in Obajana,which added to the growing list of social investments that includes an earlier hospital project in Iwaa and Oyo Communities”.

He pointed put that while, over the years, the company had invested billions of naira in a wide range of social programmes for host communities, including empowerment programmes, road construction, and potable water projects, it remains resolute in its commitment to sustaining and expanding its interventions , noting that the company’s corporate social responsibility programmes are aligned with government development priorities and are implemented through sustained, mutually beneficial partnerships.

A press statement from the company and was made available to newsmen in Lokoja, stated: “The educational materials distributed included school bags, exercise books, writing materials, water bottles, and other essential learning aids aimed at enhancing the learning experience of the pupils and preparing…