Glo partners Huawei to empower 30 Tertiary Institutions, 150 students

(From Left to right) Happy Beneficiary, Mrs Dogo Edafe Bawa of Business Education, another beneficiary, Ojutiku Toluwanimi Oluwaseun of Economics Department, Globacom Regional Manager,Lagos/Ogun, Mr. Olufolahan Faseyitan, another beneficiary, Olusoji Ifejesu Precious of Accounting Department, another beneficiary, Anifowose Airat Morolake of Computer Science department and Head Devices and Terminals,Huawei, Frank Dong at the Glo/Huawei presentation of smartphones to 1st Class students and routers held at Babcock University,Ilishan, Ogun State on Monday.Nigeria’s grandmasters of data, Globacom, in partnership with a global ICT solutions provider, Huawei, has kicked off an empowerment scheme to reward the best five final year students in thirty tertiary institutions across the country with free smartphones loaded with six months data.Under the programme, each of the 30 selected tertiary institutions will also receive five Glo routers loaded with data that can be used for two years free-of-charge for academic research. The scheme started on Monday at the Babcock University, Ilishan, Ogun State, where the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academics, Professor Iheayichukwu Okoro, led other members of the University to receive the routers.The five outstanding final year students of Babcock University who received the Glo/Huawei smartphones were Dogo Edafe Bawa of Business Education, Olusoji Ifejesu Precious of Accounting Department, Ojutiku Toluwanimi Oluwaseun of Economics, Ajulibe Goziem Benjamin of Medical Laboratory Science and Anifowose Airat Morolake of Computer Science department.Speaking at the ceremony, Professor Okoro thanked Globacom for the gesture which he said would motivate students to be more hard working , engender healthy competition and spur them to exceptional performance.“We have always had faith in Globacom as we were part of the first set of Postpaid lines and CUG users. Our students will continue to cherish this recognition of excellence. Thank you Globacom. Thank you Huawei”, Prof Okoro said.  Head PR/Enterprise, Huawei, Virginia Lian, Babcock’s Best Final Year Student, Mrs Dogo Edafe Bawa of Business Education, Globacom Regional Manager ,Lagos/Ogun, Mr. Olufolahan Faseyitan, another beneficiary, Ojutiku Toluwanimi Oluwaseun of Economics, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academics, Babcock University, Ilishan, Professor Iheanyichukwu Okoro, another beneficiary, Anifowose Airat Morolake of Computer Science department, and another beneficiary, Olusoji Ifejesu Precious of Accounting Department,  Deputy Human Resource Director, Huawei, Mrs Dorothy Johnson and the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Administration, Babcock University, Professor Sunday Owolabi at the presentation held at Babcock University on Monday Also speaking, the Registrar of the University, Dr. Jonathan Nwosu said, “Glo is Babcock, Babcock is Glo. This is reward for hard work. Hard work pays. We thank you for rewarding excellence in academics”.One of the beneficiaries, 19-year-old Ojutiku Toluwanimi in an elated voice expressed deep gratitude for the gesture, declaring that her parents and other family members were very happy Glo subscribers. Another recipient, 36-year-old Mrs Dogo Edafe Bawa, commended the telecom company for the free smartphone and data and enjoined other service providers to emulate Globacom “rather than promoting frivolities”.Welcoming guests earlier, Globacom’s Regional Manager, Retail Sales, Lagos/Ogun, Mr. Olufolahan Faseyitan, urged members of the University community to use the opportunity of the company’s on-going week-long data clinic to upgrade to Glo 4G to experience the new speed of life and enjoy memorable communication experience.He noted that the availability of Glo 4G in all tertiary institutions in the country validates the claim that Globacom has the widest and most reliable 4G LTE coverage in Nigeria.In her own remarks, the Deputy Human Resources Director, Huawei, Mrs Dorothy Johnson, said Huawei was delighted to partner Globacom on the project. She noted that, being an indigenous company, the operator would not repatriate its profit, adding that they also shared the no-limit philosophy of Glo and would always support efforts to improve subscribers’ experience on the network.She disclosed that Huawei was focused on innovations and birthing 5G which was already operational in China, adding that Corporate Social Responsibility was a key policy thrust for the company. The post Glo partners Huawei to empower 30 Tertiary Institutions, 150 students appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.