The Obajana Plant of Dangote Cement Plc has extended its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) schemes by distributing educational materials in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital.

A statement from the company disclosed that “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 them for the next academic session.”

The intervention was informed by findings from a needs assessment conducted by Dangote Cement Plc, which “observed that several pupils attended school without school bags, while others carried their books by hand,” it added.

“It was also discovered that many students lacked essential learning materials such as exercise books, pens, pencils, and other basic learning materials.”

According to the General Manager, Social Performance Department, Dangote Cement, Obajana Plant, Ademola Adeyemi, 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.

It also commissioned a multi-million-naira hospital in Obajana, which added to the growing list of social investments that include an earlier hospital project in Iwaa and Oyo communities, he said.

Adeyemi noted that while the company has invested billions of naira in a wide range of social programmes for host communities, over the years, including empowerment programmes, road construction and potable water projects, it remains resolute in its commitment to sustaining and expanding its interventions.

He noted that the company’s corporate social responsibility programmes are aligned with government development priorities and are implemented through sustained, mutually beneficial partnerships.

Meanwhile, the Head Teacher of UBE LGEA School, St. Luke Model II, Adankolo in Lokoja Local Council Area, Abubakar Sanni, expressed gratitude to the Group President of the conglomerate, Aliko Dangote, for extending educational support to schools located at the state headquarters.