Total Energies re-affirms commitment to HIV/AIDS eradication in Nigeria

In commemoration of the 2021 World AIDS Day, Total Energies has reiterated its commitment to positively impact lives through health education and awareness creation in response to Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) in Nigeria.

Total Energies, in partnership with Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), PRIME, South Atlantic Petroleum (SAPETRO) and CNOOC Limited, which held an awareness campaign, yesterday, noted that it was for 1,000 students in Lagos State.

In a statement, Mrs. Moyosore Areola, on behalf of the Managing Director of Total Upstream Nigeria Limited, Mike Sangster, highlighted the commitment of Total Energies and its partners over the years to the response of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria.

Also, Mrs. Clementina Arubi, who represented the National Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPIMS), said that awareness through education was one of the most important tools to target adolescents and young people in ensuring that they make healthy choices beneficial to their families, societies and the nation at large.

Chairman, House Committee on Education, Ganiyu Sanni, added that teaching young people about HIV/AIDS would end the HIV pandemic.