Coca-Cola, NBC & LSETF empower 300 women vanguardngr.com vanguardnews
The initiative is NBC and Coca-Cola’s 5by20 Programme which is the company’s global commitment to enable the economic empowerment of five million women entrepreneurs across its value chain by 2020.
Speaking at the handing over ceremony in Lagos, the Executive Secretary of Lagos State Employment Trust Fund, LSETF, Mr. Akintunde Oyebode said the empowerment initiative is in line with the vision of the Lagos State Government to create jobs, wealth opportunities and alleviate poverty among residents in the state.
In his own remarks, Public Affairs and Communication Director, Nigeria Bottling Company Limited, Ekuma Eze represented by Ifeoma Okoye, Public Affairs Manager restated the commitment of the company to women empowerment, saying that it would continue to support efforts that enhance shared economic growth.
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