AIRTEL: Sanwo-Olu, Olu of Warri, Ooni of Ife, Dapo Abiodun To Headling Airtel Touching Lives CSR Dinner
By The Tochlight Africa News
The Leading telecommunications service provider Airtel
Nigeria, is set to host the Governor of Lagos State, His Excellency Babajide Sanwo-Olu;
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun; the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi,
the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III; and many other prominent guests at its CSR
night, scheduled to hold on the 18th of June, 2023, at Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria
Island, Lagos.
According to Airtel, the seventh season of the company’s award-winning CSR program,
Airtel Touching Lives, will debut at the dinner, which is an event the company has said
would highlightAirtel’s charitable endeavors for the year.
“This special event, which we are calling An Evening with Airtel, is specifically designed
to bring people closer to the sustainability and philanthropic activities of Airtel Nigeria,”
said Femi Adeniran, director of Corporate Communications and CSR.
Airtel has also disclosed that viewers should anticipate a new feel in the 7th season of
Airtel Touching Lives, as the TV show will be hosted by Michelle Dede, a multilingual
presenter and popular Nollywood actor.
Airtel Touching Lives is an inspiring corporate social responsibility initiative that seeks to
offer practical relief, succour, hope, opportunities and credible platforms to liberate and
empower theunderprivileged, disadvantaged and hard-to-reach persons in the society.
The activities of the show are recorded and produced for national television with a view
to promoting the spirit of giving, self-sacrifice and love among Nigerians. Since Airtel
launched the Touching Lives initiative, it has achieved remarkable successes having
restored hope of despaired individuals and families, saved many from the throes of
death and empowered manyunderprivileged Nigerians.
Other prominent guests expected to grace the occasion are, the Deputy Governor of
Ogun State, Noimot Salako-Oyedele; the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of
Sokoto, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah; Lagos State Commissioner for Economic
Planning & Budget, Samuel Egube; Director-General of the Lagos State Pension
Commission, Babalola Obilana; the CEO and publisher of Ovation International, Dele
Momodu; amongst others.
According to Airtel, after the 7th season has been officially premiered at the CSR Dinner,
the TVbroadcast schedule will be officially announced.