If giving back in appreciable quality and quantity to the
society is what Corporate Social Responsibility is all about, this best
describes the responses of students, parents and guardians to the just
concluded free Long Vacation Weekend Classes organised by the UAC.
The UAC Free Weekend Classes initiative organised for students
during the 2015 long vacation in the state recorded a resounding success as the
large turn-out of students beats the imagination of many on the level of
interests shown by students for higher education.
At the centres located at Lanre Awolokun Senior Secondary
School, Gbagada and Newland Senior Secondary School, Ajegunle, students in the
Senior Secondary Schools (SSS) who were the target took advantage of the free
learning at they turned out in large numbers at the two centres.
Speaking during the rounding-off ceremony of the seven-week
initiative, the Executive Director, Corporate Services, UAC Of Nigeria PLC, Mr
Joe Dada said the company was encouraged by the growing popularity of the
programme among students in the state. The Free Weekend Classes, which operates
at no cost to the beneficiaries, operate through a Volunteer Scheme with UAC
Managers as teachers.
He added that the initiative that commenced since 2008 was in
line with the UAC's corporate tagline and deliberate initiative to stem the
tide of increasing deterioration of the educational infrastructure and
programmes in our country.
Dada called on other Nigerians, especially those with the right
structures and institutions, "to join the march towards bringing an end to
the deterioration among youths and the education sector.
-allAfrica
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