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  • Fidelity Bank donates hospital equipment, renovate Maternity and Child Welfare Clinic in Bauchi State

    Top Nigerian lender Fidelity Bank, is touching lives and impacting positively on communities, pan-Nigeria, with its Fidelity Helping Hands Project (FHHP); an initiative that enables the bank and its staff to carry out Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) interventions.

    Last week it was the turn of a community in North Eastern part of the country to benefit from the bank’s corporate philanthropy initiative, when staff of the bank donated hospital equipment and renovated a maternity and child welfare clinic in Kofaran, Bauchi State.

    The renovated health centre was unveiled by the bank’s Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Fidelity Bank Plc, Mr. Nnamdi Okonkwo in a ceremony that attracted people from the host communities and environs. Okonkwo who was represented by the Regional Bank Head, North-East Region, Fidelity Bank Plc, Dr. Musa Tarimbuka noted that the Bank takes great pride in entrenching the culture of true and responsible citizenship among its staff.

    The Bank Chief said government alone cannot solve all of societal problems and called on private sector organisations and corporate bodies to lend their support to government, particularly as it relates to the provision of basic infrastructure and social amenities.

    “Giving is a culture at Fidelity Bank and we will continue to encourage this. Under the FHHP initiative, the bank matches 100 percent whatever amount that is contributed by staff to fund CSR projects of their choices. This project was funded by the combined contributions of individual staff members of Bauchi Main Branch of Fidelity Bank” he stated.

    Also speaking at the event, Chairman, State Primary Health Community Development Agency, Bauchi State, Adamu Ibrahim Gamawa commended the laudable effort of Fidelity Bank. He noted that the bank is an exceptional organisation which has subsequently made it a duty to positively impact on the societies where they have presence.

    “Corporate and non-governmental organisations must emulate the pace setting initiative of Fidelity Bank towards promoting societal development” Adamu said.

    The ceremony also witnessed the presence of Alhaji Nuru Adamu Jumba; Chiroma of Bauchi who also extoled the bank and promised to ensure that the centre is properly maintained. Under the Fidelity Bank Helping Hands Project, the bank has commissioned quite a number of very impactful projects across all the geo-political zones of the country this year.

    The long list of projects funded by the individual contributions of staff members, matched 100 percent by the bank include the ‘Back to School’ Project in Adamawa State, Yola, the ‘Back to School’ project in Maidugari, Borno State, renovation of the school for the blind, deaf & dumb in Yelwa, Bauchi State, provision of In Information Communications Technology (ICT) Centre in Girls Secondary School, Mabushi, Abuja and the construction of a motorized borehole in Hope for Survival Orphanage Home Gishiri, Abuja amongst others.

  • Bauchi expectant mothers lauds govt. for supporting anti-natal programme

    Some expectant mothers in Bauchi State have commended the State Government and its Development Partners for providing and equipping Anti-Natal Clinic (ANC) with essential lifesaving drugs for pregnant women.

    Some clinics in the state now have lifesaving drugs for mothers and their babies during anti-natal.

    Mrs Hafsa Dahiru, one of the beneficiaries told newsmen that she has been receiving subsidised anti-natal drugs like Fesolite and Folic acid tablets on each visit.

    According to her, throughout her experience of having three children, ANC had been a thing of joy due to the quality of health information acquired during each visit.

    “The state and its partners are assisting in the provision of chairs and benches for the centre to ensure the comfort of members due to our large number.

    “And the drugs are also available although we pay stipend but it’s better than not available in the facility.

    “Buying drugs out of the facility might cause danger because you don’t know the quality of drug you are buying, we are happy that government purchases them and make them available at the centre,’’ she said.

    Mrs Aisha Mohammed, another beneficiary said that lots of efforts were made to ensure that essential drugs were made available despite the high number of attendance.

    She suggested that the state government should continue to provide such drugs to prevent complication during pregnancies, adding that the development partners had played a huge role in the provision of medicare and consumables.

    Also speaking, Mrs Rukaiya Mohammed said that essential drugs were served to any pregnant woman that attends ANC on the spot without delays.

    She advised that the government should do more because from what was budgeted for health, ANC and other maternal issues alone can consume more than half of the budget,’’she said.

    The Matron in charge of Urban Maternity, Mrs Grace Sani, said over 300 pregnant women attended the clinic per week.

    She commended pregnant women for the turnout, adding that lots of complications could be detected and reduced while receiving medical attention.

     

  • Bauchi Govt. to establish ICT centres in schools

    The Bauchi State Government says it will establish three Information Communication Technology (ICT) centres in secondary schools across the three senatorial districts of the state.

    The Permanent Secretary in the state Ministry of Education, Alhaji Nasiru Mohammed, said this while distributing 50 computer sets to principals and head teachers of government schools on Wednesday in Bauchi.

    Mohammed said that the action was to strengthen the education sector in the state and set facilities on ground to train secondary school students in modern information techniques.

    According to him, since the inception of the present administration, the education sector has been given priority in order to achieve its mandate on education reforms.

    Responding on behave of the principals, the state President of All Nigeria Conference of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPSS), Mr. Musa Jahun, expressed gratitude to the state government.

    Jahun said that the gesture would further inspire them to do more.

    Bauchi state government has allocated more than N27.451 billion to the education sector in its 2017 budget.