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Seplat Petroleum donates items for management of COVID-19 to Edo
Seplat Petroleum Development Company on Wednesday joined the league of Nigerian corporates to donate to the fight against coronavirus
Seplat Petroleum Development Company on Wednesday joined the league of Nigerian corporates that donate to the fight against coronavirus
The donation was made to the Edo state government in the form of medical supplies and equipment. Some of the items included: motorised sprayers, Knapsack sprayers, eye goggles, hands sanitizers, nose masks, temperature guns, chemical gloves, and personal protective equipment.
According to Emmanuel Otokhine, Seplat Base Manager, the items donated were help provide support to Edo state to help contain the spread of the coronavirus. Otokhine added that the gesture was to help ramp up the ability of the state to manage the COVID-19 outbreak.
“We understand that the state government has put in place many measures in the fight against Coronavirus. We felt that we should give them this assistance. We understand that at the moment, personal protection equipment is in short supply, even if you placed an order you won’t get.”
“We are presenting some of these so that the personnel who are handling those confirmed cases and those who are going to test positive will require that equipment,” Otokhine said
(READ MORE: COVID-19: Twelve new cases, total figure rises to 151)
Meanwhile, the Edo state government in an address by Philip Shaibu, Deputy Governor of the state and Chairman of the Coronavirus Response Committee in the state, thanked Seplat for their contribution to support the state’s effort in the fight against the pandemic.
The disease, which has led to the total lockdown of two states and the federal capital territory by the country’s federal government, has also seen many state governments order partial shutdown of economic activities.
Edo state has recorded 4 confirmed cases of the total 151 confirmed cases in the country as at 12:30 pm April 1.
Shaibu in his closing remarks called on other well-meaning individuals to emulate the step taken by Seplat in the state, adding that government alone could not do it, but with the support from individuals.
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Hyundai and Kia to set up an assembly plants in Ghana by 2022
The automobile giants will join Toyota-Suzuki, Nissan, Kantanka, Volkswagen, and Sinotruck who already have plants in Ghana.
Few weeks after Twitter announced its plans to open its first African office in Ghana, Hyundai and Kia have also concluded plans to set up an assembly plants in Ghana by 2022. The automobile giants will join Toyota-Suzuki, Nissan, Kantanka, Volkswagen, and Sinotruck who already have plants.
Ghana’s Minister for Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen announced this on Twitter.
Pleased to announce that Hyundai & KIA are set to establish assembly plants in Ghana by the end of 2022 to join Toyota-Suzuki, Nissan, Kantanka, Volkswagen & Sinotruck. The Ghana Auto Development programme = 3,600 assembly & 6,600 manufacturing parts jobs in Ghana. #InvestforJobs pic.twitter.com/JMHAmlM5VI
— Alan John Kyerematen (@AlanKyerematen) April 22, 2021
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“Pleased to announce that Hyundai & KIA are set to establish assembly plants in Ghana by the end of 2022 to join Toyota-Suzuki, Nissan, Kantanka, Volkswagen & Sinotruck. The Ghana Auto Development program = 3,600 assemblies & 6,600 manufacturing parts jobs in Ghana.
“The local assembly of vehicles, 3,600 direct and indirect jobs would be created in Ghana, and the addition of components and parts manufacturing will also add about 6,600 direct and indirect jobs.”
READ: Toyota snubs Nigeria as it moves to establish assembly plants in Ghana, Ivory Coast
Why this matters
More foreign companies are shunning Nigeria in favour of Ghana. Recently, Nairametrics reported that Amazon is set to situate its African Headquarters in South Africa, a multi-billion dollar investment that is projected to create over 20,000 jobs both directly and indirectly.
Following its move to Ghana, Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey cited a number of human rights-related reasons for the choice of Ghana over Nigeria. Added to this are rising insecurity, stifling government regulations and the gapping infrastructural deficit bedevilling Nigeria. Consequently, our nation is steadily losing opportunities to attract foreign companies that could be very instrumental in bridging its unemployment gap which is currently over 30%.
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