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Team Integrity Emerges Champion of 13th Edition of NNPC Sports Fiesta

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9 months ago

February 25, 2024

Joel Ajayi

Team Integrity has emerged as the overall winner of the 13th NNPC Limited Sports Fiesta tagged “Abuja 2024”, which held at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium,
Abuja.

The team pocketed 21 gold, 15 silver and 18 bronze medals to emerge the best team, while Team Sustainability secured 17 gold, 21 silver and 21 bronze medals to finish as runner up.

Team Excellence garnered 17 gold, 18 silver: and 22 bronze to place third.

They competed in 13 events including football, basketball, volleyball, chess, squash, scrabble, 8-ball pool, golf, tennis, table tennis, badminton, swimming and athletics.

In her closing remarks, the NNPC Ltd.’s Head of Human Capital Management (HCM), Ifeyinwa Mojo-Eyes, said that the sports fiesta demonstrated the company’s recognition that a healthy workforce is the bedrock of a productive and innovative organisation.

According to her, the fiesta, a vibrant celebration of Athleticism and camaraderie, offers an unparalleled opportunity for NNPC Ltd. to foster team spirit.

“It enhances interpersonal bonds and promotes a culture of health and fitness within our company and a way of reaching out to our external stakeholders.

“Moreover, this event stands as a testament to our company’s commitment to holistic employee welfare.

“In a World where the lines between work and life are increasingly blurred, NNPC Limited’s dedication to creating avenues for physical and mental rejuvenation is commendable,” she said.

She also said that each goal scored, each lap completed and each game played contributed not just to our personal health but to the strengthening of our unity and the enhancement of NNPC’s corporate identity.

“The theme of this year’s biennial event, “Healthy Workforce”, resonates profoundly with our company’s core values and overarching goals.

“This has emphasized the link between physical well-being and professional efficacy; a principle that is pivotal to our success both as individuals and as a collective,” she said.

Also speaking, the Executive Vice-President, Business Services, NNPC Ltd., Danladi Inuwa, said that the healthy workforce and productive organisation, echoed management’s commitment to fostering a healthy, motivated and committed workforce.

This, he said, was in pursuit of high performance, excellence and overall operational and commercial productivity.

“In restructuring the competition towards more efficiency, we have also collapsed the six locations where our business is based into three strategic zones.

“These three zones represent our core values of integrity, Excellence and sustainability.”

The reports that a novelty match was played during the events between selected players of former Super Eagles, led by Austin Okocha and the NNPC selected side.

The match ended 2-1 in favour of the ex-Super Eagles stars which had the likes of Tijani Babangida, Daniel Omokachi, Sunday Mba, Emmanuel Emenike, Garba Lawal and Goalkeeper, Alloy Agu

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Rising Stars Football League Shares Free Fuel To Commercial Motorcycle Riders In FCT

Published

2 days ago

November 10, 2024

The Gleamer

Joel Ajayi

In continuation of its gesture to the need across the all sectors, Rising Stars Football League ,RSFL, has once again shared free fuel to over 100 commercial motorcyclists popularly known as “Okada rider” in the Bwari Local Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory as response to the prevalent economic hardship in the country, represents a remarkable display of kindness and generosity on the part of the football league.

The free fuel distribution attracted hundreds of motorbike riders who were delighted to receive the unexpected gift.

The fuel donation, which took many by surprise, took place at NIPPCO Filling station in Bwari Local Government of Abuja.

Just on Wednesday, RSFL, brought smiles to the faces of over 100 pregnant and nursing mothers, as well as sick patients, at the Primary Health Care Center in Bwari Area Council, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

While speaking shortly after the gesture, the RSFL General Manager, Bobby Isiekwena expressed that, the compassionate gesture aligns with RSFL’s ongoing mission not only to promote youth talent in sports but also to give back to society.

RSFL’s outreach efforts beyond football: “We’re reaching out to people in hospitals, schools, and markets, even assisting associations like Okada riders and security outfits. Seeing the joy on people’s faces is a privilege. I feel a sense of joy,.

“I am thrilled to see the smiles on the faces of these hardworking bike riders.
Our organization is not just about football, it’s all about grassroots and community development as you can see the excitement, joy on the faces of beneficiaries this is what we need in our society i almost shielding tears.”

Bwari as a community has been so supportive with our league, they always come out enmass both in away and home games, they are amazing.

He noted that the RSFL plans to extend its outreach to other regions, including an upcoming visit to Lagos.

An elated Chairman of the Okada rider Association in Bwari Gimba shaidalilauded the RSFL’s act of kindness offered prayers and express gratitude for the generosity to the mankind.
According to him, we thank God on behalf of this organization, we thank them for free fuel, free reflecting jacket.

“As you can see, they are happy, they will use the fuel to make money and their family will benefit from it. We are praying for this organization for more success in your endeavour, Muslim and Christian Okada people will be praying for your success with this gesture”.

He, however, vowed to always mobilize Okada riders to support any program or project that the organization is doing.

One of the beneficiaries, Ibrahim Yusuf, thanked the RSFL for the gesture, saying the gift will go a long way in helping many families sustain themselves.

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