Indomie has awarded scholarships to the tune
of two milliion,two hundred and twenty fivethousand naira (N2.25m) to
three (3) new heroes for their bravery and exemplary acts of heroism to
emerged winners at this year's edition of the award programme.
The three winners, Njoku Chigbo, 14, Ajila Wehbe, 10, and 15 years old Sule Mallam Hamza were unveiled and presented with crystal plaques and scholarship of N1 Million, N750,000.00 and N500,000.00 respectively at the Awards ceremony recently in Lagos.
The 14 years old Njoku Chigbo from Abakaliki in Ebonyi State, South East Nigeria won the coveted first prize of One Million Naira for outstanding bravery and heroic act. He was said to have rescued a drowning woman and repeatedly dove into the Ebonyi River to rescue her properties.The second prize winner, Ajila Wehbe from Lagos was rewarded with the sum of N750,000.00 for safely delivering her 16 years old pregnant sister without adult supervision or previous medical experience while Sule Mallam Hamza from Nassarawa won the third Prize of N500,000.00 for saving the life of a little boy from drowning in a river.
While delivering his welcome address at the event, the Managing Director, Dufil Prima Foods Plc, Mr. Deepak Singhal revealed that the Indomie Independence Day Award for Heroes of Nigeria is the flagship Corporate Social Responsibility initiative of the company is a reflection of the importance and belief of the company in the extraordinary qualities of the Nigerian child which must never be ignored but must be celebrated.
The three winners, Njoku Chigbo, 14, Ajila Wehbe, 10, and 15 years old Sule Mallam Hamza were unveiled and presented with crystal plaques and scholarship of N1 Million, N750,000.00 and N500,000.00 respectively at the Awards ceremony recently in Lagos.
The 14 years old Njoku Chigbo from Abakaliki in Ebonyi State, South East Nigeria won the coveted first prize of One Million Naira for outstanding bravery and heroic act. He was said to have rescued a drowning woman and repeatedly dove into the Ebonyi River to rescue her properties.The second prize winner, Ajila Wehbe from Lagos was rewarded with the sum of N750,000.00 for safely delivering her 16 years old pregnant sister without adult supervision or previous medical experience while Sule Mallam Hamza from Nassarawa won the third Prize of N500,000.00 for saving the life of a little boy from drowning in a river.
While delivering his welcome address at the event, the Managing Director, Dufil Prima Foods Plc, Mr. Deepak Singhal revealed that the Indomie Independence Day Award for Heroes of Nigeria is the flagship Corporate Social Responsibility initiative of the company is a reflection of the importance and belief of the company in the extraordinary qualities of the Nigerian child which must never be ignored but must be celebrated.
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