Airtel Nigeria has launched a national awareness campaign on
how to curb the spread of the Coronavirus disease.
The nationwide awareness campaign took off on Tuesday, 24th March 2020 and utilised traditional and social media in English,
Yoruba, Hausa and Igbo to pass the message .
Airtel also donated 40 mobile phones complete with a Closed User Group (CUG) to
the Port Health Services, an arm of the Federal Ministry of Health, to support
its effort to track and verify passenger information at the country’s local and
international airports.
The telecommunications company also
zero-rated visits to the websites of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control
(NCDC) and the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) just as it has changed its
network ID on customers’ handset to read, ‘Be Safe.’
Mr. Segun Ogunsanya, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Airtel
Nigeria, while speaking on the donation, said the company, like every other
organization is committed to any measure that will help curb the spread of the
deadly Coronavirus.
“The phones, airtime and CUG are probably the least we can do in the
circumstance to empower the gallant men and women at the forefront of the fight
against the scourge. It is also our belief that the robust national campaign
will deepen awareness and help more Nigerians to take the precautionary measures
seriously,” he said.
Dr. Morenike Alex-Okoh, the Director of Nigeria’s Port Health Services
commended Airtel Nigeria for pledging its support immediately the request was
made and indeed fulfilling the promise within a short space of time.
By Segun Fatuase
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