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Donation
By Olayinka Olawale
Lagos, Sept. 22, 2016 (NAN) The Flour Milling Association of Nigeria on Thursday donated equipment worth N8million to the Food and Technology Department, Yaba College of Technology to boost technical and vocational training.
The equipment include Deck oven, Proofer, three Dough Spiral Mixers, Double Face Electric Frying Pot and Digital Scale with 60 kilogram capacity.
Speaking at the presentation, Mr Lanre Jaiyeola, Vice Chairman, Flour Milling Association of Nigeria, said the gesture was to improve and enhance knowledge of master bakers in Nigeria.
He said the donation was also to help to improve on modern teaching and learning of baking in the college.
Jaiyeola said the equipment was donated by all members of flour millers association and it would be replicated in other geo-political zones of the country.
“Today is a great day to show support and unity of purpose; this initiative is to small and medium scale companies in the country.
“This not about marketing, this is part of our corporate social responsibility to the society, and we are happy to make this donation to YABATECH.
“This is not our first donation to this college and we will still do more; times are hard now, but even with the situation, a lot can be done.
“The equipment is donated by all flour mill members, and for us, this goes beyond marketing.
“We are a national association and we will replicate this in other geo-political zone in the country.”
Dr Margaret Ladipo, Rector, Yaba College of Technology, commended the association for selecting the college as a beneficiary of the equipment.
Ladipo said the equipment would assist the students and other professional master bakers to update their knowledge and skills with the latest technology.
She said the equipment would help the college to increase its Internally Generated Revenue by engaging in large scale bread and confectioneries production.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 9th batch of 2016 master bakers class graduated at the ceremony.
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(Edited by Oluwole Sogunle)