Pupils win N100,000 for school in Nutricima Children’s Day debate

For brilliantly marshalling strong points in defence of the proposition that milk consumption contributes to mental performance, pupils of Lara Narrow Way School, Ikorodu, Fatima Sani and Ebunoluwa Adedokun, won for their school the first prize and N100,000 cash prize in a schools debate organised by Nutricima Limited to mark the 2012 Children’s Day and World Milk Day celebrations.

Their prizes were N50,000 each from Nutricima Limited and from the Chairman of Ikorodu North Local Council Development Area, Hon. Adeola Jokomba, who was chairman and special guest of honour at the event.
The chairman donated additional cash prizes in appreciation of the performance of the pupils and of the CSR contributions of Nutricima Limited to Ikorodu North LCDA.
Lara Narrow Way narrowly defeated Difas Primary School, represented by Chiwendu Chigereokwu and Wilson Andem, who opposed the motion, while Little Saints Montessori School Ilupeju came third.
The debate contest was organised as part of twin celebration of the 2012 Children’s Day and as part of advocacy on milk consumption for the World Milk Day, which comes up June 1 as part of a United Nations programme coordinated by the Food and Agriculture Organisation, according to Nutricima Head of Marketing Mrs. Wande Oluwasegunfunmi.
Nutricima led Nigeria to join the global celebration of World Milk Day in 2011, 10 years after the FAO declared the activity, and has rolled out a series of activities to mark this year’s celebration, including a boat cruise for customers on May 29 and an advocacy visit for milk to the Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Hon. Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire.
Oluwasegunfunmi said Nutricima is “geared to align with the Millennium Development Goals of the United Nations which relate to education, nutrition and sustenance of the environment to ensure health to mankind” through its three milk and other non-dairy products.
Nutricima commenced business on June 1, 2005 for the manufacturing and marketing of milk and nutrition products.
Its portfolio has renowned brands like Nunu, Coast and Olympic (milk); Yo! Yoghurt drinks and Bliss drinks.
Nutricima Limited operates from a head office in Ilupeju, Lagos, while the products are manufactured from two factories in Ikorodu.
These include a ready to drink (RTD) products factory.
The company is wholly owned by Milk Ventures (UK) Limited with equal contribution by PZ Cussons (International) Plc U.K. and Glanbia Plc, Ireland.
The principal activity of the company at inception was the manufacture and sale of both dairy and non-dairy products.