Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO), the lead sponsor of the 26th edition of the Nigerian University Games Association (NUGA), has pledged its support to the staging of the inter-school multi-sports tournament to be hosted by the University of Lagos (UNILAG) as the financial institution received the Torch of Unity by the host institution.
There are over 5,000 athletes from 75 accredited universities that will be competing in 16 sporting events, across designated centres. Participants are drawn from federal, state, and private universities.
At a ceremony to unveil GTCO as NUGA Games’ main sponsor, the Vice-Chancellor of the host institution, the University of Lagos, Prof. Oluwatoyin T. Ogundipe, lauded the bank for the role it is playing in assisting the school especially, during Industrial Training attachment and employment of her graduates.
“We acknowledged the part being played by the bank in the area of employment, especially our students also opportunity given to them to practice the required industrial training as we look forward to a good relationship with the bank,” he said.
Speaking on the task, Group CEO, GT Holdings Company, Segun Agbaje, said the firm has benefitted a lot from the products of the school, which have added value to its operation, adding that lessons learnt in sports will also be beneficial in the banking business.
“But more importantly, the rules in succeeding in sports are no different from the rules in succeeding in business. And from that perspective, we are honoured to be sponsoring the NUGA Games. And for all that are going to compete, we wish them best luck,” he stated.
Credit: thenationonlineng.net
