Another set of participant winners in the Glo M-Agric trivia lottery winners were on Thursday presented with prizes – the event was held at the premises of the Lagos State Ministry of Agriculture and Food Systems.
While winners in Lagos received their winnings at the same venue, others outside the state received theirs in Gloworld shops across the country a couple of months ago. A few months ago, the first set of winners had received their winnings at the same venue.
M-Agric is an agricultural assistance program that provides users with practical guidance on managing a range of farming operations, including livestock, fisheries, crop production, and related value services. It also ensures they can answer trivia questions and win prizes.
Globacom’s Head of Value Added Services (VAS), Mojeed Aluko, explained that the presentation was carried out in accordance with the promise to ensure participants learn and win from the M-Agric Trivia.
He disclosed that “M-Agric continues to be popular among the young and old across the country with as many as 2.5 million Nigerians regularly engaging with the trivia and winning prizes ranging from airtime and data to farm inputs, training opportunities and cash.
He also disclosed that Globacom’s partnership with the government of Lagos State was also an affirmation of support for efforts to achieve food sufficiency and availability in the country.
Globacom and its partners, Nitroswitch, were also commended by the Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Systems, Ms. Abisola Olusanya, for launching M-Agric, which allows users to interact, learn, answer trivia questions, and win prizes.
Said she: “Thank you for pushing Nigeria forward in your own way, in your own unique way, and I think that is fantastic”. She also called on the winners to make good use of their prizes to improve their investment in agriculture, promising that various departments and agencies of the ministry are always ready to provide support for budding and established farmers in the state. The Commissioner added a free 50Kg bag of rice for each of the winners.
Nine winners who were present at the ceremony received credit alerts of the prizes they won. One of them, Fajobi Kabiru, a baker, went home with the sum of N1 million, and expressed gratitude at his cash prize. Another winner, Mr Adetunji Adewoye, a retired accountant who now engages in farming, won the sum of N500,000 and promised to expand his passion for farming.
In the same vein, Mr Adeyeye Olayinka, a retiree turned poultry farmer who won N500,000 disclosed that he would use the prize to buoy up his poultry.
Other winners included Wole Oluwalana, who won the sum of N200,000, as well as Oladele Taiwo, Akanbi Ayomide, a fashion designer; and Stephen Abdu, a Customs official. All the winners will enjoy internship opportunities to enable them acquire practical experiences in farming and thereby deepen their knowledge in the field.
Credit: thenationonlineng.net
