...100-level student wins brand new car Etisalat Nigeria took its youth empowerment, entertainment and informative programme, Cliqfest, to Benue State University recently, with no fewer than 5,000 students across all faculties and colleges of the University in attendance.
Speaking at the event, Manager, Youth Segment, Etisalat Nigeria, Mr. Idiare Atimomo said Cliqfest stands for empowering, thrilling as well as developing university students in a manner that seeks to guarantee them the ability to become self-sufficient after completing their tertiary education.
"Etisalat is very concerned with the lives of these youths after school; we are more than dedicated to making sure that everyone present here becomes a great achiever of our time after school as they pursue their respective career of choice and talent development", he said.
The two-day programme held on Thursday, June 6 and Friday, June 7, featured a series of activities. It began with a seminar tagged "Succeeding in Life after School" where renowned motivational speaker and President of Fifth Gear Plus Consulting, Mr. Niyi Adesanya gave a lecture on talent development providing insights on sectors where opportunities abound in the country such as creative, agro-allied, technology as well as customer service training. Adesanya added that the students needed to be the best at whatever career they decide to go into if they want to beat unemployment. The seminar was followed by a stage performance by 1st runner-up of the Etisalat sponsored Nigerian Idol Season 3, Debbie Rise.
The main musical concert took place on day two of the programme and featured Nigeria's king of rap, Olamide and hip hop star, May D thrilling the students with performances of their popular songs. The event also featured various competitions and performances by student artistes, dancers, as well as a beauty contest. Football fans were also thrilled by a match played among four teams, namely Free SMS, Easy Cliq, Mid-night calls and free browsing.
Instant prizes including laptops, Etisalat Gaga Smartphone, Dual SIM phones, Blackberry phones, T-shirts and wrist watches were also dished out to winners of various categories. The highlight of the event was the raffle draw for the ultimate prize of a brand new Kia Picanto car, which was won by Mr. Alexander Kpev, a 100 level B.A French student.
National Mirror