President
of the NOC, Engineer Sani M. Ndansua made the commendation in Lagos yesterday
at an event to celebrate 100 Days to the Olympic Games by the
British Government and also to collect biometrics
data of all accredited Nigerian athletes, officials and media representatives.
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| L-R: Honourable Tunde Popoola, Secretary-general, Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC); Engineer Sanni M. Ndanusa, President, NOC; Mr. Andrew Enahoro, Head, Legal and Public Relations of Promasidor Nigeria Limited and Mr. Peter West, Deputy British High Commissioner to Nigeria at the London 2012 Olympic Games - Collection of Biometrics Data in Lagos yesterday. |
Biometrics data collection is a key part of the accreditation /
entry visa processes for the London Games.
Mr. Peter West, Deputy British High Commissioner to Nigeria said the
biometrics process has become imperative to make the journey of the Nigerian
athletes and officials going to the Olympics easy.
He said the British Government would also use the period of the Olympics
to celebrate the golden jubilee of the Queen of England’s ascension to the throne,
adding that hosting the Olympics is a tremendous honour for his country.
As part of its
Corporate Social Responsibilities, Cowbell Milk, one of the flagship brands
from the stable of Promasidor Nigeria Limited has been announced as the
Official Milk for the Nigerian contingent to the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
The announcement was
made at a signing ceremony held at the head office of the Nigeria Olympic
Committee (NOC) at the National Stadium, Lagos recently.
Managing Director of
Promasidor, Chief Keith Richards, said that Nigeria is blessed with teeming
youth with amazing sports talent, and the Olympics is a huge stage for our
nation’s sport talents to fulfil their dreams and make our nation, Nigeria
proud.
“For this reason, we have decided to nourish
their dreams for gold at this year’s Olympics by our partnership with the
Nigeria Olympic Committee as the official milk nourishment for our athletes to
the Olympic Games.”
Chief Richards further
stated that that Promasidor would be rewarding outstanding athletes who won
gold, silver and bronze medals with N1.5m, N1m and N500, 000 respectively along
with a year’s supply of Cowbell milk.
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