NSE Corporate Challenge Receives Boost from Beta Glass, FCMB

Thursday, May 23, 2019 02:37 PM / ByNSE

The 6th edition of The Nigerian Stock Exchange(NSE) Corporate Challenge has received sponsorship boost from Beta Glass andFCMB as silver and bronze sponsors respectively. The event is scheduledto take place on Saturday, July 6, 2019, at the Muri-Okunola Park, AdeyemoAlakija Street, Victoria Island, Lagos.

Started in 2014, the NSE Corporate Challenge, anannual 5km race, themed, “e-Race Cancer”, is a one-day competitive andfun-filled walk, jog and run event aimed at minimising cancer and maximisinglife, by stimulating additional awareness about cancer, advocating for theimportance of early testing/detection and raising funds to support the fightagainst this deadly disease in Nigeria. It is a professionally organized andvolunteer-driven initiative involving companies listed on the Exchange, brokerdealer firms, non-listed companies and individuals who identify with theinitiative. All proceeds from the competition will be geared towardssupporting cancer-focused causes or charity.

The Head, Shared Services Division, NSE, Mr BolaAdeeko, commended Beta Glass and FCMB for their commitment and interest in the6th edition of NSE Corporate Challenge. “The NSE Corporate Challenge providesan opportunity for collaboration to scale up access to cancer screening services,promotion of early detection, as well as the provision of treatment andpalliative care services to diagnosed patients. I would like to thank our pastand present partners and sponsors, whose support has helped us raise some fundstowards creating awareness. We look forward to welcoming more sponsors”.

Sponsorship of the event provides an excellentopportunity to increase your company’s presence and take advantage ofnetworking opportunities while demonstrating your involvement, commitment andsupport for the fight against cancer. Our standard sponsorship packages can befound on our website, www.nse-eracecancer.com,and we welcome potential sponsors/partners for bespoke sponsorship (monetary orin-kind) that align with their organizational strengths and priorities, Adeekoadded”.

The NSE Corporate Challenge has been highlysuccessful, recording more than 2,035 runners from over 306 institutions,comprising c-suite level executives, top government officials and celebrities.Celebrities such as Ali Baba, MI Abaga, Burna Boy, Seyi Shay, DolapoOni-Sijuwade, Gideon Okeke, Debola Williams, Tina Mba, Simisola and Yung6ix amongstothers, have at some point thrown their weight behind the NSE CorporateChallenge. The race has also enjoyed huge publicity from both our traditionaland digital media partners.