Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday launched ‘HelpNow’, a social intervention platform to support at least two million residents through a crowd funding model that rallies support of individuals and firms.
HelpNow is an initiative of Softcom, a company dedicated to connecting people and business through innovation in collaboration with private sector organizations like Deloitte, MTN, Ernst &Young, Future Africa, Providus Bank, Sapphire Virtual Network, John Ashley Foundation, GTBank, Wildreams and Banwo & Ighodalo.
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Sanwo-Olu who spoke at the launch noted that the effort was geared towards mitigating the debilitating effects of COVID-19 on the income and livelihoods of millions of households in Nigeria.
The governor emphasized that the role of technology in addressing the socio-economic challenges of the modern world is not only important but also incontrovertible, stressing that this consciousness is the reason why technology is a critical component of the THEMES agenda of his government.
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