PwC mentors students with chess challenge

Hundreds of students have benefitted from the mentorship programme organised by PwC Nigeria as part of this year’s Chess4Change holistic development initiative.  The seventh in the series, the chess-centred corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme empowers students in public schools with various life skills. The mentorship session which was held at Government College, Surulere, was graced […]

Hundreds of students have benefitted from the mentorship programme organised by PwC Nigeria as part of this year’s Chess4Change holistic development initiative. 

The seventh in the series, the chess-centred corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme empowers students in public schools with various life skills.

The mentorship session which was held at Government College, Surulere, was graced by several dignitaries who took time to mentor the students on various aspects of life.

The Divisional Police Officer, Bar Beach, Victoria Island, CSP Taiwo Adewunmi, who spoke to the students on security and safety, urged the students to be more security conscious. 

The Head, Lagos State Sports Medicine Unit, Dr Adebukola Bojuwoye, in his lecture on health and lifestyle, urged the students to shun abuse of drugs and other related substances.

Also speaking, PwC Nigeria’s Head, Clients and Markets, Delia Asuzu, encouraged the participants to make the best of the opportunity as chess develops the various life skills essential for success. 

All the contestants in the challenge, which was won by the “Chess In The Slums” team, received PwC-branded gifts while the winners received additional prizes.

The firm organised a novelty match in the Majidun community of Ikorodu, between students of the Chess4Change programme and the “Chess in Slums Africa” (CISA) initiative. 

The programme was supported by the Lagos State Government through the Ministry of Education and the Lagos Sports Commission, as well as the Lagos State Chess Association.