In a heartwarming display of commitment to staff welfare and educational development, Rubber Estates Nigeria Limited (RENL) has presented scholarship cheques and award letters to children of staff who excelled in the company’s last scholarship examination exercise.
The event, which took place at the Araromi site of the Company on Monday 20th October 2025, was attended by top management, staff representatives, proud parents, and excited awardees. The scholarship programme, an annual initiative of the company forms part of RENL’s expanded Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and employee welfare policies designed to support education and reward academic excellence among the children of its workforce.
Speaking at the ceremony, the Managing Director, Mr. Olivier Odoukou, congratulated the beneficiaries for their outstanding performance, emphasizing that education remains a key pillar of RENL’s people-centered initiatives. He described the scholarship scheme as a long-standing tradition aimed at encouraging staff and motivating their children to pursue excellence.
“At Rubber Estates Nigeria Limited, we recognize that our employees are the backbone of the company’s success. Investing in their children’s education is our way of saying thank you and building a better future together,” Mr. Odoukou noted.
Also speaking, the Human Resources Manager, Smart Okhions commended the transparent and merit-based selection process, assuring that the company would continue to expand opportunities for learning and development. He urged the beneficiaries to remain diligent and make their parents proud, as the company looks forward to celebrating greater academic achievements in future editions.
Responding on behalf of the awardees, Olajire Favour a 400-level student of Redeemers University expressed deep appreciation to RENL for the gesture, describing it as a morale booster that lessens the financial burden of their education on their parents and promised to justify the confidence reposed in them by striving for greater excellence.
This year, a total of 45 students benefitted from the scheme which has over the years impacted dozens of families, reaffirming the company’s belief that investing in knowledge is investing in the future
