Juliet Damilola
The Coca-Cola System in Nigeria, comprising the Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) Limited and Coca-Cola Nigeria Limited, has pledged to invest N560 billion in Nigeria in the next five years.
This as disclosed at the flagging off activities marking its 70th anniversary in Nigeria with key NBC and Coca-Cola Nigeria executives in attendance.
Mathieu Seguin, Managing Director (MD) of NBC, in a chat with newsmen to kick-start activities for the anniversary, said, “As we continue to grow, we have been very deliberate about investing heavily to make a positive impact in the lives of people in communities where we work and operate.
“For perspective, in the last 10 years alone the Coke System has invested more than N9bn in lifting the living standards of communities where we do business in Nigeria.