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From Dooshima Terkura, Makurdi
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ezzycare and Ezzycare Mentorship Programme, Dr. Torngee Malu, has presented the sum of N5 million grant to five finalists of it mentorship program to enable them grow their businesses.
Speaking at the Ezzycare Mentorship Pitch event during the presentation of the grants in Makurdi on Saturday, June 7, 2025, Malu said Nigeria and Benue state in particular, is home to talented, innovative and industrious individuals driven to transform the economic landscape.
Malu, a Plastic Surgeon, stated that with numerous ideas waiting to be nurtured, Ezzycare organized a mentorship programme for over 100 applicants where the first 12 were selected and interviewed out of which five were chosen and mentored to unlock their business potentials.
He said the five finalists, whom he described as Ezzycare Alumni, were given N1 million each to to boost their businesses saying they would be expected to also mentor others.
Educating them on three key principles to success in business Malu urged them to make integrity their watch word. He said “Be trustworthy and reliable. Hard work will differentiate you, give you the result and brings you success to grow your business, be innovative, do things differently, do something exceptional that will take you to next level.
Malu, who noted that the gesture was part of the organization’s way of giving back to the society, further pledged that Ezzycare Mentorship Programme is committed to discovering and supporting more businesses to thrive.
The beneficiaries include Mercy Tyodugh a poultry farmer, Vitalis Vangeryina who is into cloth selling, Ngodoo Martha, a make-up artist, Ityavbee Deborah, a laundry specialist and Meshach Dondu, a farmer with focus on animal production.
The beneficiaries took turns to explain their experiences during the mentorship programme acknowledging their experience as an eye opener.
Ngodoo Martha Tough said the mentorship program opened her eyes to do her business passionately, to know who are her customers and also to partner with producers of make up products.
Ityavbee Deborah who is into laundry service said the three days mentorship training exposed her to business values and evaluation, how to identify her problems and proffer solution to them, to have a bigger perspective of the business, to be creativity, to hard work and know that her staff are her most valued assets.
Speaking on behalf of the finalists, Martha Ngodoo appreciated the the CEO Dr Torngee Malu and all their mentors including the Coordinator Ezzycare Mentorship Programme, Shidoo Tarkaa, Manager Ezzycare Community Initiative project, Mr Luke Uzer, and the Business to Business Lead Manager of Ezzycare, Bernard Tor Lafia, for helping them with the knowledge and money to boost their business.
She pledged that they would transfer the knowledge to others for the founding and growth of more businesses in the state.
