LG Deepens Community Impact, Commissions Solar-Powered Borehole in Kaduna

LG Deepens Community Impact, Commissions Solar-Powered Borehole in Kaduna

By Akeem Salau

KADUNA — LG Electronics Nigeria has expanded its community development and sustainability drive with the commissioning of a solar-powered borehole in Nariya Rigasa community, Kaduna State, providing residents with improved and more sustainable access to clean water.

The latest intervention, which brings to 19 the number of solar-powered boreholes donated by the technology company across different states, underscores LG Electronics’ growing focus on using innovation to address pressing social needs beyond the home.

The project also reinforces the company’s commitment to combining technology, environmental sustainability and corporate social responsibility to deliver interventions capable of creating lasting value in local communities.

Speaking at the commissioning ceremony, Head of Corporate Marketing, LG Electronics Nigeria, Mr. Paul Mba, said the company’s philosophy of innovation extends beyond the development of consumer technology to improving the quality of life in communities.

According to him, access to clean water remains a fundamental human need, making the Nariya Rigasa project an important expression of LG’s commitment to purposeful innovation.

“For us, innovation has its greatest value when people can feel its impact in their everyday lives. Our responsibility as a brand goes beyond providing great technology to consumers; it also means looking at the communities around us and asking where our capabilities can make a meaningful difference,” he said.

Mba explained that the decision to deploy a solar-powered solution was deliberate, noting that the combination of clean water access and renewable energy demonstrates how technology can be deployed to address social challenges while supporting environmental sustainability.

He said the Kaduna intervention further strengthens LG’s relationships with communities across Nigeria and reflects the company’s determination to create social value through practical and sustainable initiatives.

For residents of Nariya Rigasa, the project represents more than a corporate intervention, as improved access to water is expected to ease some of the everyday challenges associated with securing water for domestic activities.

The Head of Nariya Rigasa Village, Alhaji Zakariyya Ya’u, commended LG Electronics for responding to the needs of the community.

“Water touches every part of community life. When access becomes easier and more reliable, the benefit reaches our homes, our children and our daily activities,” he said.

He added that the community appreciated LG Electronics for identifying a genuine need and providing a facility expected to serve residents for years to come.

Similarly, the Sarki of Yakin Nariya, Alhaji Jamiu Yakubu, described the project as an example of how partnerships between businesses and local communities can produce meaningful development.

He said the borehole should be viewed not merely as a facility commissioned by a corporate organisation, but as an investment in the wellbeing of the people.

For the women of Nariya Rigasa, the intervention could prove particularly significant, given the central role water plays in household responsibilities.

The Women Leader of Nariya Rigasa, Hajia Fatimat Sanni, said easier access to water would reduce the burden on women and families who depend on regular water supply for cooking, washing, childcare and other domestic activities.

“For women, access to water is not an abstract issue. It affects cooking, washing, caring for children and managing our homes every day,” she said.

She noted that having water closer and more readily available would save time and reduce the difficulties associated with obtaining water.

Also speaking, the Public Relations and Corporate Social Responsibility Manager, LG Electronics Nigeria, Mr. Moses Osime, said the company’s approach to CSR was increasingly centred on relevance, sustainability and long-term community value.

He said LG was interested in interventions that continued to benefit communities beyond the commissioning ceremony.

“CSR becomes meaningful when it responds to a genuine need and continues creating value after the commissioning ceremony is over. We want our interventions to be relevant to people’s lives, sustainable in their communities and consistent with LG’s wider commitment to a better life,” Osime said.

The deployment of solar-powered infrastructure also gives the Nariya Rigasa project an environmental dimension, as the system reduces reliance on conventional electricity sources and provides an alternative means of powering community water infrastructure.

The initiative is part of LG Electronics’ broader sustainability and social impact agenda, with previous community water projects similarly designed to combine access to clean water with sustainable energy solutions.

Beyond the immediate benefit to Nariya Rigasa residents, the project highlights an evolving approach to corporate social responsibility in which businesses increasingly seek to align community interventions with their technological capabilities and sustainability objectives.

For LG Electronics, the expansion of its solar-powered borehole initiative across Nigeria represents an effort to build a broader social impact footprint through interventions that respond directly to community needs.

As the company continues to extend the initiative across different parts of the country, its Nariya Rigasa intervention offers a practical demonstration of how technology and corporate responsibility can converge to improve everyday life.

For the residents of the Kaduna community, the impact is simple and immediate — cleaner, more accessible water and a more sustainable source of supply.