Welcome to Procter & Gamble Nigeria, and thank you for sparing the time to learn about the Company you will be working for in the years to come. As you start your journey in P&G, we’d like you to understand who we are, what we believe in and how we work, as we bring our brands to consumers in Nigeria and indeed West Africa, trying to make their lives better every day. As a part of a global community of 180 countries where P&G operates, P&G in West Africa benefits from the best of our global experience and combines it with local insights. As a result of this, consumers have rewarded us with market leadership positions in our product categories. Our global vision is to be and be recognized as the best consumer products company in the World and we are intent on achieving this in West Africa by creating better choices for our consumers and ongoing improvement in our product quality.
At P&G in West Africa, we are constantly trying to go beyond our brands in order to help the communities we operate in becoming stronger, healthier and more informed. Improving the lives of consumers worldwide is more than just great products. It's about taking responsibility for environmental quality, corporate governance, and corporate social responsibilities with communities in which we live and operate our businesses. Three billion times a day, P&G brands touch the lives of people around the world. Our corporate tradition is rooted in the principles of personal integrity, respect for the individual, and doing what's right for the long-term
P&G has about 300 brands worldwide and sales of $83 billion. An important part of this comes from 23 brands, which each have a turnover of over $1 billion. P&G Nigeria is one of the leading companies in Nigeria. The company’s operations in West Africa have a strategic importance for P&G because in the last 3 years we are growing year on year by over 50%. In addition, the Ibadan factory in Nigeria is a production base for the region.
Our people are our number one priority. At P&G in West Africa, we single-mindedly focus on building the strongest team leaders. Our extensive array of employee-focused programs, and our network of professionals from across the organizations, train, enable and energize employees to deliver breakthrough results. At P&G, careers are built on successful initiatives, collaboration and results.