By Godwin Agia, Jalingo
The Environmental Friendly Share bicycle (EFS), an online platform have Saturday inaugurated an office, and distributed a sanitary pads to adolescent girls in the state.
Speaking at the event, Taraba State EFS Coordinator, Amb. Boniface Koson, said the platform had distinguished itself by delivering consistent rewards and support to members since it began operations in Nigeria in 2023.
According to Koson, the platform was registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission and SCUML in January 2026, and since then many members in Taraba had benefited from gifts ranging from power banks and water flasks to Android phones, bicycles, gas cookers, bags of rice, stabilizers, freezers, and Bluetooth headphones.
“EFS has distinguished itself from many unstable online platforms by proving to be reliable, rewarding, and genuinely committed to the welfare of its members,” he said .
He said that EFS had sponsored social events such as Sallah and Easter dinners to promote unity and a sense of belonging among members.
Correspondent reports that the event also marked the symbolic celebration of EFS reaching one million registered members in Nigeria, represented by the cakes sponsored by the platform.
He noted that as part of its outreach, EFS distributed sanitary pads to adolescent girls in the community.
“EFS has provided sanitary pads for adolescent girls, particularly those who have begun their menstrual cycle. This thoughtful gesture reflects EFS’s concern not only for financial empowerment but also for health, dignity, and hygiene management within our communities,” Koson added.
He emphasized that while the new Shavoh office was a temporary location, plans were underway to move to a larger space to accommodate the platform’s growing membership.
Koson urged guests who were not yet members to join, stressed that EFS offers a platform to improve financial stability and part of a supportive community.
Also speaking at commissioning ceremony, chairman of the occasion, Prof. Othaniel Mnyina commended the effort of the platform noting that it is genius and urged nonmembers to key in to it.
“This platform now have an office where you can run to whenever you have an issue, that’s to tell you how genius it is,” he said.
