Nigerian youths have been urged to invest in self-development to prepare for the future of work and career growth. This was the submission of speakers during the Rose of Sharon Foundation’s (ROSF) bi-annual Youth Empowerment Programme (YEP) convened by Apostle Folorunso Alakija last Saturday in Lagos. In her opening remarks, the Country Manager of the Foundation, Dr Ndudi Bowei said …

Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscape (ACReSAL), a World Bank intervention project, has announced plans to begin implementation and construction of approximately 3.7 kilometre of erosion control works that cut across very populated areas of Bulbula Gayawa in Nassarawa and Tudun Fulani in Ungogo Local Government Areas of Kano State. Rarin in Dawakin Tofa LGA, Kauyen Alu in Tarauni LGA, and …

Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde announced on Saturday that traffic would be diverted on the Third Mainland bridge between 9 am and 4 pm to allow rehabilitation. Citing the readiness of the state Public Works Corporation to carry out the project, Oladeinde explained that traffic would be diverted from one lane to another lane at the identified …

Chartered by Rotary International in 1967, Rotary Club of Ikeja continues to intervene in several areas of life to help the community and the needy. In the years gone past – as it is in the current Rotary year that runs till 30th June – Rotary Club of Ikeja has invested millions of Naira in impactful projects within and outside …

Nigeria’s youth-friendly brand, 9mobile has announced the winners of the maiden edition of the essay competition on the environment, which the brand sponsors. The competition, which was open to senior secondary school students in Abuja, was designed to encourage young people to think critically about environmental issues and raise awareness about environmental protection and sustainability. The essay competition with the …

Rotary International has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to assent to the bill on “Compliance with reporting and review of maternal deaths”. National Coordinator of Rotary Maternal and Child Health (RMCH) Project in Nigeria, Prof. Emmanuel Lufadeju said at a media conference that Rotary has approved $2 million to improve access to quality healthcare and family planning, eventually reducing maternal …

Participants at a community awareness and sensitisation exercise on sea turtles have recommended the monitoring of reptiles’ activities along the operational area of the Lagos Free Zone Company (LFZC) to guide conservation efforts. This, they said, will also impact on livelihood intervention to deter dependence on sea turtle trade and consumption in the communities surrounding the company. The participants, among …

The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), in collaboration with the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo and the Centre for Biodiversity Conservation Research (CBCR) in Ghana, has awarded scholarship to three postgraduate students of the University of Calabar. The award is a form of community conservation initiative to protect the endangered Cross River gorilla which will bring enormous ecotourism benefit to the people of …

Tony Elumelu Foundation, a leading philanthropic organisation empowering young African entrepreneurs, has appointed Somachi Chris-Asoluka as Chief Executive Officer, following the retirement of Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu. In a statement by the Foundation, it stated that the appointment would take effect from 1st March. It noted that Chris-Asoluka joined the foundation in 2014, and had served as the Foundation’s head of research, …

The District Governor of Rotary International District 9110, Rotarian Omotunde Lawson has visited the first female baby born in Lagos State in 2023. She also made donations to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH). At a short ceremony held at the Ayinke House Auditorium, the District Governor, who is the first female to hold that esteemed position in the …