Under a blazing Kenyan sun, elderly women toil on their hands and knees in the reddish-brown clay, separating the choking weeds from the small, green shoots of a finger millet crop. The women are barehanded and barefoot, and they work from 8 am to 5 pm or 6 pm at night. Clearing a small field takes three days. “A combine …

The Rotary Club of Ojodu, a beacon of community service and humanitarian interventions, has concluded Rotary Family Health Day (RFHD), which beneficiaries described as “highly successful and impactful”. The intervention held last Tuesday and Wednesday in front of Destiny Child Primary School, l Powerline Yakoko, Ojodu, anf witnessed an outpouring of support from volunteers and medical professionals, all dedicated to …

Enticing Afrojazz singer, lyricist and vocalist, Yinka Davies is to perform and serenade guests at Rotary International District 9110 Humanitarian Reporting Awards (RHRA) on Wednesday, 17th April 2024 at Keystone Hall, Rotary Centre, 8 Ladoke Akintola Street, Ikeja GRA, Lagos. According to Rotary International District 9110 Governor, Rotarian Ifeyinwa Ejezie “ the renown jazz musician, lyricist, and dancer, Yinka Davies …

Rotary International District 9112 is set to hold its District Training Assembly (DTA) from Saturday 13th April, 2024 at Orchid Hotel, Lekki-Epe Expressway, Ikota, Lagos. It will end the next day. Rotary International District 9112, together with Rotary International District 9111, emerged from the existing Rotary International District 9110, which covers Lagos and Ogun States. The new districts will begin …

As part of its ongoing commitment to eliminate hunger among vulnerable persons in the society, Abbey Mortgage Bank, a leading primary mortgage bank in Nigeria, has distributed over 400 food packs to Kuramo community in Victoria Island, Lagos State. The donation is an initiative under the bank’s Corporate Social Responsibility initiative, tagged ‘Nourishing Communities’ conceived to reach out to vulnerable …

Rotary International District 9110 will on Wednesday 17th April reward the media for their support to the world’s largest service organisation. This year’s edition of the Humanitarian Reporting Awards, which starts by 11 am at Rotary Centre on 8, Ladoke Akintola Street, Ikeja GRA, Lagos, will be chaired by former Ogun State Governor and journalism doyen, Aremo Olusegun Osoba. It …

In a move to nip illegal waste disposal and management in the bud, the Oyo State government, through the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, has decentralised the waste management sector. The Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Mr. Abdulmojeed Mogbonjubola explained that the move would lead to the coming together of strong forces working as a formidable team to …

Vice President Kashim Shettima on Thursday inaugurated the Intergovernmental Committee on Carbon Market Activation Plan in the bid to create a blueprint to drive an efficient sustainable carbon market ecosystem. This is in fulfilment of the promise made by President Bola Tinubu to reduce Nigeria’s carbon footprint as well as plans by the Federal Government, in collaboration and support of …

In order to implement holistically its Climate Action Plan, which was launched in July 2021, the Lagos State Government has launched the ‘Lagos Youth Climate Campaign’. The initiative, which is in collaboration with C40 Cities and with support from the United Kingdom’s Foreign Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO), started with a climate change workshop organised to involve the youth segment of …

The Special Adviser on Climate Change to the Kaduna State Governor, Hon. Yusuf Idris Amoke has stresses the importance of educating students on issues related to global warming and methods to mitigate environmental degradation. He highlighted the significant role climate education plays in raising awareness among students about coexisting with plants and animals in their environment. He advocated for the …