By Aherhoke Okioma A humanitarian organization, Rotary International, has commended the Bayelsa State Government over its commitment and efforts in the fight against poliomyelitis virus and other preventable diseases in the State. The Governor of Rotary District 9141, Rotarian Anthony Osaretin Woghiren, gave the commendation at the weekend during a courtesy visit to the Deputy […]
In a significant initiative aimed at improving maternal health, the Rotary Club of Victoria Island has launched a maternity project, focusing on pre-natal, childbirth, and basic post-natal support for underprivileged women in Lagos. The club donated 30 boxes of maternity kits to Onikan Hospital, benefiting 30 mothers and their newborns. This project, conceived in July […]
The President, Rotary Club of Okota, District 9110, Lagos, Aderonke Jones-Adewale, has identified improper parenting as a leading cause of child abuse. Jones-Adewale told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos, that it was not sufficient to find out the causes of child abuse, and only put all the blames on the […]
Ibadan – Prof. Dolapo Lufadeju, the National Coordinator, Rotary International Project on National Family Planning Campaign, says Nigeria is losing 68,000 women yearly as a result of pregnancy and child birth complications. Lufadeju disclosed this on Thursday during the South West Family Planning Campaign Project of Rotary International in Ibadan. He said the figure represented […]
No fewer than 50 wheelchairs have been donated to physically challenged persons by the Rotary International District 9142. Making the donation on Wednesday in Enugu, the Rotary International President, Dr Barry Rassin, said that the wheelchairs would go a long to alleviate the sufferings of the physically challenged. Rassin noted that it would also improve […]
Mindful of global warming and its negative effects, the newly installed Rotary President, Rtn. Engr. Obuora Okoye has disclosed that his administration will plant more trees to save the environment. Presenting his inaugural address at Sen. Anyim Pius Anyim auditorium, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, (MOUAU), Abia State, shortly after his installation as the […]