Economy
Rtn. Chukwu Charts New Course for RC Ikoyi Metro, Unveils $20,000 Foundation Drive
Rotary Club Ikoyi Metro installs Alexander Chukwu as 24th president, unveiling bold service plans in healthcare, education, and community empowerment
Rotary Club Ikoyi Metro has officially installed Rotarian Alexander Chukwu as its 24th president for the 2025/2026 Rotary year, ushering in a season of culture, purpose, and bold vision.
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The investiture, held on August 30 at the Nigerian Law School’s Sir Adetokunbo Ademola Hall, gathered Rotarians, friends, and dignitaries who witnessed a leadership transition anchored in service and unity.
In his acceptance speech, Rtn. Chukwu, an accomplished engineer with over two decades in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector, pledged to unite for good.
“We are called not just to do good, but to unite for good; to bring people together across lines of difference, across boundaries of geography, culture and status; to serve humanity with one heart and one purpose,” he said to warm applause.
His agenda for the Rotary year is ambitious yet practical. Key priorities include raising at least US\$20,000 for The Rotary Foundation, expanding club membership by 30 percent, and delivering transformative community projects.
Chief among them is the refurbishment of Wards C1 and C2 at the General Hospital, Odan, Lagos, which will add forty hospital beds and reduce preventable deaths caused by overcrowding.
Education and economic empowerment are also central.
Fifteen students are already on scholarships, interschool debates are energizing secondary schools, and vocational graduates will soon receive start-up tools to launch their trades.
“This is essential to breaking cycles of poverty in our community,” Chukwu explained.
The evening also showcased Rotary’s ongoing work: breast cancer screenings, palliative support, release of inmates at Ikoyi Correctional Centre, and donation of wheelchairs and crutches to patients in need.
Beyond service, Chukwu brings corporate leadership as a senior manager at NNPC’s Upstream Investment Management Services.
His career, he said, has sharpened his accountability and sense of responsibility—values he brings into Rotary leadership.
The colourful ceremony featured cultural displays, new member inductions, donations, and Chukwu’s recognition as a Major Donor to The Rotary Foundation, marking his personal contribution of at least US\$10,000.
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As the curtains fell, one message was clear: Rotary Club Ikoyi Metro, under Chukwu’s leadership, is poised to touch more lives, strengthen communities, and redefine the power of service in Lagos and beyond.
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Economy
Governor Dauda Lawal Join VP Shettima’s Delegation to Benin Republic, Seeks Industrial Model to Boost Zamfara’s Agric Zones
Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal has described the Glo-Djigbé Industrial Zone (GDIZ) as a practical blueprint for transforming Zamfara state’s agricultural sector, as he joined Vice President of Nigeria, Senator Kashim Shettima and five other governors on a working visit to the Benin Republic industrial hub on Friday.
The delegation toured the 1,640-hectare public-private industrial platform, inspecting integrated textile and agro-processing facilities where locally produced cotton is converted into yarn, fabric and finished garments while cashew and soybean are processed for domestic and export markets. GDIZ, developed by the Beninese government and ARISE Integrated Industrial Platforms, has created more than 25,000 jobs since production began in 2021.
For Governor Lawal, who presides over an agrarian state with vast arable land and a strong comparative advantage in crop production, the visit presented an opportunity to draw direct lessons for Zamfara’s agricultural transformation agenda.
“Zamfara holds a strong comparative advantage in agriculture. We grow all crops in the state, we are not limited to soybeans. We have the land and it is fertile,” Governor Lawal had told global investors at the Africa Investment Forum in Morocco last November, where he signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI) to drive large-scale agricultural transformation under the INTEGRANIUM Initiative.
The GDIZ visit is aimed at strengthening the implementation of Nigeria’s Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones Programme, drawing practical lessons from Benin’s approach to agricultural value addition, industrial infrastructure, investment mobilisation and export-oriented production. Particular attention was given to the textile park’s integrated production system covering cotton spinning, weaving, fabric processing and garment manufacturing. Governor Lawal believes that Zamfara State can benefit from the $370 billion worth of global cotton valuation by ensuring Zamfara grows more cotton and can also lead the charge by reviving moribund textile manufacturing hubs and value chain which could generate millions of jobs, expand non-oil exports and stimulate economic activities.
Governor Lawal’s participation in the delegation aligns with Zamfara’s recently launched 10-year Development Plan (2025–2034), which envisions the state becoming “a benchmark for transformative economic growth, not merely for Nigeria, but the continent of Africa”. The plan prioritises maximising Zamfara’s agricultural and natural resource strengths through partnerships, mechanised farming, agro-processing and value chains to create jobs, improve food security and reduce poverty-driven insecurity.
Governor Lawal was also in company of other state Governors like; Hope Uzodimma (Imo), Caleb Mutfwang (Plateau), AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (Kwara), Dikko Radda (Katsina), and Umar Namadi (Jigawa). The visit is expected to inform the development of garment-training facilities and dedicated processing infrastructure near agricultural production communities across Nigeria.
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