Community development
Tinubu, Obasanjo Applaud Rotary, Call for Partnership
Tinubu and Obasanjo hail Rotary’s Polio Victory and seek stronger partnership to advance healthcare, education and community development in Nigeria
At a presidential inaugural dinner held in Abuja on 5 July 2026, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, represented by Senator George Akume, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Rotary International President Rotarian Olayinka Hakeem Babalola gathered to hail Rotary International for its pivotal role in defeating polio across Nigeria and to advance a deeper Tinubu Rotary partnership in healthcare and education.
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The occasion marked the recent inauguration of Rotarian Olayinka Hakeem Babalola as president of Rotary International on 1 July 2026. He became only the second African to lead the global service organisation in its 121-year history, following Jonathan Majiyagbe in 2003.
President Tinubu, through his representative, expressed deep appreciation for Rotary’s leadership in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.
“Rotary’s leadership in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative remains one of the finest examples of international cooperation in public health,” he noted.
“Nigeria understands what it means for a nation once burdened by the wild polio virus to stand free of it through persistence, partnership, science and sacrifice, and we say thank you.”
Nigeria had long grappled with the wild polio virus. Sustained efforts by Rotary and its partners have delivered a remarkable public health triumph, allowing millions of children to grow up free from the disease.
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo added his voice to the tributes. “Africa is watching. Nigeria is watching. History is watching. And we are proud,” he said, highlighting the historic significance of Babalola’s leadership for the continent.
Rotarian Olayinka Hakeem Babalola reflected on the organisation’s achievements in Nigeria.
He stressed that Rotary’s greatest impact lies in transforming lives and creating hope, particularly through decades of volunteer service in the polio fight. He called for ongoing vigilance, noting that every child deserves freedom from the disease until it is eradicated globally.
Beyond polio, Rotary is advancing new initiatives.
These include the Together for Healthy Families programme in states such as Abuja, Nasarawa, Gombe and Ekiti to support maternal and child health, alongside the Healthy Communities Challenge targeting diseases like malaria in Kebbi and Akwa Ibom.
The leaders aligned these efforts with Nigeria’s Renewed Hope Agenda. They invited Rotary to strengthen collaboration in primary healthcare, basic education, literacy, youth skills and enterprise development.
President Tinubu emphasised that no reform is complete without improving citizens’ lives and that aligning Rotary’s service culture with government priorities can deliver measurable and lasting results.
Such a Tinubu Rotary partnership promises to build on existing successes, fostering better health outcomes and educational opportunities for communities across the country.
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This gathering underscored the power of international cooperation in addressing shared challenges, with Rotary’s enduring commitment offering a model for future progress in human development.
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Adron Group Eyes Agricultural Expansion as It Engages Niger Foods Breeding and Feedlot Center
In a significant move towards transforming Nigeria’s agricultural landscape and expanding opportunities within the nation’s agribusiness value chain, the Chairman/GCEO of Adron Group, Sir Aare Adetola Emmanuelking, paid a strategic visit to the Niger Foods Breeding and Feedlot Center to explore a landmark agricultural partnership.
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The high-level engagement between Adron Group and the Niger Foods Breeding and Feedlot Center focused on unlocking vast opportunities in the livestock industry and exploring the establishment of specialised Adron Farm Estates across Niger State, with the Center positioned to play a strategic facilitation role in the proposed collaboration.
Adron Homes and Properties, widely recognised as one of Nigeria’s foremost real estate development companies, has built a strong reputation for delivering secure, affordable and premium housing developments across the country.
Through this proposed initiative, the Group is set to extend its proven expertise in structured estate development into the agricultural sector.
The proposed Adron Farm Estates are envisioned as purpose-built agricultural communities, providing structured, secure and infrastructure-driven land layouts designed to support commercial farming, livestock production and agro-processing.
During a tour of the Niger Foods Breeding and Feedlot Center, discussions between the leadership of Adron Group and the Center highlighted the critical role of modern infrastructure and structured development in addressing the challenges of Nigeria’s fragmented agricultural market system.
The proposed collaboration seeks to combine Adron Group’s extensive experience in land development and infrastructure with the agricultural expertise, livestock production capacity and market development experience of the Niger Foods Breeding and Feedlot Center, with the objective of creating a new and sustainable model for agricultural development.
Beyond enhancing food production and unlocking new opportunities in livestock and agribusiness, the initiative is expected to stimulate rural development, create employment opportunities, attract investment and strengthen the agricultural value chain across Niger State.
The collaboration between Adron Group and the Niger Foods Breeding and Feedlot Center also holds the potential to position Niger State as a major hub for integrated agricultural and real estate development, while demonstrating how strategic partnerships between the real estate and agricultural sectors can unlock new possibilities for economic growth and national development.
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As discussions between both organisations progress, the proposed partnership represents another bold step by Adron Group towards exploring innovative development models that respond to emerging opportunities, create sustainable communities and contribute meaningfully to Nigeria’s economic transformation.
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