Rotary International
16 Apr
National Coordinator, Rotary Action Group for Family and Aids Prevention, District 9110, Rotary International, Bola Oyebade, has called on Nigerians to take advantage of this edition of Rotary Family Health Days to undergo screening and know their health status.
17 Mar
The Rotary International President, Gordon Mclnally, has recommended the expansion of the organisation's $2million maternal and child advancement project to the 36 states in Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
11 Mar
The Rotary International President, Gordon Mclnally will be on a three-day working visit to Nigeria from Friday with a fresh donation of $7 million for eradication and disease prevention.
18 Nov
A Comptroller of Customs, Dera Nnadi, has said that Rotary International should partner with the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in its seven areas of focus for national development, noting that the club and the Service have a lot in common to share.
4 Nov
As the world celebrated Polio Day on October 24, Rotary International was commended for its efforts towards the eradication of the disease. The organisation launched its PolioPlus programme in 1985 with mass vaccination of children.
4 Nov
Nigeria should be optimistic and hopeful that an end to polio is in sight, the District Governor (DG) of Rotary International in District 9125, Rtn. Sagab Ahmed Sani has assured.
25 Sep 2023
Rotary International, District 9110, has called for enforcement of environmental laws on pollution and indiscriminate dumping of wastes to discourage perpetrators. The club made the call during a clean-up exercise from Ojuelegba under bridge to Tejuosho market, in commemoration of this year’s World Clean Up Day. District Governor, Ifeyinwa Ekezie, appealed to the government to…
9 Jul 2023
The President, Rotary Club of Isolo, Rotary International, District 9110, Abimbola Oseni has called on Nigerians to always remember the less privileged while in their comfort zones irrespective of the situation in the country.
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