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  • POWA visits Lagos First Lady, seeks improved support for police families

    POWA visits Lagos First Lady, seeks improved support for police families

    As part of efforts to attract better welfare for personnel wives and children, the Lagos State chapter of the Police Officers Wives Association (POWA) has visited Mrs. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, at State House Marina.

    The delegation led by POWA chairperson, Mrs. Risqat Oluwatoyin Jimoh, appreciated the Lagos First Lady for all her support to families of police operatives especially widows and children.

    Mrs. Jimoh noted the consistent and invaluable assistance the First Lady has rendered to POWA, PWA, and LAPOWA over the years, highlighting her role in alleviating the suffering of widows and disadvantaged families of police officers who died in active service. 

    She praised Dr. Sanwo-Olu’s unwavering commitment to the welfare of women, children, and other vulnerable groups in the state.

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    Mrs. Jimoh reaffirmed POWA’s mission to promote the welfare of police families through education, healthcare, empowerment and skills development. 

    She emphasised the need for continued collaboration with leaders like the First Lady to expand the reach of these initiatives, especially in areas such as food distribution, scholarship support, and vocational training for widows and children of fallen officers.

    Responding, Mrs. Sanwo-Olu assured POWA of her continued commitment to collaborating with them. 

    She emphasised the importance of collective action in supporting families of law enforcement personnel and pledged to further support impactful programmes that align with the objectives of POWA.

  • Sanwo-Olu’s wife urges humility

    Sanwo-Olu’s wife urges humility

    The wife of Lagos State governor, Mrs. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, has urged Nigerians to exhibit humility in their interaction with one another.

    She said this at the weekend in a goodwill message at the Lailatul-Qadri Prayer held at the State House Mosque in Agidingbi, Ikeja.

    Addressing the congregation, Dr. Sanwo-Olu highlighted the significance of Lailatul-Qadri, known as the Night of Majesty, which was regarded as the holiest night in Islam.

    She advised Muslims to seek divine mercy, forgiveness and guidance, saying Ramadan was not only a time for spiritual reflection, but also an opportunity to practise virtues such as kindness, patience and humility.

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    She said people should reflect on the teachings of Islam and pray for the progress of Lagos State.

    The event featured a thought-provoking lecture by Sheikh Luqman Balogun from the Conference of Islamic Organisations (CIO), Lagos, who underscored the importance of humility as a core character trait of a devout Muslim.

    The event was also attended by the Head of Service, Mr. Bode Agoro, and the Body of Permanent Secretaries.

  • Sanwo-Olu’s wife advises on financial literacy

    Sanwo-Olu’s wife advises on financial literacy

    Wife of the Lagos State Governor, Mrs. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, has reaffirmed her commitment to equipping residents with the financial knowledge necessary for sustainable economic growth.

    She noted that ‘true empowerment goes beyond opening doors to opportunities—it involves guiding individuals on the right steps to thrive’.

    Mrs. Sanwo-Olu spoke at the 2025 Financial Literacy Sensitisation Programme held at the Lagos House in Ikeja. She emphasised the transformative power of financial education in fostering long-term prosperity.

    “Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime,” she noted, underscoring the importance of equipping individuals with financial skills rather than mere handouts.

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    The event, which brought together representatives from First City Monument Bank (FCMB), Providus Bank, the Ministry of Commerce, Trade, and Investment, and the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF), provided practical strategies for financial management, investment decisions, and business sustainability.

    Mrs. Sanwo-Olu reiterated that the initiative was not just about distributing empowerment tools, but also ensuring beneficiaries had the requisite knowledge to ‘maximize these resources effectively’.

    She added: “Providing tools alone is not enough; equipping beneficiaries with financial literacy is even more critical.

    “Financial literacy is a crucial skill that enables individuals to navigate personal finance complexities, make sound investment decisions, and avoid debt traps.”

    Speaking on the broader impact of financial literacy, Mrs. Sanwo-Olu noted: “By enhancing financial knowledge, we empower individuals to strategically plan for their future—whether by starting their own businesses, investing in their children’s education, or saving for unexpected circumstances.”

    The governor’s wife encouraged beneficiaries to apply the lessons learnt, engage with experts, and take control of their financial future.

    She also reiterated the unwavering commitment of her office to supporting the Lagos State government in bridging financial inclusion gaps and fostering economic sustainability, and also called for collective effort in building a financially literate society. “Together, let us build a financially literate society where every Lagosian can thrive and contribute to our shared prosperity,” she added.

  • Tuberculosis: Lagos searches for 15,000 carriers, enlists council chairmen as ambassadors

    Tuberculosis: Lagos searches for 15,000 carriers, enlists council chairmen as ambassadors

    About 15,000 persons currently live with tuberculosis in Lagos State, the government has said.

    To curb the disease’ spread, the government, through the Office of the First Lady, and Stop TB Partnership Nigeria, has inaugurated the 10 female local government chairmen and wives of the other 47 councils as ambassadors to fight the menace at the grassroots.

    The wife of the governor, Mrs. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, admonished the ambassadors that their role as TB ambassadors is to create awareness about the disease through traditional and social media platforms, especially radio and television.

    They are also to organise activities during World TB Day to create more awareness, mobilise stakeholders in their domain, as well as take the campaign to schools, markets, churches, and mosques, among other places.

    She added: “We need to act faster because the TB cases are rising very high. The ambassadors have 48 hours to set up awareness programmes. Use your mouth and voice to talk to people in your local governments. It’s a collective effort.”

    Mrs Sanwo-Olu noted that though highly infectious, tuberculosis is preventable and curable if detected early.

    The Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, said that in 2023, over 18,000 Lagosians were diagnosed with tuberculosis. But, regrettably, the number increased to 32,000 in 2024.

    Of the 32,000, over 15,000 were diagnosed and treated, while the others are currently roaming about, yet to be treated, and their whereabouts unknown.

    “If the 15,000 carriers are not treated, each of them has the capacity to infect 15 people which could increase the number of infected Lagosians to 300,000 by 2025.

    “For years, we have been identifying patients and treating them, but the council chairmen need to look for these 15,000 carriers of the disease,” Abayomi said.

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    The commissioner also identified events such as weddings, birthdays, and burials as the easiest and commonest avenues of contracting the disease, and so warned partygoers to be more vigilant.

    Deputy Director and Program Manager of the End TB Partnership, Olusola Sokoya, in his lecture titled ‘Ending Tuberculosis in Lagos: A Necessity to Ending TB Globally’, said 2.9 million cases of tuberculosis are reported globally with Nigeria contributing 6 percent and the highest in Africa.

    He identified risk factors to include dirty environments, over-population, and poverty.

    Citing a 2023 report, Sokoya said Alimosho had the highest number of carriers, with 5,579 and 2,028 treated, followed by Mushin (4,523).

    The governor’s wife also inaugurated the Lagos TB Steering Committee and members of the STOP TB Partnership, Lagos.