Lagos Community News Review

A major wave of hope is about to sweep across the Greater Kosofe axis as the Mayor Dele Oshinowo Foundation (MDOF) sets the stage for a transformative healthcare intervention designed to uplift vulnerable residents and strengthen community wellbeing. In partnership with the Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA) , the foundation is preparing to roll out free health insurance coverage for 2,000 residents — a timely and compassionate initiative that promises to expand medical access for those who need it most. This is not just another programme. It is a lifeline … A bridge to affordable healthcare… A demonstration of what it means when leadership places humanity at the center. A 3-Day Health Mission Set to Sweep Across Greater Kosofe The upcoming intervention will hold across the three councils under the Greater Kosofe bloc, ensuring that no community is left out: 📅 16 December — Ikosi–Isheri LCDA Venue: Ikosi–Isheri LCDA Headquarters 📅 17 December — Kosofe Lo...

  It was a moment of joy for residents of Lagos East Senatorial District, as the Senator representing the district, Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru, FCA formally unveiled 48 cooperative societies with take-off grants of N480 million, and also distributed empowerment items to about 2,000 constituents and food packs to over 12,000 households across the 98 wards, in the 16 LGAs/LCDAs of Lagos East. The event, adjudged as one of the largest empowerment exercises in the district’s history, underscored what many described as governance rooted in compassion, inclusion and tangible outcomes, which prioritised sustainable economic support, social intervention and a reaffirmation of people-focused leadership Senator Abiru, who chairs the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions, while addressing a cross-section of traditional rulers, political and community leaders, party faithful, women groups, youths and artisans, said the programme was a continuation of his...

In a remarkable display of grassroots-focused leadership today, Monday 8th December 2025, Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru, FCA, representing Lagos East Senatorial District and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Industry, and Other Financial Institutions, delivered a comprehensive empowerment initiative that resonated powerfully across his constituency. Held at his constituency office at 68 TOS Benson Road, Ikorodu, the programme drew a diverse crowd—market women, farmers, artisans, people with disabilities, the aged, party youths, and other community stakeholders—each eager to benefit from the generous rollout of cooperative grants, empowerment tools, and a food support intervention designed to cushion economic pressures and boost local enterprise. The grants, according to Senator Abiru, are structured to strengthen local cooperatives, enhance the financial capacity of small and micro-enterprises, and create sustainable growth pathways that help beneficiaries expand their...

  In a bid to combat the rising security challenges facing the nation, the Nigerian  Senate held the South-West Zonal  Security Summit,  in Lagos, on Friday, where major stakeholders across security agencies, government, civil society, and traditional institutions renewed calls for the adoption of indigenous security solutions, advanced technology, and state policing as part of efforts to address Nigeria’s escalating security challenges. The Senator representing Lagos East Senatorial District, Senator Mukhail  Adetokunbo Abiru, who is the Chairman of the South-West geopolitical zone interactive hearings of the 10th Senate's ad-hoc committee on the National Security Summit, in his remarks charged Nigerians to collectively join hands to defeat insecurity.  Abiru, who is the Chairman, Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions and Chairman, Southern Senators’ Forum, stressed the need for stronger collaboration among all stakeholder...

  The co-founder, SAIL Empowerment Foundation, Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru, FCA has commended athletes for their gallant performances at finals of the 2nd Edition of the Senator Abiru Mixed Team Table Tennis Championships (2.0) on Saturday, at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall, Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos. The unrelenting Oyo team stunned the field to emerge champions at the Championships, led by the dynamic duo of Wasiu Azeez and Halima Hussein, Oyo defied the odds in a tournament featuring 30 teams from Nigeria, Togo, and the Benin Republic. Despite being unseeded, Oyo and Bayelsa battled their way to the final, outplaying top-seeded teams such as Lagos, Edo, and Kwara. The final, witnessed by the tournament’s financiers and sponsors, Senator Tokunbo Abiru and his wife, Feyisola, showcased thrilling rallies and dazzling skills that captivated spectators. Oyo took an early lead by winning the mixed doubles, but Bayelsa’s Hope Udoaka leveled the score. Azeez then delivered a spir...

The Senator representing Lagos East Senatorial District, Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru, FCA, has reaffirmed his unwavering support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, at the Lagos State All Progressives Congress, APC, Stakeholders Forum 2025 held on Tuesday in Lagos, describing President Tinubu’s leadership as courageous, visionary, and transformative. Abiru lauded President Tinubu’s bold reforms, including the removal of fuel subsidy, unification of the Foreign Exchange  market, and redirection of resources to key sectors, which according to him have restored economic stability and fiscal discipline. “Two years ago, Nigerians entrusted him with the leadership of  our nation at one of the most difficult moments in our modern  history. The economy was distressed, public confidence shaken,  and our national direction uncertain. Yet, true to his courage and  visionary spirit, President Tinubu chose the harder but more  honourable path: the path of reform...