Remi Tinubu Donates N100m To Kogi, Says Initiative Funded By Donations
Nigeria's First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, announced that the Renewed Hope Initiative has raised N4 billion in private donations to fund national nutrition programs. She emphasized that these efforts are supported by corporate and individual contributions rather than government funds.
Why it matters
This highlights a model of private-sector-led humanitarian intervention in Nigeria, aiming to address maternal and child nutrition challenges.
First lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has said the humanitarian and nutrition intervention programmes under the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) are funded through donations from individuals and corporate organisations, not government resources.
Mrs Tinubu stated this yesterday while addressing traditional rulers at the Government House in Lokoja during her working visit to Kogi State, where she also donated N100 million to support the state’s nutrition programme.
She disclosed that the national nutrition intervention fund was launched with N3 billion raised through donations, with businessman Tony Elumelu contributing an additional N1 billion, while other individuals and organisations had also supported the initiative.
“I am not spending government money. I am spending money donated to me by different people. We started the nutrition fund with N3 billion, and Tony Elumelu donated another N1 billion. Others have also contributed to support the programme,” she said.
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