Socio-Economic Impact

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Widows Economic Empowerment Scheme (WEES) – which has recorded one thousand four hundred and thirty (1430) beneficiaries. 1300 Widows from the 13 LGs/LCDAs in the District were empowered with N25,000.00 each to boost their existing trade or start one. An additional 130 widows received grinding machines and sum of N50,000 each in March 2018

Beneficiaries of sewing machines and generators in a group photograph after the presentation ceremony at Women Development Centre, Agege on Thursday, 14th July 2016.

Petty Traders Empowerment Capital Scheme (PETECS) with a total of seven hundred and sixteen (716) beneficiaries
650 persons received N20,000 each to re-capitalize an existing trade or start one (March 2012)

Presentation of grinding machines to the beneficiaries of petty traders empowerment capital scheme at Women Development Centre, Agege on 14th July 2016.

Distribution of grinding machines and N20,000 each to 32 constituents (14th July, 2016)

32 constituents received N50,000 to boost their trade or start a petty trade (March 2017)

2 Constituents empowered with Lagos State Central Business District kiosks and the sum of N50,000 each on 5th August,

Youth Empowerment & Skill Acquisition Scheme (YESAS) which has been merged with the Good Boys and Girls Empowerment Scheme (GBGES) and has produced one thousand one hundred and seventy-two (1172) beneficiaries
164 youth were trained in various skills and received business start-up kits and N40,000 each

Some YESAS participants undergoing training at Yaba L.C.D.A. Under the Youth Empowerment & Skills Acquisition scheme (YESAS) originated by Senator Oluremi Tinubu on 14t” June, 2013, some 164 youth in the constituency have received quality vocational training from experienced instructors. Each of them also received a start-up kit worth N 10,000and N40, 000 was also given to them in two instalments towards enabling them become economically productive and self-employed.

10 youth shortlisted for participation in the 3 weeks Niger dock Short Course Training (SCT).

Distribution of Tricycles and the sum of N 20,000 each to twenty-nine(29)beneficiaries.(March 2016)

Distribution of five (5) tricycles and N20,000 each (GBGES) in July 2016

10 block making machines and startup capital of N500,000 distributed to Constituents.

Distribution of sewing machines and 5KVA generators to 50 youth who are into fashion designing. (1st September 2016)

Sponsorship of Five (5) youth to the African Youth Initiative on Crime Prevention Conference which held in Abuja and Lagos in 2017 and 2018 respectively

Presentation of sewing machines and twenty thousand (N20,000) Naira each to 79 Youth who had been trained in fashion designing(18th January, 2017)

31 Tricycles and grant of N50, 000 each presented to Constituents on 24th April, 2018.

Nomination and sponsorship of one (1) beneficiary to three weeks Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity Artisan Training Programme held in Abuja from 5th – 23rd April,

8 Sewing Machines were presented to the International Women’s Society (1st May, 2018)

Senator Oluremi Tinubu, OON presenting eight sewing machines to the International Women’s Society (IWS) during her courtesy visit to the Organisation on Tuesday 1st May, 2018.

Fully equipped barbershop at Lagos Island handed over to a Constituent on 9t h September 2018

Annual Elderly Citizens Assistance Scheme (ECAS) which, celebrates 1300 Elderly Citizens age 65 and above with cash and material gifts. We have had seven thousand eight hundred (7800) beneficiaries so far.