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EFL Projects Logistics completes transport of 12 BESS containers to Matara site

EFL Projects Logistics has completed the transportation and final placement of 12 Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) and transformer containers at a project site within the Matara Mucharinda Temple premises, managing the operation from the Port of Colombo to the final location.

The operation ran continuously over three days and three nights, despite difficult road conditions, restricted site access, and significant heavy-lifting requirements. High-capacity mobile cranes, configured for a 60-foot operating radius and requiring about 15 feet of vertical clearance, were deployed alongside specialised heavy-haulage equipment.

The route included narrow access roads, restricted turning radii, difficult junctions, low-clearance overhead structures, and residential boundary constraints, while access to the final project location was limited. To move the equipment safely, the EFL team temporarily modified or removed obstructions at key junctions and along access roads, and temporarily removed sections of residential boundary walls, street name boards, road signs, and other roadside signage. Overgrown branches and other encroachments were cleared along the final 1.5 km access route, and low-level electrical and telecommunication cables were managed to provide the required vertical clearance.

The task also included conducting route surveys, turning-radius assessments and detailed lifting and crane operation planning. It obtained the necessary permits and clearances, arranged police escorts, and maintained coordination with the project team, government authorities, residents and other stakeholders throughout.

With the Matara project complete, EFL Projects Logistics has now handled two of the most challenging BESS project sites identified in Sri Lanka, managing the full logistics chain from the Port of Colombo to final placement. According to the team, transporting BESS equipment goes beyond conventional haulage, requiring route engineering, heavy-haul transportation, crane mobilisation, site preparation, regulatory approvals, traffic management and final equipment placement.

EFL Projects Logistics said it works closely with project developers, EPC contractors, equipment suppliers, and other stakeholders to identify challenges early and execute operations safely and with minimal disruption. With Sri Lanka’s BESS and renewable energy sector continuing to expand, the EFL Project Logistics says it is ready to support upcoming BESS, solar, wind and other renewable energy projects across the country.

Obiena guns for Asiad repeat

Ernest John ‘EJ’ Obiena is confident of defending his pole vault title at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Tuesday.

The 30-year-old two-time Olympian told the BusinessMirror that he feels good about his form heading into the 5:20 p.m. competition at the Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium.

‘I feel good for the season…I am ready,’ Obiena said.

Obiena, with new poles coach Marcin Szczepanski and physiotherapist Christia Ferdinandi, faces arguably tougher competition this time but he is unfazed.

‘I believe I feel more confident than I was before. It is going to be a tougher Asian Games, but I am capable of winning it.’

In the 2023 Asiad in Hangzhou, Obiena won with an Asian record 5.90 meters, with China’s Huang BOkai and Saudi Arabia’s Husseim Asim Al-Hizam both clearing 5.65 to share second place.

Among Obiena’s challengers this time are Li Chenyang of China and Qatar’s Seifeldin Abdelsalam.

Li, 23, placed second to Obiena at the 2026 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Tianjin, clearing 5.60. His personal best is 5.86.

Abdelsalam, 21, is also a title contender, setting a personal best of 5.90m at the Skwer Kuracyjny outdoor meet in Sopot Poland on August 20.

Obiena’s best this season is 5.91.

Other competitors are China’s Yao Jie, whose personal best is 5.82, Saudi Arabia’s Hussain Al Hizam (5.72), Japan’s Tomoyawa Karawasa (5.66) and Thailand’s Patsapong Amsamarng (5.70).

’Who benefits?’ CenPEG questions postponement of barangay and SK elections

The postponement of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) from 2026 to 2028 could alter grassroots political dynamics ahead of the presidential and national elections that year, warned a political think tank on Sunday.

The Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG) said the delay extends the tenure of incumbent barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan officials and postpones voters’ opportunity to assess their performance or replace them. The group added keeping the current local political configuration in place could affect the organization of political networks and campaigns leading to the 2028 elections.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. signed Republic Act (RA) 12326 on September 25, extending the term of barangay and SK officials from four years to five years and resetting the next BSKE to the second Monday of November 2028. The law also provides that barangay officials may serve no more than two consecutive terms in the same position, while SK officials remain limited to one term in the same position.

The new law replaces the electoral schedule established under RA 12232, which had moved the BSKE to November 2026 and established a four-year term for barangay and SK officials.

For CenPEG, the central issue is not simply the length of the officials’ terms but the impact of postponing the electorate’s opportunity to exercise its judgment.

CenPEG said voters who would otherwise have gone to the polls in 2026 will now have to wait until 2028 before they can decide whether incumbent barangay and SK officials should continue in office or be replaced.

More significantly, the group said the timing of the next BSKE places the grassroots elections in the same year as the presidential and national elections, creating a potentially important intersection between local political networks and the broader national electoral contest.

‘The administration stands to gain politically from this postponement,’ CenPEG said, arguing that keeping the present barangay political configuration in place longer could provide the administration additional time to consolidate relationships and political machinery at the grassroots as the country approaches the 2028 presidential and national elections.

Barangays constitute the country’s smallest political units and serve as the government structure closest to communities. Their officials are consequently positioned at the grassroots level, where they interact directly with residents and participate in the delivery and coordination of local government services.

Because of this proximity, CenPEG said changes in the barangay electoral cycle should be examined not only in terms of administrative continuity but also for their possible consequences for political participation, accountability and local political organization.

The issue also comes against the backdrop of repeated changes to the BSKE schedule in recent years.

In 2022, RA 11935 postponed the December 2022 BSKE to October 2023. The Supreme Court subsequently declared the law unconstitutional.

In 2025, RA 12232 moved the succeeding elections to November 2026 and established four-year terms for barangay and SK officials. The Supreme Court upheld that law, ruling that Congress has constitutional authority to determine the term of barangay officials and that the new schedule did not abolish or indefinitely suspend the elections. The Court said the elections remained regular, periodic and certain because voters were given a definite schedule for the next exercise of their electoral rights.

The latest legislation now extends that cycle further, moving the next BSKE from 2026 to 2028.

In a related development, election lawyer Romulo Macalintal has said he intends to challenge the reset before the Supreme Court, arguing that the postponement results in an unreasonable extension of the terms of incumbent barangay and SK officials.

The postponement of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) from 2026 to 2028 could alter grassroots political dynamics ahead of the presidential and national elections that year, warned a political think tank on Sunday.

The Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG) said the delay extends the tenure of incumbent barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan officials and postpones voters’ opportunity to assess their performance or replace them. The group added keeping the current local political configuration in place could affect the organization of political networks and campaigns leading to the 2028 elections.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. signed Republic Act (RA) 12326 on September 25, extending the term of barangay and SK officials from four years to five years and resetting the next BSKE to the second Monday of November 2028. The law also provides that barangay officials may serve no more than two consecutive terms in the same position, while SK officials remain limited to one term in the same position.

The new law replaces the electoral schedule established under RA 12232, which had moved the BSKE to November 2026 and established a four-year term for barangay and SK officials.

For CenPEG, the central issue is not simply the length of the officials’ terms but the impact of postponing the electorate’s opportunity to exercise its judgment.

CenPEG said voters who would otherwise have gone to the polls in 2026 will now have to wait until 2028 before they can decide whether incumbent barangay and SK officials should continue in office or be replaced.

More significantly, the group said the timing of the next BSKE places the grassroots elections in the same year as the presidential and national elections, creating a potentially important intersection between local political networks and the broader national electoral contest.

‘The administration stands to gain politically from this postponement,’ CenPEG said, arguing that keeping the present barangay political configuration in place longer could provide the administration additional time to consolidate relationships and political machinery at the grassroots as the country approaches the 2028 presidential and national elections.

Barangays constitute the country’s smallest political units and serve as the government structure closest to communities. Their officials are consequently positioned at the grassroots level, where they interact directly with residents and participate in the delivery and coordination of local government services.

Because of this proximity, CenPEG said changes in the barangay electoral cycle should be examined not only in terms of administrative continuity but also for their possible consequences for political participation, accountability and local political organization.

The issue also comes against the backdrop of repeated changes to the BSKE schedule in recent years.

In 2022, RA 11935 postponed the December 2022 BSKE to October 2023. The Supreme Court subsequently declared the law unconstitutional.

In 2025, RA 12232 moved the succeeding elections to November 2026 and established four-year terms for barangay and SK officials. The Supreme Court upheld that law, ruling that Congress has constitutional authority to determine the term of barangay officials and that the new schedule did not abolish or indefinitely suspend the elections. The Court said the elections remained regular, periodic and certain because voters were given a definite schedule for the next exercise of their electoral rights.

The latest legislation now extends that cycle further, moving the next BSKE from 2026 to 2028.

In a related development, election lawyer Romulo Macalintal has said he intends to challenge the reset before the Supreme Court, arguing that the postponement results in an unreasonable extension of the terms of incumbent barangay and SK officials.

State-owned universities’ pro-chancellors protest regulatory interference in school administration

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has been called upon to make members of professional bodies part of its accreditation team to universities to eliminate regulatory interference in university administration by the professional bodies.

The Committee of Pro-Chancellors of State-Owned Universities (COPSUN), which made the call in a communique signed by Ayodeji Omole, its Professorial Chairman, said ‘the National Universities Commission (NUC), as the regulatory authority for the university system, should be legally strengthened and empowered to exercise overriding authority over university administration nationwide with the professional bodies serving only as part of the accreditation team being headed by NUC’

A communique which forms part of their resolutions after its 73rd quarterly meeting and made available to newsmen in Ibadan, stated, ‘COPSUN received the reports from our various universities over the growing interference of professional regulatory bodies in university governance.

‘These organisations, though legally established and constitutionally empowered, subject universities to multiple overlapping exercises such as resource verification, accreditation, indexing, induction, and licensing. These acts put a lot of pressure on the universities, leading to accreditation fatigue in most universities’ systems.’

On the extension of the tenure of the Vice-Chancellor of Osun State University, Oshogbo. COPSUN received a report ‘that the Vice-Chancellor’s tenure had been extended by two years beyond the statutory five-year term through the Executive pronouncement by the Visitor with a proposal to amend the University law to legitimise this illegal extension, which was deemed contrary to the existing legal framework.’

The Pro-Chancellors resolved to formally notify the Visitor (Governor Adeleke) of the University regarding this illegality and the need to adhere strictly to the existing law of the University in line with the University Miscellaneous Act of 2012 as amended.

‘The Pro-Chancellor of the University, who is a member of COPSUN, is also urged to adhere to the law and due process to safeguard the governance integrity of the university system.’

CPBRD: Headwinds put GDP goal beyond reach

The Philippine government’s bid to grow the economy by 3.5 percent this year is looking ‘increasingly elusive’ amid persistent headwinds, according to the Congressional Policy and Budget Research Department (CPBRD).

‘Evaluating the growth figures of the first half of 2026 against the present macroeconomic context strongly suggest that achieving even the lower-end of the downgraded government’s full-year [gross domestic product] growth target of 3.5 percent seems highly unlikely,’ the CPBRD stated in its new report.

The congressional research arm’s assessment adds to a growing number of think tanks that have forecast Philippine growth below the government’s target range of 3.5 percent to 4.5 percent for the year.

The economy needs to grow by at least 4.4 percent in the second half to hit the lower end of the target, after expanding by just 2.6 percent in the first half.

According to the CPBRD, the economy is being squeezed from both the demand and production sides, while elevated financing costs continue to weigh on activity.

On the demand side, households and businesses are becoming more cautious, with weaker consumption and investment appetite limiting the economy’s ability to generate momentum.

Official data showed gross capital formation, a measure of investment, contracted by 9.2 percent in the second quarter, marking its fourth consecutive quarterly decline. Household consumption, meanwhile, grew by just 2.8 percent, its slowest pace outside the pandemic period in more than a decade.

The CPBRD linked this to persistent inflation, high borrowing costs, and uncertainty that are discouraging spending and new investments.

‘All of these factors, in turn, suggest that the growth potential of the Philippine economy is sorely constrained throughout the near-term,’ it added.

The weakness is also spilling into production, particularly industry. The CPBRD pointed to the sharp downturn in construction and mining, which contracted by 13.9 percent and 9.8 percent, respectively, as major drags on growth.

Services, meanwhile, are no longer providing the same lift they did earlier in the recovery. The sector continues to expand, but the CPBRD noted a broad moderation across several service activities during the second quarter.

Data showed growth in wholesale and retail trade slowed to 4.6 percent from 4.7 percent in the previous quarter, while transportation and storage eased to 3.8 percent from 5 percent, accommodation and food services to 1.7 percent from 4.8 percent, real estate to 1.3 percent from 3.1 percent, and other services to 1.4 percent from 2.9 percent.

‘Considering prevailing expectations near-term regarding commodity prices and borrowing costs, these trends can be expected to persist throughout the near-term,’ it noted.

Agriculture could provide some support, but the CPBRD cautioned that its recent improvement may be difficult to sustain as weather disturbances and rising input costs threaten to weigh on farm output in the succeeding quarters.

Compounding these pressures are high borrowing costs, which could further weaken household borrowing and private investment and delay a recovery in demand, according to the think tank.

The CPBRD also warned that rising interest rates in developed economies could push Philippine rates higher, further squeezing private investment.

‘As private demand is already flagging from persistently high inflation, further declines in the appetite for both consumption and investment would push the economy deeper into the doldrums.’

Farage: IRGC sending operatives on migrant boats

Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage claimed on Sunday that he received intelligence information that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is sending its operatives to the United Kingdom via immigrant boats.

Farage reacted to the RAF Fairford air base terror plot on X, praising United States President Donald Trump for being wary of the terror threats posed by the IRGC through immigration. “We were allowing people to come in who may well end up killing many of our own people,” he said in a video message.

Farage accused the Labour Party of caring more about international opinion and the decisions of international courts than national security, claiming that there has never been a government in the UK that cared less for the security of its citizens.

Investor presses CMA for Mumias freeze answers

A shareholder of Mumias Sugar has reported the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) to the office of the Ombudsman, accusing the regulator of failing to address his concerns about the continued suspension of the miller’s stock

The shareholder, Taiti Hanningtone, wrote to CMA on August 27 through city law firm I.C. Law LLP asking for reasons for the continued suspension of the stock, and whether the company has been complying with regulations requiring it to furnish shareholders with material information, including financial results.

He said the prolonged suspension has left shareholders without sufficient information concerning the regulatory status and future of their investment.

In its reply, the CMA declined to offer specific responses to the 33 queries filed by Mr Hanningtone, citing Section 13 (2) of the Capital Markets Act that restricts disclosure of information it gathers in the course of exercising its functions.

CMA also directed some of the queries to Mumias and its receiver manager, while noting that disclosures on prospective or ongoing regulatory and receivership processes would be speculative.

In his letter to the Commission on Administrative Justice (Ombudsman), Mr Hanningtone has taken issue with the CMA’s response, saying that CMA Act contemplates disclosure in edited or redacted form where only part of a record is exempt, rather than a blanket refusal on information.

He has also faulted the decision to direct him to the company for answers without confirmation whether the CMA already holds the information that he sought in his letter.

‘The applicant respectfully requests that the Commission find that the CMA’s reliance on section 13(2) of the Act, without a corresponding item specific application of section 6 of the Access to Information Act, 2016, does not constitute a lawful basis for refusal under the Act,’ reads the application.

‘Order the CMA to provide item specific written reasons, by reference to section 6(1) of the Act, for its refusal in respect of each of the 33 requests set out in the applicant’s letter of August 27, 2026 that remains unanswered.’

Mumias was suspended from trading in September 2019 after it was put into receivership by KCB Bank over debt default. At the time of suspension, Mumias owed banks Sh12.5 billion.

The miller was initially suspended for a period of three months, which was extended by a further three months at the expiry of the initial freeze. In April 2020, CMA announced that the suspension had been extended indefinitely.

Mumias was trading at Sh0.27 per share when it was suspended, with a market capitalisation of Sh413.1 million.

It is among six companies that are currently frozen from trading at the Nairobi Securities Exchange, locking in Sh27 billion in paper wealth for the affected investors. The others are ARM Cement, Bamburi Cement, East African Cables, TransCentury and Deacons East Africa.

Even as the sugar miller remains suspended from trading, its assets in Western Kenya were leased to Ugandan businessman Sarbjit Singh Rai through his firm Sarrai Group in 2021, for a period of 20 years.

In its letter to Mr Hanningtone, the CMA said that it continues to exercise its statutory oversight over the company as a listed issuer, while also respecting the primacy of the process under the Insolvency Act 2015 and directions of the courts handling the receivership related proceedings.

‘The exercise by the Authority of its regulatory oversight must not contradict but align to the ongoing insolvency and court processes,’ said the CMA in its letter dated September 18.

The CMA added that it carried out an onsite governance inspection of Mumias in May 2025, assessing the corporate governance structures of the company and arrangements to safeguard the interests of stakeholders, secured and unsecured creditors and shareholders.

Feeding and observing wild birds linked to positive wellbeing, study finds

Feeding and observing wild birds may have a positive effect on people’s well-being, according to a new study published in the journal Ambio.

Researchers surveyed 3,658 participants in Project FeederWatch, a citizen science program in the United States and Canada that collects observations of birds visiting feeders. Participants were surveyed before and after the six-month FeederWatch season and were also asked how feeding and observing birds had affected their wellbeing.

In the survey conducted at the end of the season, 95 per cent of respondents said feeding birds had a positive effect on their wellbeing. By comparison, 55 per cent said other events in their lives had a positive effect during the same period.

The researchers identified three main ways participants said bird feeding affected them: through emotions, engagement and a sense of meaning. Participants described feelings such as joy, gratitude, hope and calm. Others said watching birds sparked curiosity, helped them focus and encouraged them to learn more about different species. Some participants also said the activity gave them a sense of purpose by helping birds, connecting with nature or contributing to scientific research.

However, the researchers caution that the findings do not establish that bird feeding directly improves overall mental wellbeing. Measurements taken at the beginning and end of the six-month period showed no meaningful overall change in participants’ wellbeing scores. The study instead examined participants’ perceptions of how feeding and observing birds affected their wellbeing.

Bird feeding is a common activity in the United States. The study notes that 56.7 million people aged 16 and over, or about 22 per cent of that population, feed wild birds.

The researchers also point out that feeding birds can carry risks for wildlife, including disease transmission, collisions with windows and increased predation. They recommend responsible practices, such as regularly cleaning feeders, keeping cats indoors and taking measures to reduce window collisions.

The study was led by Kelley E. Langhans of Virginia Tech and was published under the title “It’s a good reason to get up every morning!”: Perspectives on how feeding and observing birds affects people’s well-being.

Asean firms hope China’s first river-to-sea canal open market but fear flood of imports

Asean firms hope China’s first river-to-sea canal will open market but fear flood of imports

Vietnamese coffee chain Trung Nguyen Legend has been brewing up big business in China, serving its signature slow-dripped ground blends sourced fresh from Vietnam.

As its network of stores expands across China, logistics has become a bottleneck. It focuses on buying coffee beans in season from plantations in Vietnam, but road-and-sea transport to China follows a circuitous route with occasional delays.

It hopes China’s first river-to-sea canal, which opened earlier this month, will offer a short cut.

Businesses across Southeast Asia also hope the Pinglu Canal, which fills a missing link between China’s southwestern hinterland and international maritime corridors, can be a conduit for the flow of goods into the world’s second-largest economy, not just another route for the tidal wave of Chinese exports hitting their shores.

“Large seagoing barges carrying coffee beans from Vietnam will be able to sail along the new canal straight up to Nanning and other inland Chinese hubs,” said Trung Nguyen’s regional co-manager in Nanning, Huang Weiqiang. “No need to change to smaller vessels … potentially, this can bring more sales for us in China.”

The 11 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) eagerly anticipated the launch of the 134.2-kilometre canal in southern China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. Many expect a positive spillover for trade and logistics, as it connects inland rivers and shipping arteries in southwestern China to the Gulf of Tonkin – known as Beibu Gulf in China.

The canal is the first man-made waterway connecting a river to the sea to be built since the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, state-run Xinhua News Agency reported earlier.

With a planned investment of 72.7 billion yuan (US$10.8 billion), the project, which began construction in August 2022, is designed to accommodate vessels of up to 5,000 tonnes and save more than 5 billion yuan in overall transportation costs each year.

However, concerns have also been raised that the new infrastructure might make China-Asean trade even more lopsided.

Exporters and trade officials from Vietnam, Thailand and Singapore at the annual China-Asean Expo in Nanning, Guangxi’s regional capital, which ended on Sept 21, said the canal should benefit foreign businesses to the same degree as Chinese exporters.

“The canal should facilitate two-way trade, especially when Beijing has vowed umpteen times to expand imports,” an official from the Thailand Board of Investment’s Guangzhou office said.

“It should not only be for China [exporting] to Thailand, but also Thailand to China. More Thai goods, be it durian, rice or electronic components, can [hopefully] flow via the canal deeper into China.”

Hopes that the canal will spur more Chinese imports stem from the trade deficit that Asean has racked up with China, the bloc’s largest trading partner.

Asean imported US$546 billion worth of goods from China in the first eight months of this year, up 25.8% year on year, while the bloc’s exports to China stood at US$316.7 billion, China Customs data showed.

As Pinglu Canal helps cargo skip transits through Guangzhou or Shanghai, slashing distances and costs and avoiding congestion, the Thai official said her country’s trade deficit might grow.

Analysts said the canal might bind Southeast Asia’s economic geography closer to inland China amid shifts in trade influence.

“Pinglu is a double-edged sword; Asean as a whole must proactively study the implications and make the best use of it,” said Alice Chan, managing director at the Singapore-based APAC Innovation and Collaboration Centre.

Chan added that trade accords like the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) could ensure the canal’s benefits were evenly distributed and felt in China and Asean.

Phar Kim Beng, professor of Asean Studies at the International Islamic University Malaysia, agreed that the canal should be a two-way trade street, not just another way for Beijing to project its industrial and trading dominance.

“Once goods from Guangxi and China’s broader southwest enter the Beibu Gulf, they are already facing Asean … Pinglu is China’s new southern economic artery,” he wrote in a report published this month. “Asean must prevent the corridor from becoming a one-sided avenue … the greater opportunity lies in making Asean products penetrate deeper into western China’s markets.”

He said the question was no longer simply how Malaysian products could reach Shanghai, Shenzhen or Guangzhou, and “Malaysia must examine how its companies can reach the enormous economic spaces beyond China’s traditional coastal centres.”

While the Pinglu Canal evokes mixed reactions, direct freight routes that would not have been possible without it, like the one between Nanning and the Vietnamese port city of Can Tho in the Mekong Delta, hold the promise of two-way opportunities.

Trung Nguyen, the Vietnamese coffee chain, was among the businesses that would consider using the new routes, its executives said at the expo in Nanning.

The 14-year-old China-Malaysia Qinzhou Industrial Park, strategically located in the city where the canal empties into the sea, is also hoping to tap its potential and has stepped up industrial cooperation efforts to encourage more foreign manufacturers to set up shop there.

Healthcare for elderly gets Rotary District 9112 attention as it provides Sick Bay

Access to basic healthcare has continued to receive a boost as Rotary International District 9112 has opened a recreation centre, OGRA Sick Bay, in Lagos, a facility designed to provide basic healthcare services, particularly for elderly members and other users.

The facility was recently inaugurated by the Governor of Rotary International District 9112, Rotarian Layi Abidoye, alongside the President of the OGRA Recreation Centre, Aliu Obabiolorunosi Gafar, and the President of the Rotary Club of Ogudu GRA, Ayodeji Odumosu.

Speaking on the project, according to a statement, Gafar described the sick bay as a timely intervention, noting that it would improve access to healthcare within the centre.

In a show of community empowerment, the club also presented microcredit cheques totalling N2.1 million to 10 beneficiaries, including the Baba Oloja, to support small businesses and improve livelihoods.

Secretary-General of the Kosofo Market Association, Gbenga Fayemi, according to the statement, commended the initiative and urged beneficiaries to utilise the funds responsibly. He stressed that proper use of the fund would ensure sustainability and allow more people to benefit from the scheme.

‘The financial support is an important intervention that can help strengthen businesses and improve livelihoods,’ Fayemi said.

In his remarks, the Club President, Odumosu, said the activities were designed to grow membership and deliver impactful projects that address community needs.

He noted that the District Governor’s visit provided an opportunity to review the club’s programmes and strengthen its alignment with Rotary’s service objectives.