People of
Action.
Business and professional men and women giving time, talent, treasure, and thought to our community. Victoria Island to the world.
45+
Years of service
9112
Rotary District
1.2M+
Global members
Thursday · 6:30 PM
Lagos Motor Boat Club, Awolowo Road, Ikoyi
Guests are welcome
Upcoming events
District Governor's Official Visit
Thursday, 29 October 2026
5:00 PM
Lagos Motor Boat Club, 28 Awolowo Way, Ikoyi, Lagos
Featured speakers
- Rtn. Layi Abidoye — District Governor 2026–2027
- Rtn. Gertrude Onyewuche — Impactful President 2026–2027
The Rotary Club of Victoria Island welcomes District Governor Layi Abidoye and his entourage on his official visit to our club.
Every week
Thursdays · 6:30 PM
Lagos Motor Boat Club, Awolowo Road, Ikoyi · Guests always welcome
Virtual fellowship also available — contact us for days and joining info
Gertrude Onyewuche
President 2026/27
A word from our president
“Victoria Island sits at the heart of Lagos commerce, but real change happens when the professionals here turn outward. That is the Rotary promise. It is what we renew every Thursday evening.”
Theme: Create Lasting Impact
Board 2026/27
Gertrude Onyewuche
President
PP Olabowale Johnson
Vice President
Olu Akanbi
President Elect
PAG Sunday Oguntade
Secretary
Community Economic Development
Creating opportunity through skills, enterprise and jobs that help communities prosper.
- Rotary Alumni Reconnect Week: Monday to Sunday during the week of 7 October
- 24 October: World Polio Day
Rotary year 2026–27
- JulMaternal and Child Health
- AugMembership and New Club Development
- SepBasic Education and Literacy
- OctCommunity Economic Development
- NovRotary Foundation
- DecDisease Prevention and Treatment
- JanVocational Service
- FebPeacebuilding and Conflict Prevention
- MarWater, Sanitation, and Hygiene
- AprEnvironment
- MayYouth Service
- JunRotary Fellowships
Up next · November 2026
Rotary Foundation
Projects that last
Since 2005
Academic Competition in Schools
Latest: Reading & Spelling Bee, 30 September 2026
District-aligned academic competition engaging students across local schools through writing prompts, reading, spelling challenges and educational prizes, building critical thinking and literacy skills.
Multi-year student participation
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By Rotary Club of Victoria Island in partnership with Dangote Foundation, Mrs Iyao Atta, Rtn. Frank Akerele, Prof (Mrs) Oyinade Elebute, Lady Chief (Mrs) Morin Lani, HRH Erelu Abiola Dosumu and Mrs Margaret Aderoju Koshoni.
A cross-district international partnership with Rotary Club of Surat to co-fund and enhance dialysis medical facilities for renal patients.
Maternal and child health outreach distributing essential pregnancy and postnatal care items to expectant mothers at Ogombo Health Center.
Where we make a difference
Promoting Peace
Supporting local mediation and community cohesion programmes across Lagos.
Fighting Disease
Free health screenings, maternal wellness clinics, and global polio eradication drives.
Clean Water & WASH
Boreholes, filtration points, and hygiene education for underserved communities.
Maternal & Child Health
Essential care, immunisations, and nutrition for mothers and young children.
Education & Literacy
Scholarships, school renewals, digital labs, and learning resources.
Economic Growth
Vocational training and micro-grant support for local entrepreneurs.
Environment
Tree-planting campaigns and coastal sanitation around Victoria Island.
45 years of service
Use arrow keys or click a year to explore each chapter.
Year 1 of 46
1981
/82
President
Frank Akinrele (SAN)
RI Theme
“Mankind is the Answer”
Headline project
Club chartered — first service projects in Victoria Island
- 1981/82: Frank Akinrele (SAN) — “Mankind is the Answer” — Club chartered — first service projects in Victoria Island
- 1982/83: Adebayo Ogundipe — “Demonstrate Rotary Cares” — Medical outreach to Lagos Island General Hospital
- 1983/84: Theo Ogunbiyi — “Rotary Serves Humanity” — Borehole sinking — Badagry community
- 1984/85: Edmond Oluwseun Solarin — “Rotary Serves the World” — Primary school renovation, Lagos Island
- 1985/86: Olashinde Akinsete — “Bridging the Gap” — Youth vocational training programme launched
- 1986/87: Olumide Ogundipe — “Rotary Brings Hope” — Maternal health outreach — 200 beneficiaries
- 1987/88: Emmanuel Olowokere — “Be a Friend” — Interact Club chartered at King's College, Lagos
- 1988/89: Anthony Osagie Egbe — “Rotary — The Spirit of Service” — Eye screening clinic — 450 patients seen
- 1989/90: Simiyu Oyetunji — “Discover a New World of Service” — Scholarship fund established for secondary students
- 1990/91: Ebenezer Olufemi — “Act with Integrity” — District conference hosted — over 300 Rotarians
- 1991/92: Samuel Njoku — “Create Awareness — Take Action” — Clean water project — Ikorodu community
- 1992/93: Babatunde Marsha — “Real Happiness Is Helping Others” — Vocational training for 80 out-of-school youth
- 1993/94: Mobolaji St. Mathew Daniel — “Rotarians at Work” — Rotaract Club affiliated — Victoria Island
- 1994/95: Bayo Kumolu Johnson — “Service Above Self” — Polio immunisation drives — 1,200 children vaccinated
- 1995/96: Omowale Kuye — “Be a Gift to the World” — Maternal and child health clinic — 600 patients
- 1996/97: Dominic Ekesi — “Building Communities, Bridging Continents” — Girls' secondary scholarship — first 8 recipients
- 1997/98: Sunmade Agbe Davies — “Rotary: A Tradition of Service” — Vocational skills centre opened in Ajegunle
- 1998/99: Laz Iloka — “Follow Your Rotary Dream” — Sanitation project — Lagos waterfront communities
- 1999/00: Laz Iloka (continued) — “Look Beyond Yourself” — Literacy drive — 300 adults enrolled
- 2000/01: Tunde Abolaji — “Rotary: A Century of Service” — Centenary grant — dialysis centre equipment
- 2001/02: Festus Obayiuwana — “Humanity in Motion” — HIV/AIDS awareness campaign across VI secondary schools
- 2002/03: Omotsola Kpiasi — “Sow the Seeds of Love” — Girls' education initiative formally launched
- 2003/04: Fred Ijewere — “Lend a Hand” — Medical outreach to Badagry — 800 patients
- 2004/05: Kinsley Ikpe — “Imagine Rotary” — Borehole and water storage for 3 schools
- 2005/06: Tokunbo Madarikan — “Another Way of Seeing” — Kidney dialysis programme planning begins
- 2006/07: Tunji Tinuoye — “Lead the Way” — Dialysis support fund established with LUTH
- 2007/08: Peter Odili — “Make Dreams Real” — Victoria Island coastal clean-up — 5 tonnes removed
- 2008/09: K. O. Balogun — “Rotary Connects the World” — Skills training — 120 beneficiaries placed in employment
- 2009/10: Sade Thomas-Fahm — “The Future of Rotary Is in Your Hands” — Food security project — 500 families supported
- 2010/11: Lateef Hussain — “Building Communities, Bridging Continents” — 30th anniversary — new dialysis machines donated to LUTH
- 2011/12: Bola Nakpodia — “Reach Within to Embrace Humanity” — 30th anniversary gala — funds raised for scholarship endowment
- 2012/13: Priscillia Kuye — “Peace Through Service” — Clean water project — Eti-Osa communities
- 2013/14: Martins Okovwurie — “Engage Rotary, Change Lives” — Maternal and child health — 900 beneficiaries
- 2014/15: Ime Udoma — “Light Up Rotary” — Kidney dialysis centre partnership expanded to 3 hospitals
- 2015/16: Pauline Onibudo — “Be a Gift to the World” — Girls' Education Initiative — 40 active scholars
- 2016/17: Adeyinka Adedeji — “Rotary Serving Humanity” — Three dialysis machines donated — 18 new patients enrolled
- 2017/18: Olabowale Johnson — “Rotary: Making a Difference” — Girls' scholarship recipients reach 50 cumulative
- 2018/19: John Obasi — “Be the Inspiration” — Vocational training — 120 youth placed in certified programmes
- 2019/20: John Obasi (continued) — “Rotary Connects the World” — COVID-19 PPE distribution — 2,000 packs to front-line workers
- 2020/21: Fred Ijewere — “Rotary Opens Opportunities” — Global Rotary Radio launched — West Africa's first Rotary broadcast
- 2021/22: Joyce Ukpong — “Serve to Change Lives” — Global Rotary Radio reaches listeners in 12 West African countries
- 2022/23: Kunle Olatunbosun — “Imagine Rotary” — Girls' Education Initiative — 60 cumulative scholars
- 2023/24: Adedolapo Akinrele (SAN) — “Create Hope in the World” — End Polio partnership — 4 drives with Nigeria NPI
- 2024/25: Best Okoduwa — “The Magic of Rotary” — Community water access — 3 villages, 4,000 residents served
- 2025/26: Olisa Ebigwei — “Unite for Good” — Ongoing projects — dialysis, education, youth
- 2026/27: Gertrude Onyewuche — “Create Lasting Impact” — Current Rotary year — serving under RI President PP Olayinka Babalola
The Four-Way Test
Of the things we think, say, or do...
Is it the TRUTH?
Is it FAIR to all concerned?
Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
The Object of Rotary
To encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise, and in particular to encourage and foster:
First
The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service.
Second
High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarian's occupation as an opportunity to serve society.
Third
The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian's personal, business, and community life.
Fourth
The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.
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Rotary International
What is Rotary International?
Rotary International is a global service organisation with over 1.4 million members in more than 46,000 clubs across 200+ countries. Founded in Chicago on 23 February 1905 by Paul P. Harris, Rotary connects professionals to create change and improve lives locally and globally.
Four ways to help
Time
Show up, lend your hands, and be present at projects and meetings.
Talent
Bring your professional skill — legal, medical, engineering, creative — to work that needs it.
Treasure
Fund projects directly or through The Rotary Foundation grants.
Thought
Bring ideas, strategy, and leadership to tackle complex community problems.
For young people
Interact Club
Secondary school students run real service projects under Rotarian guidance. Interact is where young leaders get their start.
Learn moreRotaract Club
Young professionals and university students who want to do more than talk about change. Rotaract gives them the structure to act.
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