By Martha Agas
The Abosede Tomori Foundation (ATF), under its Back to School Initiative, has distributed school bags, exercise books, writing materials, and other learning materials to 300 indigent pupils in Lagos.
The distribution took place across public primary schools in the Ejigbo and Isolo Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs).
The Founder of the Foundation, Mr Segun Tomori, who is also the Special Assistant on Media to the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja.
Tomori said the initiative was part of the foundation’s effort to ease the financial burden on struggling families.
NAN recalls that the foundation had in July provided free medical services to 250 residents of Oshodi-Isolo Constituency II in Lagos and cash grants of N50,000 each to 50 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).
It also distributed 130 bags of 5kg rice to indigent residents in the area.
Tomori said the latest outreach marked the second major community intervention by the foundation since its inauguration in July 2025, to immortalise his late mother’s passion for helping the less privileged.
He listed the beneficiary schools to include Oladele Alake Primary School, Ejigbo; Low-Cost Housing Estate Primary Schools 1 and 2, Ejigbo; Ansar-ud-Deen (AUD) Nursery and Primary School, Isolo; and Ajao Estate Primary School, Isolo.
“This ‘Back to School’ outreach was designed to assist less-privileged pupils with basic learning materials and reduce the financial burden on their parents as the new academic session kicks off.
The Schools Intervention Programme (SIP) remains a core pillar of our foundation’s mission,” he said.
Tomori said the foundation would continue to identify and explore other areas of need for intervention, especially in infrastructure development, to create a more conducive learning environment for school children.
“We are committed to leveraging our network and influence at the federal level not just to give back, but to drive meaningful change at the grassroots. Supporting education remains one of our top priorities,” he said.
According to him, the foundation’s intervention focuses on five thematic areas.
They include health outreaches, skills development and scholarships targeting disadvantaged youths, and the Schools Intervention Programme (SIP) to assist indigent children in accessing basic education.
It also covers food packs support for disadvantaged families and cash grants to boost MSMEs.
“The foundation aims to champion the provision of free healthcare to underserved communities, facilitate skill development, and implement a scholarship scheme for youths,” he said.
Tomori said the foundation would scale up its interventions to reach other parts of Lagos and beyond.
(NAN)
Edited by Bashir Rabe Mani
