Rehabilitation of Box Culvert across Commercial Avenue, Sabo Yaba

PROJECTS

Speaking to the press at the event, Mrs. Olubunmi Aderemi remarked that; “the Chapel street rehabilitation will certainly contribute to the improvement of the standards of living of community members, as well as help the general public.”

Source: Punch Newspaper

Thursday, March 11, 2021, was a historic day for residents and commuters of Sabo, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria as Custodian Investment PLC handed over 2 road rehabilitation projects to the Lagos State Government.

Custodian Social Responsibility Foundation (CSRF), the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of Custodian Investment PLC embarked on community development projects to rehabilitate roads around its base of operations. In the last quarter of 2020, the company financed and executed the repair of a broken portion of Commercial Avenue, an important link-road between Murtala Muhammed and Herbert Macaulay roads in the commercial area of Yaba.

The second road rehabilitation project took place in the first quarter of 2021 and focused on the rebuilding of damaged drainages, construction of road pavements and the installation of street lamps at Chapel Street, Sabo, Yaba.

These completed projects were officially handed over to the Lagos State Government on Thursday, March 11, 2021. The handover event was attended by the Governor of Lagos, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu (represented by his Special Adviser on Works and Infrastructure, Engr.
Aramide Adeoye), Hon. Kayode Adejare Omiyale, Chairman of Yaba LCDA, Hon. Moshood Oshun, Member, Lagos State House of Assembly, representing Lagos Mainland II Constituency, the Group Managing Director of Custodian Investment PLC, Mr. Wole Oshin, CEO of CSRF, Mrs. Olubunmi Aderemi among other government officials and invited guests.

Director

Ibrahim Dikko

Mr. Dikko obtained his LL.M [Corporate & Commercial Law] degree from the Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of London, England after obtaining his LL.B from the University of Buckingham, England. He was called to the Nigeria Bar in 1990.
He has worked in a variety of roles and industries that span corporate finance, banking and information technology and telecommunications.
He worked in Kenneth Michael & Co between 1991 and 1992 and was on the team responsible for setting up the first discount house in Nigeria as was chairman of the discount house from 2002 – 2012. He also worked an Executive Director in Resourcery Plc. from 2000 to 2007 and is currently Vice President (Regulatory & Corporate Affairs) with EMTS Ltd (trading as Etisalat Nigeria).

CEO

Olubunmi Aderemi

Bunmi is the pioneer Chief Executive of CSRF, a position she is well suited for having been in charge of Custodian’s CSR initiatives from inception.
Prior to her appointment in 2015, she was Head of Management Services Directorate of Custodian and Allied Insurance Limited for a couple of years and before then, Head of Admin/Corporate Affairs for six years. She was the pioneer Head of HR/Administration of Custodian and Allied Limited, a position she held for nine years.
Bunmi is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management and a Member of the Nigerian Institute of Management, having earlier obtained a first degree in Economics followed by a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree both from the University of Lagos.
She has attended a few courses including the Advanced Management Program of the Lagos Business School in 2002 and Essentials of Leadership program at the London Business School in 2014.

Chairman

Mimi Ade-Odiachi

Mrs. Mimi Ade-Odiachi holds a B.Sc in Insurance from University of Lagos [1984].She is a Chartered Insurer as well as an alumna of Lagos Business School. She established Omar Gardens Floral Company in 1990 and thereafter grew the Company from a simple floral Company to an award-winning landscaping business.
She started her career at Royal Exchange Assurance Nigeria in 1985. Apart from being a member of the Board of Trustees of Custodian Social Responsibility Foundation, she is the CEO/Managing Director of Omar Gardens Floral Company.
She is also a Director on the Board of Whispering Palms Hotel and a member of the Board of Trustees of Bonas Macfarlane Nigeria.