First Lady Oluremi Tinubu yesterday urged fellow citizens to embrace generosity as a pathway to attracting abundant blessings.
She said intentional generosity towards the less privileged should become a way of life in the New Year.
Addressing reporters after receiving the first babies of 2026 at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) at Jabi in Abuja, the First Lady said giving is a powerful principle that attracts blessings, prosperity, and growth.
“Make sure you are generous. This year, I tell people: if you want money, you have to sow money in the lives of the less privileged. Sow money. Whatever you sow, you will receive. If you like to give clothes to people, you’ll receive abundant clothes. You can’t sow corn and receive corn. Be generous; it’s a year of generosity. Our giving should be intentional,” she said.
Mrs. Tinubu, who was accompanied by the wife of the Vice President, Hajiya Nana Shettima; the Minister of Women Affairs, Imaan Suleiman-Ibrahim; and the Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mariya Mahmoud, said she received five newborns yesterday at the hospital.
The babies included the first baby of the year, a female infant delivered at exactly midnight by a 26-year-old first-time mother, Patience Adakole; a set of triplets (two boys and a girl) delivered by Blessing Oragwu after 13 years of waiting, and another baby boy.
“I welcomed five in total: the baby of the year, a girl, and then the triplets, the mother has waited for 13 years, which is wonderful; and another baby boy,” the First Lady said.
She described the moment as deeply fulfilling for her.
Drawing from cultural symbolism, Mrs. Tinubu expressed optimism that Nigeria will be blessed this year.
“In Yoruba land, when you have girls, they will say they come with ease. So, we believe that this year is going to be a great year for us as a nation: peace in abundance, prosperity in abundance,” she said.
Reflecting on the peaceful passage of the country into the New Year, Mrs. Tinubu added: “I’m excited because last year was something else. All of us who made it to the New Year should be thankful. There were so many deaths that we shouldn’t even think about. We thank God for His mercy and we believe that this year will be a blessed year for us.”
