Abiola Yahaya Turns 42nd Birthday into Month-Long Hygiene Campaign Across Lagos

…LemonLime Clean initiative targets hospitals, PHCs and public toilets as organiser calls for stronger community ownership of hygiene

In a move to redefine the meaning of birthday celebrations, Nigerian entrepreneur and community advocate Abiola Yahaya is set to mark her 42nd birthday by taking hygiene education and practical sanitation interventions to healthcare facilities and public spaces across Lagos State.

Abiola, through LemonLime Nigeria Limited, owners of LemonLime Clean, will in October launch the LemonLime Clean 42 for 42 Hygiene & Health Campaign, a month-long community initiative aimed at promoting better hygiene practices and cleaner public environments.

Rather than hosting a conventional birthday celebration, Abiola said she decided to dedicate the milestone to a cause with direct community impact.

The campaign, themed “CLEAN HANDS. CLEAN SPACES. HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES,” will take place every Friday in October, with planned interventions across selected Local Government Areas/LCDAs in Lagos.

The initiative will focus on selected maternity hospitals, primary healthcare centres and public toilets, where the campaign team plans to combine hygiene sensitisation with practical cleaning interventions and the provision of appropriate hygiene products.

Among the proposed locations are Shomolu General Hospital, Sura Pry Health Centre, Simpson St. Pry Health, Ebute Metta, Oregun Primary Health Care Centre, Isale Oja Iloro Primary Health Care Centre, and Ojodu Berger Public Toilet.

According to the organisers, the campaign is driven by a simple but significant question: what if personal milestones could become opportunities to improve the lives of others?

Speaking ahead of the campaign, Abiola said:

“I have celebrated birthdays before, but turning 42 made me want to do something different. I began to ask myself what I could give back that would continue to matter beyond the celebration itself.”

She added:

“I chose hygiene because it is something that affects everyone. Clean hands, clean toilets and clean healthcare environments can make a real difference in the wellbeing of individuals and communities. I want my 42nd birthday to be remembered not simply as a celebration, but as a moment when we collectively chose to serve.”

The campaign is also expected to create opportunities for community engagement, hygiene education and conversations around everyday sanitation practices, particularly in public spaces that experience high human traffic.

Abiola noted that the campaign is not designed to compete with government sanitation or public-health programmes.

“This is not about replacing what government is already doing. It is about adding our own small but meaningful contribution. Government cannot do everything alone, and private organisations and individuals cannot simply wait for government either. We all have a role to play in creating healthier communities.”

The initiative comes at a time when conversations around environmental sanitation, public hygiene and preventive healthcare remain critical to community wellbeing.

For the organisers, however, the campaign represents more than a corporate social responsibility exercise.

It is a personal commitment to turn a significant birthday into a platform for service.

“Forty-two is not just a number for me,” Abiola said. “It is 42 years of life, lessons, relationships and blessings. I want to give something back. If one hospital becomes cleaner, if one healthcare worker is better equipped, if one child learns a hygiene habit that stays with them, or if one community becomes more conscious about cleanliness, then the celebration has achieved something meaningful.”

The campaign’s message is simple, but its ambition is broad:

CLEAN HANDS. CLEAN SPACES. HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES.

Thank you!

About LemonLime Nigeria Limited

LemonLime Nigeria Limited is a Nigerian company focused on communications and community-impact initiatives, with LemonLime Clean as its hygiene and cleaning-products brand. The brand provides a range of cleaning and hygiene products while promoting everyday practices that support cleaner homes, workplaces and public spaces.