November 2025 – Page 42

Lagos Hosts TEDx Admiralty Way 2025 on Masculinity

20.11.2025

Lagos will this week host TEDx Admiralty Way 2025, an event dedicated to exploring modern masculinity and challenging traditional ideas about manhood, organisers said in a statement. Scheduled for Wednesday, 19 November 2025, at Filmhouse Cinemas, Admiralty Way, Lekki, the event will bring together thought leaders, innovators, and change-makers to spark conversations about emotional wellness,...

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SAHCO Clarifies Worker Phone Damage, Dismisses Allegation

20.11.2025

A popular Ground Handling Company, SAHCO, has cleared the air on an allegation by a yet-to-be-identified worker of the company who claimed that his phone was smashed after a superior officer of the company saw him video recording a social media activist, Martins Otse, popularly known as Verydarkman. In a 28-second video sighted by our...

Blockchain for financial inclusion in Nigeria

20.11.2025

Suinami Lagos recently hosted a community event at the High Point Event Centre, Ikeja, aimed at educating Nigerians, particularly youths, on the potential of blockchain technology for financial inclusion. The programme encouraged participants to explore blockchain as a means to conduct seamless financial transactions without relying on traditional banking services, drawing hundreds of attendees eager...

PalmPay urges Nigerians to safeguard digital accounts

20.11.2025

PALMPAY Nigeria on Tuesday carried out a sensitisation 7km walk across major streets of Kano metropolis to educate residents on online fraud and how to protect their financial accounts and businesses. Speaking after the campaign exercise at the Civic Centre area of the metropolis, the Managing Director of PalmPay Nigeria, Chika Nwosu, said the initiative...

TD Africa & Schneider to Build AI Data Centres in Nigeria

20.11.2025

TD Africa, West Africa’s leading technology distribution company, and Schneider Electric have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding to jointly develop future-ready, AI-powered data centres across Nigeria, strengthening the country’s digital infrastructure and supporting its ambitions for resilience, sustainability, and global competitiveness. The announcement was made during the Schneider Electric Innovation Day Nigeria 2025, an...

Slow social media responses cost Nigerian SMEs millions

20.11.2025

SMALL and Medium-sized Enterprises across Nigeria are losing sales at an alarming rate due to slow, inconsistent responses to customer messages on WhatsApp and Instagram, which are platforms that have quietly become the country’s main marketplaces. This was revealed in a statement on Tuesday by Techstars-backed cloud communications company, PressOne Africa, which warned that uncontrolled...

Mr Jollof Apology: United Nigeria Continues Probe

20.11.2025

Despite apologies from Nigerian comedian Freedom Atsepoyi, commonly known as Mr Jollof, and social media activist Martins Otse, widely known as Verydarkman, Nigeria’s carrier, United Nigeria, has stated that the investigation into the matter continues. In separate apology videos, both men recounted their versions of the incident. They pleaded for forgiveness from United Nigeria Airlines...

13-Year-Old Wins UBA Foundation Essay Competition

20.11.2025

History was made in Lagos on Tuesday, as 13-year-old Ebunoluwa Seth Oluwatimilehin, of Igando Community Senior High School, Igando, a suburb of Lagos, emerged as the overall winner of the 15th UBA Foundation National Essay Competition, thus becoming the youngest winner in the 15 years of the competition. Ebunoluwa, a public school student in SS2,...

Equity market loss sees investors lose N216bn in bearish run

20.11.2025

The equity market on Wednesday closed bearish, recording a loss of N216 billion. Selloffs in stocks such as Universal Insurance, ABC Transport, Livingtrust Mortgage Bank, Chellaram, Royal Exchange and 34 other declining stocks drove the market into negative territory. The market capitalisation of listed equities dropped by N216 billion, or 0.23 per cent, from N92.218...

FG, States, LGs Share N2.09tn October Revenue

20.11.2025

The Federal Government, states and local governments shared a total of N2.094tn as October 2025 revenue, slightly lower than the N2.103tn distributed for September. The latest figure shows a marginal shortfall of N9bn, representing a 0.43 per cent decrease month-on-month. The allocation figures were released after the Federation Account Allocation Committee meeting in Abuja on...