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Osinbajo advocates for ethical data use in the workplace

03.11.2025

Former Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, has urged human resource professionals and policymakers to ensure that technology and data are used to empower people rather than control them, stressing the need for ethical responsibility in the rapidly evolving world of work. In a statement issued on Saturday after the closing ceremony of the 57th International...

World Bank boosts Africa electricity access for 32M people

03.11.2025

Africa’s ambitious electrification drive, Mission 300, is gathering momentum as the World Bank Group intensifies efforts to connect millions of Africans to reliable and affordable electricity by 2030. The initiative, led jointly by the World Bank Group and the African Development Bank, aims to provide electricity access to 300 million people across the continent by...

Lagos plans compulsory insurance for commercial buildings

03.11.2025

The Lagos State Government has announced compulsory insurance for all multi-storey commercial buildings above two floors. This was disclosed at the just-concluded 2025 Real Estate Discussions and Awards, held in Lagos and organised by Thinkmint Nigeria. Delivering one of the keynote presentations, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Enterprise Geographic Information System (E-GIS) and...

Minister urges bankers to finance youths’ ideas in Nigeria

03.11.2025

The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has urged Nigeria’s banking sector to finance the ideas of young Nigerians so that they do not resort to ecosystems outside their control. Edun stated this at the 2025 Investiture Ceremony of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria, held at the Wole...

Delta launches new Atlanta to Marrakech nonstop flight

03.11.2025

Delta Air Lines has officially launched its first nonstop flight between Atlanta and Marrakech, reportedly marking a historic milestone for the United States carrier and a major step forward in US–Morocco connectivity. Operated by a Boeing 767-400ER, the inaugural flight landed at Marrakech Menara Airport on October 26, inaugurating a new three-times-a-week service that links...

Dangote Refinery promises steady fuel supply for Nigeria

03.11.2025

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has pledged a steady supply of petrol and diesel nationwide during the upcoming festive period, as its daily output now exceeds Nigeria’s consumption capacity. The Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer of Dangote Industries Limited, Anthony Chiejina, said in a statement made available to the PUNCH Online on Saturday, that the...

ASA pushing for an African fleet on continental trade routes

03.11.2025

In an exclusive interview with Anozie Egole, the Nigeria Chapter President of the African Shipowners Association, Captain Ladi Olubowale, outlines a transformative vision to position Africa as a self-reliant maritime power. He details plans for an African Strategic Fleet to carry the continent’s goods, condemned unjust war-risk insurance premiums, and revealed advanced talks with Afreximbank...

OPay partners with UniCal to establish a cybersecurity lab

03.11.2025

Fintech firm OPay has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Calabar for its cybersecurity lab project. The MoU was signed at the OPay CSR Empower in Futures 2025 event held in Lagos on Friday. The event also marked the celebration of the 420 beneficiaries of OPay’s N1.2bn ten-year scholarships for Nigerian university...

SA leaders examine AI and cloud for business growth

02.11.2025

South Africa’s business leaders, technology experts, and SAP partners gathered in Johannesburg on Thursday to examine how cloud, data, and artificial intelligence innovations are transforming enterprises and creating new growth opportunities. Managing Director, Southern Africa at SAP, Nazia Pillay, said in a statement that South African organisations were at a turning point. “The convergence of...

Advocates call to modernise Nigeria’s transport infrastructu

02.11.2025

Stakeholders in Nigeria’s transport sector have called for deeper collaboration, innovation, and investment to drive sustainable development and modernise the nation’s transport infrastructure. At the Nigeria Transport Infrastructure Summit 2025, held recently in Lagos, the Managing Director of Primero Transport Services Ltd, Fola Tinubu, urged both the public and private sectors to work together to...