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L-R: Managing Director, FirstCap Limited, Ukandu E. Ukandu; Founder/CEO, Pathway Advisory Limited, Alade Adekunle; Chief Executive Officer, Veritasi Homes & Properties Plc, Adetola Nola; Partner & Head of Communications, Veritasi Homes & Properties Plc, Tobi Yusuff; and Head of Capital Markets, FirstCap Limited, Oluseun Olatidoye at the Veritasi Homes & Properties Plc Commercial Paper Signing Ceremony recently held in Lagos on Monday. December 2025: FirstCap Limited, a premier investment banking business and a wholly owned subsidiary of FirstHoldCo Plc, acted as Joint Issuing House and Placing Agent on the Veritasi Homes & Properties Plc’s Series 1 Bond of ₦10 billion…

Polaris Bank has continued its commitment to empowering the Nigerian girl-child through health education and essential support, with the successful distribution of female hygiene essentials to female students of Kuramo and Victoria Island Junior and Senior Secondary Schools, Lagos. This initiative stems from Polaris Bank’s 2025 International Women’s Day celebration and forms part of our ongoing Adolescent Health and Hygiene Support Programme. Through the Bank’s Girl-Child Support and Hygiene Education Initiative, the outreach aims to improve menstrual hygiene education, build confidence and dignity among young girls, and reduce school absenteeism resulting from lack of access to sanitary products. Speaking at…

Football fans across Nigeria will have increased access to live matches across all major football and sporting competitions during the festive season, as SuperSport opens a special football viewing window on DStv and GOtv ahead of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).From December 18, 2025, to January 19, 2026, subscribers on select DStv and GOtv packages will be able to watch additional football content across SuperSport channels without needing to upgrade their subscriptions. The period is designed to coincide with the build-up to AFCON, which kicks off in Morocco on December 21 and runs until January 18.During the window,…

Quickteller, one of Africa’s leading digital payments platforms powered by the Interswitch Group, has announced the launch of InsomniaQ, a first-of-its-kind, all-night music and entertainment experience set to elevate Lagos’ iconic December experience. The maiden edition will run from the evening of December 21 into the early hours of December 22, 2025, at the Ballroom of the Lagos Continental Hotel, Victoria Island. InsomniaQ promises a 12-hour non-stop entertainment event offering various performances and activities all night long, in line with the body’s natural rhythm. Created to capture the vibrancy and cultural energy that define Lagos in December, InsomniaQ is positioned…

From Lagos to Lokoja: Customers Access Laptops and Gadgets Nationwide with Expert, Remote Advisory Service In a move set to redefine technology acquisition in Nigeria, MENXTT Technologies NG today officially launched its Tech Concierge Service. The innovative program allows customers across the entire country to procure high-quality laptops, smartphones, and essential gadgets with unparalleled ease—simply by initiating contact via a phone call or WhatsApp message.The Tech Concierge Service integrates expert consultation, secure ordering, and reliable nationwide logistics, effectively removing the geographical barriers that have long complicated access to quality tech products outside of major hubs. This approach is rooted in…

Polaris Bank, in partnership with Evolve Charity Trust, has successfully concluded its 2025 nationwide distribution of school essentials to 1,000 students across ten public secondary schools in five states, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The initiative is part of the Bank’s sustained Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) efforts to keep more children, especially the girl child, in school. This year’s exercise adds to a growing intervention that has supported more than 24,000 students in public schools across 49 locations since 2021. This year’s beneficiaries received a complete learning kit consisting of a school uniform, school bag, a pair of sandals,…

A five-member panel of the Supreme Court, led by Justice Lawal Garba, on Friday ruled in favor of Fidelity Bank in its appeal against Sagecom Concepts Limited. Given previous rulings, this marks a significant victory for Fidelity Bank in a long-running legal dispute. The judgment brings definitive closure to a legacy case that has attracted attention across the financial sector for more than two decades. In a motion dated October 8, 2025, Fidelity Bank sought clarification from the Supreme Court, requesting a consequential order that the judgment debt be paid in Naira. The bank also asked that the interest rate…

L-R: Head, Strategic Communications and Media Relations, Union Bank, Olufisayo Adelekun; Chairman, Wonder Energy, Engr. Toju Koso; Chief Brand and Marketing Officer, Union Bank, Olufunmilola Aluko, Team Lead, External Communication, Union Bank, Favour Ayeni; Executive Asst, Corporate Communication and Marketing, Union Bank, Boluwatife Lawal; Products and Partnerships Specialist, Union Bank, Oghenemaro Ebrorhie; Team Lead, Digital Marketing, Union Bank, Abisola Oluyede; and Customer Service Partner, Union Bank, Eduvie Ejakpomewhe during the Award presentation to Union Bank for Best Company in Workplace Practice at the 2025 SERAS Awards held at Lagos Oriental Hotel, Lagos recently. Union Bank of Nigeria has secured another…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) acknowledges the Quality of Service (QoS) challenges being experienced in Abuja, which have impacted the quality of experience of telecommunications subscribers. In response, the Commission is collaborating with major stakeholders and licensees to address these challenges, largely caused by disruption to diesel supply affecting IHS Nigeria Limited, the colocation provider responsible for powering Airtel and MTN base stations in the affected areas. The challenges are a result of the activities of the National Oil and Gas Suppliers Association (NOGASA), which disrupted diesel supplies to sites with the attendant telecommunications services outages in Abuja. The NCC…

Wema Bank, Nigeria’s most innovative bank and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, has announced a ₦120 million prize pool for the Hackaholics 6.0 Grand Finale. This announcement follows the emergence of 35 teams from regional pitch sessions that recorded 1,460 participants across seven cities in Nigeria. Announcing the prize structure, MD/CEO Wema Bank, Moruf Oseni, disclosed that the ₦120 million will be awarded across several winning categories at the finale. The Ideathon prizes include ₦25 million for first place, ₦20 million for the first runner-up and ₦15 million for the second runner-up. In the Hackathon category, the…