Parallex Bank has rewarded 10 of Lagos State’s standout athletes from the 2025 National Youth Games with N1m each, recognising their contributions to the state’s historic triumph at the competition, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.
Team Lagos shone at the ninth National Youth Games in Asaba, dethroning hosts Delta State by winning 110 medals comprising 52 gold, 32 silver, and 26 bronze medals.
The presentation ceremony, held at the bank’s headquarters in Lagos, celebrated the young athletes whose medal-winning performances powered Team Lagos to its first-ever overall title at the National Youth Games.
The beneficiaries are gymnast Stephanie Onusiriuka; swimmers Dumuje Aidan, Ibidapo Tofunmi, Hafsat Kazeem, Mariam Mohammed, Megbodofo Teminijesu and Timilehin Olaiya; cyclist Ashiru Ibrahim; hard-of-hearing athlete Fabowale Akorede; and tennis player Emmanuel Bright.
Presenting the awards, Parallex Bank Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Olufemi Bakre, described the cash reward as an investment in the future of Nigeria’s next generation of champions rather than simply a recognition of past achievements.
