Aliko Dangote, president of the Dangote Group, has, for the 11th consecutive time, been named Africa’s richest person — with a net worth of $13.9 billion – up from $12.1 billion last year. Forbes, an American...
Leaders from across the globe including President Muhammadu Buhari and 16 other African presidents are expected at a meeting with US President Joe Biden to discuss ways to make democracy more responsive. The meeting tagged the...
National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, says Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya recorded over two million phishing cyberattacks in the first half of 2021. He said 393 cases of those cyberattacks were attributed to Nigeria, representing a...
African Network Entertainment Limited (ANEL) ,on Saturday, announced the launch of a new African television reality show to be streamed globally. The initiative, titled ‘The Resident Africa’, which was unveiled by Nollywood actor and vice chairman...
Facebook on Tuesday announced the winners of the 2021 Facebook Community Accelerator Programme, highlighting the 13 Facebook community leaders from Nigeria, South Africa, and Kenya who will receive training, mentorship and up to $50,000 USD...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) says that Nigeria, South Africa, and Egypt dominated the continent’s portfolio investment market in the last decade. It said the three countries, including Kenya, accounted for about a third of the...
Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, has been ranked sixth on a list of top 20 countries globally with the highest grassroots crypto adoption, according to a report of the 2021 Chainalysis Global Crypto Adoption Index report...
Access Bank on Tuesday announced the appointment of Chrisanthi Michaelide as the acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Access Bank South Africa . Chrisanthi Michaelides, the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) was a driving force behind Access Bank Plc’s acquisition...
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has lifted flight ban on Nigerian travellers with effect from Thursday August 5. Emirates announced on its website that the UAE authorities have announced that effective 5 August 2021, eligible travellers...
Emirates Airline has extended the suspension of its flights from Nigeria and South Africa to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to at least August 7. “Affected flight bookings have been cancelled,” the airline said in a...