On Friday, June 16, Forbes Magazine declared South African billionaire, Johann Rupert, ”Africa’s richest man,” displacing Nigeria’s Aliko Dangote, who has held that title consecutively for 10 years. Forbes real-time Global Billionaires Ranking pegged Rupert’s net worth at $12 billion and Dangote’s at $10.8 billion. Dangote’s net worth took a massive dip due to the…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR) receives in audience, Mr. Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman of Bhanti Airtel Worldwide in company of Dr. Segun Ogunsanya, Chief Executive Officer Airtel Nigeria and other members of board
The President will join other world leaders in France for a two-day event from June 22 to 23rd President Bola Tinubu will on Thursday, June 22, 2023 make his first official trip overseas since his inauguration as Nigeria’s new leader The President will join world leaders in Paris, France, said his Special Adviser on Special…
Former Minister of Interior Rauf Aregbesola has credited President Bola Tinubu and former President Muhammadu Buhari for his political success. Aregbesola stated this on Sunday at a reception held in his honour by some Muslim scholars and clerics in Oyo State. He served as Commissioner of Works and Infrastructure under Tinubu’s administration as governor of…
Billionaire businessman Aliko Dangote has encouraged African countries to be deliberate in liberalising integration and allow for easy entry and exit of Africans. The Dangote Group CEO, who spoke on Sunday at the 30th Afreximbank Annual Meetings held in Accra, Ghana, stated that if the continent was committed to boosting inter- and intra-African trade and…
The enforcement team of the agency is commencing a nationwide clampdown on the manufacturers and traders who sell such “uncertified” products. The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has raised the alarm over the nationwide proliferation of unapproved herbal products, which it describes as “dangerous”. The NAFDAC Director General, Prof. Mojisola…
..says more than 90% of students won’t meet the “stringent requirements” to access and repay the loan. The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has asked President Bola Tinubu to change the newly assented Students Loans Act to grant for indigent students. “This would have been better if we are giving it to those set…
The Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke has called on the Inspector General of Police and the general public to call former senator, Ajibola Bashiru to order. This was confirmed in a press statement issued on Monday, by the spokesperson to the Governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed which was obtained by our correspondent. The statement partly…
The Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdurosheed Akanbi, has tackled the Oyo State Government on the selection of the Alaafin of Oyo and Soun of Ogbomoso. In a statement at the weekend, the Oluwo noted that only God could select successors to the vacant thrones and the government. The monarch expressed worry that the days of…
The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has commended the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) forex policy to unify the foreign exchange saying it is a welcomed development and a big step towards improving the ease of doing business in Nigeria. Speaking on the new policy, the President of ACCI, Dr Al-Mujtaba Abubakar stated…
