News of Mike Adenuga’s re-emergence as the second richest man in Nigeria got many Nigerians excited on Friday 12th January, 2024. Forbes re-evaluation of his net worth put it at $7.4bn as of January 11th 2024. The news has led…
Zenith Bank appoints Dr Juliet Ehimuan as non-executive director
Dr Juliet Ehimuan has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Zenith Bank Plc effective August 29th 2023. The appointment was announced in a statement to the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited on Tuesday, August 29, 2023, and has also been…
Forbes ranks Aliko Dangote as Africa’s richest man for the 12th consecutive year
Aliko Dangote, the president of the Pan-African Conglomerate, Dangote Group, has once again been ranked as the richest man in Africa for the 12th consecutive year, according to Forbes magazine. Dangote Cement Plc, his business flagship, is the largest producer…
Elon Musk is no longer the richest man on the planet, according to Forbes
Elon Musk is no longer the world’s richest person, according to Forbes. On Thursday, Musk dropped to the second spot on Forbes’ list of “Real-Time Billionaires,” putting the Twitter and Tesla CEO behind Bernard Arnault, CEO of French luxury brand…
Forbes hails Konga as beautiful bride of African e-commerce
Konga, Nigeria’s leading omnichannel e-commerce group has been identified as a strong player on the verge of dominating the African e-commerce scene. Forbes, a globally renowned media company, focusing on business, investing, technology, entrepreneurship, leadership, and lifestyle, revealed this in…
Forbes confers Tech Award on Ekeh, Zinox boss for serial digital entrepreneurship
Serial digital entrepreneur and Chairman, Zinox Group, Leo Stan Ekeh, has been honoured with the highly coveted Forbes Best of Africa Leading Tech Icon Award. Ekeh was conferred with the prestigious award on Friday, August 6, 2021. The well-deserved accolade…
*WAEC releases 2021 WASSCE results (Nation)*EFCC hands over recovered ¥370,000, $1,800 to Japanese fraud victim (Punch)
WAEC releases 2021 WASSCE results (Nation) The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates, 2021 – First Series. Head of the Nigeria National Office, WAEC, Mr Patrick Areghan, told…
Roger Federer becomes world’s highest paid athlete, says Forbes
Roger Federer is the first tennis player to top the annual Forbes list of the world’s highest paid athletes, overtaking footballer Lionel Messi. Federer, 38, moved up four places after earning £86.2m in the past year – about £81m of…
Naomi Osaka banks $37m in single year to smash Sharapova record for highest ever annual earnings for female athlete
Japanese ace Naomi Osaka, 22, has broken the record for the most a female athlete has ever earned in a year, according to Forbes, joining rival Serena Williams as the only two women on the annual list of the 100…
*LUTH discharges Lassa fever index patient (Guardian) *Tanker driver slumps, dies in lover’s Lagos apartment (Punch)
LUTH discharges Lassa fever index patient (Guardian) Prof. Wasiu Adeyemo, Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee (CMAC), Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, Lagos, says the Lassa fever index patient has been discharged from the isolation ward. Adeyemo said on Tuesday in…