18-year-old leads Forbes’ 2021 list of world 10 youngest billionaires Austin Russell had dropped out of university in 2012 to set up his company, Luminar Technologies thanks to a $100,000 fellowship from a billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel. Now aged 26, he is one of the youngest billionaires in the world but not the first on the…
Beijing overtakes New York City as City with most billionaires in the world after bouncing back from Covid-19 Beijing now has more billionaires than any other city in the world after bouncing back quickly from Covid-19, according to the Forbes’ 2021 World’s Billionaires List. The Chinese capital added 33 billionaires last year and now hosts 100, said…
Seeing that teaching is a lucrative job in UAE, and that it has one of the highest employment opportunities for immigrants especially Nigerians, I decided to write an exposé on this and inform you about how you can readily get a teaching job in the UAE. Some of the tips and information I am giving here are…
Czech billionaire Petr Kellner, a friend of Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, has been killed in a helicopter crash during a ski trip in Alaska.State Troopers said five people including Kellner, 56, were killed and one injured when the Airbus AS350 B3 helicopter they were flying in came down near Knik Glacier northeast of Anchorage.Billionaire Petr Kellner was…
Elon Musk wants to award $100 million for the best carbon capture technology. Carbon capture is, so far, an underdeveloped way to reduce fossil fuel emissions. Does it make sense to invest this much in a stopgap for fossil fuels? When last we checked in on Elon Musk, he and his team at Neuralink were wiring up a monkey to play video games…
Invest in yourself.This looks so simple and common sense but most people don’t do it.The most important investment you can ever make is the investment in yourself.This is the only investment that can truly guarantee you 1000% returns.Why’s that?The better you become, the more money you can make.Every other can be stolen from you but the investment…
Teju Ajani, former country manager, Android for Google, has been appointed as the managing director for Apple in Nigeria.Ajani, who will oversee sales and business development at Apple, announced the appointment in a LinkedIn post on Tuesday.Prior to her new role, Ajani was the principal product manager at Oracle and business development manager at Google for Nigeria….
The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to release the N9 billion seized from the former executive director of a first generation bank, Dauda Lawal. In a unanimous judgement, the five-man panel, led by Justice Muhammad Lawal Garba, dismissed the appeal filed by the EFCC against the judgement of the Court…
Cryptocurrencies: Why Nigeria is a global leader in Bitcoin tradeBitcoin has jumped above $17,000 (£12,800) to hit a three-year high.More cryptocurrency trading goes on in Nigeria than almost anywhere else in the world, reflecting a loss of faith in more traditional forms of investment, as Ijeoma Ndukwe reports. Tola Fadugbagbe recalls moving to Lagos from his small…
Bitcoin’s Price Tumbles After US Regulator Says It Can Be Used For ‘Illicit’ Purposes(FILES) In this file photo taken on December 17, 2020 shows shows a physical imitation of a Bitcoin at a crypto currency “Bitcoin Change” shop, near Grand Bazaar, in Istanbul. Ozan KOSE / AFP Bitcoin tumbled Tuesday from its record-breaking run after US Treasury…
Aliko Dangote hints he will buy Arsenal this year – The 63-year-old initially stalled on the move to take over the club due to the major projects he is doing in Nigeria – Dangote will have Stan Kroenke to contend with if he must become the new owner of the Premier League outfit. Nigerian billionaire businessman Aliko…
Justice Chuka Obiozor, the trial judge in the over N2bn fundamental rights suit against Air Peace and four others, has returned the case file to the administrative Chief Judge of the Federal High Court in Lagos for reassignment. A businesswoman, Nneka Ogbonna had filed the suit marked FHC/L/CS/1206/2020 against the airline and a pilot with the airline,…
More Nigerians sign-up on trading platforms • Central banking outliving lifespan, says economist • Unmatched earnings driving the popularity of investment Foreign techies and innovators have renewed the historic scramble for the Nigerian market, following official restriction of local transactions in cryptocurrencies. The Guardian learnt that the number and intensity of online meetings with young traders on…
By Lawani Mikairu Nigeria civil aviation in the last one week has been receiving world commendation. The sector which was recently rated as having one of the highest number of unserviceable aircraft in the world is suddenly being seen as one with the highest potentials on the Africa continent, capable of competing with the best in world…
Tony Elumelu Foundation Seeks Africans for its 2021 TEF Entrepreneurship Programme Application …. world-class business training, mentorship, non-refundable seed capital up to $5,000, and global networking opportunities The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading philanthropy dedicated to empowering African entrepreneurs, is currently running applications on its TEFConnect digital platform (www.tefconnect.com) till March 31, 2021, for its 2021…
Bolu Akin-Olugbade’s Rolls Royce Used For Decoration At His Service Of Songs (Video) Billionaire Businessman, Bolu Akin-Olugbade’s Rolls Royce, His Library And Other Personal Belongings Used To Decorate The Hall At His Service Of Songs Some properties belonging to late billionaire businessman, Bolu Akin-Olugbade’s including his Rolls Royce, library and other personal items were used to decorate…
Former Presidential aspirant, Adamu Garba has waded into the cryptocurrency controversy which was triggered by the Central Bank of Nigeria’s letter in which financial institutions were asked to close accounts “dealing in cryptocurrencies or facilitating payments for cryptocurrency”. Garba Adamu in his tweet alleged that many people have lost money through cryptocurrencies which he described as a “shortcut business”. He also…
Anambra State to work With Air Peace to bring Embraer Service Centre to the State.The Anambra State government has set in motion the machinery to work with West Africa’s leading airline, Air Peace, to get Embraer of Brazil, the world’s fourth largest civilian aircraft manufacturer, to locate a service centre for Africa in the state.Though the details…
