Tag: Forbes
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See Nigerians that made Forbes Africa’s ‘30 Under 30’ list
Nigerian singer, Fire Boy, Victor Osimhen, Super Eagles footballer, and Veekee James, a fashion designer, are among the six Nigerians listed in the 2024 edition of Forbes Africa’s ‘30 Under 30’.
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South African billionaire displaces Dangote as African richest man
South African business mogul, Johann Rupert and family have emerged as the richest man in Africa, dislodging Aliko Dangote as the continent’s wealthiest man in a list released by Forbes Magazine. Similarly, Nigerian billionaires; Rabiu Abdulsamad and Mike Adenuga have also lost their
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Nigeria’s Okonjo Iweala emerges Africa’s most powerful woman
The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has emerged Africa’s most powerful woman according to Forbes.
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Tems, Oshoala, five other Nigerians make Forbes U-30 innovators’ list
Seven Nigeria nationals have been included in the Forbes’s 30 Under 30 newest self-made young African innovators. The seven names included among thirty other African innovators were published on the Forbes site on Monday Among the U-30s African innovators are 11 South Africans, two Rwandans, Tanzanians and Ghanaians each, and one each from Botswana, Namibia,…
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Elon Musk officially owns Twitter, fires top Twitter execs including CEO
After months of legal drama, Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, on Thursday night, closed his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter, as he fires top Twitter execs including CEO. Musk, the richest person in the world, according to Forbes, ousted a handful of top executives, CEO Parag Agrawal included, in the process. Musk reportedly fired CFO Ned…
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Forbes inducts first Nigerian female into council
Nigeria’s Digital ICON, Confidence Staveley has become the first Nigerian female to be inducted into the famed Forbes Technology Council. In a letter communicating the decision to Staveley, the Founder of Forbes Technology Council, Scott Gerber said it was an honour to welcome Confidence Staveley into the community.
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Climbing the Mount Everest of eternal life – By Femi Aribisala
Jesus is walking down the road, and there is this strange man in flowing white agbada running after Him. The man is running like a mad man. He is running and shouting. What could possibly be the matter? But wait a minute. The man running after Jesus is no ordinary man. He is actually the…
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How Dangote maintained Africa’s richest man status despite global pandemic
Dangote Africa’s richest man despite global pandemic
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Donald Trump drops off Forbes’ 400 richest Americans
Donald Trump drops off Forbes’ 400 richest Americans
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Rihanna now a billionaire-Forbes declares
Renowned singer, Robyn Fenty aka Rihanna, has been declared a billionaire by American business magazine, Forbes. The magazine stated that Rihanna achieved the feat due to a cosmetic company, Fenty Beauty, which she launched in 2017. With a worth of $1.7 billion, Rihanna is now the wealthiest female musician in the world. She comes second…