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Nigerian shareholders praised Abdul Samad Rabiu's governance at BUA Group as BUA Foods posted N518 billion net profit and proposed a N28 dividend, more than doubling the prior year's payout.
Victoria University has appointed Meera Ruparelia to its University Council, replacing her late brother Rajiv Ruparelia who died in a road accident in May 2025.
Egypt's Talaat Moustafa Group has unveiled The Spine, a $27 billion mixed-use city east of Cairo billed as the first AI-powered cognitive city in the Middle East.
Elon Musk has launched Tesla robotaxis in Dallas and Houston, expanding to four US cities as analysts peg the autonomous ridesharing market at over $1 trillion.
Wale Babalakin built Nigeria's finest airport terminal with private money, earned a Cambridge PhD at 25 and is one of the country's most consequential lawyer-businessmen.
MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita has authorized the vesting of nearly four million shares to Nigerian employees to secure top West African talent.
Patrice Motsepe's African Rainbow Capital has been cleared by the Gauteng High Court of liability in a $195 million damages claim by US-based Pula Group.
Allen Onyema's Air Peace took home seven honors at the 2026 Nigerian Aviation Awards, retaining its Best West Africa Sub-regional Airline title.
Rihanna has become the first woman in music history to surpass 200 million RIAA singles certifications, a record set without releasing a new album in a decade.
Billionaire John Arnold says sports prediction markets are designed to keep young men engaged in ways that lead to debt, addiction and mental health breakdowns.
Coris Bank International posted CFA103.2 billion in net profit in 2025, a 36% increase, as founder Idrissa Nassa's regional banking group extends its West African footprint.
Four major African upstream transactions in two weeks — Oando raising $750 million, NNPC doubling Dangote's crude supply, Seplat making NGX history at N10,000, and Petrobras entering the Gulf of Guinea through Arthur Eze's Oranto — all driven by a single cause: the Iran war has repriced African oil.
Nassef Sawiris quietly lifts his Orascom Construction stake to 43.39 percent, Hassan Allam acquires Metito's engineering arm to build an Africa-wide water infrastructure platform, and GCB Bank's dividend hands Daniel Ofori a $1.66 million payout.
GCB Bank declared a GH₵1 per share dividend after Bank of Ghana approval, handing top investor Daniel Ofori a GH₵19.87 million ($1.66 million) payout from his 7.5% stake.
Nassef Sawiris has increased his total stake in Orascom Construction to 43.39% after his NNS City family office acquired approximately 1.13 million additional shares in the company.
Rupert's Richemont bails out Delvaux with a €100.6 million debt-to-equity conversion, Hiridjee's AXIAN Telecom crosses $1.69 billion in revenue, Gary Lubner eyes a $1 billion Belron IPO windfall, and a Kenyan Senate probe names Mohamed Jaffer in an alleged fuel crisis scheme.