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Crop Trader Olam to Invest Additional $400 Million in Africa as Diets Shift

Olam Agri is planning to invest approximately $400 million...

Google Commits $15 Billion to Malaysia Data Centre and Digital Infrastructure Expansion

Google, the technology subsidiary of Alphabet, has announced plans...

South Africa’s Grindrod to Begin Coal Haulage on Transnet Rail in 2027

South African logistics group Grindrod is preparing to begin...

Nigerian Billionaire Aliko Dangote Plans Undersea Fuel Pipeline from Nigeria to Ghana

Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote is planning an undersea petroleum...

Eko Hotel and Suites Marks Golden Jubilee with Star Studded Lagos Celebration

Eko Hotel & Suites has celebrated its 50th anniversary with a grand gala in Lagos, bringing together political leaders, business executives, entertainment figures and...

Sandra Hüller Joins Avengers Doomsday in Secret Cameo Role

German actress Sandra Hüller, the Oscar-nominated star of Anatomy of a Fall and The Zone of Interest, is set to make a cameo appearance...

Crawl 2 Adds Sarah Niles and Ray Panthaki Ahead of July 2027 Release

Paramount Pictures has expanded the cast of Crawl 2, its upcoming sequel to the 2019 survival horror film, with five new additions: Sarah Niles,...

Femi Otedola’s First HoldCo Posts $684 Million Pre-Tax Profit as Earnings Rise 61%

First HoldCo Plc, the parent company of FirstBank Nigeria and chaired by billionaire investor Femi Otedola, has reported a 60.8 per cent increase in...

Nigeria Wins Bid to Host 2028 ITTF Africa Championships in Lagos

Nigeria has secured the hosting rights for the 2028 International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Africa Championships after defeating Tunisia in a decisive vote at...

Nigeria’s Flamingos Shock North Korea to Secure U-17 Women’s World Cup Knockout Spot

Nigeria’s Flamingos have secured a place in the Round of 16 at the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco after defeating defending...

Burna Boy Wins Crossover Artist of the Year at 2026 Billboard Latin Music Awards

Nigerian Afrobeats star Burna Boy has won Crossover Artist of the Year at the 2026 Billboard Latin Music Awards, adding another international accolade to...

Microsoft Nominates Irish billionaire John Collison to Board as Two Directors Step Down

Microsoft has nominated Irish billionaire John Collison, co-founder and president of payments technology company Stripe, for election to its board of directors as the...

Ibrahim Mahama’s E&P Pursues $740 Million Claim Against Gold Fields in Ghana

Ghanaian businessman Ibrahim Mahama’s mining company, Engineers & Planners (E&P), is pursuing approximately $740 million from South African gold producer Gold Fields over alleged...

SpaceX Records $561 Million Investment Gain on Elon Musk’s Boring Company Stake

SpaceX recorded an unrealised investment gain of $561 million from its stake in Elon Musk’s The Boring Company during the third quarter of 2026,...

Design Week Lagos Opens with Global Creatives to Champion Africa’s Design Future

Lagos has become a meeting point for international and African creative talent as Design Week Lagos 2026 brings together designers, architects, manufacturers, innovators and...

Nollywood Mourns Veteran Actor Francis Duru at 57

Veteran Nollywood actor Francis Duru has died at the age of 57 following a brief illness, his family announced on Friday, 23 October 2026....
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