Standard Chartered CEO Apologizes After Calling Some Workers “Lower-Value Human Capital” Amid AI Job Cuts
Standard Chartered CEO Apologizes After Calling Some Workers “Lower-Value Human Capital” Amid AI Job Cuts. The chief executive officer of Standard Chartered, Bill Winters, has apologized after facing heavy backlash over comments he made while discussing artificial intelligence and planned…
From Rainoil to Eterna: Jude Nwaulune Appointed New CEO of Eterna Plc
From Rainoil to Eterna: Jude Nwaulune Appointed New CEO of Eterna Plc Rainoil executive Jude Nwaulune has been appointed as the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Eterna Plc, marking a major leadership transition in Nigeria’s downstream energy…
Obafemi Hamzat Emerges Lagos APC Governorship Candidate for 2027
The incumbent Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Obafemi Hamzat, on Thursday emerged unopposed in Agege council area as the APC candidate for Lagos governorship race in 2027. Hamzat won in all the 11 wards in Agege during the APC governorship…
800 Ghanaians seek SA exit
More than 800 Ghanaians have formally registered for evacuation from South Africa, prompting the Government of Ghana to delay the planned repatriation exercise as authorities finalise logistical and legal arrangements. The development was confirmed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs…
Tony Elumelu at Africa Forward Summit: “Our Youth Do Not Need Handouts”
Heirs Holdings Founder tells Presidents Ruto and Macron that Africa wants partners of substance, based on equality, and that power and infrastructure must come first. At the 2026 Africa Forward Summit, convened by Kenyan President H.E. William Ruto and French…
Tinubu Appoints 39-Year-Old Professor as New JAMB Registrar, Replaces Oloyede
Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has announced the appointment of Professor Segun Aina as the new Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The new JAMB registrar will replace Professor Is-haq Oloyede, whose second term in office will…
Desmond Elliot pulls out of Lagos APC Assembly primaries
Actor-turned-politician Desmond Elliot has withdrawn from the All Progressives Congress primary election for Surulere Constituency 1 in the Lagos State House of Assembly. The lawmaker announced his withdrawal on Wednesday as party members prepared to vote in the APC shadow…
I’ll Tackle Nigeria’s Political Challenges in Second Term – Tinubu
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said he would focus on outstanding political issues in the country in his second term. He said the issues that currently preocupy his administration are economy and security,stressing that they are fundamental to the survival…
Pharmacist and two employees shot dead in a shocking ambush near Hillcrest
Police in KZN have not yet found a motive for the murders of Nomzila Madinane, a female cashier, and a security guard after unknown gunmen opened fire on them at Madinane’s newly-opened pharmacy in KwaNyuswa. Madinane, a pharmacist, and the…
BREAKING: Governor Fubara withdraws from 2027 governorship race
Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has announced his withdrawal from the governorship primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the exercise scheduled for Thursday, saying his decision was taken in the interest of peace and unity in…