Politics

Nigeria's Falconets Reach U-20 WWC Quarter-Finals After England Win

The Falconets beat England to reach the last eight of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, where Colombia stands between them and a semi-final berth.

20 Sept · 3 min read · nigerian football · falconets · fifa u-20 women's world cup
Business

Access Bank Names Ex-AfDB Risk Chief as Executive Director

Ifedayo Orimoloye, former African Development Bank risk head, joins Access Bank Plc as Executive Director for Risk Management after CBN approval.

Politics

Ogun State Formalises Education Funding With New Trust Fund Law

Governor Dapo Abiodun has signed the Education and Skills Trust Fund Bill into law, creating a statutory financing mechanism intended to supplement Ogun State's existing education budget.

Business

Dangote at $51.3B leads Africa's billionaires past Arab peers by $56B

Africa's 24 billionaires now hold $168.2 billion combined — $56.4 billion more than 26 Arab billionaires from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Lebanon, and Qatar — as Dangote's refinery revaluation drives a historic wealth gap.

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