African CEOs

Behaving like a billionaire is an important step in becoming a billionaire. This is because behavioural patterns define our individual personalities. Billionaires are not small-minded people. They think big, challenge conventions, identify a need and provide solutions that generate billions for them.  According to Forbes, there are about 2668 billionaires…

US billionaire Jeff Bezos’s multinational cloud computing service provider, Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched a new AWS local zones location in Lagos. This comes months after it opened its first office in Lagos, Nigeria’s largest city. The office opened in Lagos is part of Amazon’s global expansion and commitment…

An election petition tribunal has sacked Senator Ademola Adeleke as Governor of Osun state. The tribunal which was chaired by Justice Tertse Kume dismissed Adeleke based on claims of overvoting in some polling units across the State.  In a document detailing its ruling, the tribunal ordered the Independent National Electoral…

Oil Mogul Mike Adenuga has seen a $600 million increase in his net worth since the beginning of the year. The strategic increase comes as the market value of his private holdings continues to monitor the performance of its peers on the stock market. Recall that Adenuga ended the year…

Becoming a billionaire is the dream of many young trailblazers across the world. With entrepreneurs attaining billionaire status under 40, this dream has become more possible than ever before. Globally, energetic and creative young entrepreneurs have made history by earning their first billion under the age of 40.  It is…

Nigerian banker, Herbert Wigwe, has revealed that about 60 million Nigerians cannot access financial services. He also hinted that on a larger scale, 370 million Africans do not have access to financial services. Herbert is a multimillionaire banker, who serves as the group managing director of Access Holdings. Herbert’s statement…

It has been reported that Professor Uche Ikonne, the government candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia State, has passed away. Professor Ikonne was a former Vice Chancellor of the Abia State University, Uturu, and had a significant impact in the academic and political spheres. The news of…

Dangote Group has distanced itself from rumours making the rounds that its $19 billion refinery project has been commissioned by President Muhammadu Buhari. In a statement, Group Chief, Branding & Communications Officer, Anthony Chiejina clearly stated that the 650,000 barrels per day (BPD) Refinery project was not among the President’s…

Egypt is the third largest economy in Africa, only behind Nigeria and South Africa. But it is home to the fastest-growing real estate sector in the region, projected to record an annual growth of 8% in 2022. One of the prominent drivers of the transformation in that country’s real estate development is…

The Queen Bee Beyonce created sparks when she earned $24 million from a private performance at Dubai’s Atlantis, The Royal. We decided to trail other Africans who have as much or above Beyonce’s impressive cash-in.  These trailblazers on our list, have built businesses and made strategic investments which generate huge…