“The people who really didn’t want Aliko to succeed in cement production is a French company called Lafarge, and they put every obstacle on Aliko’s way, just as they are still doing to us today,” Mr Obasanjo said. Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed how cement company Lafarge allegedly put obstacles in the way…
Russian drone strikes hit a school in Kyiv and the main bridge, disrupting transport in the latest wave of attacks. Published On 1 Oct 20261 Oct 2026 A Russian drone has struck a school in Kyiv, officials said, as the Ukrainian capital endured another day of bombardment. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said children and staff…
Mark Walker, director and co-founder of Transformation for Innovation (T4i). Organisations should sequence AI spend as incremental to cloud modernisation, not as a parallel track – particularly because security, compute and financial control are all moving faster than the traditional allocation models can absorb. This is according to Mark Walker, director and co-founder of Transformation…
Oil prices rose on Thursday, reversing earlier losses, following a report that Chinese refiners have suspended October fuel exports, further squeezing war-constrained energy markets. International benchmark Brent crude with December expiry was last seen trading 2.2% higher at $100.15 per barrel, having earlier traded 1% lower, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures with November expiry…
Homicide rates are falling across much of the world, but organised crime is on the rise in many regions as criminal networks diversify into trafficking, migrant smuggling, and the exploitation of natural resources, a new UN report launched on Wednesday revealed. The study, Crime and Justice in a Changing World, by the UN Interregional Crime…
When great teams and exceptional software work together, the result can be more than just world-class systems – it can pave the way for business growth and innovation. This is according to Japie Saunders, managing executive for Google solutions at Argility/Smollan Technologies, who says the successful completion of Smollan’s group-wide migration from Microsoft 365 to…
The two entrepreneurs represent distinct forms of business leadership, and governments must create the conditions for both to thrive. Africa’s development debate often pits traditional industrialisation through factories, refineries and ports against leapfrogging to a digital, technology-led future. The careers of two very different businessmen suggest this is a false choice. Aliko Dangote and Elon…
If you run a franchise network long enough, you learn that the problem sitting in front of you is rarely the only problem you have. A franchisee tells you margins are under pressure. Dig a little deeper and you may find they have stopped replacing staff, training has slipped and service standards are beginning to…
James Morton isn’t sure which party he’s going to support in November’s elections, and he doesn’t like his options. Morton, a 67-year-old retired truck driver in Colorado, said Democrats have “gone too far to the left towards socialism,” while Republicans are “globalists” who “don’t care about the working-class people in this country.” Morton, an independent…
What if the world tackled inequality with the same kind of scientific firepower it has brought to the climate crisis? That is the thinking behind a proposal gaining support from world leaders and experts to establish a new ‘International Panel on Inequality’, an independent body that would bring together evidence on the causes and consequences…
