A 37-year-old Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim is not a new name for those who have been following the activities of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) in Nigeria since 2019. She was confirmed as a Federal Minister of Youth on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, by The Senate. This article covers everything you might not know about … Read more
After some discrepancies in his NYSC certificate, a ministerial nominee from Ondo State Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo was cleared on Monday, July 31, 2023, by Nigeria’s Senate. The former member of the House of Representatives was among the over 40 nominees for ministerial roles. And on August 16, 2023, Tunji-Ojo was assigned the portfolio of the … Read more
South African richest person Johann Rupert isn’t a strange name on Africa’s billionaire ranking, but his name reverberated on Friday, June 16, 2023, when he “overthrew” a 10-time richest African, taking the number one spot from Alhaji Aliko Dangote. But Nigeria’s wealthiest man has now regained his No. 1 spot and is still the No. … Read more
The new Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Senator George Akume was a governor of Benue State at the same time the incumbent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was governor of Lagos between May 29, 1999-May 29, 2007. After leaving Benue Government House, he headed straight to the Senate and was there from May … Read more
When cryptocurrency was relatively new in Nigeria, a centralized trading platform NairaEX was founded on November 9, 2015 by David Ajala. At the time he founded the crypto platform for Nigerians to buy and sell Bitcoin and Ethereum, the closing price for BTC was $380.26, according to StatMuse while Dollar to Naira exchange rate at the time … Read more
On September 17, 2023, a few months after Ameen Amshi celebrated his 29th birthday, President Bola Tinubu appointed him as the Senior Special Assistant on Special Duties in the Office of the Vice President. He was among the youngest appointees in the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC). Who is Ameen Amshi? Born Musa Amshi Muhammad Al-Amin on March … Read more
From her party’s primaries to the day of the governorship election in Adamawa State, Senator Aishatu Dahiru Binani is the definition of an unrelenting fighter. She is on the path to becoming the first elected female governor in Nigeria, especially in a region that believes that a woman should be at home playing a womanly … Read more
Devin Finzer, the CEO of OpenSea, an American online marketplace for Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT). He started from a small startup and has grown OpenSea into a large and successful company. Business Philosophy His business philosophy is to develop a platform that enables users to acquire and discover unique digital assets that can be safely traded, … Read more
Kris Marszalek is a technology entrepreneur and the co-founder and CEO of Crypto.com, a platform that provides users with a wide range of crypto-related services. His humble beginning His career began with an award-winning consumer electronics design studio and a manufacturing business, which he grew from three employees to four hundred. He is highly regarded … Read more
Cryptocurrency has become a significant player in the global economy and finance. This is mainly due to the efforts of a small but mighty group of individuals. One of the most influential people in the crypto and blockchain world is Emilie Choi. Emilie Choi is an experienced and highly accomplished executive who has worked in various … Read more