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Paul Kammogne Fokam's Afriland First Group has launched financial advisory and sukuk issuance services across West Africa, deepening its Islamic finance footprint beyond Cameroon.
Abdulsamad Rabiu's BUA Foods has relaunched BUA-branded rice into Nigerian markets as his son Isyaku Khalifa Rabiu takes charge of the group's global procurement and supply chain.
Tony Elumelu told a YouTube interviewer he got rich by luck. Coming from one of Africa's most relentlessly driven billionaires, the admission stopped people cold.
Aliko Dangote has pushed back on Forbes' estimate of his net worth, saying his oil refinery alone is worth more than $40 billion.
Congolese businessman Willy Etoka has married Claudia Sassou Nguesso, daughter of Republic of Congo President Denis Sassou Nguesso, in a ceremony held in Brazzaville.
Cameroonian billionaire Paul Kammogne Fokam's Afriland First Holding has launched Africa Diamond Invest, a new securities firm targeting West African financial markets from a Lomé base.
Ladi Jadesimi's 5.27 percent stake in Aradel Holdings will earn him N7.5 billion in total dividends for 2025 after the company posted record profits.
Aradel Holdings has posted N757.3 billion profit after tax for FY 2025, up 192%, as landmark acquisitions fundamentally reset the scale of Nigeria's leading indigenous energy group.
Jean Kacou Diagou's NSIA Banque Côte d'Ivoire has signed a €30 million facility with British International Investment to expand SME lending across the country.
Femi Otedola now owns 20.42 percent of FirstHoldCo, more than any sitting Nigerian banking chairman, and the comparison with Elumelu, Aig-Imoukhede and Ovia tells a compelling story.
MTN Nigeria CFO Modupe Kadri has acquired 1.3 million shares worth N1.03 billion in a personal bet on the telecom giant's long-term growth.
Femi Otedola has acquired approximately 680 million FirstHoldCo shares through its recently completed N45 billion private placement, lifting his total stake to 20.42 percent.
Caroline Wanga has filed a defamation lawsuit against Liberian entrepreneur Richelieu Dennis, alleging he let a false narrative destroy her reputation after the 2025 Essence Festival.
Jury at Southwark Crown Court acquits Diezani Alison-Madueke and her two co-defendants of every charge, ending a case that took more than a decade to reach trial
Femi Otedola's First Bank has completed a N45 billion ($32.8 million) private placement tranche as FirstHoldCo moves toward a shareholder approved N1 trillion capital base.
Idrissa Nassa's Coris Holding has secured an €80 million credit line from West Africa's development bank to expand lending to small and medium enterprises across the region.