Most magical Christmas markets around the world

This time of year, cities around the world embrace the festive and jolly spirit with glimmering lights, handmade décor, and regal Christmas trees. Annually, travel lovers celebrate with warming mulled wines, craft beers, and candied everything while shopping for the gifting season. We have put together our favorite, pretty-as-a-postcard Christmas markets for your travel bucket list. Christmas Village, Love […]

Former MTN Nigeria CFO joins Terragon Group’s board of directors

Andrew Bing

The Board of Directors of Terragon Group recently announced the appointment of Andrew Bing, former Chief Financial Officer of MTN Nigeria, as an independent non-executive director (NED) at the last board meeting which was held in London. This appointment comes against the backdrop of the company’s recent transition into a data and marketing technology business, […]

Nigeria’s Kabiru Isyaku Rabiu voted top 2 among young African business leaders

Kabiru Isyaku Rabiu

Nigeria’s Kabiru Isyaku Rabiu, group executive director of Nigeria’s fast-rising conglomerate, BUA Group, has been ranked number two among young African business leaders in a highly regarded list by Institut Choiseul, a famous French economic and political think-tank based in Paris in partnership with a leading publication, Jeune Afrique. Rabiu came behind Basil El Baz, […]

Buhari nominates 40-year old Ahmad as CBN deputy governor

President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated Aishah Ahmad as the deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The name of the 40-year-old banker has been sent to the senate for confirmation. Ahmad hails from Niger state in the north-central and is billed to replace Sarah Alade, a deputy governor of the bank, who retired […]

7 qualities you’ll never see in millionaires

Looking to make it to millionaire status? Simply do as the rich do. You’ll never find these seven qualities in millionaires and we’re sharing why. 1. They aren’t TV junkies Millionaires don’t spend their time indulging in Netflix binge-watching. Instead, they substitute tube time for books. From Elon Musk to Warren Buffett, many famous entrepreneurs […]

The man running the University of California’s Lean, mean endowment machine

Jagdeep Bachher stands out among chief investment officers. First, there’s the headwear. Bachher is a practicing Sikh, and the turban he wears, whether orange, red, or baby blue, is always perfectly paired with his business attire, matching his tie, even his socks. Second is his obsession with management fees. While institutional investors have gotten more particular […]

Baroness Bitcoin of Arabia: Michelle Mone and Douglas Barrowman on their delve into the world of cryptocurrency

Baroness Michelle Mone, and her billionaire property mogul partner Douglas Barrowman, this morning open the sale of two 40-storey residential towers spanning 2.4m square feet in Dubai. Building a huge complex in the Emirates isn’t itself remarkable – the Middle Eastern playground for the rich is peppered with luxury apartments, largely paid for in state-owned petrodollars over […]

Fed’s Stanley Fischer stepping down on ‘personal reasons’

Fed's Stanley Fischer

Stanley Fischer is stepping down as vice chairman of the Federal Reserve, creating another opening at the central bank for President Donald Trump to fill. In a letter to Trump on Wednesday, Fischer cited “personal reasons” and said the resignation will take effect Oct. 13, two days before his 74th birthday. “It has been a […]