AI layoffs are looking more and more like corporate fiction that’s masking a darker reality

Despite breathless headlines warning of a robot takeover in the workforce, a new research briefing from…

Meet Gbemisola Odusote, the amazon breaking a 63-year ceiling at the Nigerian law school

Meet Gbemisola Odusote, the quiet reformer breaking a 63-year ceiling at the Nigerian law school When…

Four projects set to transform Africa in 2026

Africa’s long-term transformation is beginning to take tangible shape through a handful of landmark projects spanning energy, technology,…

Student loan borrowers: The Education Department is garnishing wages for millions in default

As if student loan borrowers didn’t have enough to worry about, some who fell into default…

Airport Police Command arrests romance fraud suspect over N1bn scam

The Nigeria Police Force, Airport Police Command has arrested a notorious celebrity scam and romance fraud…

DRC and Liberia join UN Security Council

The UN Security Council has welcomed five new non-permanent members—Bahrain, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Latvia,…

Jollibee shares surge after the Filipino fried chicken chain says it’ll spin off its ‘higher-growth but more volatile’ global business

Shares in fast food chain Jollibee surged by over 14% on Tuesday, its largest jump since…

Nigeria’s Electricity companies’ incomes jump by 22% despite blackout

Nigeria’s electricity distribution companies saw their collective revenue jump to N570.25 billion ($370 million) in the…

Botswana courts Russian partnership on rare earths

Botswana is strengthening its ties with Russia, announcing plans to open an embassy in Moscow. The country’s foreign…

Venezuela’s new president steered $500,000 to Trump’s inauguration—in 2017

In 2017, as political outsider Donald Trump headed to Washington, Delcy Rodríguez spotted an opening. Then…