Wednesday, October 28, 2026

ADEFEMOLA AKINTADE

October 12, 2026

McKinsey demotes consultant over LinkedIn comments

The company distanced itself from Mr Bradley’s remarks.

October 12, 2026

Nigeria became world’s capital of multidimensional poverty under Tinubu’s administration: Report

Nigeria’s multidimensional poverty rate soared to the highest level among countries assessed in 2026, rising more than five per cent in three years.

Nigerians, Tinubu
October 12, 2026

U.S. economists Robert Hall, Michael Woodford win 2026 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

The shared award recognised Messrs Hall and Woodford “for microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilisation.”

Robert E Hall (Wikimedia Commons) and Michael Woodford (Columbia University blog page)
October 12, 2026

Local, global miners to converge on Abuja for Nigeria Mining Week

Cyril Azobu, partner and mining industry leader at PwC Nigeria, said Nigeria would leverage the event as a destination for investment.

October 11, 2026

£180,000 worth Nelson Mandela statue unveiled in Glasgow 

The South Africa’s high commissioner to the UK, Kingsley Mamabolo, described the monument as a bridge between Glasgow solidarity and the struggle for freedom.

October 11, 2026

OPay files for U.S. IPO, plans secondary listing on Nigerian Exchange

Opay sought to file an initial public offering on the NYSE, and its success will determine whether a secondary listing will proceed on NGX.

OPAY
October 10, 2026
Christa Pike
October 10, 2026

U.S. sentences, revokes citizenship of Liberian paedophile who molested four-year-old girl

U.S. attorney Ellis Boyle described Mr Clemens as a disgusting child molester.

October 9, 2026

South Sudan court jails soldier for killing UN worker, awards 51 cattle heads to victim’s family

The military court also demoted and expelled the soldier from the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces as part of his punishment.

LEGISLATIVE GAVEL
October 9, 2026

ECOWAS swears in five judges for non-renewable four-year term

Mr Faye enjoined the new judges to be impartial in their administration of justice.

New judges