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Aliko Dangote Retains Position as Africa’s Richest Man Despite Currency Volatility, Bloomberg Reports

Aliko Dangote, the President of Dangote Group, has retained his position as Africa's wealthiest individual, despite the Nigerian currency's fluctuation against the dollar, as reported by the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.…

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‘Japa’ is a Blessing in Disguise for Nigeria’s Future – Peter Obi

The exodus of Nigerians to other countries in search of better opportunities has sparked a discussion about the implications and potential advantages of this trend. Peter Obi, the Labour Party…

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‘You Will Get to See Burna Boy and Rema’ – Bill Gates Reveals Why His Daughter Was Excited About His Nigerian Trip

Bill Gates, the renowned American business mogul, expressed his enthusiasm for the Nigerian music scene during his visit to the country. Speaking at an event in Lagos State, Gates shared…

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Why Bill Gates is Coming to Nigeria to Meet With President Tinubu

Bill Gates, the renowned co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is set to embark on a visit to Nigeria and Niger Republic in the upcoming week. The purpose…

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Obasanjo Exposes State Governors’ Involvement in Failed Third-Term Plot; Super Eagles Squad Set for Sierra Leone Clash in AFCON Qualifier | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Obasanjo Exposes State Governors' Involvement in Failed Third-Term Plot Super Eagles Squad Set for Sierra Leone Clash in AFCON Qualifier Nigerian Navy Denies Involvement in Oil Theft, Challenges Asari Dokubo…

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My story is like those of Jobs, Gates – Adamu Garba confirms expulsion from Kano state University

Adamu Garba, a prominent member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has acknowledged that he was rusticated from Kano State University of Technology, Wudil during his third year of study.…

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Bill Gates finds love again just two years after his divorce

US business magnate and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has apparently found love again after being divorced for almost a year. The 67-year-old billionaire is reportedly in a relationship with Paula…

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Deep Dive: What made Jeff Bezos earn double of Dangote’s net worth in a day?

Jeff Bezos got a whole lot richer in one day than Africa's richest man has methodically built himself to become over a lifetime. That is the news that got everyone…

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Bitcoin Scam: Twitter accounts of Obama, Jeff Bezos, Gates, Kanye West, other billonaires hacked

Mankind was introduced to a new threat in the form of cyber security, since the advent of the internet. With the ability to access the web and other online platforms,…

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Southwest States consider reopening schools for 2019/2020 WAEC exams | 5 Things that Should Matter Today

Southwest States consider reopening schools for 2019/2020 WAEC examinations Six states of the Southwest including, Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Ondo, Osun and Ekiti may have started preparations to reopen schools next…

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The Late 5: Finally, Buhari signs N30,000 minimum wage bill into law; I’ll not fail Nigerians – Buhari assures Bill Gates | Other stories

Finally, Buhari has signed the new minimum wage bill into law, after a protracted debate between the government and labour unions. According to what the bill represents, the new minimum…

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The Big 5: Bill Gates criticises FG’s economic plan again, Russia threatens retaliation after expulsions, and other top stories

These are the top five Nigerian stories you should be monitoring today. President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said Nigeria's journey has been turbulent in the last three years. Buhari said…

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Dangote’s UNshakeable table; the Nigerian woman who invented bomb detectors | See the top viral tweets from last week

Viral tweets just make Twitter utterly delightful; so we thought to curate our top 10 (there’s a bonus and then some) from last week. Some of the tweets will have…

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The Late 5: FG responds to Bill Gates’ comment on the economy, Trump signs memorandum banning transgender people from the military, and other top stories

These are top five Nigerian stories that drove conversation today. About 30 parents of the Chibok girls still in captivity on Saturday visited the former President, Olusegun Obasanjo at the Olusegun…

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Jeff Bezos dethrones Bill Gates as world’s richest person – again

Once again, Jeff Bezos has taken the title world's richest billionaire from Bill Gates. How it happened: Amazon stock jumped 13.5% on Friday after the company turned in another incredible…

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Trump’s fortune slides by $600m as Bill Gates tops Forbes 400

President Trump has seen his fortune dwindle by $600 million to $3.1 billion, according to a list of the 400 richest American billionaires released by Forbes magazine on Tuesday. Microsoft…

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Bill Gates expresses concern for the health situation in the Northeast

The world’s richest man, Bill Gates says has expressed deep concern for the health situation in Northeast Nigeria - affected by Boko Haram insurgency. Highlights: Speaking with BBC News Pidgin, Mr…

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The YNaija Cover this morning – the 12th of August

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Bill Gates has barely spent a day on Instagram and he’s already taking over

Photo-sharing platform, Instagram just got one more user. And not just any other meme-sharing or viral videos-peddling account. This time, it's Bill Gates, the world's richest man and philanthropist. The co-founder…

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[The Activism Blog] Gates Foundation praises Nigeria on polio immunisation report

Despite the gale of dark cloud hovering over the country, there's something to cheer. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) owned by Billionaire businessman Bill Gates and his wife,…

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N329bn recovery from oil marketers; Jeff Bezos’ $90bn net worth | The 5 numbers that mattered last week

$90 billion - Amazon founder and owner of Washington Post, Jeff Bezos became the richest man in the world on Thursday, according to a Forbes real-time list of billionaires. He…

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Africa’s richest man, Dangote drops 54 places in Forbes rating

Nigerian Billionaire, Aliko Dangote has fallen from being the 51st richest person in the world to the 105th, according to the 2017 Forbes Rich List. Forbes magazine reports that Dangote's wealth…

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The Thread: Top 5 reactions to Jeff Bezos as world’s richest man

For all of five minutes, Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder ranked as the richest man in the world, stripping Bill Gates of the title he'd held for 18 long years. Within…

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Jeff Bezos’ reign as world’s richest man only lasted hours

It was earlier reported that Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos was the world's richest man, displacing Microsoft's Bill Gates, but the reign only lasted for a couple of hours. Bezos has…

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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is now the richest man in the world

Amazon founder and owner of Washington Post, Jeff Bezos becomes the richest man in the world.  He now overtakes Bill Gates. A 1 percent pop in the shares of Amazon.com,…

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Opinion: Microsoft, stop the Word discrimination

by Idowu Joshua Words, like human beings, hate to be discriminated against. This is because they, like human beings also, have dignity. There is no form of discrimination in human…

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Thought Experiment: What if Dino Melaye really does not have any University degrees?

The publishers of the online news medium, Sahara Reporters have opened a can of worms and if anyone had told us on Monday that the grammar spitting and 7 degrees-hot…

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Bill Gates retains top spot on Forbes rich list, as Trump drops to 544th

by Dolapo Adelana For the fourth consecutive year, Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates topped this year’s rich with an estimated fortune of around $86bn. He was followed by Berkshire Hathaway…

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Watch Billionaire Bill Gates break dance in this weird video ad

by Dolapo Adelana Microsoft founder, Bill Gates has made a hilarious video to promote his 'Ask me Anything' session on Reddit. The Reddit session is scheduled for Monday, where he…

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7 cliches about success that Donald Trump has shattered for you Nigerians

Growing up, we had to look up to people like Bill Gates and Oprah Winfrey and basically anyone who had "made it" out there in the world. Some had Michael…

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