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360 Woman Africa Annual Conference Brings Leaders in Business and Technology Together to Shape Women’s Future in the new Age of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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360 Woman Africa Annual Conference Brings Leaders in Business and Technology Together to Shape Women’s Future in the new Age of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

The social enterprise holds its 8th annual conference, THE SHIFT, on 31 October, 2026 at Glitz Event Center, Oniru, Lekki, Lagos 360 Woman Africa is a non-profit organization that champions skills development for women in business and leadership. She will be joined by: Mrs. Tara Fela-Durotoye, founder, House of Tara International Prince Nnamdi Ekeh, CEO, Konga Group; Dr. Olubayo Adekanmbi, founder, Data Science Nigeria, Dr. Yvonne Chioma Ofodile, MD/CEO Zetile Oil and Gas Ltd, Zetile Stores Ltd and Founder, 360 Woman Africa amongst other leading global experts The theme of the conference is…

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No unions, low taxes: why some of Britain’s top chefs are opening outposts in Gulf states
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No unions, low taxes: why some of Britain’s top chefs are opening outposts in Gulf states

Leading restaurateur says Gulf countries actively help businesses set up, while east Asia has a better work ethic Some of London’s top restaurants are opening branches in Dubai because of a “tax tsunami” in the UK and better work ethic abroad, according to a leading restaurateur. James Robson, a co-owner of Fallow in St James’s Market, regarded as the capital’s hottest restaurant, serving 1,000 people a day, has just signed a deal to open an outpost in the Gulf.

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Oil Hits $116 With Stocks Mixed On Earnings, AI
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Oil Hits $116 With Stocks Mixed On Earnings, AI

Key Figures At Around 1530 GMT Brent North Sea crude: UP 2.9 percent at $116.40 per barrel West Texas Intermediate: UP 2.7 percent at $102.15 per barrel New York – Dow: DOWN 0.9 percent at 52,386.60 points New York – S&P 500: DOWN 0.1 percent at 7,654.96 New York – Nasdaq Composite: UP 0.2 percent at 26,072.47 London – FTSE 100: DOWN 0.3 percent at 10,690.36 Paris – CAC 40: DOWN 0.4 percent at 7,782.82 Frankfurt – DAX: DOWN 0.8 percent at 25,181.65 Tokyo – Nikkei 225: DOWN 0.3 percent at 62,693.16 (close) Hong Kong – Hang Seng Index: UP 0.7 percent at 23,093.37 (close) Shanghai – Composite:…

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Forget the Live Aid image, Africa is only a broken continent in the minds of the west
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Forget the Live Aid image, Africa is only a broken continent in the minds of the west

Innovators and business leaders are driving progress across the continent-wide, but the ‘visibility gap’ prevents the rest of the world from truly seeing it Thirty years ago, shortly after South Africa emerged from apartheid, I left London for Johannesburg in search of a better life. Not long afterwards, a friend who was preparing to visit from the UK called with an intriguing question: do they have ATMs in South Africa?

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Tinned food, loo roll and power banks: the Brits following advice to stockpile
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Tinned food, loo roll and power banks: the Brits following advice to stockpile

Government campaign recommends three days’ worth of stores for emergencies, but some are ahead of the game Dried foods, bottled water, medicine stocks and backup power banks: it could be the props cupboard on a disaster movie, but instead it is precisely what some UK residents are stockpiling amid official warnings about Russian “state-sponsored terrorism” and the impact of the climate crisis. The government launched a campaign on Thursday advising people to set aside three days’ worth of stores to deal with a whole range of eventualities, and some are already well under way.

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Hundreds of protests expected across France, with shops, businesses and tourist sites closed – Europe live
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Hundreds of protests expected across France, with shops, businesses and tourist sites closed – Europe live

Protests are also expected in Italy, Spain, Austria, Portugal, Albania and Ireland The capital’s authorities have shut down the stations in a bid to contain crowds and curb movement throughout the city today. The affected stations are: Argentine, Assemblée Nationale, Bel Air, Champs-Elysées – Clemenceau, Charles de Gaulle – Étoile, Cluny - La Sorbonne, Concorde, Daumesnil, Dugommier, Franklin D. Roosevelt, George V, Mabillon, Maubert – Mutualité, Miromesnil, Odéon, Picpus, Rennes, Rue du Bac, Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Saint-Sulpice, Sèvres - Babylone, Solférino, Tuileries and Varenne.

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LVBC Rolls Out Sh9.9 Billion Water, Sanitation Projects Across Lake Victoria Basin
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LVBC Rolls Out Sh9.9 Billion Water, Sanitation Projects Across Lake Victoria Basin

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 24 – The Lake Victoria Basin region is set to benefit from improved water resources management, sanitation services and renewable energy following progress in projects valued at more than Sh12 billion, the Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC) has announced. The programme has also recorded progress in sanitation infrastructure, with High-Priority Sanitation Investments (HPIs) in Kisumu, Mwanza and Kampala advancing from detailed technical design to the tendering stage.

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Crude oil rises to $115 with stocks mixed on earnings, AI
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Crude oil rises to $115 with stocks mixed on earnings, AI

Global markets were contending “with concerns around surging oil prices and the sustainability of AI spending”, noted AJ Bell head of financial analysis Danni Hewson. – Key figures at around 1330 GMT – Brent North Sea crude: UP 1.9 percent at $115.29 per barrel West Texas Intermediate: UP 2.3 percent at $101.76 per barrel New York – Dow: DOWN 1.0 percent at 52,362.08 points New York – S&P 500: DOWN 0.5 percent at 7,628.15 New York – Nasdaq Composite: DOWN 0.4 percent at 25,914.05 London – FTSE 100: DOWN 0.6 percent at 10,666.06 Paris – CAC 40: DOWN 0.9 percent at 7,739.94 Frankfurt – DAX:…

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Global Media Alliance and Japan Motors support Ghana Blind Union with 60 white canes
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Global Media Alliance and Japan Motors support Ghana Blind Union with 60 white canes

Global Media Alliance (GMA) and Japan Motors have donated 60 white canes to the Ghana Blind Union (GBU) to support the welfare and mobility of persons living with visual impairment. Over the years, the Corporate Run, organised by Global Media Alliance in partnership with Japan Motors, has evolved beyond a corporate fitness event into a platform that combines wellness with social impact.

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Five key tax talking points before next week’s budget
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Five key tax talking points before next week’s budget

As the chancellor prepares for 28 October, we unpack the facts and figures – and the implications any changes could mean for you As John Healey prepares his first budget as chancellor, tax is the small word that is likely to cast a large shadow over next week’s big fiscal announcement. In its election manifesto, Labour promised not to increase the “big three”: income tax, national insurance and VAT.

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AG recommends prosecution of NDC’s Ashie Moore for alleged theft of a Singaporean businessman’s property
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AG recommends prosecution of NDC’s Ashie Moore for alleged theft of a Singaporean businessman’s property

The Office of the Attorney-General has recommended that the Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Emmanuel Nii Ashie-Moore, be charged with stealing, following allegations that he removed a Singaporean businessman’s luggage and personal belongings while the businessman was in police custody. Background to the US$800,000 ECG contract allegations The case is linked to allegations by Singaporean businessman Toh You Kang, who accused Mr Ashie-Moore of taking US$800,000 in connection with purported contracts with the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) for the…

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MOMO FinTech Lab backs young innovators in northern Ghana
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MOMO FinTech Lab backs young innovators in northern Ghana

Young innovators in northern Ghana are getting an opportunity to turn ideas into technology-driven solutions to local challenges, as MOMO FinTech steps up efforts to nurture talent beyond Accra and develop the next generation of financial technology entrepreneurs. Speaking to the media after the hackathon in Tamale, the Chief Executive Officer of MOMO FinTech, Shaibu Haruna, said the initiative was introduced after the company observed that FinTech businesses were largely concentrated in Accra, despite the availability of talented young people across the country.

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More than third of post offices in TG Jones stores to shut by early 2027
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More than third of post offices in TG Jones stores to shut by early 2027

Closures within chain formerly under the WH Smith brand raise fears of high streets becoming ‘postal deserts’ Towns and even city centres face being left as “postal deserts” after it emerged that more than a third of post offices within the troubled TG Jones chain are closing. So far this year 36 branches within the high street chain formerly known as WH Smith have closed and a further 34 are set to close by early 2027, according to Post Office records analysed by the Guardian.

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Volvo Cars Faces Loss, To Cut 2,500 Jobs Worldwide
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Volvo Cars Faces Loss, To Cut 2,500 Jobs Worldwide

Hampus Engellau, an analyst at Handelsbanken, told AFP that in addition to tough markets, Volvo Cars was also suffering from problems of “its own making”. Volvo Cars said in September that Samuelsson would resign when his contract ends, with Skoda Auto CEO Klaus Zellmer set to replace him “no later” than October next year.

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Radiogad expands business interests
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Radiogad expands business interests

Media personality, Destiny Ezeyim, popularly known as Radiogad, has expanded his business interests into real estate, entertainment, agriculture, and autom

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