Tony Elumelu will retire as Group Chairman of United Bank for Africa on August 21, 2026, having completed the maximum 12-year tenure for non-executive directors prescribed by the Central Bank of Nigeria.
Africa’s 3rd richest Man, Abdulsamad Rabiu’s latest acquisition is Africa’s first Bombardier Global 8000 jet
Some prefer to keep their lives private, while others have become well-known public figures, often choosing paths quite different from the tech world. © Getty Images
Elon Musk’s space company said in a securities filing that it hopes to sell over 555 million shares at its debut for $135 apiece. Announced Wednesday that it intends to make its stock market debut next week at a $1.77 trillion valuation.
SoftBank Group’s Masayoshi Son.
Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images Masayoshi Son has overtaken Indian mogul Mukesh Ambani as the richest person in Asia, as surging SoftBank shares led him to amass a fortune of $97 billion.
By Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes Staff. Apr 28, 2026, 10:55am EDT33 Topline Billionaire Google co-founder and ex-California resident Sergey Brin has said he’s adamantly opposed to a proposed one-time, 5% tax…
By Forbes estimates, the elder Ellison, who is also Oracle’s largest shareholder, doesn’t have enough cash on hand to fulfill his part of Paramount’s $111 billion offer for Warner Bros. Discovery. Here’s how it could play out.
Adam Nash, CEO of Daffy, highlights Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s call for tech leaders to embrace philanthropy.
Jennifer Smith built a unicorn startup used by 98% of Fortune 500 companies. Over the course of three years. Jennifer Smith. Credit: Scribe
Luxury yachts and cars in Monte Carlo. The French parliament has voted against a proposal for a 2% tax on fortunes over €100m. Photograph: Elijah Lovkoff/Alamy. The super-rich are inheriting record levels of wealth as they pass down billions of dollars to their children, grandchildren and spouses, research by a Swiss bank favoured by billionaires shows.
