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UK Removes Visa Barrier For Modern Slavery Victims Leaving Abusive Employers

The Home Office said the change is intended to stop immigration status being used to keep exploited workers in abusive employment.

FULL LIST: 11 Startups That Shut Down Operations in Nigeria Over The Past Three Years

Over the past three years, several startups that attracted investors, built customer bases and, in some cases, raised millions of dollars have shut down after running into funding, market, regulatory, operational or profitability problems.

FULL LIST: 10 Major Foreign Companies That Exited Nigeria Before Uber

Uber has become the latest major international company to leave Nigeria, ending 12 years of operations in the country on September 2, 2026.

Musk Sees AI’s Next Bottleneck in the Power Grid, Warns of 15-Gigawatt Shortfall

Speaking virtually to ministers and technology leaders, the Tesla and SpaceX chief estimated that AI could increase the size of the global economy by 20% to 30%, equivalent to roughly $20 trillion to $30 trillion in additional annual output.

Range Rover Goes Electric With a $200,000-Plus Price Tag

Range Rover announced the Electric in December 2023, after spending roughly a decade developing its first battery-powered model.

Bank of America Vice President Killed in Random Times Square Stabbing

Erin Piacenti died at Bellevue Hospital from her wounds after the August 31 attack, according to the New York Police Department.

Nigeria Ranks Third in Africa With 23 Companies Generating Billions of Dollars

The figures come from the McKinsey Global Institute’s African Companies Database, which identified at least 345 companies across Africa with annual revenues of $1 billion or more.

Private Capital Puts $4m Into Solar Mini-Grids Across 19 Northern Communities

The project is expected to reach nearly 100,000 people, including households, schools, health facilities and businesses. Nigerian engineering company Maskh Nigeria Limited is handling procurement, engineering and construction across the project sites under the Demand Aggregation for Renewable Energy Technology Programme.

Nigeria’s Power Sector Contracts 10.63% For Second Straight Quarter Despite Stronger GDP Growth

According to the National Bureau of Statistics, electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply contracted 10.63% year on year in real terms in Q2 2026. Q1 recorded a deeper 15.30% decline, extending the sector’s downturn into a second quarter.

Nigeria Launches ‘Hire From Nigeria’ Campaign to Turn Skilled Workers Into Global Services Exports

The initiative operates in direct partnership with the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation and the Federal Ministry of Education while led by the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment through the National Talent Export Programme (NATEP).

About Me

Joy Onuorah is a business journalist and brand communications specialist covering financial markets, artificial intelligence, digital economy, and the ideas reshaping business across Africa and the global market. Beyond her reporting for TheWill, Joy uses brand strategy, storytelling, copywriting, and high-value SEO to help brands build lasting market authority.
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