Century Group boss Ken Etete told a bunch of political types and money people at a Qatar summit that African countries and Gulf states need to stop treating each other like casual business partners and start building actual strategic ties that could flip the global energy game. The guy runs operations across FPSOs and gas infrastructure, and he thinks Nigeria sits at the center of this whole thing because it controls access to over 420 million West Africans and holds massive gas deposits.
Etete basically said Gulf nations bring the cash and technical skills while African markets offer long-term expansion room, but the real move is ditching the old setup where Africa just ships raw materials out. He wants local manufacturing and equal...
CBN director Rakiya Yusuf dropped a memo telling payment processors and terminal providers they have one month to set up dual connectivity with NIBSS and UPSL for all point-of-sale systems. The Corporate Affairs Commission is backing this up with a nationwide crackdown that starts next year, going after unregistered PoS agents because they keep running operations without proper paperwork under CAMA 2020 and CBN agent banking rules.
The commission blames fintech companies for letting operators slide without registration, and security agencies got orders to grab terminals and shut down anyone still operating off the books. CAC says they're putting fintech platforms that enable sketchy setups on a watch list and reporting them straight to...
Abdul Samad Rabiu fought his way to the top of Nigerian business through constant battles with competitors and government officials who tried blocking his expansion across flour milling, sugar refining, port operations, and cement manufacturing. The BUA Group founder faced serious resistance when taking over from his father, and he dealt with everything from marketplace pressure to a recent clash with the Nigerian Ports Authority over jetty access in Port Harcourt.
His empire spans BUA Foods, which runs sugar estates in Lafiagi plus refineries in Port Harcourt and Apapa, and BUA Cement, which opened new production lines in Edo and Sokoto. The guy actually cut his cement prices against industry pushback because he wanted regular people...
BOOM Library dropped a new sound pack built from field recordings that Matt Mikkelsen grabbed during two separate trips to Florida swamps over three years. The collection centers on wild gators making territorial calls at different ranges, and it also brings dense bug layers, wading bird activity, mud textures, and long ambient takes captured in brutal heat and moisture.
The crew studied cypress zones and open wetlands before setting up ORTF 3D rigs that pulled in over 150 hours of raw audio. The gator bellows stand out because they capture actual wild behavior instead of zoo recordings, and the difference in tone is apparently pretty noticeable. The pack also features unbroken ambient recordings that follow environmental shifts from...
DoDMA boss Wilson Moleni said Vice President Jane Ansah traveling around the country makes sure food relief actually gets to people who need it because her field visits show the government cares about seeing what disasters look like up close. He told registration officers to be fair when signing up beneficiaries since messing up the lists means deserving families miss out on aid.
Moleni promised Senior Chief Mwaulambya that his department would not abandon any household during the relief effort, and he mentioned DoDMA plans to keep working with local chiefs and partner organizations to handle the distribution properly.
Eastern Region Police Commissioner Chikondi Mkwate Chingadza told cops at the Police College in Zomba to stop showing up drunk because it breaks the rules and causes them to act unprofessionally during their shifts. She reminded officers that police bail does not cost anything, so they need to quit shaking down suspects for cash. Chingadza also warned against domestic violence after pointing out that family abuse pushes people toward taking their own lives.
The commissioner told residents to keep someone home watching their stuff during the holidays instead of leaving properties empty while everyone heads to the lake. Police Chaplain Martin Mwanyongo backed her up by saying officers who actually fear God tend to respect laws and other...
United General Insurance and Old Mutual dropped a bundled product called Auto360 that smashes motor coverage and life insurance together, and Reserve Bank of Malawi supervisor Kaluso Chihana said the industry needs to stop chasing profits and start building stuff that actually helps regular people deal with their problems. He mentioned the combo approach could boost insurance adoption since Malawians barely touch these products right now.
Old Mutual boss Mark Mikwamba called the launch well-timed for what customers want, while UGI head Grant Mwenechanya explained the package closes a gap by protecting both the car and the driver's family instead of treating them as separate issues. Chihana pushed for more teamwork between life and...
Two Malawi Congress Party heavyweights got arrested, and opposition fans immediately started screaming about political witch hunts, even though the charges look pretty legit. Richard Chimwendo Banda was caught in an attempted murder case, while Vitumbiko Mumba got picked up for saying sketchy stuff after the September elections, when he dropped the phrase "we have got it" that people took as hinting at vote rigging against the Democratic Progressive Party.
The attempted murder charge is not some throwaway accusation since cops usually need solid evidence before slapping that kind of serious criminal allegation on someone, regardless of their political connections. Mumba's arrest ties back to concerns about inflammatory statements...
The People's Development Party just lost two more big names after National Director of Research Sostain Chimimba and Publicity Secretary Rhodes Msonkho bailed out, and both claimed they had personal stuff going on. The exits come right after six other officials ditched the party last month, which has analysts wondering if the whole thing is about to collapse.
Political commentator Chimwemwe Tsitsi said the resignations look bad, but warned against declaring the party dead just yet because politics moves fast and leadership could still turn things around before the next election cycle rolls through. The PDP got started by former Democratic Progressive Party members who jumped ship after the 2020 elections, but the group flopped hard...
