Jeff Bezos trillionaire tale and Nigeria e-commerce
By Aliyu Yakubu America’s Jeff Bezos, founder of e-commerce giant, Amazon, is becoming a trillionaire in the midst of covid-19 global pandemic. This is both good and bad news. Good…
How Pentagon contract returned Bill Gates as world richest man
This time it’s official. Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates overtook Amazon.com Inc.’s Jeff Bezos as the world’s richest person on Friday, reclaiming the top ranking for the first time in more than…
Bill Gates dethroned, now third richest man in the world
Bill Gates has been unseated as the second richest man in the world, losing the position to Bernard Arnault, the chairman and CEO of LVMH. The everything shop owner Jeff…
26 world billionaires as rich as 3.8 billion people – Report
The world’s billionaires are growing $2.5 billion richer every day, while the poorest half of the global population is seeing its net worth dwindle. Billionaires, who now number a record…
Amazon raises minimum wage to $15 per hour, Nigeria stalls at $50 per month
Amazon.com Inc said on Tuesday it would raise its minimum wage to 15 dollars per hour for U.S. employees from November at a time Nigeria pays a monthly minimum wage…
Amazon Jeff Bezos is world richest man at $150bn
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is now worth $150bn (£113bn), according to the Bloomberg Billionaire Index. Jeff Bezos’s net worth has increased by over $60bn in the last 12 months, which…
E-commerce: How Nigeria can create another Amazon
For long muted on Wall Street, the signal is now clear. Amazon, global e-commerce giant, is on the verge of not only overtaking Apple as the world’s most valuable company…
Amazon to staff: Resign, receive $5,000 but don’t come back
Amazon boss Jeff Bezos currently the world’s richest man valued at $100 billion has offered staff the option to quit for £3,700 ($5,000)… and never come back. The annual ‘pay…