Residents and observers who want to follow infrastructure spending and debt levels in the Federal Capital Territory can track primary documents rather than secondary summaries. Budget implementation reports, Debt Management Office publications and FCT Administration project dashboards provide the underlying numbers. Cross-check announced road, water or housing projects against visible progress on the ground and…
Sextortion cases continue to rise, with perpetrators using social and dating platforms to obtain intimate images or videos and then demand money. The safest approach is never to create or share intimate content with anyone met online, regardless of how long the conversation has lasted. Keep social media accounts private, enable two-factor authentication, and limit…
When Nigerian officials attend major international gatherings such as the BRICS Summit, useful details often appear first in diplomatic circulars, verified embassy posts and specialised economic discussion groups. Follow the official handles of the State House, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Nigerian mission in the host country. Look for communiqués that list specific agreements,…
Surya Midha is 22 and already sits on recent lists of the youngest self-made billionaires. Together with Brendan Foody and Adarsh Hiremath, he co-founded Mercor, an AI-powered recruiting platform. Each of the three is estimated at roughly $2.2–2.4 billion based on the company’s latest valuation. Midha edged out his co-founders by a few months to…
John Collison, 35, co-founded Stripe with his older brother Patrick and serves as president. His net worth tracks closely with Patrick’s at around $13 billion, almost entirely from Stripe equity. John has been more visible on the product and international-expansion side while also backing scientific research and Irish tech initiatives. The brothers’ family office has…
Brett Adcock is 39 and has already built a track record across several major technology ventures before turning his attention to humanoid robots. After earlier successes with Vettery, which was sold to Adecco, and Archer Aviation, he founded Figure AI to build humanoid robots. The company raised large rounds at valuations that pushed his net…
Edwin Chen, 38, topped recent under-40 self-made lists with an estimated $19 billion fortune tied to Surge AI. The San Francisco company specialises in high-quality data annotation and evaluation for frontier AI models. Chen bootstrapped early growth after previous roles at Google and Twitter, then scaled revenue past the billion-dollar mark. Investors piled in once…
Alexandr Wang is still in his late twenties, but he has already built one of the most closely watched fortunes in the artificial intelligence industry. He founded Scale AI in 2016 while a student and turned it into a critical data-labelling and infrastructure company for large AI models. By 2026, his net worth sits in…
Patrick Collison is 37 and has built much of his fortune from Stripe, the payments company he co-founded with his brother John in 2010. The brothers launched Stripe after selling an earlier startup, eventually turning the company into one of the most valuable private fintech firms in the world. Forbes and Hurun both list each…
Melanie Perkins is 38 and is one of the most successful technology entrepreneurs to emerge from Australia. She co-founded Canva in 2012 with Cliff Obrecht after earlier attempts at smaller design tools. The Australian company grew into a global design platform used by more than 100 million people. By 2026, the pair’s combined stake is…