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Nume Ekeghe SIAT Group, a leading African agro-industrial group and majority shareholder of Presco Plc, recently hosted an intimate and thoughtfully curated event to celebrate its legacy, leadership and the people who have shaped its journey at the SIAT Forward event. Themed, “Legacy, Leadership & the Future,” the event brought together   SIAT’s founding family, retired Directors, Board members, company executives, financial partners and other stakeholders. The evening was an opportunity to reflect on the Group’s history, recognise those who helped build and sustain the business, and celebrate the continuity of a legacy that has evolved across generations, countries and communities. Reflecting on the…

A group of 100 firms, including Google, Microsoft, Anthropic and OpenAI, have signed an open letter calling on countries and organisations around the world to beef up their cyber defences before AI grows powerful enough to override them.The letter warns, external cyber-attacks which use AI will become both more widespread and more sophisticated in a matter of months as the technology rapidly improves.The group says current “status quo” security measures “won’t be enough” and criticises the “historic under-resourcing” of security around critical infrastructure.”We have a limited window to improve cyber defences,” the letter begins.Other firms to have signed the letter…

After Gusau’s resignation, President Bola Tinubu’s office says he has ordered ‘comprehensive reform’ of the country’s football administration.Published On 27 Aug 202627 Aug 2026The president of the Nigeria Football Federation has stepped down amid corruption allegations and a string of disappointing results by the country’s national teams.Ibrahim Musa Gusau’s announcement on Thursday came a month before the federation is due to hold its next general election.Several members of the federation’s board also stepped down from their positions, local media reported.“I decided to resign from my position as the president of NFF,” Gusau told journalists in Abuja, adding that he had…

A near total lunar eclipse will be visible across large swathes of North and South America on Thursday night with millions of people expected to be able to see one of nature’s marvels.Lunar eclipses occur when Earth moves between the sun and the moon and its shadow is cast on to the lunar surface. In Thursday night’s event 96% of the moon will be darkened by the Earth’s shadow at its peak moment.The eclipse will be one known as a “blood moon”, as the Earth’s shadow will appear to be reddish due to the way sunlight is scattered by the…

Stuart Broad and Jimmy ­Anderson have criticised the “extreme and tiresome” flood of negative ­stories around the England cricket team’s drinking and socialising habits, with Anderson – England’s all-time leading wicket-taker – saying it is “just mind-numbing that people can still be ­putting themselves in these positions”.The latest scandal involving members of the Test squad involved the bowler Brydon Carse, who was ­pictured being led away from a Derby bar in handcuffs in the early hours of Sunday morning. The 31-year-old was briefly arrested by police on suspicion of being drunk and disorderly before being “de-arrested”, though they continue to investigate…

During the conversation with Kirsty Wark, his first major industry appearance, Brittin also said he had been “impressed” by the “creativity and talent” at the BBC, but added “every media organisation is struggling with rapidly changing consumer behaviour and the power of the AI revolution”.Describing the corporation as “inward looking”, he also criticised the organisation for this leading to “an aversion to risk”.”You’ve got very loud critics, many of whom are the commercial rivals of the corporation and you’ve got political pressure on everything that you do journalistically,” he said.Brittin, who previously worked at Google, took over from Tim Davie…

Nigerian production company Atlas777Media has launched a new interview series, ‘Dumb It Down: The Clarity Lab,’ hosted by filmmaker, actress and creative producer Abimbola Craig. The eight-episode debut season brings together professionals from industries including events, fashion, law, film, food, real estate and fintech for unscripted conversations that explore both their careers and personal journeys. The series will premiere on YouTube and Spotify on August 28, with new episodes released every Friday evening. Among the first-season guests are Funke Bucknor-Obruthe, founder and CEO of Zapphaire Events; Bukola Bankole, partner at TNP; Ife Durosinmi-Etti, founder and CEO of Herconomy; fashion stylist…

Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has attributed the state’s development over the past 35 years largely to the peace maintained by its people. Oborevwori stated this on Thursday during a thanksgiving service at the Government House Chapel in Asaba to mark the 35th anniversary of the creation of Delta State. The governor said the anniversary was not only a time to celebrate the state’s achievements but also an opportunity to reflect on its journey and prepare for the future. He thanked God for sustaining the state and commended Deltans for maintaining peace despite the state’s ethnic and religious diversity. “Let…

Prosecutors allege that on 24 January 2023, Clancy intentionally strangled all of her children – Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, eight months – with fitness bands in their Duxbury, Massachusetts, home before jumping from a second-floor window. Clancy, now 36, was paralysed by the fall and attended the trial in a wheelchair.Clancy’s attorneys, while defending her, have never rejected her role in the killings. Instead, they have put forth a defence of insanity, arguing that Clancy had hallucinations and delusions after giving birth to her youngest child. They pointed to treatment for mental health problems and that she checked…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Mike Ashley, the retail billionaire behind Frasers Group, has lambasted Andy Burnham’s proposals to revive British shops as “delusional” and “populist” and warned that the country’s high streets will be “further devastated” unless taxes are cut. The broadside, contained in a letter to the prime minister and seen by the FT, comes just a day after Burnham sought to calm corporate nerves by saying that he wanted to “take pressure off” businesses. The new prime minister has made reviving Britain’s high streets…