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Local News
Court orders DSS to produce Igboho’s aides
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday has granted the applications of the 12 detained aides of Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho. Read more…
We’ve not stopped Nigerians from using Twitter, FG tells court
The Federal Government has told a Federal High Court in Lagos that it has not stopped Nigerians from using social media platform, Twitter, adding that many Nigerians are still using it every day. Read more…
Flood destroys N60m property in Kano
A downpour, coupled with a whirlwind, which lasted about three hours on Thursday morning destroyed some houses at Kundila Housing Estate opposite the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital on Zaria Road in Kano State. Read more…
Investment in education remains a priority – President Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that his administration’s priority would be improving the quality of education in the country. Read more…
International News
European Super League: Boris Committee recommends independent regulator for English clubs
An independent fan-led Committee set up by British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson after the failed implementation of the European Super League, read more…
Afghan interpreter for US Army was beheaded by Taliban. Others fear they will be hunted down too
Sohail Pardis was driving from his home in Afghanistan's capital Kabul to nearby Khost province to pick up his sister for the upcoming Eid holiday celebrations to mark the end of Ramadan. Read more…
Uganda approves herbal procedure to treat Covid-19
The Ugandan government announced that it has approved herbal medicines for Covid-19 treatment as the delta variant cases rise after the scandal of fake vaccines emerged. Read more…
Business News
Lagos to set up housing fund for homeownership at less than 10%
The Lagos State Government has said that it would soon launch an Affordable Housing Development Trust Fund to bridge the housing gap in the state. Read more…
POS transactions in Nigeria hit over N3 trillion in H1 2021
The value of point of sales transactions made in Nigeria jumped to N3.01 trillion in the first half of 2021, with a total volume of 462.11 million transactions in the same period. Read more…
Lagos NURTW generates N123bn annually
The Lagos chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, locally called agberos, generates about N123.08bn annually, read more…
Poultry Association warns of 10% job losses
The Lagos Chapter of the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) has warned that Nigeria may likely witness 10% job losses if the immediate problems facing the sector including the rising cost, read more…
US tech stock dominates as Twitter soars in overnight trading
Despite an unexpected increase in jobless claims that rekindled some concerns about the economy and brought bond yields lower, technology companies led the way higher in U.S. markets on Thursday. Read more…
Firm fined £2.6m for claiming clothes prevent Covid
An Australian activewear firm has been fined £2.6m (5m Australian dollars) for claiming its clothing "eliminated" and stopped the spread of Covid. Read more…
Covid vaccine: Eight-week gap seen as sweet spot for Pfizer jab antibodies
A longer gap between first and second doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine makes the body's immune system produce more infection-fighting antibodies, UK researchers have found. Read more…
Metro
Kanye West unveils new album, Jay-Z track at listening event
Kanye West barely said a word during his album listening session Thursday night, but the mercurial rapper still had most attendees standing on their feet while hanging on every word of his new project. Read more…
Tokyo Olympics: US gymnast Simone Biles gets her own goat emoji
A statue in your home town, maybe a fancy title, or perhaps a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Read more…
AGS Quote of the Day
“Get busy living or get busy dying.”
Stephen King