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Lightbox Session; “Positioning Your Brand Globally Using Content Creation” with Sharon-Ann Adaigbe

Sharon-Ann Adaigbe is the Head of the content team at Career Masterclass and a published writer on HuffingtonPost, BellaNaija, Spark, BusinessDay and Guardian. Sharon-Ann loves speaking on Content Marketing and Strategy as well as editorial strategy and Comms.

Sharon will be speaking to us about positioning your brand for Global opportunities, using a content creation strategy. How can you use the correct words to position yourself well?

Join the class on Thursday 23rd of September and let’s learn together how to position our brands for global prominence.

If you know anyone who will benefit from this session, they can download the AGS app for iOS or Android to get started and register for either the monthly or annual plan.

Local Stories

CBN disbursed N41.06 billion to 10 DisCos for procurement and installation of meters

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disbursed N41.06 billion to ten (10) DisCos, for the procurement and installation of 759,748 electricity meters. Read more…

CBN rebuffs calls for  Godwin Emefiele’s resignation

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has rebuffed calls for the resignation of its Governor, Godwin Emefiele, amid naira exchange rate concerns. Read more…

Emir of Kontagora stool: Contenders allege irregularity in selection process

Contestants for the vacant stool of the late Emir of Kotangora has petitioned Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello, over what they described as “irregular and illegal” selection process of the final candidate. Read more…

Presidential panel sells seven-storey FRCN Lagos building for N100m

The Presidential Implementation Committee on Federal Government Landed Property has stated that it has the powers to sell or lease out any property of the Federal Government, read more…

After four-year remand, Lagos pastor, accomplice re-arraigned for beheading boy

A Lagos-based pastor, Erinmole Adetokunbo, has been re-arraigned before the Lagos State Special Offences Court for allegedly beheading a seven-year-old boy in the Ikorodu area of the state. Read more…

Southern Middle Belt Alliance tackles NEF over voters’ claim, 2023 presidency

THE Southern and Middle Belt Alliance on Monday condemned a statement credited to the Director of Publicity and Advocacy of the Northern Elders Forum, Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, in which he boasted that northern Nigeria has the voting population and would not play second fiddle in 2023. Read more…

Fulani have killed 50 residents, burnt 254 houses, Kaduna monarch cries out

THE Paramount Ruler of Atyap Chiefdom, also known as ‘Agwatyap’, Sir Dominic Yahaya, has raised the alarm over sustained Fulani attacks which have claimed over 50 lives of villagers under his domain which include Zango-Kataf in Southern Kaduna within a month. Read more…

International Stories

Canada election: Trudeau stays in power but Liberals fall short of majority

Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party has narrowly won Canada's election, but it failed to secure a majority. This is Mr Trudeau's third federal election win, but his critics say the poll was a waste of time. Read more….

Singapore’s daily Covid cases exceeds 1,000, first time since April 2020

Singapore reported more than 1,000 Covid cases for two straight days. This is the first time infections have reached that level since April 2020, at the height of the pandemic. Read more…

Salisbury poisonings: Third man faces charges for Novichok attack

A third Russian faces charges over his alleged involvement in the 2018 Salisbury poisonings, which left three people critically ill and one dead. Read more…

Lady Marmalade singer Sarah Dash, of the group Labelle, dies at 76

Singer Sarah Dash, a co-founder of trailblazing US group Labelle, who had a huge hit with Lady Marmalade, has died at the age of 76. Read more…

Coup attempt fails in Sudan - state media

Sudan says it has thwarted an attempted military coup, and arrested "all those involved". Read more…

Texas abortion: Doctor sued in first known challenges of new law

A Texas doctor who admitted to breaking the state's new abortion legislation has been sued, in what could be a test of how lawful the mandate is. Read more…

Tech Stories

Apple releases iOS 15 updates for iPhones packed with new features

Apple released iOS 15, its annual iPhone software update, on Monday. Last week, during Apple’s virtual event, the tech giant said the iOS 15 update will be available starting September 20. Read more…

Business Issues

Mutual fund value loses N197.5 billion in 8 months as real estate fund outperforms others

The total net asset value of the entire mutual funds registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recorded a decline of N197.49 billion in the first 8 months of the year, between January and August 2021. Read more…

Elon Musk loses over $7 billion in one day on worries about China

Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and founder of Tesla and SpaceX, lost more than $7 billion to market sell-offs over the course of less than 24 hours, bringing his net worth to $198 billion. Read more…

Merchants, businesses must accept e-Naria anywhere it’s presented – CBN  

The Central Bank of Nigeria has stated that the e-naira which will be launched on October 1, is a legal tender equal to the naira and must be accepted as a form of payment by all merchants and business establishments.  Read more…

Exchange rate falls at official market as dollar supply drops significantly

The exchange rate between the naira and the US dollar closed at N413.68/$1, at the official Investors and Exporters window. Read more…

Metro

Rapper Vector speaks against cult clashes

The music star says killing other people does not making anyone 'harder or rugged.' Read more…

AGS Quote of the Day

"Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less." (Marie Curie) "... don’t fear difficult moments. The best comes from them"

Rita Levi-Montalcini