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Business
European countries ban flights from UK as new Covid-19 strain spreads
European countries have started to close their doors to travelers from the United Kingdom on Sunday, with the banning of flights and trains over concerns about a new coronavirus strain that is spreading quickly through the country. As the World Health Organization (WHO) asked its European members to strengthen measures against a new variant of Covid-19 circulating in the UK, Belgium said it would close its borders to flights and trains – including the popular Eurostar service, coming from the United Kingdom. Read more
Joe Biden and Jill billed to receive COVID-19 vaccine in public on Monday
The President-elect of the United States, Joe Biden, and incoming First Lady, Jill Biden, will receive their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine in public on Monday, the transition team confirmed. The location of the event is yet to be officially announced, though would happen in Delaware and it is expected that the Bidens will also use the occasion to thank health care workers at the facility for all their efforts in saving lives. Read more
Kankara: Refund monies collected for #BringBackOurBoys, Garba Shehu tells campaigners
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, has urged the #BringBackOurBoys campaigners to refund monies collected for the movement. He lamented that it was shameful that “merchants of fortune” profiteered from the abduction of over 300 schoolboys from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State. Read more
Famzhi Interbiz soliciting funds illegally, SEC warns investors
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned that Famzhi Interbiz Limited, an Abuja- based investment platform, is soliciting funds illegally from members of the public. Famzhi Interbiz is offering customers 10 percent monthly return on investment (ROI). In a statement on Friday, SEC warned that the company is not registered to operate in the capital market. Read more
Tribunal grants tax reduction to Unity Bank, Leadway Pensure, BoI
The tribunal in a statement, said it ordered a reduction to N27.45 million from N431.92 million, being tax assessment imposed on Unity Bank by Kano state internal revenue service. The Bank of Industry (BoI) also got a reduction to N15 million from N178.25 million being tax assessment imposed by the Kaduna state internal revenue service. Read more
Dana Air apologises to stranded passengers
Dana Air has apologised to affected passengers at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, who were stranded on Friday, as three scheduled flights by the airline were delayed. In a statement on Sunday by the airline spokesman, Mr Kingsley Ezenwa, it promised to offer new tickets to all affected passengers and refunds for those who did not want to be rescheduled. Read more
US health official says third Covid-19 vaccine could be out next month
The US Department of Health and Human Services has revealed that a third vaccine to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic could get US approval by next month. This is coming some days after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved emergency use of 2 Covid-19 vaccines, Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna. Read more
Social
Ariana Grande Is Engaged to Boyfriend Dalton Gomez
Ariana Grande is closing out 2020 with a bang! The pop star, who is getting ready to tell-all in her highly-anticipated Netflix documentary, excuse me, i love you, seemingly shared a major update in her life: She's engaged to boyfriend Dalton Gomez after 10 months of dating. Read more
Joselyn Cano: Top Instagram model dies after second surgery to lift her bum
The 29-year-old social media influencer died after suffering complications from a surgery she underwent to lift her bum for the second time. Joselyn who has been nicknamed Mexican Kim Kardashian is said to have died on December 7th after she travelled from her Newport Beach base in California for the body enhancement work in Colombia. The Sun reports that she went for Brazilian Butt Lift. Read more
Hajia Bintu meeting Shatta Wale stirs wild reactions on social media
The meeting between the TikTok star and Ghanaian dancehall act has sparked outrage from some social media users who are questioning what is propelling Hajia Bintu's rising fame as others make wild imagination about Shatta Wale's intention for Miss Bintu. Read more
AGS Quote of the day
“For a person to turn something from inaction into real action, self-motivation requires realism.” - Leon Kabasele
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The AGS Tribe is a Pan African community built to inspire, connect and build the capacity of young entrepreneurs and professionals. The main purpose of the AGS Tribe is to build a community of strong leaders (Entrepreneurs or Professionals) who will create more job opportunities that will ultimately reduce unemployment in Africa.
The Platform has 3 focus areas which are:
Promoting youth entrepreneurship as a tool to reduce youth unemployment and promote economic growth
Women Empowerment through our AGS Impact Fund and AGS Enterprise Challenge
Capacity building for entrepreneurs and nonprofits
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