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UK Government opens point-based immigration system
AGS Community News
Win an All Expense Paid Holiday to Dubai when you register for the Launch of Herconomy!
Finally!!! 6th of December! Herconomy is coming!!!! We are launching a Mystery Product!!!!! Wow, it’s taken a whole year or more for this to come to life!!!! Can you guess what it is??? Register here to attend the launch where we’d be announcing this amazing product! Once you register, you can participate in a competition to win an all expense paid trip to Dubai this Christmas! Whoopsss! To participate in the competition, please follow the steps below.
Step 1: Register to attend the launch of Herconomy at https://www.agstribe.org/herconomy/
Step 2: Once you register, you’d receive an email. Follow the steps in the email to receive your personalized flier for you to post on your page.
Step 3: Upload poster created from the above link on your Instagram page and use the hashtag #Herconomy and #AGSTribe so we can track your post.
Step 3: Tell us under the Instagram post one way you’ve have been able to contribute to the Economy and why you deserve a holiday.
Step 4: Tag 3 of your friends on the post
You must be following @agstribe and @dndtravelsandtours to participate. Make it fun!!! We look forward to reading from you! 2020 has been hard enough, we all deserve some fun! Terms and Condition apply.
Business
Okonjo-Iweala named Forbes Africa Person of The Year 2020
Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s first female minister of finance and the prime candidate for the office of the director-general of the World Trade Organisation, joins a list of eminent Africans to have received the award. In 2019, Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), won the award for his outstanding work at the bank and a sterling career in agriculture and finance. Read more
Dangote Cement market capitalization increased by 28% to cross N3 trillion mark in November
The market capitalization of Dangote Cement Plc increased from N2.73 trillion at the open of trade on the 2nd of November 2020, to N3.49 trillion at the close of trade on the 30th of November. Further checks revealed that the market capitalization of Dangote Cement Plc increased by 28.13% during the period under review. Read more
UK Government opens point-based immigration system
In a bid to attract “the brightest and the best from around the world,” the UK Government has announced that applications for skilled workers visas can commence. This was announced by the UK’s Secretary of State, Priti Patel, in a statement on Tuesday evening. Read more
NNPC to provide free conversion services to motorists to switch from PMS to autogas
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has disclosed that it is going to provide free conversion services in some selected NNPC retail filling station in the country. This is part of the effort of the corporation aimed at assisting interested motorists to switch from Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly known as petrol to Autogas as the Federal Government rolls out an autogas programme called the National Gas Expansion Programme. Read more
COVID-19: Nigeria, 4 others contribute 77.6% of cumulative confirmed cases in Sub-Saharan Africa
The latest COVID-19 daily update report as of November 28th, 2020 shows that there are cumulative confirmed cases of 1,411,393 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Out of the growing number, South Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, and Ghana top the list with a total of 1,095,410 confirmed cases, representing 77.6% whilst the other 41 member-countries of the sub-region contributed 22.4%. Read more
UK becomes first country to approve Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine
(CNN) Drugmaker Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech have been granted temporary authorization for emergency use of their Covid-19 vaccine in the UK, the companies announced. This marks the first time that citizens outside of the worldwide clinical trials will have the opportunity to be immunized against Covid-19, according to BioNTech CEO Ugur Sahin. Read more
NNPC opens bid for PHRC rehabilitation contract
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has publicly opened bids for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction phase of the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC). Read more
Social
'You look sick and you need help' - Peter Okoye replies footballer Osazee Odemwingie
Nigerian singer Peter Okoye of the defunct group, Psquare has replied former Nigerian international, Osazee Odemwingie after attacking his business. Okoye shared a screenshot of a chat conversation he had with the footballer via his Instagram Stories on Wednesday, December 2, 2020. Read more
Jamaican Lady Sets To Break Guinness Record With 3cm Wide Bikini – [See Photos]
Sheyla Fong, an Instagram model who hails from Cuban in Jamaica has caused stirs on social media after she shared photos of herself in tiny bikini wears. Naija News understands that the tiny bikini worn by the Jamaican social influencer is only 3cm wide in measurement. Read more
Burna Boy Accused Of Cheating On Stefflon Don With Jopearl (Video)
Grammy award nominee, Burna Boy has been called out for allegedly cheating on his girlfriend, Stefflon Don with a side chick identified as Jopearl. It was Jopearl that called out Burna Boy in a video where she narrated that she has been his side chick for two years but she’s tired of that position, adding that it is mentally draining for her. Read more
Desmond Ovbiagele's 'The Milkmaid' is Nigeria's Oscar 2021 submission
Nigeria Official Selection Committee (For the Academy Awards® IFF Submissions) has confirmed Desmond Ovbiagele's 'The Milkmaid' as Nigeria's official 2021 submission. The committee confirmed the film on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 while revealing it beat three other films in the final voting stage. Contending films include 'Ibi' (The Birth), 'Voiceless', 'Eyimofe', 'Sanitation Day' and the Mo Abudu produced 'Oloture' which is currently embroiled in a copyright infringement scandal. Read more
AGS Quote of the day
“Sometimes the best ideas come when we get up and change our perspective.” - Jon Petz
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