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Join Us On The Beach
We are having our first physical meet-up of 2021!
The AGS Beach Hangout will be held on the 17th of July and the venue will be made known only to those who have made payment.
Come join us for a fun day full of sunshine, good food, and great connections.
Lightbox Session for the Week: Leveraging Brand Partnerships and Sponsorships as a Professional
This week, we will be discussing how to leverage brand partnerships and sponsorships, to get maximum returns, as a professional. Our speaker this week is a renowned Business Strategist, Tolulope Dopemu.
Tolulope Dopemu is a Business strategist, Travel consultant, experience Curator, and Founder of Travelotus luxury tours limited with over 8 years of experience in the travel, tourism, and hospitality industry.
She is on a mission to help get back 1000 travel jobs by the year 2023 by empowering travel agency owners with the skills and expertise needed to increase their income and survive beyond.
Tolulope has worked with clients such as Eat and Go limited owners of Domino's pizza and continues to help people grow through her passion for Travel, creating impeccable experiences and creating rewarding impacts in people's lives.
Please Join Us by 8pm Every Thursday for a new LightBox session
If you know anyone who will find this session useful, please share with them. To be a part of the session, simply download the AGS Tribe app from your App Store and subscribe.
Business
Cocoa exports: NIRSAL grants 50% Credit Risk Guarantee to ADT Russet Ltd
In a bid to boost Nigeria’s Cocoa export capacity, Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) announced a 50% Credit Risk Guarantee (CRG) to ADT Russet Ltd on its working capital facility worth N1.15 billion. Read more…
Bandits invade Kaduna school, kidnap scores of students
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers in the early hours of Monday invaded Bethel Secondary School, Maramara in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, kidnapping unspecified numbers of students. Read more…
Nnamdi Kanu's arrest leaves Nigeria's Ipob separatists in disarray
The arrest of Nigerian separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu has dealt a serious blow to his group, and could even spell the end of his movement. Read more…
Jeff Bezos steps down as Amazon boss
In 2004, Jeff Bezos and his technical adviser Colin Bryar drove together to the city of Tacoma, an hour south of Seattle in Washington State. Read more…
Naira falls at official market despite a significant rise in dollar supply by 128%
The exchange rate between the naira the US dollar closed at N411.25/$1 at the Investors and Exporters window, where forex is traded officially. Read more…
Group assembles Yoruba lawyers for Igboho’s aides, Lagos protesters
The Ilana Omo Oodua has said it is assembling senior Yoruba lawyers to ensure the release of aides of Chief Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho, read more…
We’ve refunded N700bn to states for infrastructure – FG
The Federal Government says it has refunded over N700bn to state governments for the development of federal infrastructure across all states of the federation. Read more…
SERAP sues Buhari over $25 billion Ways & Means loan
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), a nonprofit legal and advocacy group, says it has sued President Muhammadu Buhari over the $25 billion, read more…
Major marketers eye petroleum products from Dangote refinery
The Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria has said it is open to engage the management of Dangote Group on commercial terms regarding the lifting of petroleum products from its refinery when completed. Read more…
Only 88,950 out of 3.4 million hectares irrigated, agric outputs suffer
A total of 3.4 million hectares of land in Nigeria need irrigation. However, only 88,95 hectares currently benefit from the practice, read more…
Nigeria’s foreign reserve plunges by $2.1 billion in 6 months, falls to 3-year low
Nigeria lost about $2.1 billion in foreign reserves within the first half of 2021, falling to its lowest level in almost four years. Read more…
Social
Pope 'responds well' to colon surgery at Rome hospital
The 84-year-old "responded well" to the treatment, which was performed under general anesthetic, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said. Read more…
Prince Charles appoints Nigerian, Eva Omaghomi as Royal Director
Prince Charles has appointed Eva Omaghomi as the Director of Community Engagement. The role was newly created, aimed at improving diversity in royal households. Read more…
Delta Variant Could Push U.S. Covid Immunity To 85%, Says Former FDA Head
As the widely infectious delta variant of Covid-19 spreads across many Western and Southern U.S. states, its high transmission rate could boost current levels of immunity from about 50% to 85%—even if vaccination rates continue to plateau, read more…
Wizkid's 'Essence' becomes the first African song to crack the US Top 50 on Apple Music
This song was released off Wizkid's groundbreaking album, Made In Lagos. Read more…
Bovi calls out director Niyi Akinmolayan over lack of commitment to new movie
Niyi Akinmolayan directed Bovi's latest film 'My Village People'. Read more…
AGS Quote of the Day
“The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.”
Audrey Hepburn