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Lightbox Session: Family Meeting
Join us on Thursday for our AGS Family Meeting, an excellent avenue to network with other members of the tribe and share your business and career concerns.
Prepare your questions, observations, concerns and even legal issues and get advise from the amazing and diverse members of the tribe and our experienced business owners on how they solve their issues.
Can’t wait to see you.
Time: 8:00 PM
Date: Thursday 26th August
Local Stories
Strike continues, NARD insists as court orders suspension
The National Industrial Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, ordered the National Association of Resident Doctors to suspend its strike, which commenced on August 2, 2021. Read more…
Covid-19: Lagos using 400 oxygen cylinders daily – Governor
The Lagos State Government revealed that it uses 400 oxygen cylinders daily on severe patients since the 3rd wave broke out in the state. Read more…
PIA will transform Nigeria’s energy sector, boost industrialisation – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), alongside the Gas initiatives, will boost Nigeria’s energy sector and also improve efficiency in Nigeria’s industrialisation plans. Read more…
Discos beg customers as blackout worsens on grid collapse
The national power grid has collapsed for the second time in less than a month, worsening the blackout being experienced by households and businesses in some parts of Nigeria. Read more…
International Stories
Pfizer becomes first Covid vaccine to gain full FDA approval
Pfizer's two-dose Covid-19 vaccine has received full approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - the first jab to be licensed in the nation. Read more…
Afghanistan evacuation: Bittersweet relief for interpreter now in UK
Khalid, a former British Army interpreter, has just arrived in the north of England on an evacuation flight from Afghanistan. Speaking from his hotel room, he has a broad smile. Read more…
Airbnb to house 20,000 refugees
Online home rental platform Airbnb has said it will house 20,000 Afghan refugees at no charge to help them resettle across the world. Read more…
Record number of migrants cross Channel in a day
More than 800 migrants crossed the English Channel to the UK on Saturday - setting a new record for crossings in a single day. Read more…
Not everyone will get out of Afghanistan, nations warn
Some 48,000 people wishing to flee Afghanistan have left, amid a scramble to leave before 31 August.
US allies warn they will not be able to evacuate all Afghans fleeing the Taliban by 31 August. Read more…
Tech Stories
SpaceX ships 100,000 Starlink terminals to customers, eyes future launches using Starship
Elon Musk’s Starlink project, which aims to provide global broadband connectivity via a constellation of satellites, has shipped 100,000 terminals to customers, read more…
OPAY RAISES $400M AT $2BN VALUATION
Africa has a new unicorn! ️
Yesterday, Opay announced a $400 million funding round valuing the Nigerian mobile-payments platform at $2 billion. Read more…
NIGERIAN HACKER OFFERS DISGRUNTLED EMPLOYEES $1 MILLION TO HELP OUT
Well, this Nigerian Hacker who is also building a social network platform recently offered some employees this opportunity. Read more…
Business
Nigeria’s tourism industry lost 770,000 jobs to COVID-19 –WTTC
The tourism industry in Nigeria lost 770,000 jobs as a result of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and its effect across the country, the World Travel and Tourism Council said on Monday. Read more…
World’s richest man, Elon Musk earned $6.35 billion on Monday, now worth $192 billion
South African-born billionaire, Elon Musk, is currently the world’s richest person, according to Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index. Read more…
Oil price jumps to $68 after days of losses
The international oil benchmark, Brent crude, jumped on Monday, snapping a seven-day losing streak that was crude’s worst since 2019, read more…
Iran to lift cryptocurrency mining ban in September
According to Iranian media, Financial Tribune, Tavanir, the country’s power utility company has stated that the ban issued by the ministry of industry, mining and trade, read more…
Petroleum Industry Act loopholes: 36 states set up six-member panel, plan amendments
The 36 states of the federation have set up a six-man committee on the Petroleum Industry Act with a mandate to study and draw up amendments to the law. Read more…
Microsoft stock hits fresh new highs as the DOW soars
On Monday stock market, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.6%, but the Nasdaq composite proved to be the day’s leading significant index, Read more…
CBN incurs N379bn debt, farmers battle insecurity
The Central bank of Nigeria recorded a shortfall of N378.5bn in loan repayment by beneficiaries under the Anchor Borrower’s programme in six years, data obtained from the findings apex bank have shown. Read more…
Metro
Land grabbers: Five killed, several injured in Lagos, Ogun attacks
No fewer than five persons were killed and many others injured on Saturday when hoodlums attacked the Igbokuta/Gberigbe community, in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State. Read more…
'I just wanted to get married' - Funke Akindele speaks on 1st failed marriage
Akindele's first marriage lasted for only 413 days. Read more…
Terrorists attack Nigerian Defence Academy, murder two officers
The gunmen tore through the facility in a car, disguised in military fatigues. Read more…