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Biden to appoint Nigerian-born attorney as Deputy Treasury Secretary
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
Power outage as national grid collapses
Abdulazeez Abdullahi, head of corporate communication of Kaduna Electricity Distribution PLC, confirmed the development in a statement issued on Sunday. According to a post on Kaduna Electric’s Twitter handle, Abdullahi noted that the collapse occurred around 11:26am on Sunday. Read more
COVID-19: FirstBank launches next-generation ATM, spearheads innovation in electronic banking in Nigeria
In the light of COVID-19, FirstBank has launched the FastTrack ATM, a Next Generation ATM and first of its kind in Africa, designed to promote financial activities on the ATM devoid of any form of physical interaction with the machine. The introduction of the FastTrack ATM which is done in partnership with Inlaks enables customers carry out cash withdrawals without having to touch the interface of the ATM. Read more
Biden to appoint Nigerian-born attorney as Deputy Treasury Secretary
United States President-elect, Joe Biden, has selected a Nigerian-born attorney, Adewale Adeyemo, as the Deputy Treasury Secretary. This was disclosed by Biden on Sunday, according to Wall Street Journal. Adeyemo, who is a former senior international economic adviser during the Obama administration, will serve under former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, who Biden plans to appoint to lead the US Treasury Department. Read more
FG to deliver 1 million vehicle conversion to autogas by end of 2021
The Federal Government has revealed that its Autogas programme is expected to deliver at least 1 million vehicle conversions by the end of next year. The implementation of this programme by the government will herald the clean energy transition for Nigeria and the delivery of cheap transportation. Read more
Indian High Commission facilitates another air bubble flight in Nigeria
The Indian High Commission in Nigeria has facilitated Delhi-Lagos-Delhi air bubble flight on Sunday, November 29, 2020. India created an air bubble arrangement with Nigeria in September 2020. This was disclosed by the High Commission via its Twitter handle on Sunday. Read more
Flour Mills GMD purchased additional shares worth N209.29 million in 3 days
The Group Managing Director of Flour Mills Nigeria Plc (FMN), Paul Miyonmide Gbededo, purchased a total of 7,486,719 additional shares of the company, worth ₦209.29 million. According to the notifications issued between 17th and 19th of November by the company’s Secretary, Mr Joseph Umolu, the GMD purchased the ordinary shares of Flour Mills Nigeria. Read more
Australian PM Demands Apology After Chinese Official Tweets Doctored Image Of Soldier Killing Afghan Child
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison demanded an apology from the Chinese government on Monday after the country’s foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian tweeted a digitally altered image of an Australian soldier cutting the throat of an Afghan child and cited alleged war crimes, highlighting the latest escalation in deteriorating diplomatic ties between both nations. Read more
Social
Singer Tope Alabi’s daughter reacts to paternity scandal after another man claimed he's her biological father
Nigerian gospel singer Tope Alabi's daughter, Ayomikun, has come out to react to the claims by a certain man, Mayegun Olaoye, of being her biological father. According to Ayomikun in a recent interview with Punch, the only father she knows is her mother's husband, Soji Alabi. Read more
Media personality Debola Williams engages girlfriend
Nigerian media personality Debola Williams has proposed to his girlfriend, Kehinde. The popular entrepreneur popped the question in the presence of close friends on Sunday, November 29, 2020. Read more
Wizkid, Chris Brown, Others Win At 2020 BET Soul Train Awards (Full List)
Nigerian hip hop singer, Wizkid has won the 2020 BET Soul Train Award alongside American superstar Beyoncé for their collaboration on the song, Brown Skin Girl. The award ceremony which held on Sunday, 29th November was hosted by Tisha Campbell and Tichina Arnold. Read more
AGS Quote of the day
“The undisciplined person falls into the same category as the lazy person who allows circumstances to control him rather than controlling circumstances.” - MaryAnn Diorio
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