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Meet Busayo Balogun, our Triber of the Week, and founder of Carnelian Tech Advisory Limited
A typical day in her life…
“Involves working out, catching up on emails, working with my graphic designer to create content for my businesses, meeting with my team, creating proposals, and; because we’re relatively new, I have to do a lot of strategizing/ attend a lot of meetings.”
Fun Fact
“I dabble in music, love traveling, intermediate French speaker and I thought amala made people darker as a child.”
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Local Stories
JAMB, others to peg cut-off mark for 2021/2022 admission on August 31
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and heads of tertiary institutions are expected to take a decision on the minimum cut-off mark for the 2021/2022 admissions on August 31 at a Policy Meeting. Read more…
FIRS appeals case awarding VAT collection to Rivers State
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) announced that it has appealed a Federal High Court ruling that awarded the collection of Value Added Tax (VAT), to the Rivers State Government. Read more…
Four feared dead as bandits abduct students in Zamfara college
Four persons were allegedly killed as suspected armed bandits abducted many students and teachers in Zamfara State. Read more…
President Buhari, others go into isolation after UK trip
President Muhammadu Buhari and members of his delegation that just came back from a 2-week trip to London in the United Kingdom have gone into isolation. Read more…
International Stories
Chaos at Kabul airport as Afghans try to flee Taliban
Several people are reported killed at Kabul airport as Afghans try to flee
The US says all its embassy staff have been evacuated to the airport, read more…
Afghanistan conflict: As Kabul falls, Biden backlash grows
The lightning advance of the Taliban in retaking the country has led Afghan Americans, former generals and leading statesmen to blame President Joe Biden for a hasty US withdrawal. But he appears to have the public on his side - for now. Read more…
Afghan women express fear as Taliban sack female bank workers in two provinces
Women in Afghanistan have expressed fear as Taliban forces sack female bank workers in two provinces that had earlier fallen under their jackboot. Read more…
Haiti earthquake: Rescuers search for survivors as death toll climbs to 1,297
Officials in Haiti have confirmed at least 1,297 people are dead after a powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit the Caribbean nation on Saturday. Read more…
Business
Naira records significant gain at official market despite 27.8% drop in dollar supply
The exchange rate between the naira and the US dollar closed at N410.80/$1 at the official Investors and Exporters window. Read more…
Metro
Actress Doris Chima dies after battling cancer
The movie star was diagnosed with cancer in 2020. Read more…
AGS Quote of the Day
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