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Budgeting for Millenials: Creating a spending plan that keeps you in Control of Your Money
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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.
Budgeting for Millenials: Creating a spending plan that keeps you in Control of Your Money
Please join us by 8 pm today as we learn to plan our financial future with our tested and trusted in-house accountant, @Tosynsotayo. Even as we pray for a sweet 2021, we must be prepared to make sure we aren’t caught unawares, especially financially. Tosin Sotayo is a certified financial and management consultant and Founder of a leading boutique accounting firm, Bookminders Nigeria. Over the course of her career which spans 10 years plus, she has offered financial advisory services to diverse clients locally and globally across industries such as hospitality, beauty and technology. Tosin is passionate about helping her clients build wealth by educating them about their finances and equipping them with tools to make sound financial decisions. Tosin has earned a reputation as a trusted advisor and coach to her ever growing clientele. Let’s learn from Tosin and enter the new year with all guns blazing! This webinar is scheduled to hold on 19/11/2020 Time: 8 pm WAT. AGS LIGHTBOX is a weekly capacity building webinar open to only AGS Tribe Community members. Learn more
Business
FEC approves Finance Bill, says no tax increase
The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved the 2020 Finance Bill for subsequent transmission to the National Assembly. The decision was taken at a meeting of the council presided over by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). Read more
Senate: We’re not aware of FG’s plan to sell national assets to fund 2021 budget
Theodore Orji, chairman of the senate committee on privatisation, says the senate is not part of the federal government’s plan to sell or concession some national assets to fund the 2021 budget. It had earlier been reported that the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) is planning to sell the integrated power plants in Geregu, Omotosho, and Calabar at N434 billion and concession the National Art Theatre, Tafawa Balewa Square, and all the River Basin Development Authorities at N836 million. Read more
AMCON freezes Jimoh Ibrahim’s accounts, seizes assets over N69bn debt
The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) says it has seized assets belonging to Jimoh Ibrahim, a Nigerian businessman, over a N69.4 billion debt. Bank accounts belonging to Ibrahim and his companies, including Global Fleet Oil & Gas Limited and NICON Investment Limited, were also frozen, a statement released by AMCON on Wednesday said. Read more
Airbnb says Crypto, Blockchain key to future success
Airbnb, the world’s biggest and most popular vacation online rental marketplace, highlighted the role of cryptocurrency and blockchain technologies in the company’s success in the future. In its recently released prospectus filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for its long-awaited IPO, the company gave an in-depth insight on the role cryptos, blockchain will play. Read more
Apple dragged to court over battery complaints, to pay $113 million in settlement
Apple has agreed to pay $113 million to settle litigation with more than 30 US states over its slowdown in the performance of older iPhones to manage battery power. The latest “batterygate” settlement will divide the settlement among California and 33 other states, according to a statement by state Attorney General Xavier Becerra. Read more
Obama’s ‘A Promised Land’ Poised To Be Bestselling Presidential Memoir
A Promised Land, former U.S. President Barack Obama’s long-awaited memoir, demolished records for first-day sales Tuesday and is slated to become the bestselling memoir written by a modern American president, the Associated Press reported. Read more
Social
'Nigeria is a dictatorship with a democratic face' - DJ Switch tells Becky Anderson on CNN
Nigerian disc jockey and activist DJ Switch says the Nigerian government is a dictatorship with a democratic face. The popular disc jockey who streamed live the shooting at the Lekki Toll Gate during the #EndSars protest made this known on Wednesday, November 18, 2020, during a chat with CNN's Becky Anderson. Read more
Erica Nlewedim announced as Legend Extra Stout and Star Radler brand influencer amidst relaunch
In a bid to reinforce constant innovation and recruit young consumers, foremost alcohol brands, Legend Extra Stout and Star Radler have unveiled their new looks and Brand Influencer at an exclusive event in Lagos on Thursday, November 12, 2020. The new Brand Influencer for both brands, Erica Nlewedim, popularly known for her appearance on the reality show, Big Brother Naija is a Nigerian actress, model and entrepreneur. Read more
Bobby Brown's Son Bobby Jr. Dead at 28
Bobby Brown Jr. has died at the age of 28. Singer-songwriter Landon Brown, who is the eldest son of Bobby Sr., confirmed his brother's death in an Instagram post captioned, "I love you forever King." A Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson tells E! News that authorities responded to a report of a medical emergency on Wednesday, Nov. 18. Upon arriving on the scene, they discovered a dead body, but were unable to disclose the identity of the deceased. Read more
AGS Quote of the day
“There is a positive to every negative in life. It may be raining today but after the rain comes the sun.” - Kori Moore
About AGS Tribe
The AGS Tribe is a Pan African community built to inspire, connect and build the capacity of young entrepreneurs and professionals. The main purpose of the AGS Tribe is to build a community of strong leaders (Entrepreneurs or Professionals) who will create more job opportunities that will ultimately reduce unemployment in Africa.
The Platform has 3 focus areas which are:
Promoting youth entrepreneurship as a tool to reduce youth unemployment and promote economic growth
Women Empowerment through our AGS Impact Fund and AGS Enterprise Challenge
Capacity building for entrepreneurs and nonprofits
Click on this link https://www.agstribe.org/community/to join our community of entrepreneurs and young professionals.