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Lightbox Session: Building a Successful Public Relations Career
Whoops! September has been such an interesting month!
It’s surreal that in the month we chose to talk about Public Relations and communications, we have seen a lot of PR and brand communication issues, both from personal brands and corporate bodies.
We are super excited and grateful to all our speakers who have helped us understand the issues so far, and build better strategies for communications.
But of course, we can’t end the month without our final session on how to build a career in Public Relations, because, let’s face it, many people will succeed exceedingly well with a career in Communications if only they are furnished with the right skills and information. And this is why we are bringing in this week’s speaker.
Tolulope Olorundero, (@tolucomms on Instagram) is a strategic and enterprising public relations and communications consultant as well as a board advisor in sub-Saharan Africa, with a core speciality in crises and reputation management, content strategy, corporate events ideation and execution, and business communication. She is the Founder and Principal Consultant @mosroncommunications one of Nigeria’s leading public relations companies.
If you think you have a future in PR and Comms., I sincerely hope you haven’t missed any of these sessions, but most importantly, make sure you do not miss Tolulope’s session this Thursday. Friday is a public holiday, after all, so make your Thursday evening a productive one.
If you or anyone you know would benefit from this session, you can join us by subscribing to the monthly N5k plan or yearly N50k plan on the AGS Tribe app.
Download the app for iOS or Android to get started.
Women’s Corner
Working from home boosts career progress, say half of women
When Elena Gorman got the opportunity to switch jobs and work from home, she jumped at the chance. Her former employer couldn't give her the flexibility she needed after her child was born, she says. Read more…
Local Stories
Covid-19: 1.89 million Nigerians fully vaccinated – NPHCDA
The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) revealed that 1,892,092 Nigerians have fully received their second doses of Covid-19 vaccines. Read more…
Woman in labour falls off delivery bed in Delta, dies
A pregnant woman in labour has reportedly fell off delivery bed and died in the Delta community of Ogwashi-uku. Read more…
Mob lynches suspected thief in Lagos
A suspected thief has been lynched by a mob in the Coker area of Lagos State. Read more…
eNaira website goes live, displays CBN digital currency features
The Central Bank of Nigeria’s eNaira website has gone live ahead of October 1 official launch. Read more…
VAT: Nigerian Governors Forum says it will wait for the Supreme Court’s decision
The Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) revealed that it will wait on the Supreme Court’s decision on Value Added Taxes before taking any decision on the matter. Read more…
FG bans over 2,000 Nigerians and foreigners from traveling abroad and into the country for one year
Nigeria Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 revealed that it has so far banned over 2,000 Nigerians and foreigners from travelling abroad and into the country for one year, read more…
Plateau State generates IGR of N17 billion in 9 months
The Plateau state government has announced that it generated internal revenue of N17 billion from January to September 2021. Read more…
International Stories
R. Kelly found guilty in sex trafficking trial
Singer R. Kelly has been found guilty of exploiting his superstar status to run a scheme to sexually abuse women and children over two decades. Read more…
UK visa schemes to ease lorry driver shortages dubbed ‘not enough’
Business leaders say government initiatives to let in more foreign workers ‘throwing thimble of water on bonfire’. Read more…
Female Afghan judges hunted by the murderers they convicted
They were the trailblazers of women's rights in Afghanistan. They were the staunch defenders of the law, seeking justice for their country's most marginalised. But now, more than 220 female Afghan judges are in hiding due to fear of retribution under Taliban rule. Read more…
Petrol supply: Army put on standby to ease fuel crisis
The Army is ready to help ease fuel supply problems after a fourth day of long queues and pump closures. Read more…
Three Polish regions scrap anti-LGBT resolutions
Three Polish regions voted on Monday to scrap resolutions that declared them free of "LGBT ideology". It comes after the European Commission threatened to pull funding. Read more…
Trapped Canadian miners in 10-hour escape climb
Thirty-nine miners were faced with a 10-hour vertical climb after they became trapped deep underground in eastern Canada. Read more…
Tech Issues
TechAdvance rebrands as Bloc to harmonise offerings with new brand
TechAdvance, a Nigerian payment infrastructure business, has changed its name to Bloc as part of an effort to align the brand with its products. Read more…
Nigerian users can now mine RENEC Token for free on Remitano
Global peer-to-peer crypto exchange Remitano is currently developing its native token, RENEC, to improve the quality of services delivered to customers, read more…
TikTok reaches one billion monthly active users worldwide
Video sharing platform, TikTok surpassed 1 billion monthly active users worldwide this summer, a 45% increase since July 2020, according to Reuters. Read more…
DEAL: Pan-African cryptocurrency exchange, Yellow Card raises $15 million series A funding
Yellow Card, a pan-African cryptocurrency exchange, has raised $15 million in a Series A round, the most ever raised by an African cryptocurrency exchange. Read more...
Business Issues
Naira gains at official market as rise in external reserve continues
The exchange rate between the naira and the US dollar closed at N414.83/$1, at the official Investors and Exporters window. Read more…
Petrol subsidy hits N905.27bn, oil rises to $79.71
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation spent a total of N905.27bn on petrol subsidy in eight months amid rising global oil prices, the latest data obtained from the corporation show. Read more…
Brent crude trades at $80 for the first time in 3 Years
Oil bulls are smiling to the bank as the price of the global benchmark for oil, the Brent oil futures now stands above the $80 range amid signs that demand is… read more…
Stock trading volume crashes by 78%, investors lose N51bn
Stock market activities on Monday declined as trading volume and value of shares dropped by 77.99 per cent and 73.49 per cent respectively, with investors losing N51.03bn as trading ended. Read more…
AfCFTA: FG says it is committed to building local content by 40% in 5 years
The Nigerian government assured that it will enable local demand for new made-in-Nigeria automobiles by 40% in the next five years, read more…
Agric imports hit N1.3trn in six months – NBS
In the first six months of the year, the total value of trade in agricultural goods stood at N1.5tn, data from the National Bureau of Statistics have shown. Read more…
Price of lubricants skyrocket as Nigerian firms earn N60.8 billion from oil sales
The cost of lubricants generally referred to as “engine oil” has skyrocketed by over 70% between January and September 2021. Read more…
Metro
Adesanya hints at relocating to US from New Zealand
UFC middleweight champion, Isreal Adesanya, has hinted that he will be moving his training camp away from New Zealand to the United States due to the country’s stringent COVID-19 lockdown rules. Read more…
D’Tigress win, worthy independence gift – Dare
Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has described D’Tigress’ 2021 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket victory as a worthy independence day gift to Nigerians. Read more…
Kevin Hart, Ben Simmons, Saweetie and Wiz Khalifa attend Wizkid’s LA show of ‘Made in Lagos’ US tour
Some superstars watched Wizkid perform in LA. Read more…
AGS Quote of the Day
“Really appreciate someone else’s success. I believe there are enough blue ribbons to go around.”
Matthew McConaughey