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Personal Finance and Vision Boarding session
AGS Tribe in collaboration with Money Africa @moneyafrica is offering you the best of both worlds - financial literacy and vision boarding session. This session is guaranteed to equip you with knowledge on how to invest profitably, grow your wealth and clearly define your goals for 2021 by leveraging vision boards. The year has started already, and we are ready to hit the ground running. Join us!
Date: 16th Jan, 2021. Time: 10 am. Cost: #25,000
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New Job opportunities on AGS Tribe App
Have you visited the ‘Job’ section of our AGS Tribe App today? We may have just the right job for you. Job opportunities that might match your skillset are already uploaded. Please, go check it out and apply ASAP if it sounds like a good fit for you. You can download the AGS tribe App for free on both iOS and Android.
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Business
UK scientists worry vaccines may not work on South African Covid-19 strain
UK scientists are worried that the Covid-19 vaccines being rolled out in Britain may not be able to protect against a new strain of the coronavirus that emerged in South Africa and has spread to other parts of the globe, according to Reuters. The British Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, while citing a conversation he had with his South African counterpart, said he was very worried about the variant discovered in South Africa as he believes that it is more of a problem than the UK variant. Read more
Neimeth proposes N123.45 million dividend to be distributed to shareholders
The Board of Directors of Neimeth International Pharmaceuticals Plc, has proposed a total final dividend of N123.45 million to be distributed to the shareholders of the company, as final dividend for the period ended 30th September 2020. This information is contained in a corporate action announcement dated 30th December 2020, issued and signed by the Company Secretary, Mrs Florence Onyenekwe. Read more
NERC approves another increase in electricity tariff
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has approved an increase in electricity tariff across the country — with the exception of customers who are being served less than an average of 12 hours per day in a given month. According to a directive issued on December 31, 2020, and signed by Sanusi Garba, NERC chairman, the new tariff will take effect from January 1. Read more
Peace Mass Transit buys major stake in C&I Leasing with Neoma Africa’s loan stock acquisition
Peace Mass Transit, a transport and logistics services provider, has acquired C&I Leasing Plc’s 313.3 million units of the Neoma Africa Fund L.L.C. (formerly Aureos Africa Fund, L.L.C.) unsecured variable coupon redeemable convertible loan stock in registered units of N4.75 each. In a notice to the Nigerian Stock Exchange, signed by Mbanugo Udenze & Co, the company secretary, the transaction will strengthen the capital base of the company and also improve the clarity of the capital structure. Read more
Paternity scandal: FCMB MD goes on leave as probe begins
The Managing Director, First City Monument Bank Limited, Adam Nuru, has volunteered to go on leave to enable the bank to investigate the paternity allegations against him. This was disclosed in a statement by the bank on Tuesday. Read more
‘Tricycle, motorcycles not in Lagos transport masterplan’
The Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Frederic Oladeinde, has said that the state is banning Keke and Okada because they are not in the state’s transportation master plan. He said this in a telephone interview with our correspondent, noting that Lagos as a smart city would require an integrated system consisting of road, water and rail. Read more
Pence informed Trump that he can't block Biden's win
Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday told President Donald Trump that he does not have the authority to block certification of President-elect Joe Biden's win when Congress meets to count electoral votes, sources told CNN. Trump, who already had turned up the pressure on Pence to steal the election, warned him that it would be politically "damaging" for Pence to refuse to block certification, according to a source familiar with the conversation. Read more
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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are reportedly getting a divorce
There are reports that reality TV star Kim Kardashian and her billionaire rapper husband, Kanye West are getting a divorce. According to PageSix, Kardashian and her husband's divorce is "imminent'' as she has hired divorce lawyer, Laura Wasser. Read more
Dr. Dre Hospitalized in ICU After Suffering Brain Aneurysm
UPDATE: Dr. Dre took to Instagram to let everyone know that he is on the road to recovery after suffering a brain aneurysm. "Thanks to my family, friends and fans for their interest and well wishes," he shared on Tuesday, Jan. 5, adding a throwback photo of himself at a mixing board. Read more
COVID-19: 2021 Grammy Awards Postponed
Organizers of the 2021 Grammy Awards have postponed the event originally scheduled for January 31st due to concerns over the spread of COVID-19. Multiple sources have told Rolling Stone magazine that organizers are aiming to hold the award events sometime in March but no new date has officially been fixed. Read more
Just In: Nollywood Veteran Actress Orisabunmi Is Dead
The sudden death of veteran Nollywood Yoruba actress, Folake Aremu, popularly known as Orisabunmi has been announced. The actress died in the early hours of Tuesday, January 5, 2021 in Ibadan the Oyo State capital at the age of 60, Naija News understands. Her death was confirmed by the Governor of Theater Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN) in Oyo State, Mrs Rose Odika. Read more
AGS Quote of the day
“Like failure, boredom offers opportunity.” - Susan Tordella
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
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