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Netflix CEO Reed Hastings: I had been lying when I said 'family is most important'
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Business
Zenith Bank receives $200m from Afreximbank to maintain FX trade flows
Afreximbank said the intervention will assist Zenith Bank to continue maintaining foreign currency trade flows impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement on Friday, the export-import bank said the facility will aid Zenith Bank in on-lending to eligible sub-borrowers involved in the manufacture and supply of medical resources needed to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
4 selected Maize importers will not be affected by Buhari forex for food ban
Nairametrics has gathered that the recent ban of foreign exchange for food and fertilizer importers would not affect the 4 companies approved to import 262,000 tons of maize into Nigeria from August to October. The approved companies are using their own forex sources as the CBN will not be providing forex for the imports. Read more
Nigeria’s petrol deregulation threatens imports from Europe
Petrol imports from Europe to Nigeria may fall sharply following the deregulation of the price of petrol by the Federal Government, according to market watchers. The demand-side impact of Nigeria’s decision to fully deregulate retail petrol prices may be modest in the near term but will likely be felt most acutely by European refiners, for whom Nigeria is a key export outlet, S&P Global Platts reported on Friday. Read more
Arik workers threaten strike action
The labour unions in the aviation sector have again threatened to shut down the operations of Arik Air on Monday over the airline’s management’s failure to resolve issues regarding its conditions of service as well as the unjust treatment of its workers during the pandemic. The two aggrieved unions, the National Union of Air Transport Employees and the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria vowed to withdraw their services on September 14, according to a statement. Read more
Apple Will Allow Game Streaming Services, But Its Rules Are Still Restrictive
Apple overhauled its App Store guidelines on Friday to allow for game streaming services that had previously been denied—but the rules are still restrictive and it’s unclear if major players, such as Microsoft and Google, will be keen to follow them. Read more
NNPC casual staff petition National Assembly
The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation casual/support staff in the Refining & Petrochemical Company, Warri, Delta State have petitioned the National Assembly to accelerate hearing in their matter already pending before the House of Representatives for their integration into the core staff of NNPC. They are also seeking the enforcement of the National Assembly’s earlier resolution that none of them should be disengaged pending the determination of the matter. Read more
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings: I had been lying when I said 'family is most important'
New York (CNN Business)Marriage counseling has played a big role in Reed Hastings' success, the Netflix co-founder and co-CEO told Poppy Harlow Thursday. In an interview Thursday with CNN's Poppy Harlow, Hastings said the marriage counselor he went to with his wife of 29 years helped him see that he was "a systematic liar." He would say things like, "Family is the most important" -- not because he meant it but because it was "conventional to say that." Read more
Social
Stop Seeing Me As Role Model, I’m Under Pressure – Toke Makinwa
Toke Makinwa has called on people, especially parents to stop putting pressure on her by telling her their daughters look up to her. According to her, the pressure placed on her, when they tell her she is their role model “has to stop“. Read more
Erica Unfollows Kiddwaya On Instagram
Moment after Erica was disqualified from Big Brother Naija Lockdown house, she unfollowed her in-house lover, Kiddwaya on Instagram. Erica had gotten three strikes in the house which led to her disqualification. Read more
BBNaija 2020: Laycon admits he is attracted to older women
It's the eight week of the ongoing BBNaija Lockdown and with the dramatic housemates now evicted or disqualified, surviving housemates have taken to sharing more details about themselves. The latest is Laycon, the week's deputy head of house who recently opened up to his latest house buddy, Kiddwaya about his preference in women. Read more
AGS Quote of the day
"Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success." -Dale Carnegie
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