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Over 7,000 gather for Jobberman’s Virtual Career Fair
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Over 7,000 gather for Jobberman’s Virtual Career Fair
To facilitate talent attraction and place 3 million young Nigerians in dignified employment in the next 5 years, leading recruitment agency, Jobberman hosted Nigeria’s largest Virtual Career Fair in partnership with MasterCard Foundation on Wednesday, 30th September, 2020. The virtual career fair which was held on the event management paltform, Hubilo had in attendance over 7,000 Nigerians including top professionals across different industries in Nigeria. Participant were also able to ask questions and interact with the speakers in a panel discussion format. For more information about the online placement platform visit www.jobberman.com
Business
NSE is world’s best performing exchange — posts biggest daily gain in five years
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) emerged the best performing stock exchange in the world on Tuesday. Market capitalisation, which opened at N14.40 trillion, crossed the N15 trillion mark to close at N15.11 trillion as investors gained N949 billion. Read more
COVID-19: IMF extends debt relief for 28 low-income countries by six months
The executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a six-month extension of the debt service relief granted to 28 low-income countries. This follows a six-month debt relief granted to 25 countries in April under the Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust (CCRT). Read more
TUC to PenCom: Amend pension act to enable workers withdraw 50% from retirement savings
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has asked the National Pension Commission (PenCom) to recommend an amendment of the pension reform act (PRA) 2014 to allow workers withdraw 50 percent of pension savings upon retirement. Read more
Naira gains, exchanges for N457/$
The naira gained slightly, as it exchanged to the dollar at N457/$ at the parallel market on Tuesday. It had earlier exchanged at N465/$ a week earlier. The President, Association of Bureaux De Change Operators, Alhaji Aminu Gwadabe, said, “The intervention sales of proceeds of international money transfer operators to BDCs have always been positively impactful in the market over the years. Read more
Zamfara establishes gold mine
Zamfara State Government has established a gold reserve beginning with 31 kilogrammes of processed gold. Speaking to journalists in Gusau on Tuesday, Governor Bello Matawalle said the gold was wholly mined and refined by artisanal miners in the state. Read more
Buhari signs air service agreement with USA, others
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has signed the instruments of ratification of the Bilateral Air Service Agreement between Nigeria and the United States of Ameria, India, Morocco and Rwanda. Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, announced this on Tuesday in a tweet via his official Twitter handle. Read more
Social
Davido's DMW terminates Lil Frosh's contract over domestic violence allegations
On October 6, 2020, Nigerian superstar, Davido and his record label, DMW terminated the contract of its recording artist and rapper, Lil Frosh over allegations of domestic violence. Read more
Gov. Dapo Abiodun Gifts Laycon N5 Million, Three Bedroom
Winner of the Big Brother Naija lockdown edition, Laycon has been gifted a three-bedroom bungalow and N5 million by the Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun. The All Progressives Congress Governor also appointed the BBNaija winner as the Youth Ambassador of the state. Read more
'A 77-year-old man is not young ma' Wizkid says as he replies presidential aide who called him out for disrespecting President Buhari
Nigerian music star, Wizkid has replied an aide to the presidency, Lauretta Onochie, who called him out for disrespecting the president, Mohammadu Buhari. Wizkid had slammed the president over the weekend over his attitude towards the affairs of the country. Onochie an aide to the President on media, took to her Twitter page on Tuesday, October 6, 2020, where she slammed the music star for addressing the president as an old man. Read more
AGS Quote of the day
“Leaders can let you fail and yet not let you be a failure.” – Stanley McChrystal
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