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New Nigerian airline to begin operations
Nigeria’s air transport is set to experience a revolution as a proposed low-cost carrier – Green Africa Airways – is set to commence operations. It has already reached the final stage of certification. Regulatory sources hinted that promoters of the carrier are putting finishing touches to secure the Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), a mandatory regulatory prerequisite before any scheduled carrier could take off. Read more
Jeff Bezos Overtakes Elon Musk As World’s Richest Person
Jeff Bezos has yet again clinched the title of world’s richest person from Elon Musk, after shares of Amazon AMZN-1.2% jumped on Wednesday. Amazon’s stock rose by nearly 1.5% on Wednesday, pushing Bezos’ net worth up by $2.4 billion, to $184.9 billion. That makes him the richest person in the world once again, according to Forbes’ estimates. Bezos is just $200 million richer than number two richest Musk, who is worth $184.7 billion. Read more
Nigerians drop appointment dates as NIN deadline nears
Large crowds of Nigerians who do not have National Identity Numbers on Thursday gathered at the National Identity Management Commission, as they jettisoned the appointment dates given to them by NIMC workers. Workers at the commission said the rush was intensifying by the day because the deadlines issued by the Federal Government for the registration of Subscriber Identification Modules with NINs were fast approaching. Read more
No talks of a second lockdown – FG
The Federal Government has said that Nigeria is not contemplating another lockdown and urged Nigerians to ignore social media posts circulating the possibility of another lockdown. This was disclosed by the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation in a series of social media posts on Thursday evening. Read more
African Union secures 270 million Covid-19 vaccine doses from drugmakers
The African Union has secured 270 million Covid-19 vaccine doses for the continent from drug manufacturers to supplement the COVAX programme, a step towards the commencement of the complex task of vaccinating over 1.2 billion people with limited financial resources. Drugmakers Pfizer, AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson will provide the vaccines, of which 50 million doses will be made available for the crucial period, between April and June 2021. Read more
Standard Chartered Nigeria Plc crashes ‘personal loans’ interest rate to 1% monthly
Standard Chartered Nigeria Plc, has crashed its interest rate for ‘personal overdraft’ from 1.25% to 1% per month, according to information seen by Nairametrics. Nairametrics understands that this review makes the rate, one of the lowest in Nigeria’s lending space, especially when compared to other players in the industry. Read more
America’s Biggest Owner Of Farmland Is Now Bill Gates
Bill Gates, the fourth richest person in the world and a self-described nerd who is known for his early programming skills rather than his love of the outdoors, has been quietly snatching up 242,000 acres of farmland across the U.S. — enough to make him the top private farmland owner in America. Read more
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A new Disney+ Yvonne Orji autobiography comedy series is officially in the works
Nigerian American comedienne, Yvonne Orji has begun developing a 30-minute autobiography comedy series for Disney+. The series titled 'First Gen' will reportedly follow Yvonne Orji's experiences as a Nigerian immigrant growing up in America. The autobiography comedy series titled 'First Gen' will be co-produced by David Oyelowo and Oprah Winfrey. Read more
‘Your Brand Will Not Sell In Nigeria’ – Davido Threatens Phone Brand
Nigerian singer and record producer, David Adeleke, better known as Davido has taken to the social media to threaten an undisclosed phone brand that its product will never sell like Infinix in Nigeria. It is unclear which of the phone brand Davido was referring to but the entertainer bragged about Infinix where he is an ambassador, degrading the other brand. Read more
Real Warri Pikin debuts 'School of Thought' comedy web series
Away from making hilarious skits, popular comedienne, Anita Asuoha (Real Warri Pikin) has begun extending her creativity towards filmmaking. The former professional dancer recently debuted her first web series, 'School of Thought' which stars Gabriel Gaar, Paulette Iwenjiora among others. Read more
AGS Quote of the day
“One key step for you to live a passion filled life is by you learning to ignore the voices of public opinion.” - Anthony E. Jobe
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