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Business
Crypto market on life support as leading European bank, Santander blocks crypto payment
Bitcoin and many leading altcoins drifted lower at Friday’s trading sessions over rising concerns among investors and traders following the negative macros in play at the crypto market. Read more…
COVID-19: UK removes travel warning against Nigeria
The United Kingdom has removed travel warning against Nigeria, as the former updated its travel advisory which previously placed the most populated black nation on its warning list. Read more…
Jovenel Moïse: Foreign hit squad killed Haiti's president, police say
A group of 28 foreign mercenaries, including retired Colombian soldiers, assassinated Haiti's President Jovenel Moïse earlier this week, police say. Read more…
Olympic flame arrives Tokyo after ‘heartbreaking’ fan ban
The Olympic flame arrived in Tokyo on Friday with just two weeks until the Games open, as athletes and fans mourned a “heartbreaking” decision to bar spectators from almost all venues over the virus. Read more…
World’s youngest country South Sudan marks first decade amid war, hunger
South Sudan, which marks a decade of independence on Friday, is the world’s youngest country and also one of the poorest, crippled by a devastating civil war that has left tens of thousands of people dead. Read more…
Customs generates revenue of N1 trillion in H1 2021
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) announced it generated a revenue of N1.003 trillion for the first half of the year. Read more…
Nigeria’s finance minister, 3 others urge G-20 to speed up disbursement of IMF loans
Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Zainab Ahmed and 3 other African Finance Ministers have urged the G-20 to order the International Monetary Fund to release loans to Africa to boost a post-pandemic development. Read more….
APC summons Lai Mohammed, minister faces anti-party activities allegation
THE Kwara State Elders caucus of the All Progressives Congress, on Thursday, called for the immediate suspension of the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed over alleged factionalization of the party, among other anti-party actions. Read more…
Looted artefacts: Nigeria demands full, unconditional return from Germany
The Nigerian Government has stated that it wants the full and unconditional return of the 1,130 Benin Bronzes that were looted from Nigeria in the 19th century and domiciled in German museums. Read more…
Fidelity Bank branches sealed in Kaduna over N43.3 million tax liabilities
The Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service (KADIRS) has sealed four branches of Fidelity Bank Plc. over N43.3 million tax liabilities. Read more…
Lagos reduces duration for obtaining building approval from 2 years to 9 months
The Lagos State Government has reduced the time for obtaining provisional building approval based on the presentation of proof of... Read more.
Social
Bill Cosby is reportedly working on a docuseries
The five-part series will explore his life, legacy, sexual assault trial and his time behind bars. Read more…
Zaila Avant-garde: Teenager makes history at US spelling bee
Zaila Avant-garde, a 14-year-old from New Orleans, Louisiana, cruised to victory with the word "murraya", a type of tropical tree. Read more…
China divided as WeChat deletes LGBT accounts from platform
A recent crackdown on LGBT accounts on Tencent's popular WeChat platform has divided Chinese social media. Read more…
AGS Quote of the Day
“It would be better not to know so many things than to know so many things that are not so.”
― Felix Okoye