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AGS Spotlight is On!

We are launching our AGS Triber Spotlight, where we feature one triber per week, with a focus on their business or career strength and they will be posted on all our Social Media platforms and newsletters.

More information will be made available once the link to apply is up. AGS Triber Spotlight is only available for Paying Members of the AGS Tribe.

AGS Lightbox Session: Using LinkedIn to Drive Visibility for Your Personal Brand

Our Lightbox session this week is one for the career builders and everyone interested in building a Personal Brand.

Our coach for today has worked with multinational brands and carved a niche for herself in Branding and Marketing.

Fiyin is the East & West Africa Marketing Manager: Sensodyne at - GlaxoSmithKline

Consumer Healthcare with responsibility for Nigeria, Kenya, Mauritius, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Ghana, Gambia.

Her experience straddles across brand management, innovation, digital marketing, and recruitment across Africa and Europe gained through managing world-class brands.

She’s been nominated for the renowned 'The Future Awards Africa' Prize in the professional service category for excellence and impact in the corporate world.

Fiyin is a seasoned speaker who’s spoken at many industry conferences and networks across Nigeria, Kenya, Turkey, Pakistan and the UK.

An avid believer in the power of knowledge transfer and helping people rise to become the best they can be, she started EmpowerU; an emerging enterprise that trains and equips individuals with employability skills and tools they need to excel in the workplace.

If you know anyone who these sessions will be useful for, Share with them so they can download our AGS Tribe app on the iOS or Android store, then upgrade to either the Silver (N5,000 monthly) or Gold (N50,000 annually) membership to participate in our weekly capacity building sessions, AGS Lightbox.

We look forward to seeing you this Thursday at 8PM.

Thank you.

Leggo
Ife Durosinmi-Etti
Founder, AGSTribe

Introducing 2021 Herconomy Honorees Contest

We would be honoring various women who have made quite an impact in their fields of work in commemoration of Women’s History Month and in honor of International Women’s Day 2021, and #choosetochallenge.

Here is the link to nominate people for the various categories.

Business

I’m indebted to Nigerians, says Osinbajo @64

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday said he was indebted to Nigerians who showed him love as he clocked 64 years old.

Osinbajo said this in an interview with State House correspondents shortly after cutting his birthday cake on Monday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Read more…

Oil prices soar above $70 a barrel over terrorist attacks on Saudi’s oil station

Brent crude futures were up by more than 2%, trading at $70.84 a barrel in early Asian trade, the highest since Jan. 8, 2020. Read more…

Diaspora remittances are down 61% YoY highlighting need for CBN’s Naira4Dollar promo

Data shows diaspora remittances are down 61% YoY and may have sparked CBN’s Naira4Dollar promo. Read more…

Nigeria recorded N7.37tn foreign trade deficit in 2020 – NBS

Nigeria recorded N7.37tn foreign trade deficit in 2020, latest figures from the National Bureau of Statistics showed on Monday.

The NBS disclosed in its ‘Foreign trade statistics report for fourth quarter of 2020’ that the total trade in 2020 stood at N32.42tn. Read more…

AfDB signs $400k grant with SEC to strengthen securities market regulation

The AfDB has signed a $400, 000 grant with Nigeria’s SEC to strengthen securities market regulation. Read more…

'I was slut-shamed' says Namibia's first lady

Namibia's First Lady Monica Geingos says she has received abuse from people asking "when or if my husband is going to impregnate me". Read more…

PayPal is buying a Crypto security startup for less than $200 million

PayPal is set to outrightly purchase a crypto-security firm, Curv as part of its campaign in building its crypto ecosystem. read more…

Social

Tiwa Savage, Tekno and Davido feature on new 'Coming 2 America' soundtrack

Set 30-plus years after the original film, which captured the hearts of millions around the world, this highly anticipated sequel promises to be an even bigger event than its predecessor. Read more…

Singer MayD suffers burn injuries as fire guts his house

Nigerian singer Akinmayokun Awodumila popularly known as MayD has been hospitalised after suffering injuries following a fire incident at his house. Read more…

Stephanie Linus' talks sexual violence in 'Hey Woman', a new monologue marking international women's day

Stephanie Linus is celebrating this year's International Women's Day with a must-watch monologue titled 'Hey Woman'. Read more…

AGS Quote of the Day

“You should never let your fears prevent you from doing what you know is right.”

Aung San Suu Kyi