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Emirates resumes daily flights on Lagos-Dubai route
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Business Insurance: What you need to know
Olaofe Temitayo will be joining us on our AGS Lightbox session to break down the intricacies of insurance for SMEs. Big businesses and corporations never mess with their insurance policies as this frees them up to focus more on revenue sources and value creation. But as a small business, how much do you know about insuring your business and the options you have? Temitayo is the Team Lead, SME Solutions within the Energy & Emerging Corporates Group at AXA Mansard focused on providing insurance solutions for small and medium businesses in Nigeria. Prior to working at AXA Mansard, Temitayo worked in the UK for 7 years across the Insurance Industry and Not-For-Profit Industry. As you work towards stronger businesses come 2021, you definitely want to be a part of this session. This webinar is scheduled to hold on 12/11/2020 Time: 8 pm WAT. AGS LIGHTBOX is a weekly capacity building webinar open to only AGS Tribe Community members. Learn more
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Emirates resumes daily flights on Lagos-Dubai route
The daily flight service became effective on November 1 from the initial four times weekly operated by the airline. In September, a ban placed on the airline was lifted after the government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) agreed to commence visa issuance to Nigerians. At present, the UAE government is only issuing tourist visas to Nigerians. Read more
EXCLUSIVE: Before Dangote, BUA got exemption to export cement by land
TheCable understands that BUA Cement got approval before Dangote Cement approached the government to be allowed to export cement through the land borders to Niger and Togo. Michel Puchercos, chief executive officer of Dangote Cement, had told investors on Monday that the company is now exporting cement in a controlled manner following the government’s approval. Read more
Union kicks as Azman Air sacks six pilots
Six pilots with Azman Air say they have been relieved of their duties for allegedly complaining about delayed October salaries. One cabin crew member and two ground staff were also affected. The National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) has written to the airline’s management, giving it a seven-day ultimatum to reverse the action. Read more
‘It’s not a symbol of Islam’ — CBN defends Arabic inscriptions on naira notes
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has opposed a suit before the federal high court in Lagos seeking to remove Ajami (Arabic) inscriptions on the naira notes. CBN told the court that it will cost a lot of money to discard existing notes and print new ones without Ajami. It also said Ajami is not a symbol or mark of Islam, but an inscription to help non-English speakers who are Ajami literate. Read more
Governor Makinde inaugurates Judicial Panel of Inquiry into Police Brutality
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has inaugurated the Oyo State Judicial Panel of Inquiry into Police Brutality, Violation of Rights of Citizens and Unlawful Killings. This disclosure was made by the Governor, in a statement which he made public via his official Twitter account today. Read more
Just-in: Sam Adeyemi, 2face, Davido, Falz, 46 others to face criminal suit over #EndSARS protests
An activist, Kenechukwu Okeke, has filed a criminal complaint before a Chief Magistrate’s court in Abuja against 50 #EndSARS promoters for their alleged roles in the protests, with the looting and destruction of properties, that took place last October. Read more
Nigeria’s Kuda raises Africa’s all-time seed round of $10 million
Despite the impact of the pandemic on businesses and income, fintechs in Africa have been in the spotlight recently, due to news of recent growth, acquisition and merger. In a recent development, Kuda, a Nigerian startup that operates a popular mobile-first challenger bank consumers, has announced raising $10 million. This is the biggest seed round ever to be raised in Africa, according to reports by Tech Crunch. Read more
FG launches CDMS, to monitor power networks across Nigeria
The Federal Government through the Ministry of Power has launched the Central Data Management System (CDMS). CDMS is an online platform of the Nigerian Sustainable Energy for All(SE4ALL) that monitors power networks across the country. This is according to a report by the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA). Read more
Alarm grows over Trump's 'dictator moves' as he denies election defeat
(CNN)President Donald Trump's administration is taking on the characteristics of a tottering regime -- with its loyalty tests, destabilizing attacks on the military chain of command, a deepening bunker mentality and increasingly delusional claims of political victory. Read more
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Buhari’s Aide, Bashir Ahmad Gives Clarification On Rahama Sadau’s Alleged Arrest, Death Sentence
President Muhammadu Buhari’s Personal Assistant on New Media, Bashir Ahmad has described as fake claims that the Nigeria Police ordered the arrest of Kannywood actress, Rahama Sadau. According to Bashir in a post on his Twitter account on Tuesday, November 10, any report claiming that the actress is been sentenced to death should be disregarded, stating that it is fake. Read more
Prison Break Star Actor (Michael Scofield) Opt Out Of Additional Series – [See His Reasons]
English-American film actor, Wentworth Earl Miller III, has revealed that he is officially out of Prison Break, a popular Fox series of which he played the role of Michael Scofield in. The 48-year-old actor revealed this in a post on his Instagram page on Monday, November 9 while reacting to some recent comments on his page. Read more
Dancer Kaffy bags doctorate degree from Escae Benin University in Benin republic
Nigerian choreographer and dancer Kafayat Shafau-Ameh also known as Kaffy has been honoured with a doctorate degree from the Escae Benin University in Benin republic. The Guinness world record holder announced her latest achievement via her Instagram page on Tuesday, November 10, 2020. Read more
Tiwa Savage talks meeting TeeBillz for the first time, relationship, and messy breakup in new interview with Ebuka
Nigerian music star Tiwa Savage's latest interview with Ebuka on BlackBox gives a detailed account of her relationship with Tunji TeeBillz Balogun. She talked about how they went from being business partners to becoming husband and wife and later handling one of the messiest divorce scandals in the history of the Nigerian entertainment industry. Read more
AGS Quote of the day
“While traveling the road back to self-acceptance, bear in mind that you, in common with every other human being, are unique.” - J. Donald Walters
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