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May Calendar!!
This may, Herconomy is going all out for Mental health awareness month, while also creating opportunities for SME growth in conjunction with THE SME MALL.
Our Herconomy conversations are back and bigger this month as we focus on Mental health awareness.
We are super excited for this month, are you?
Herconomy is coming to Abuja with a bang!!!
Yaay!!! We finally have a date and you will be seeing us in Abuja!
Two of our Herconomy men will be coming to Abuja to share some of the insights on how we have been able to build and maintain our community.
Godwin and Charles will be giving tips and tricks and we will also be starting our Abuja forum.
Are you ready to party with Herconomy?
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Dear subscriber, thank you for sticking with us through the years and reading all the news stories we have been sharing with you,
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Partnerships
Herconomy & The Happiness Center present; a Wellbeing Session
Where will you be on the 21st of May!
In commemoration of May as Mental Health Awareness Month, Herconomy in conjunction with @thehappinesscenter is hosting a Wellness & Well-being event for our lovely followers.
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Local Stories
INEC says 1.4m online registration invalid
The Independent Electoral Commission has announced that 1,126,359 out of 2,523,458 Permanent Voters Cards registered online between June and December 2021 are invalid. Read more…
Inadequate database threatens SIM-NIN registration, NIMC admits deficit
Telecommunication consumers are lamenting the decision of the Federal Government to implement the National Identification Number-Subscriber Identity Module policy after the Nigeria Identity Management Commission disclosed that its infrastructure can accommodate only 100 million Nigerians. Read more…
Blasphemy: Atiku disowns tweet condemning lynching of Sokoto student
Presidential hopeful, Atiku Abubakar, has distanced himself from a tweet condemning the lynching of Deborah Samuel, a Christian 200-level student of Shehu Shagari College of Education Sokoto, who was killed for allegedly blaspheming Prophet Muhammad. Read more…
Buhari approves allowance for retired soldiers
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has approved the payment of debarment allowance for retired military personnel. Read more…
Strike: FG, ASUU meeting ends in deadlock
The Federal Government and the Nigeria Inter-Religious Council on Thursday failed to convince the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities to call off their industrial action during a meeting called by the Chief of Staff to the President, Prof Agboola Gambari, and the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige. Read more…
International Stories
North Korea announces first Covid deaths amid 'explosive' outbreak
North Korea has announced an "explosive" Covid-19 outbreak that has likely killed six people and infected more than 350,000, according to state media, prompting fears of an impending and deadly crisis in the isolated and impoverished nation. Read more…
China tightens ban on 'non-essential' overseas travel as lockdown anger rises
Authorities in China have imposed a de facto international travel ban, forbidding citizens from going overseas for "non-essential" reasons, as the government ramps up efforts to enforce its zero-Covid policy. Read more…
Ukraine conflict: Russian soldiers are seen shooting dead unarmed civilians
When Leonid Pliats and his boss were shot in the back by Russian soldiers, the killing was captured on CCTV cameras in clear and terrible detail. The footage, which was obtained by the BBC, is now being investigated by Ukrainian prosecutors as a suspected war crime. Read more…
Finland Nato: Russia threatens to retaliate over membership move
Russia has said it will be forced to take "retaliatory steps" over its neighbour Finland's move to join Nato. Read more…
Queensland floods: Residents evacuate as Australia faces new emergency
Hundreds of Australians have been told to evacuate their homes as Queensland faces another flooding emergency. Read more…
Business Matters
PWDs demand more access, to facilities at airports
Persons Living with Disabilities have demanded increased access at airport terminals in Nigeria, calling on airport and airline operators to make provisions for equipment, personnel and infrastructure that will guarantee a seamless travel experience for them. Read more…
Firms acquire 150,000 hectares and refine 3.5m tons of sugar annually
Dangote Sugar, BUA, Golden Sugar Company and KIA Group refine 3.5 million metric tons of sugar in Nigeria annually, which is two times Nigeria’s consumption capacity of 1.7 million metric tons. Read more…
Firms partner to boost sustainable agriculture
A fertilizer company, OCP Africa, is partnering with Syngenta Foundation with a view to achieving sustainable agriculture. Read more…
Buhari signs anti-money laundering, counter-terrorism, crime proceeds bills
President Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Thursday, signed into law, three bills; the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Bill, 2022, the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Bill, 2022, and the Proceeds of Crime (Recovery and Management) Bill, 2022. Read more…
Tech updates
Interswitch, Africa’s second unicorn, raises $110
Interswitch has received $110 million in joint investment from LeapFrog investments and Tiana Africa Capital, according to a statement released by the two private investment companies on Wednesday. Read more…
Metro
Football trial: Olympian, lawyer arraigned over alleged N10m fraud
The Lagos State Police Command has arraigned an ex-Nigerian athlete, Gladys Stephen, and her lawyer, Emeka Nwosu, over alleged N10.5m fraud. Read more…
Teenager remanded for robbing Lagos resident of the car
An 18-year-old man, Mohammed Lawal, has been arraigned before a Magistrate’s Court sitting at Ogba, Ikeja, over the armed robbery. Read more…
Kelly Osbourne is pregnant
British actress, singer and TV host Kelly Osbourne is pregnant. The 37-year-old singer made this known via her Instagram page on Thursday, May 12, 2022. Read more…
Nollywood actor Gbenga Richards is dead
According to several reports, the movie star battled with acute diabetes and high blood pressure. Richards, who was a force to reckon with in the early days of Nollywood, reportedly suffered from the ailments which kept him in and out of hospital until he died. Read more…
Quote of the Day
“Clarity affords focus.”
—Thomas Leonard