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Herconomy updates

Our Lightbox Sessions are Back!!!

March was quite an intense month for us, as women’s history month, it was packed full of activities and we had to take a break from our Lightbox Sessions. Now we are back and hitting the road running as we will be having a gbas gbos session with Florence Warikam.

Florence will be speaking to us on what is needed for a robust Investment Portfolio.

Florence Warikam is a Fund/Portfolio Manager at FSDH Asset Management Limited with over 10 years of progressive experience. She is a Chartered Accountant (ACA) and has an MBA from the University of Lagos.

Florence is passionate about Investments and educating the public on investment decisions to grow their financial portfolios.

In her spare time, she loves good movies and volunteers in the theatre department and finance professionals community group of her local Church.

Don’t hesitate to set your calendar for the 14th of April by 8 pm.

Partner Content

Blue Talks: “Stay In Business“

Stanbic IBTC Insurance brokers limited will be hosting a webinar called Stay In Business which will enlighten business owners on the benefits of insurance and why we should use an insurance broker.

The webinar will have experienced speakers who have persevered in business and will share their stories on how Insurance and insurance brokers helped guarantee the longevity and success that their business enjoys. I have been invited and accepted to join this group of incredible individuals to impact the knowledge I have gained thus far.

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I can't wait to hear all the questions you will have after.

Local stories

New police commissioner assumes duty in Ekiti

The new police commissioner for Ekiti State Command, Moronkeji Adesina, has assumed duty with a promise to partner communities in the state in the pursuit of a more vigorous and effective community policing. Read more…

Kaduna residents flee as bandits kill 17 soldiers, three others

Terrorists killed 17 soldiers in an attack at a military base in Polwire, Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, The PUNCH learnt. Read more…

SIM-NIN: Deactivated subscribers storm telecom outlets, queues mount

Some telecommunication subscribers were left stranded on Tuesday after telecom companies barred their lines from making calls following a directive from the Federal Government. Read more….

Unemployment looms as truckers lament a 50% drop in cargoes

TRUCKERS have decried about a 50 per cent drop in cargoes coming into the country, sparking fears of looming unemployment in the sector. Read more….

Rivers communities protest two years power outage

Activities at the Rumuola office of the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company were paralysed on Tuesday following a protest by nine communities that alleged power outages running into two years. Read more….

Presidency: PDP panel dumps zoning, fears North’s voting strength

The zoning committee of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, contrary to the expectation of its southern members, has recommended an open race for the party’s 2023  presidential ticket. Read more…

Nigerians react as Tinubu donates N50 million to Abuja-Kaduna train attack victims

The N50 million donation by Tinubu to victims of the Abuja-Kaduna train attack has elicited varying reactions from some Nigerians across the country. Read more…

International stories

Food crisis: Hungry persons in West Africa to reach 38 million by June

A report issued by 11 international organisations working closely with the European Union on food emergency has said that 11 million more persons could go hungry in West Africa in the next three months, bringing the total number of hungry people in the region to 38 million by June. Read more….

The world must stop 'mass murder' in Europe - UK health secretary

The world must act to stop mass murder in Ukraine, the UK's Health Secretary Sajid Javid has said, comparing reports of civilian killings by Russian troops to the 1995 genocide in Bosnia. Read more….

There's no end in sight for China's Covid lockdowns.

Millions of people across China's locked-down financial hub of Shanghai have been desperately seeking medical care and basic supplies like food. Parents have been forcibly separated from young children infected with Covid-19. And public anger is mounting, with no end in sight as China clamps down. Read more….

Sri Lanka is facing an economic and political crisis.

Sri Lanka, an island nation of 22 million, is facing an economic and political crisis, with protesters taking to the streets in defiance of curfews and government ministers stepping down en masse. Read more….

Business matters

Dangote refinery will drive an industrial revolution in Africa –FG

THE Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has described the Dangote Petroleum Refinery as a project that will revolutionise the petroleum industry in not only Nigeria but the rest of Africa by extension. Read more…

NSITF fails to remit N3.8bn to FG, say Reps

The House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee on Unclaimed Funds in Nigerian Commercial Banks and the Infractions of the Central Bank of Nigeria has said the Nigerian Social Insurance Trust Fund owes the Federal Government about N3.8bn. Read more…

Nigeria’s imports rise by N12.11tn despite forex shortage

Between 2016 and 2021 Nigeria’s import bill rose from N8.73tn to of N20.84tn, according to the Central Bank of Nigeria and the National Bureau of Statistics data. Read more….

Electricity update: Nigeria’s power supply hits highest level since blackout

Energy supply in Nigeria topped 100,749MWh on Tuesday, 5th April 2022, increasing by 1.4% compared to what was recorded the previous day. Read more…

Naira falls at official window despite significant improvement in dollar supply

The exchange rate between the naira and the US dollar closed at N416.83/$1 at the official Investors and Exporters (I&E) window. Read more…

Tech update

MTN SA IS INVESTING $56 MILLION IN RURAL AREAS

There’s been a few important updates from MTN. The company announced a partnership with a US-based investment firm and Fintech company JPMorgan to help separate and build out its fintech arm. Read more…

UPS IS PARTNERING WITH JUMIA

Over the past couple of years, Jumia has improved on its last-mile delivery. From launching Jumia Express, to improving its tracking features, people get their packages quicker and with fewer hitches. Read more….

Metro

NDLEA operatives raid Lagos nightclub, customers allege brutality

Some clubbers have accused officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency of brutality during a raid on Club Lakers, a nightclub in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State. Read more….

Ogun church scatters as preacher dies during sermon against ritualists

A deacon at the Evangelical Church Winning All, Onikoko, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Francis Ogunnusi, has died while preaching in the church on Sunday. Read more….

Osun policemen accuse Cyprus-based student of Internet fraud, extort $504 crypto from the victim

A Cyprus-based Nigerian, Ifeoluwa Lawal, has accused men of the Nigeria Police Force, Osun State Police Command, of extortion. Read more….

Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker didn’t get legally married in Vegas

American reality TV star Kourtney Kardashian and her partner Travis Baker are not officially married. Read more….

Quote of the day

"Zeal will do more than knowledge."
—William Hazlitt