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Herconomy Updates
We Are Now Live on Android
Yayyyyy! Our Herconomy app is now live on Android!
Click on the link below to download the app and don’t forget to set up your easy save, with as little as 50 Naira.
Herconomy X Baykins
It is estimated that every 30 seconds, a person dies from a hepatitis related illness. We can therefore not wait to act on viral hepatitis.
To raise awareness and celebrate the progress that have been made, Herconomy is partnering with Baykins to bring you all you need to know about hepatitis.
Join us on Thursday, July 28, 2022 by 5pm on Instagram.
Click on the link below to follow us on Instagram to be a part of this conversation.
Hangout With Herconomy and Bellagrace
Next Saturday, we are hosting you for an evening of games, drinks and shopping with Herconomy and Bellagrace.
Enjoy saving as you spend with Herconomy as you get discounts when you shop at our open house events.
Venue: Bella Grace, 32 Opebi road Ikeja.
Date: Saturday 30th July
Time: 4 pm
Make it a date with us and stand a chance to:
Win prizes in a raffle draw.
Purchase select items for a 10k flat rate!
Get 10% off all purchases.
Click on the link below to register now!
Tech Updates
Sophos X-Ops debuts to tackle increasingly complex cyberattacks
Sophos today announced Sophos X-Ops, a new cross-operational unit linking SophosLabs, Sophos SecOps and Sophos AI, three established teams of cybersecurity experts at Sophos, to help organizations better defend against constantly changing and increasingly complex cyberattacks. Read more…
Local Stories
NCAA grounds Dana, angry passengers vandalise airline’s counter
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has grounded Dana Air and suspended its operating licences. This is to enable the regulator to carry out a full audit of its operations to ascertain if the carrier can run safe operations. Read more…
DSS report warns against protest, Ngige tells NLC
The Federal Government has appealed to the Nigeria Labour Congress to cancel its planned protest over the prolonged strike of the Academic Staff Union of Universities and other university-based unions. Read more…
Sue candidates with false credentials, INEC tells Nigerians, tackles 334 pre-election cases
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged Nigerians to file lawsuits against candidates who submit false certificates to the electoral body. Read more…
International Stories
Droupadi Murmu Is India's New President
India got its first tribal President yesterday as NDA choice Droupadi Murmu scooped up over 60 per cent of the total vote value. Opposition's Yashwant Sinha conceded defeat after three rounds of counting. Read more…
Sri Lanka: Forces raid anti-government protest camp
Security forces in Sri Lanka raided the main anti-government protest camp in the capital early on Friday, arresting protesters and dismantling tents. Read more…
Russia 'looting' steel bound for Europe and UK, says Metinvest boss
Russia is looting $600m (£500m) worth of steel from plants and ports in Ukraine, according to the boss of Ukraine's largest steel firm Metinvest. Read more…
Polio: New York reports first US case in nearly a decade
A young adult in New York has become the first US resident in nearly a decade to contract polio, state health officials say. Read more…
Biden tests positive for Covid-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms
President Joe Biden said Thursday that he's tested positive for Covid-19 but will continue to work while in isolation at the White House despite his mild symptoms. Read more…
Business Matters
Nigeria on fiscal cliff as debt service trounces revenue
Hard times are already here for the Federal Government, hard, as its debt servicing exceeded retained revenue by as much as N310 billion in the first four months of 2022. This is the first time the country’s debt service to revenue ratio would hit or exceed 100 per cent. Read more…
CBN clarifies position on illicit currency conversion
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has clarified the warning issued by its Governor, Godwin Emefiele, on the illicit conversion of currency. It noted that the caution does not apply to those exchanging currencies for legitimate purposes but to individuals seeking to convert naira in their accounts into foreign exchange (FX) for political campaign purposes. Read more…
Diaspora remittances hit $20b, says NIDCOM
Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has said remittances from Nigerians in the Diaspora now stand at $20 billion despite the coronavirus pandemic in 2021. Read more…
Telecoms operators add 8.9m subscribers to the network in H1
For the first half of the year, telecommunications operators added 8.9 million subscribers to the country’s network. Read more…
Metro
Tems set for fourth billboard hot 100 entry after Beyonce’s ‘Renaissance’ album credit
Nigerian superstar singer and songwriter, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as ‘Tems’ is set to continue her successful reign in the global music scene after being revealed as one of the songwriters on Beyonce’s next album – ‘Renaissance’. Read more…
Oshoala, Mane win African Player of the Year awards
Nigeria and Barcelona talisman Asisat Oshoala has been named the 2022 African Women’s Player of the Year while Senegal and FC Bayern Munich forward Sadio Mane was also named as the winner of the men’s version of the award at the CAF Awards ceremony in Rabat on Thursday night. Read more…
Quote of the Day
"What you do today can improve all your tomorrows."
—Ralph Marston