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Meet HerNetwork's Woman of the Year in Technology; Herconomy Founder; Ife Durosinmi-Etti

Herconomy Updates

Celebrating our Founder as she won HerNetwork “Woman of the Year in Tech” Award

Winning an award just a few days to the end of the year is just a great recognition for all the work that Ife Durosinmi Etti has done this year.

Big thanks to all those who always support the dream.

Local Stories

Omicron: Govts may shut down schools; 647m children yet to fully resume

THE World Bank has said that the new wave of COVID-19 pandemic that has seen a variant of the virus, Omicron, ravaging the world, may lead to governments across the globe being tempted to shut down schools again. Read more…

FG, not Benin Republic govt, keeping Sunday Igboho in prison — Lawyer

Lawyer to the Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemi, fondly called Sunday Igboho, Yomi Alliyu, SAN, yesterday, dismissed a social media report of an alleged plan to eliminate the activist in Benin Republic prison, read more…

Embassy denies claim of 1.5m Nigerians in need of passports

The Nigerian Embassy in Rome, Italy,  has debunked claims by the Nigerians that of the three million registered Nigerians in Italy 1.5 million needed passports. Read more…

NCDC reports 1,355 new cases of covid-19 as spread surges by 126%

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported 1,355 new cases of the covid-19 on Wednesday, 29th December 2021. This is according to the daily update released by the NCDC. Read more…

International Stories

Ghislaine Maxwell guilty of helping Jeffrey Epstein abuse girls

Ghislaine Maxwell has been found guilty of recruiting and trafficking young girls to be sexually abused by the late American financier Jeffrey Epstein. Read more…

Desmond Tutu's body lies in state in his old cathedral

Mourners are filing past the coffin of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, as his body lies in state at St George's Cathedral in Cape Town, South Africa. Read more…

COP 26: The teenagers suing 33 countries

A group of children in Portugal are using human rights law to force European politicians to tackle climate change. Read more…

Tech Updates

Africa’s tech ecosystem pays tribute to Nnena Nkongho

The African tech ecosystem mourns the passing of Nnena Nkongho, an African investor who championed diversity and excellence. Read more…

Business Matters

FG borrows N13.6tn via bonds in six months amid rising deficit financing

The Federal Government’s bond offer and allotment rose by N1.99tn in the first six months of this year to N13.66tn, from the N11.67tn recorded in the corresponding period of last year. Read more…

Airlines, others rake in N146bn in nine months as aviation industry rebounds

The relaxation of travel restrictions occasioned by the COVID19 pandemic and increased economic activities during the year drove recovery in the aviation sector in the first nine months of 2021, a new report obtained by our correspondent revealed on Wednesday. Read more…

FG raises N1.77tn Sukuk fund for Ibadan-Ilorin, Enugu-Port Harcourt, 95 other roads – Report

The Federal Government earned N1.77tn from sukuk bonds over a period of four years, according to a report obtained by our correspondent. Read more…

Naira falls at P2P forex market as official turnover drops by 29%

The exchange rate between the naira and the US dollar at the official Investors and Exporters (I&E) window closed at N415/$1. Read more…

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has raised over $337 million in new funding

Space X was the first private company to launch and return a spacecraft from Earth orbit, as well as the first to launch and dock a crewed spacecraft with the International Space Station (ISS). Read more…

Metro

Shatta Wale slams 'disrespectful' Rema for saying he wants 10 Ghana girls to ease stress

Shatta Wale has descended on 21-year-old Nigerian singer Rema for saying he wants 10 Ghana girls to ease his mind. Read more…

Stop MC Oluomo from kingship, monarch’s family begs gov

The Olushi Onigbesa royal family has appealed to the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to stop the Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, Mr Musiliu Akinsanya (popularly known as MC Oluomo) from becoming the Oba of Oshodi. Read more…

Quote of the Day

“Be nice to people on the way up, because you may meet them on the way down.” – Jimmy Durante