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 made, Herconomy is partnering with Baykins to bring you all you need to know about hepatitis.
Join us on Instagram this Thursday, July 28, 2022, by 5 pm.
Click on the link below to follow us on Instagram to participate in this conversation.
Hangout With Herconomy and Bellagrace
This 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
Amazon Prime subscription price raised by £1 a month
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International Stories
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Business Matters
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FG gets N16bn tax credit for Lagos-Badagry Expressway
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CBN disburses N68bn under 100-for-100 policy
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IMF, and FRC discuss technical assistance needs for the 2023-2024 work plan
A delegation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission to Nigeria led by the Director, Second African Regional Technical Assistance Centre in West Africa (AFRITAC West 2), Eva Jenkner, las week, visited the Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC) during which the discussed areas of technical support for the Fiscal Year 2023/2024 Work Plan. Read more…
Metro
Buhari, Abiodun, Obaseki, Okowa, and others rise for record-breaker, Tobi Amusan, Brume
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Tems' 2020 song 'Free Mind' debuts on Billboard Hot 100
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Quote of the Day
"One who knows how to show and to accept kindness will be a friend better than any possession."
—Sophocles