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Herconomy Updates
Let’s Talk Cervical Cancer
January was Cervical Cancer Awareness Month but due to the many programs we had in-house, we were unable to properly hold a discussion on it.
Cancer is one of the worst killers the world over and cervical cancer is specific to women but is often undetected until it’s late due to lack of knowledge and resources. Out of the 56million women in Nigeria, almost 8 thousand women are lost annually to Cervical Cancer.
Join us this Saturday as Dr. Kachiro Hannatu Favour, the senior resident ObGyn at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, will be answering our questions and providing first-hand information about Cervical health and lifestyle or healthcare choices we need to make to protect ourselves and our loved ones from Cervical Cancer.
Please register and set a reminder for the interactive session by clicking on the button below.
Local Stories
Electoral bill: National Assembly carpets Malami over ‘self-interest’ comment
The National Assembly, on Thursday, dismissed a threat by the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), that he would oppose the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, if it was based on selfish interest. Read more…
Two policemen, motorcyclist, killed, as gunmen attacked bullion van in Oyo
Two policemen and a civilian have been confirmed dead after armed robbers attacked a bullion van conveying money from a bank on Iwo Road to the Idi-Ape area of Ibadan, Oyo State. Read more…
Rep remanded over N185m ‘419’ case, bail application fails
A member of the House of Representatives, Gabriel Zock, was on Thursday arraigned before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja, on criminal charges of advanced fee fraud otherwise known as 419. Read more…
Afe Babalola canvasses 40% National Assembly seats for professionals
Legal luminary and founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Aare Afe Babalola (SAN), on Thursday stggested that professionals should occupy 40 per cent of the seats of the National Assembly. Read more…
UN seeks $1.1 million to aid displaced persons in Northern Nigeria
The United Nations is requesting for the sum of $1.1 million to aid displaced persons living in the northern part of Nigeria. Read more…
International Stories
Ukraine tensions: Joe Biden says US citizens should leave Ukraine now
US President Joe Biden has called on all American citizens remaining in Ukraine to leave the country immediately, citing increased threats of Russian military action. Read more…
Hacker ‘steals’ $40,000 from Neymar’s account
Brazilian police have arrested a man they believe hacked into Neymar’s bank accounts and repeatedly stole small sums of money totaling more than 40,000 dollars, officials in Sao Paulo said. Read more…
Tech Updates
YC-backed Duplo raises $1.3M pre-seed to build financial OS for B2B companies in Nigeria
Startups have sought to use technology to digitize processes in Africa’s B2B e-commerce and retail space over the past couple of years. While many focus on moving products and providing credit, issues… Read more…
Business Matters
CBN explains how diaspora remittances increased from $6 million to $100 million weekly
The CBN has said that its FX policies especially the Naira4Dollar scheme has led to significant improvement in diaspora remittances. Read more…
NNPC may spend N201bn to clean 170.25m litres of dirty fuel
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited may need an estimated N201bn worth of clean Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) to bring 170.25 million litres of adulterated product imported the country up to standard, an analysis of industry data has shown. Read more…
Naira slides again, exchanges for 417.51/dollar
The naira continued its downward trend as the dollar was sold for N417.51 at the official market on Thursday. Read more…
CBN to stop forex sale to banks by December targets $200bn non-oil exports
The Central Bank of Nigeria has revealed that it will stop the sale of foreign exchange to Deposit Money Banks by the end of the year. Read more…
Telcos begins NIN verification as Galaxy Backbone downtime continues
After days of downtime due to a technical glitch on the portal of the National Identity Management Commission, telecommunications companies have resumed National Identification Number-Subscriber Identity Module data verification services across the country as the configuration to the virtual NIN continues. Read more…
Metro
Wendy Williams needs a guardianship, ‘concerned’ bank claims
The bank says the TV host is incapacitated and needs help with her financial decisions. Read more…
BBNaija's Omashola shares 1st photo of his son
Omashola and his fiancee welcomed their first child together in January. Read more…
Goya Menor's 'Ameno Amapiano (Remix)' amasses 4.7m video creates, 9.5bn views on TikTok
Still picking up momentum, the track is receiving massive airplay on traditional media and in entertainment destinations. Read more…
American rapper Eve welcomes 1st child at 43
Eve and her hubby got married in 2014. Read more…
Quote of the Day
Success is going from failure to failure without a loss of enthusiasm. – Winston Churchill