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20-10-2020, Remembering the lost Lives A Year After

Herconomy Community News

#LekkiTollGateShootings We Remember!

Today, we remember the lives that were lost on this day last year.

We shall continue to keep up the fight, with every opportunity we have, every tool in our hands, we work towards the Nigeria of our dreams.

#Neverforgotten

Lightbox Session: Management and Organization in the Entertainment Industry

Join us on Thursday as we go on a journey, learning about “Management and Organization in the Entertainment Industry.”

Jennifer Imion, the Director of Operations in arguably Nigeria’s biggest and most successful music corporation and record company in Nigeria, Mavin Global will be our guest and will be gracing us with her presence and educating us on Management and Organization in her industry.

Jennifer will be giving us first-hand information from her very own experience. She is an alumnus of the Heriot-Watt University and has been with Mavin Global since 2019, prior to which she was a Community Operations Associate at Workstation International Co-Work.

Hope to see you on Thursday evening by 8 pm.

Local Stories

#EndSARS anniversary: Police occupy Lekki toll gate, others, activists set for protest

There are strong indications that security agents and protesters will clash in many cities across the country today (Wednesday) as activists and youths insist on gathering in public spaces to commemorate the first year anniversary of the #EndSARS protests, which rocked the nation last year. Read more…

DHQ seeks nod to crush bandits with Tucano jets, laments US condition

More facts have emerged on why the Armed Forces have yet to deploy their full arsenal against bandits who have dominated the North-West and parts of the North-Central geopolitical zones. Read more…

Train Niger Delta youths from host community funds, PTI boss counsels

The Principal and Chief Executive of Petroleum Training Institute, Effurun, Delta State, Dr Henry Adimula, on Tuesday advised the leaders of the oil-rich Niger Delta region to set aside, read more…

APC mulls consensus arrangement, Osinbajo, Tinubu to meet

There are strong indications that the All Progressives Congress may adopt consensus arrangement to pick its presidential candidate in 2023. Read more…

US consulate trains 50 teachers in Lagos

The Lagos State Ministry of Education has partnered with the US Consulate General to train 50 teachers from the Education District One in a STEM training workshop. Read more…

Covid-19: Kaduna State mandates all visitors to government offices to present vaccination cards

The Kaduna State Government has warned that visitors to government offices will need to present their vaccination cards, while adding that social distancing and masking protocols will also be compulsory for anyone entering a government office. Read more…

P&ID: Court re-arraigns Briton on charges bordering on money laundering

James Nolan, a British national, was re-arraigned at the Abuja division of the Federal High Court on Monday by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Read more…

International Stories

Steve Bannon: Lawmakers vote to hold ex-Trump aide in contempt

A US House of Representatives committee investigating the 6 January Capitol riot has unanimously supported holding a onetime top aide of ex-President Donald Trump in contempt of Congress. Read more…

North Korea claim test of new submarine-launched missile

North Korea has confirmed it successfully tested a new submarine-launched ballistic missile on Tuesday. Read more…

IMF warns Afghanistan's economic slump will impact neighbours

Afghanistan's economic woes could fuel a refugee crisis impacting neighbouring countries, Turkey and Europe, the International Monetary Fund has said. Read more…

Charges ‘unlikely’ for bystanders who failed to report rape say prosecutors

Bystanders who stood by and failed to help a woman raped on a Philadelphia commuter train last week are unlikely to face criminal charges, local prosecutors say. Read more…

Rachel Levine: Transgender official sworn in as four-star admiral

The US assistant secretary for health has been sworn in as the first transgender four-star officer in the country's history. Read more…

Tech Issues

Nigerian clean energy startup, Homefort Energy, wants to make sure you never have cooking gas worries again

In 2007, Nigeria’s gas consumption was 70,000 metric tonnes. However, in 2020, the Nigerian cooking gas market experienced rapid growth, with consumption increasing by 1400% in the last 13 years.  Read more…

African healthtech startup, Healthtracka, gets into Techstars Toronto Accelerator programme

Healthtracka, a Nigeria-based healthtech startup decentralised laboratory testing in Africa by providing at-home tests and digital results, has announced joining the Techstars Toronto Accelerator programme. Read more…

Business Matters

Bitcoin nears all-time high as bitcoin ETF’s first day trading volume hits $1 billion

The pioneer cryptocurrency is nearing a record high after topping $60,000 last week. Read more…

FG officially scraps DPR, PPPRA, PEF, for new agencies, sacks their CEOs

The Federal Government has officially announced the scrapping of the Department of Petroleum (DPR), the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) and the Petroleum Equalization Fund (PEF). Read more…

AMCON appoints self as Manager over all assets of IEDM, owners of Ibadan Disco

The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has appointed itself as receiver/manager over all assets of the Integrated Energy Distribution and Marketing Limited, core investor in Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC). Read more…

Metro

Shooting: Ghanaian police arrest Shatta Wale for spreading false information

The Ghana Police Service has arrested popular dancehall singer, Charles Nii Armah Mensah popularly known as Shatta Wale for spreading false information. Read more…

'Black Panther' star Dorothy Steel dies amid filming sequel

The 95-year-old actress starred as one of the tribal elders in the blockbuster Marvel film. Read more…

Quote of the Day

“Today’s accomplishments were yesterday’s impossibilities.”

Robert H. Schuller