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We are Transitioning!

Last year we had our very first Herconomy event, and it embodied all we stand for as a community and all we hope to achieve in getting economic empowerment for women.

It’s been a long time coming, but we are finally ready to take up the full responsibility of an Economy for HER. AGS Tribe, is now HERconomy!

We have so much more to come, amazing opportunities for career and entrepreneurial growth, as well as financial solutions.

Welcome to a new era of financial opportunities!

Lagos Cocktail Week Comes to an End

Hey tribe 👋🏾

The 7th edition of Lagos Cocktail week @lagoscocktail is back this year from the 7th - 16th of October, 2021.

And, because we love you and know you deserve to chill out, we gave away 2 tickets to @lagoscocktail for a winner and their friend.

There will be a bar hop from the 7th - 16th October at participating restaurants and bars around Lagos!!

Then, you get to enjoy the Cocktail village at the Balmoral Hall Federal Palace from Friday, Oct 15th @ 4pm and Saturday, Oct 16th @ 12 noon 🍹

Local Stories

Ifeanyi Ubah wants Nnamdi Kanu’s arrest, detention revisited

The lawmaker representing Anambra South Senatorial District, Ifeanyi Ubah, has called on the Federal Government to revisit the issue of the arrest and detention of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. Read more…

Presidency: PANDEF urges Northerners to wait till 2031

THE Pan-Niger Delta Forum has said that Northern politicians who intended to run for president should wait till 2031. Read more…

FG raises PPPRA, CBN, others’ revenue targets by N754.31bn

The Federal Government has reviewed upwards the independent revenue projection for Ministries, Departments and Agencies in the 2022 fiscal period by N754.31bn. Read more…

Stamp Duty and Capital Gains Tax are not adequately collected – FIRS

Muhammad Nami, the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, has criticized the current stamp duty and capital gain tax collection system for its inefficiency. Read more…

Reps to turn back MDAs that failed to implement 2021 budget during 2022 budget defense

The House of Representatives has warned that Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) that failed to implement the 2021 budget will be turned back during the 2022 budget defence and also may not get their appropriations. Read more…

International Stories

Covid: Strike fears as Italy's workers require Covid pass

Italy's Green Pass becomes mandatory for all workplaces on Friday, but there are fears of disruption among transport workers and at ports where Covid vaccination rates are relatively low. Read more…

French government commits $150 million investment to help 500 African startups

As part of a restructured Digital Africa program, French President Emmanuel Macron has pledged a fresh EUR130 million (US$150 million) investment to help 500 African startups. Read more…

Beirut port blast: Day of mourning in Lebanon after bloodshed at protest

Lebanon has announced a day of mourning for Friday after at least six people died and dozens were hurt in deadly fighting in Beirut. Read more…

Masten Wanjala: Kenyan child serial killer killed by mob

A mob in Western Kenya has killed a self-confessed serial killer who escaped from custody two days ago, police say. Read more…

Stranded 600lb turtle returned to Atlantic Ocean

Volunteers will track the turtle, which got stuck in a Massachusetts river, to make sure it survives in the ocean. Read more…

Robert Durst: US millionaire sentenced to life for murder

US real estate heir Robert Durst, subject of HBO crime documentary series The Jinx, has been sentenced to life in prison for killing his best friend. Read more…

Tech Matters

Why Uzoma Dozie’s Sparkle had only Nigerian investors in $3.1m funding round

Sparkle, a mobile-based digital bank that provides a combination of financial, lifestyle, and business support services to Nigerians, on Thursday, read more…

African countries lead the world in broadband speed growth

Algerians experienced the fastest growth in internet speeds over the past year, compared with anywhere else in the world, a Digital Quality of Life (DQL) index shows. Read more…

PaySika secures pre-seed funding to provide neobank services in francophone Africa

PaySika, a financial technology startup developing mobile and web-based banking solutions for French-speaking African countries, today announced that it has secured a €300,000 ($348,000) pre-seed investment from angel investors in the French, London, and Nigerian tech startup space. Read more…

Business Issues

Lifting 100 million Nigerians from poverty ambitious – World Bank economist

The World Bank Lead Economist in the Middle East and North Africa region’s Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Group, Tara Vishwanath, read more…

Coinbase unveils policy proposal for comprehensive regulation of digital asset

Coinbase, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the United States, has published a digital asset policy proposal, a document offering both a justification and conceptual framework for the comprehensive regulation of digital assets in the United States. Read more…

Wealth of Google founders rise by $85 billion in three quarters

With reports that the US Fed is going to start tapering its monetary policy next month, the founders of Google, are posting record gains in their wealth valuations. Read more…

IHS Towers announces $21 as pricing of Initial Public Offering for NYSE listing

IHS Holding Limited (“IHS Towers”), one of the world’s biggest independent owners, operators, and developers of shared telecommunications infrastructure, Read more…

BREAKING: Bitcoin trades $60k on news of possible Bitcoin Futures ETF approval

Flagship cryptocurrency, Bitcoin has broken through the $60,000 resistance zone for the first time since the May 2021 market crash. Read more…

Metro

Adele: Easy on Me review – reliably, relatably Adele-esque

The first single from her divorce-focused new album 30 is quintessential Adele: piano, romantic recrimination, and soaring vocal work. Read more…

Quote of the Day

“Let us make our future now, and let us make our dreams tomorrow’s reality.” –  Malala Yousafzai