……..Nigerians react Nigerians has taken to their social media pages to express their dissatisfaction on the proposed 5% Value Added Tax (VAT) set to be introduced by Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) on every online transactions in 2020. This was as a result of the announcement made by FIRS …
Read More »How technology is disrupting FMCG distribution
Fast Moving Consumer Group (FMCG) Disruption has transformed from being a business cliché to a fearful reality, especially if businesses intend to be relevant in the coming years. Disruptions have changed the banking sector, the telecom sector and recently, the e-commerce sector. A little over 20 years ago, Nigerians spent …
Read More »Jumia Women marks African Women’s Day, pays patients medical bills
To commemorate this year’s Pan-African Women’s Day and in line with the global theme which addresses maternal and neonatal mortality in Africa, the female staff of Jumia Nigeria have rallied support for new mothers and other patients who couldn’t meet the discharge requirement as a result of unpaid medical bills …
Read More »Jumia concludes anniversary celebration, donate to Orphanage, LASTMA, others
Leading ecommerce platform, Jumia Nigeria brought its anniversary celebration to a finale by donating home care products and reading materials to Nigerian Red Cross Orphanage Home the located at Makoko, Yaba. The company also donated over 300 protective wear and safety items to the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA). In …
Read More »Konga grows turnover by 800% in 18 months
Konga, foremost composite e-Commerce giant, has creatively cut losses and grown its turnover by over 800 per cent, further fueling projections that it will turn profitable before 2022. This was disclosed by the Management of the company which recently concluded a major Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) rollout. According to Co-CEO, …
Read More »7th Anniversary: Jumia recalls achievements in e-commerce expansion, job creations
Jumia Nigeria has recorded significant achievements in three major areas of its operations in the country: customer delivery experience, e-commerce reach & expansion, and job creation and empowerment. This is according to the chief executive officer of the company, Mrs Juliet Annamah, who made the disclosure during the celebration of …
Read More »Jumia Food adds So Fresh to its platform to promote healthy living
Jumia Food, Nigeria had added So Fresh, Nigeria’s leading fresh food chain, to its ever-growing catalogue of restaurants on its platform. This is in a bid to promote healthy living among Nigerians. The announcement was made on 26th June at a joint press conference held by the two companies at So …
Read More »Pizza Hut partners Jumia to deepen Footprint in Nigeria
The renowned world’s largest pizza chain, Pizza Hut has announced the an on-demand pizza delivery partnership with Jumia’s food marketplace deepen footprint in Nigeria This disclosure was made at a press conference held at Pizza Hut, Ikoyi, Lagos. Giving more details about the partnership, the Managing Director of Jumia’s food …
Read More »Systemspecs urges FG to optimise data mining, automate Foreign exchange payments
The formidable IT company, Systemspecs has urged Federal Government (FG) to automate Foreign exchange payments and to optimize data mining. This charged was made by the chief Executive Officer, Systemspecs, Mr John Obaro at the First Accounting Technology Summit (ACCOUNTEKS) hosted by the Instituted of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) …
Read More »Konga moves to invest in Health Sector
The Management of Africa’s e-Commerce company, Konga has moved to invest in the health sector. The move to acquire a pharmacy chain to enable it deliver quality drugs to end users nationwide ngotiations are understood to be at the final stage for the acquisition. According to Co-CEO, Konga Group, Prince …
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