The Chief Executive Officer of Jumia Nigeria, Mrs Juliet Anammah has stated that data is at the heart of Jumia Nigeria’s Black Friday strategy. According to her, the Black Friday campaign will contribute significantly to driving e-commerce adoption in Nigeria. Anammah, who stated this while fielding questions from journalists in …
Read More »World Bank urges FG to eliminate bottlenecks against enterprenuers
Nigeria, as the biggest Economy in Sub-Saharan Africa, alongside others, have continued to improve their business climates, but needs to do more, the World Bank Group has said. Specifically, the global institution advised that while reform efforts continued in many countries, much needs to be done on performance and ensuring …
Read More »World Food Day: Leveraging digital solutions to tackle hunger in Africa
One of the biggest challenges facing the world today is global hunger. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) backs this up by stating that “From Africa and Asia to Latin America and the Near East, there are 821 million people in the world who do not get enough food …
Read More »CBN records N860bn credit flow to economy
The Central Bank of Nigeria has recorded increase in the credit flow currently placed at N860 billion into the various aspect of the nation’s economy as a result of policy direction of the apex bank. The Director banking supervision, Central Bank of Nigerian (CBN) Mr. Ahmed Abdulahi made this known …
Read More »Western Union blocks all money transfers to Nigeria
Western Union in Texas (the state with the largest Nigerian population in the U.S) may have blocked all money transfers to Nigeria, according to a report. The report added that the blockade might spread to other states and countries. According to the report, “a notice at the outlet in Texas …
Read More »Google to reach 56m Nigerian students with online safety curriculum
Google has announced partnership with the Nigerian Government to make an online safety curriculum available to all primary and secondary school students in the country. The safety curriculum is expected to reach about 56 million Nigerian students per year. Announcing this at the third Google for Nigeria event in Lagos, …
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 »ICTEL 2019: LCCI to gather stakeholders on Fourth Industrial Revolution in Nigeria
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce is set to organise this year ICTEL EXPO with the aim of gathering stakeholders to discuss the Fourth Industrial Revolution in Nigeria. This was revealed by the President, Lagos Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI), Babatunde Ruwase while discussing with newsmen in Lagos on Friday. …
Read More »CodeFest sets for Easter Bootcamp, tasks parents on kids participation in coding
The renowned Information Technology (IT) firm, CodeFest International is set to organise an Easter Coding BootCamp for kids in Nigeria. In a statement signed by the Chief Executive Officier, CodeFest International, Mr Moss Uromtah, this bootcamp serves to encourage digital transformation in STEM education across Nigeria and Africa. According to …
Read More »Nigeria becomes hub to 75% e- waste, NCC set to raid electronic markets
The Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC),Prof Umar Garba Danbatta has said Nigeria has now become a home to 75% of electronic waste. This was disclosed at the Public Inquiry on e-Waste Regulations and Disaster Recovery Guidelines organised by the NCC for telecom industry players. According to him, NCC …
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