Jumia, the leading e-commerce platform in Africa, will help China’s leading cross-border logistic company 4PX to reach more businesses on the continent Lagos (Nigeria), April 20th 2022: Jumia (NYSE:JMIA) has partnered with Chinese global logistics company 4PX to help it expand its reach in Africa, leveraging the last-mile capabilities of …
Read More »My informal retail lessons during Easter
By Victor George The last Easter holiday was a time off work and the rigour of traffic for residents of an ever busy city like Lagos. For me, it was also an opportunity to physically validate some of my virtual observations. In the last three months, I’ve come across several …
Read More »Gupshup acquires AskSid, the Leading Conversational AI platform for Ecommerce and Retail Companies
Acquisition strengthens Gupshup’s AI-powered conversational solutions for Ecommerce, Retail and Consumer Goods industries San Francisco / Mumbai, April 20, 2022: Gupshup, a global leader in conversational engagement, announced today the acquisition of AskSid, a leading Conversational AI provider to top ecommerce and retail companies around the world. AskSid’s full-stack AI …
Read More »Huawei launches digital literacy programme for 100,000 beneficiaries in Sub-Saharan Africa
Huawei has formally launched its LEAP digital skills development programme. Announcing this at its ICT Competition Awards Ceremony, the company said LEAP aims to help advance the ICT skills of more than 100,000 people across the Sub-Saharan Africa region within three years. More than 15,000 students from over 200 universities …
Read More »HOW JUMIA PROMOTES FITNESS CULTURE AMONG NIGERIANS
Global awareness of the need for stable physical and mental health is on the rise, and Nigeria is not left behind in this regard. More Nigerians, young and old, have adopted different exercises regularly to keep their body and mind in good shape. Also, organisations encourage their staff to engage …
Read More »CBA Foundation says man’s inhumanity to man is at its worst in the way in-laws treat widows
AUTHOR: Ony Kachi After Mrs kumbaya (name changed to protect her identity) lost her husband at work in 2005, she was accused of killing him. The accusation did not come from her husband’s brothers but his sister, who had earlier lost her own husband. It took the combined hard work …
Read More »Abbey Mortgage Bank Plc appoints Mobolaji Adewumi as acting Managing Director…. as Madu Hamman becomes MD of FMBN.
In the wake of her 30th Anniversary, Abbey Mortgage Bank Plc announces the appointment of her MD/CEO Mr. Madu Hamman by President Muhammed Buhari, as the new MD of Federal Mortgage Bank, the apex Mortgage Bank in Nigeria. Mr. Madu Hamman has over 34 years of banking experience in Mortgage …
Read More »E-commerce boosting the shift from cash to digital economy
The impact of e-commerce on the Nigerian economy is getting bigger and increasingly prominent by the day. E-commerce has not only given rise to a league of sophisticated digital consumers, but also a league of digital market entrepreneurs, and lately disrupting the informal retail sector, where activities of market aggregators …
Read More »Huawei ICT Competition: Nigerian Teams Emerge First in Network and Cloud Tracks
Two Nigerian teams clinched the grand prizes in the Network and Cloud tracks of the regional finals of this year’s Huawei ICT competition. This year marks the 3rd ICT Competition in Nigeria. Remarkably, the Nigerian teams took the mantles from the Tanzanian and Kenyan Teams. While the University of Port …
Read More »Flutterwave CEO, Olugbenga Agboola accused of fraud, perjury
Olugbenga Agboola An investigative report has accused Olugbenga Agboola, CEO and co-founder of one of Nigeria’s largest tech unicorns, Flutterwave of “insider trading, fraud, and perjury” occurring over a four year period. Agboola has been accused of using Flutterwave to engage in impersonation, insider trading and inappropriate behaviours in the …
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