Business

A look into the typical Nigerian retailer’s life will show a man or woman who undergoes tremendous stress. He or she wakes up early every morning to prepare for the shop that is expected to open as early as 6:30 am to cater for the early customers. Once he gets …

For the sixth year running, startups have nominated the corporate organisations they believed to be most active in terms of open innovation for the prestigious annual Corporate Startup Stars Awards. Launched by Mind the Bridge under the European Commission’s Startup Europe Partnership initiative in 2016, the Awards have been scaled …

Africa’s global bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc on Tuesday delighted 63 of its customers spread across its various saving products at its ‘super savers promo draw. The 63 lucky winners who will now have a merry Christmas courtesy of UBA, comprise 12 new millionaires, 20 kiddies and teens …

  Diabetes is a major health issue that has reached alarming levels. Today, more than half a billion people are living with diabetes worldwide. According to data from the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) in 2021 it is estimated that 537 million people have diabetes, and this number is projected to …

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has shut down Globacom (Glo) facility in Wuse 2 Abuja over a N4.7bn debt. The exercise was led by the director-general of the NCAA, Capt. Musa Nuhu, and was supervised by the Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika. The DG said the shutdown will …

Jumia Nigeria, the leading pan-African e-commerce platform has announced the appointment of Damola Giwa as the head of JumiaPay Nigeria, the digital payment and fintech platform of the company. Damola Giwa,  has over 17 years of experience in business leadership, strategy and innovation across leading pan-African banking and fintech groups. “I …

As corporate organizations shut their office doors for the year and workers embark on holiday activities, businesses in the FMCG category remain fully active. Their activities not only keep the economy going, but are crucial to festive celebrations. Festivities on the streets aren’t complete without those quick dashes into retail …

Kayode Tokede examines ways monthly salary earners with FirstBank accounts can benefit from the lender’s numerous loans initiatives amid harsh economy In time past, monthly income earners – especially bank customers – were unable to have quick access to personal loans to meet their immediate financial needs due to the …

Tech giant, Huawei  has called for global partners to join its TECH4ALL digital inclusion initiative, which aims to build a more inclusive and intelligent world that leaves no one behind. Speaking at the Huawei TECH4ALL Summit, the company said the initative focuses on four areas: driving equity and quality in …

No less than 30,000 additional young Nigerians will gain access to digital skills training as part of the benefits of a collaboration between the Federal Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy and Huawei Technologies (Nigeria) Limited. This was disclosed by the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali …