Jumia opens logistics service to third parties

Third party businesses can now use the unique logistics network of Africa’s leading ecommerce platform to reach more customers Lagos, Nigeria; November 2nd, 2020: Jumia has announced that its logistics service is now available for use by third parties. Until today, Jumia’s logistics services were reserved for ecommerce and food …

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Power sector records N243bn capacity loss within 10 months

The power sector has recorded a generation capacity loss of N243 billion within 10 months from January to October 2020. This was revealed in the October 2020 electricity generation statistics released by the Association of Power Generation Companies (APGC), the umbrella body of GenCos. The data puts the current available …

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UPDATED: WAEC releases 2020 SSCE results

The West African Examinations Council has released the results of the 2020 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination on Monday, November 2, 2020. Head of the National office, Patrick Areghan, said a total of 1,549,740 registered for the examination. Areghan said 1,338,348 candidates representing 86.99 per cent obtained credit and above …

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When a Bank Puts SMEs First

  Last week will go down as one of the most challenging weeks, if not the most challenging, Nigeria has faced in 2020. What started out weeks before as very well-organised peaceful protests by young Nigerians campaigning to #EndSARS, was supplanted by hoodlums engaging in wanton looting, arson and destruction …

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FG calls on shipping firms, operators to adopt NXP

The Federal Government has admonished port terminal operators and shipping companies to adopt the Nigerian Export Proceeds (NXP) number in order to ensure speedy attention to export cargo and smoothen export transaction. The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Mr. Hassan Bello, stated this when he visited some port terminals …

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