The future of e-commerce is both
exhilarating and daunting for players in the sector, depending on how receptive
they are to the dynamic nature of the sector. With the current outlook for
2020, the market is growing rapidly and there are changes that will help
businesses grow...
A Cape Town based startup bridges
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The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF)—the private-sector-led philanthropy focused on empowering African entrepreneurs—has announced a final list of 2,100 entrepreneurs to benefit from the inaugural TEF-UNDP Entrepreneurship Programme. The Programme targets small business owners in rural communities across the 7 Sahel countries of Africa – Nigeria, Niger, Chad,...
The Lagos Film Academy, a leading non-profit organization centred around support for young creatives who want to acquire life long skills and techniques as creatives across the continent has recently secured a 5000USD grant. The grant was endowed by the Global Philanthropy Alliance for the third edition of the...
The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency (SMEDAN) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sapphital Learning Limited and Zenith Bank in a bid to among other things empower Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to contribute to job creation and poverty alleviation in the country.
The Felix Foundation, in 2015 positioned itself as a catalyst for the development and prosperity of women in Africa. This was achieved through 2 major initiatives – The Market Moni and Women in Farming (WIFARM) programs with over 4,000 women benefiting till date and still counting. In...
Pointek, Nigeria’s retail store for technology products has made public its plan to train 1,000 gadget technicians in order to bridge the unemployment gap in Nigeria.
The company made this disclosure at the media chat in Lagos recently
According to the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS), unemployment and underemployment rates in...
The Bank head pledged to continue the work of
transforming Nigeria’s agriculture sector
African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina reminded students
of the important role they have to play in the continent’s economic
development, as he was conferred with an honorary doctorate in...
Heritage bank Plc, Heritage Bank Plc, Nigeria’s most innovative banking services provider, has strategies to boost the capacity development of small medium enterprises as the headline sponsor of the annual entrepreneurial reality show, The Next Titan, as the season five of the programme kicks off.
Fela Ibidapo, Divisional Head, Corporate...
The Managing Director, Promasidor Nigeria Limited, Mr. Anders Einarsson has urged secondary school students to seek professional counsel before making career decisions in order to enhance their capacity to contribute to the future development of the society.
Einarsson made the call in Lagos while reviewing the success of Promasidor Harness...
