Experiencing PR 2025 conference to showcase Public Relations’ impact on business, leadership transformation
Post AMUGE
March 18, 2025
Onome Amuge Nigerian Women in Public Relations (NGWIPR) is set to lead the charge towards utilising PR as a transformative force for businesses and leadership in the country, in the run-up to the highly anticipated 2025 edition of its flagship event, the Experiencing PR Conference. The conference, themed “PR for Results: Innovative Strategies for Business […]
Nigeria-Vietnam Chamber targets digital economy integration to boost bilateral relations
Post AMUGEMarch 8, 2025
Onome Amuge Renewable energy, circular economy, and digital economy took center stage during the 2025 Quarterly Business Meeting (QBM) hosted by the Nigeria-Vietnam Chamber of Commerce & Industry (NVCCI), as stakeholders gathered to explore new avenues for strengthening trade relationships between Nigeria and its Southeast Asian counterpart, Vietnam. The event, an annual gathering of business […]
Africa innovation, female entrepreneurship get boost with Google GFSA, BFF Africa, Google.org
Zainab IwayemiJune 22, 2021
Commits $3m to BFF Africa Partners Tony Elumelu Foundation to deliver $3m grant to 500 women entrepreneurs Committed to growing Africa’s startup ecosystem, Google has opened three programmes, namely, Google for Startups Accelerator (GFSA) Africa, Google for Startups Black Founders Fund (BFF) for Africa, and Google.org grants to startups founders and female entrepreneurs in […]
Computer Village provides jobs for over 8000 young Nigerians – PAPDAN
Wale AmeenMay 13, 2021
Wale Ameen Online Editor More than 8000 young Nigerians are gainfully employed at the computer village so says the Phone and Allied Products Dealers Association of Nigeria (PAPDAN). The Association’s President, Mr. Ifeanyi Akabue made this known during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Thursday. He said […]
Facebook’s new Business Suite to help SMEs manage business across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger
Saviour AdugbaSeptember 18, 2020
Saviour Adugba Facebook has launched a new business suite to help small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) manage their businesses more easily across all Facebook-owned platforms. Announcing the launch of the Facebook Business Suite in a blog post, Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s chief operating officer, noted that small businesses have had to depend on Facebook’s free tools […]
PoS agency banking: No smooth operation yet
Saviour AdugbaSeptember 16, 2020
Saviour Adugba Good, bad and ugly N I G E R I A HAS BEEN ON A LONG drive for financial inclusion, supported by a related journey to bolster the development of its digital economy. In the quest to achieve this, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy […]
Jobberman brings 250 employers, 10,000 jobseekers in Nigeria’s first virtual career fair
Charles AbuedeSeptember 10, 2020
Charles Abuede Jobberman, Nigeria’s single largest online training and job placement platform is bringing together 250 employers and 10,000 job seekers in what is billed as Nigeria’s first and largest ever virtual career fair at the end of September as part of its ‘champions’ campaign. The one-day event, Jobberman said during a live web media […]
US, ESPartner, Ecobank budget $45m loan for 300 African SMEs
Omobayo AzeezAugust 25, 2020
By Omobayo Azeez Target 300 entrepreneurs from Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Uganda Agri-Business, Manufacturing, Energy and Renewables, Essential Services targeted sector 70% quota set for women-owned enterprises The trio of Entrepreneurial Solutions Partners (ESPartners), the United States African Development Foundation (USADF) and Ecobank have announced a sum of $45 million as non-interest […]
73% Nigerian SMBs on Facebook optimistic despite pandemic
Omobayo AzeezJuly 20, 2020
By Omobayo Azeez Seventy-three per cent of Nigerian small and medium business (SMBs) owners remain optimistic and see light at the end of the tunnel about the future of their business despite the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, a new report has shown. The Global State of Small Business Report by social media giant, Facebook, was compiled […]
The Ark Coaching Company pledges to enhance Africa’s economic development with maiden The Fix It conference
Hamid AyodejiJune 18, 2020
Hamid Ayodeji The Ark Coaching Company has announced its preparedness to continue enabling Africa harness its enormous human and mineral resources by providing handholding and coaching services to entrepreneurs and franchises in order to enhance their access to capital and market. The company disclosed during a media briefing on Wednesday in Lagos that it will […]