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How PropTechs in Nigeria Can Solve Housing Deficit
18th December 2022
PropTechs, or property technology companies, are emerging as a potential solution to Nigeria’s housing deficit. PropTechs use technology to streamline and improve the process of buying, selling, and managing real estate. By using technology, PropTechs can help to make the property market more efficient and accessible, which can in turn help to address the … Continue reading How PropTechs in Nigeria Can Solve Housing Deficit

Top 5 FinTech Trends To Watch Out For In 2023
Fintech, or financial technology, is a rapidly growing industry that is transforming the way we manage our money and make financial transactions. In recent years, fintech has seen significant growth and disruption, and this trend is expected to continue in the coming years. Here are some key fintech trends to watch out for in … Continue reading Top 5 FinTech Trends To Watch Out For In 2023

How To Upscale Your Fintech Startup
17th December 2022
Starting and running a fintech startup can be an exciting and rewarding experience, but it can also be challenging. If you are looking to upscale your fintech startup, there are a few key things you can do to help achieve your goals. Read more about FinTech Build Your Roots First, it’s important to focus … Continue reading How To Upscale Your Fintech Startup

6 Proven Ways To Growing Your PropTech Startup
Growing a PropTech startup can be challenging, but it is also a rewarding and exciting journey. Here are six key strategies that you can use to grow your PropTech startup: Read more about Real Estate Create Your Unique Value Proposition Have a clear and compelling value proposition. One of the most important things that … Continue reading 6 Proven Ways To Growing Your PropTech Startup

How To Prepare Your Business for The New Year
Perhaps your business has had a brilliant year, marked by growth and great wins. Or it may have struggled for much of the period, and fallen short of your target for it. Whatever it’s been through, the next twelve months present you with a chance to do much better. Read more about Business But … Continue reading How To Prepare Your Business for The New Year

4 Solid Ways to Help Your FinTech Stay on Top Your Game
In the past three years, since I started observing the African FinTech ecosystem at Connect Nigeria, I have witnessed many Fintechs go under, while a few have stayed on top of their game. What does it mean to stay on top of your game as a FinTech? It simply means ensuring that there is … Continue reading 4 Solid Ways to Help Your FinTech Stay on Top Your Game

The Orange Corners Nigeria Incubation Program 2023
16th December 2022
Applications are currently open for the Orange Corners Nigeria Incubation Program. This program is aimed at entrepreneurs and is designed to provide them with the skills, access to markets, and funding they need to succeed with their ventures. Read more about Opportunities Orange Corners is a 6-month incubation program that will help young entrepreneurs … Continue reading The Orange Corners Nigeria Incubation Program 2023

Apply For The Ericsson Nigeria Graduate Program For Computer Science, Engineering, And Finance Graduates
Applications are currently open for the Ericsson Nigeria Graduate Program. If you have recently completed undergraduate studies in Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, Economics or Business and would like to build a career in the telecommunications sector, you should consider applying for this program. Read more about Opportunities The graduate program, which is scheduled to … Continue reading Apply For The Ericsson Nigeria Graduate Program For Computer Science, Engineering, And Finance Graduates

Brands We Love: Diamond Publications
Diamond Publications is a book publishing company based in Lagos. It produces titles in a variety of categories, ranging from autobiographies, law and politics, to hospitality, economics, and international affairs. The company has been operational for decades and has gained a reputation for publishing literature authored by leading figures drawn from aspects of national … Continue reading Brands We Love: Diamond Publications

How Real Estate Investors Can Prepare For The New Year
15th December 2022
Regardless of how well or badly the past year has gone for you, the next twelve months could hold the promise of better outcomes. It’s a hope that’s available to most people, including those who invest in real estate. Read more about Real Estate But the positive potential that exists in the near future … Continue reading How Real Estate Investors Can Prepare For The New Year

The MEST Africa 2023 Entrepreneurial Training Program for Tech Startups
Applications are now open for the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) Africa Training Program for 2023. This program is designed for persons who aspire to be tech entrepreneurs or are building a startup in its very early stages. Read more about Opportunities The MEST Africa training program is a 12-month learning exercise covering … Continue reading The MEST Africa 2023 Entrepreneurial Training Program for Tech Startups

How To Start A Cattle Farm In Nigeria
Cattle contribute so much that we consume, it’s easy to see its economic value at first thought. We get beef from it, as we do milk, hides, and several byproducts. There’s a high and constantly growing demand for these items, as well as the products that they’re used to making. Read more about Business … Continue reading How To Start A Cattle Farm In Nigeria

The Only 6 Types Of Marketing Emails Your FinTech Needs to Send Out
14th December 2022
Email newsletters, whatever the content may be is a very important aspect of maintaining a communication link with subscribers and customers. It is rather unfortunate these days to see FinTechs, especially in this part of this world so engrossed in getting new signups to grow their subscriber base, thus neglecting new and existing customers … Continue reading The Only 6 Types Of Marketing Emails Your FinTech Needs to Send Out

4 Ways to Gain Trust Through FinTech Social Media Marketing
One of the biggest assets any FinTech can possess is the audience’s trust. In this age of social media with all its fake news, misinformation and cybersecurity threats, FinTech brands are more pressed with the need to win the trust of their audience due to the services they provide, which are largely financial. This … Continue reading 4 Ways to Gain Trust Through FinTech Social Media Marketing

Apply For the First City Monument Bank (FCMB) Management Development Program 2023
Applications are currently open for the First City Monument Bank (FCMB) Management Development Program. If you are in the banking profession and you would like to build capacity that will enable you to advance in your career, you may consider applying for this program. Read more about Opportunities The FCMB Management Development Program aims … Continue reading Apply For the First City Monument Bank (FCMB) Management Development Program 2023

Latest Job Vacancies in Nigeria, Second Week of December 2022
These are some of the latest job vacancies in Nigeria for the second week of December 2022. Read more about Opportunities IT Supervisor, SaroAfrica SaroAfrica wants to hire an IT Supervisor. This person will work with the resident IT Administrator to develop, maintain, and improve IT tools. He or she will attend to enquiries … Continue reading Latest Job Vacancies in Nigeria, Second Week of December 2022

How to Improve Your Customer Relationships
The success of your business depends a lot on the extent to which you’re able to satisfy your customers, healthy customer relationships. But keeping them happy isn’t just about selling them products or services that solve their problems. It’s also about maintaining a good relationship with them. Read more about Business People will be … Continue reading How to Improve Your Customer Relationships

How To Build An Online Community Around Your Startup
13th December 2022
In today’s tech ecosystem, the importance of having an online community around your startup cannot be overemphasized. In fact, startup growth experts have argued that one of the fastest and easiest ways to grow your startup is through Community-Led Growth. Community-Led Growth (CLG) is a type of strategy where startups create a pool of … Continue reading How To Build An Online Community Around Your Startup

How To Build and Run a Tech-Enabled Logistics Startup in Nigeria
While transportation and logistics technology trends create lucrative opportunities for Logistic Delivery companies in Nigeria, it also brings up new challenges. Increased online shopping has also heightened the intensive focus on logistics, which introduces a unique set of challenges. Nevertheless, the e-logistics industry has shown that while challenges exist, opportunities abound too. In 2020, … Continue reading How To Build and Run a Tech-Enabled Logistics Startup in Nigeria

The Seedstars Enhancing Women Entrepreneurship for Africa Program
Applications are currently open for the Seedstars Enhancing Women Entrepreneurship for Africa Program. This program targets women-led small and medium-sized enterprises (WSME), and aims to provide them with the coaching, mentorship and access to funding that they need to scale and thrive. It also aims to develop the enablers of these businesses—such as incubators, … Continue reading The Seedstars Enhancing Women Entrepreneurship for Africa Program

SME Spotlight: Domival Travel Services
Domival Travel Services is a travel agency and tour operator based in Lagos. The services they provide include visa processing, package tours, flight ticketing, incentive travel, and visa on arrival (for foreigners coming into Nigeria). Read more about Business There’s been a significant growth in the number of travel and tour companies serving Nigerians … Continue reading SME Spotlight: Domival Travel Services

Apply For the NITDA 2023 iHatch Intensive Incubation Program (Cohort 3)
The Office for Nigerian Digital Innovation (ONDI) is partnering with the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to execute iHatch, a startup incubation program. The initiative targets startups that have an innovative business plan and a prototype product or service. Read more about Opportunities This incubation program will last for 5 months and will provide … Continue reading Apply For the NITDA 2023 iHatch Intensive Incubation Program (Cohort 3)

7 Tips to Manage Your Finances This Christmas
It’s the season to be merry—and one in which shopping goes into overdrive. When Christmas comes around, a sizeable portion of the public makes its way to malls and markets to purchase stuff that’ll glitter, impress, and fill bellies. This translates to a lot of money spent. It also means that most people wind … Continue reading 7 Tips to Manage Your Finances This Christmas

Okonjo-iweala Wins ALM’s ‘African Female Leader of the Year Award
9th December 2022
Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, Director of the World Trade Organization (WTO) has won the “African Female Leader of the Year” award from African Leadership Magazine (ALM). Read more about Finance According to ALM’s announcement, the category was part of the “11th African Leadership of the Year Award – 2022”. The African Leadership Person of the … Continue reading Okonjo-iweala Wins ALM’s ‘African Female Leader of the Year Award

Top 3 Skills Needed To Grow Your Startup In The African Ecosystem
The African startup ecosystem is one of the most robust startup ecosystems in the world. There are over 500 high-profile startups in Africa that are meeting various needs of Africans, ranging from finance to healthcare, from e-commerce to agriculture and from housing to education. Several studies have shown that there is stiff competition in … Continue reading Top 3 Skills Needed To Grow Your Startup In The African Ecosystem

The Impact of the New CBN Withdrawal Policy
On the 6th of December, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced a new policy that mandates deposit money banks and other financial institutions to ensure that over-the-counter cash withdrawals by individuals and corporate entities do not exceed N100, 000 and N500, 000 respectively per week. Read more about Finance Several experts and observers have … Continue reading The Impact of the New CBN Withdrawal Policy

CBN Releases New Policies on Cash Withdrawal
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced a new policy that requires deposit money banks and other financial institutions to ensure that over-the-counter cash withdrawals by individuals and corporate entities do not exceed N100, 000 and N500, 000, respectively, per week. Read more about Finance According to a new memo to banks issued … Continue reading CBN Releases New Policies on Cash Withdrawal

5 Christmas Marketing Ideas for Real Estate Businesses
8th December 2022
The holidays are upon us. At this time, the public descends upon markets to get their Christmas shopping done, and businesses of all kinds make their last push to drive sales up, close crucial deals, and end the year on a high. Read more about Real Estate Real estate businesses aren’t left out of … Continue reading 5 Christmas Marketing Ideas for Real Estate Businesses

The Flour Mills of Nigeria Prize for Innovation Competition: ₦5 Million Grand Prize on Offer
Flour Mills of Nigeria (FMN) has announced that it is receiving entries into its innovation competition. If you run an SME in the agro-allied industry and have a solution that could make Nigeria’s food value chain more sustainable, you could enter the competition for a chance to win the grand prize of ₦5 million. … Continue reading The Flour Mills of Nigeria Prize for Innovation Competition: ₦5 Million Grand Prize on Offer

Brands We Love: BankSome Group
The BankSome Group of companies is a collection of businesses offering a variety of services, principally in real estate, project management, facility management, renewable energy, and insurance brokerage. These companies subsist under the BankSome banner, an entity headquartered in Lagos, which also has a reach that spans much of the rest of Nigeria. Read … Continue reading Brands We Love: BankSome Group
