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Tips To Prevent Financial Exploitation
3rd June 2022
It means a lot to be financially stable. And if you want to be financially secure now and in the future, you must stop financial exploitation. Financial exploitation can ruin your finances if it is not taken seriously. Read more about Finance What exactly is financial exploitation? The illegal or improper use of another person’s … Continue reading Tips To Prevent Financial Exploitation

The Secret To Growing A Unicorn Startup In Nigeria
There are five unicorns in Nigeria – Opay, Flutterwave, Interswitch, Andela, and Jumia. This means these companies are worth over $1billion. The big truth about the Nigerian FinTech ecosystem is that it is very robust, healthy, promising, as well as competitive. In 2021, Nigeria’s FinTech industry got an investment of over $11billion. Experts have … Continue reading The Secret To Growing A Unicorn Startup In Nigeria

How To Build Tech Startup Around Solar Energy
In Nigeria today, among other national challenges, electricity is a major problem for Nigerian homes and businesses. There is a multi-decade problem in the power sector. Despite the importance of electricity to the growth of economies, its empowerment of local industries and businesses, small and medium enterprises, and even agro-based and non-agro-based industries, the … Continue reading How To Build Tech Startup Around Solar Energy

How To Build A Cheaper Food Processor/Preservation Startup
Building a food processing startup is a completely different mission. In this age of food waste and spoilage caused by poor and inadequate food processing and preservation facilities, as well as poor energy supply, venturing into a food technology company can help solve food waste problems. Read more about How-To According to Wikipedia, some … Continue reading How To Build A Cheaper Food Processor/Preservation Startup

2023 Election: Can A Third Force Pull A Surprise Move?
After ditching the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Obi, a former Anambra state governor, and presidential hopeful switched to a lesser-known Labor Party (LP). This was a surprising move to many, but others who saw the writing on the wall advised the applicant to pursue his ambition elsewhere. But what is more surprising is … Continue reading 2023 Election: Can A Third Force Pull A Surprise Move?

Brands We Love: First Ally Capital
First Ally Capital is a financial services firm headquartered in Lagos. It operates as an issuing house, provides underwriting services, and is an advisor for corporate project financing and mergers and acquisitions. Read more about Business Incorporated in 2014, First Ally has since become one of Nigeria’s leading professional financial services companies. It has done … Continue reading Brands We Love: First Ally Capital

Nigerians In Sports: Bassey And Dessers Make Europa And Conference League Team Of The Season
The Super Eagles of Nigeria duo of Calvin Bassey and CyrielDessers ended the 2021/22 football season on a high after making the Europa League and Europa Conference League Team of the Season. Read more about Sports Calvin Bassey Calvin Bassey, 22, and his Glasgow Rangers of Scotland side lost the Europa League title after suffering … Continue reading Nigerians In Sports: Bassey And Dessers Make Europa And Conference League Team Of The Season

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5 Benefits Of Using Virtual Cards In Nigeria
Virtual cards allow you to do everything that a regular credit or debit card will. But unlike your plastic cards, virtual cards are, well, virtual. They’re basically a sixteen-digit number that you can use to make payments online. They’re also linked to an account, much like your physical card. Read more about FinTech There are … Continue reading 5 Benefits Of Using Virtual Cards In Nigeria

SME Spotlight: Simeon’s Pivot Resources
Simeon’s Pivot is a Human Resources and Management Consulting company based in Lagos. It provides HR outsourcing, training, and recruitment services to Nigerian organizations. It also plans strategies, processes, and operations for its client businesses. Read more about Business The firm takes on the HR functions of several companies, allowing them to focus on their … Continue reading SME Spotlight: Simeon’s Pivot Resources

Up To $100,000 Funding On Offer In The FinLab 2022 Greentech Accelerator Program
FinLab, an innovation accelerator of the United Overseas Bank (UOB), is accepting applications from startups that want to join its Greentech Accelerator Program. It has designed this program to nurture and grow ventures that are building innovative solutions to meet the economic and environmental needs of businesses. Read more about Opportunities This program is … Continue reading Up To $100,000 Funding On Offer In The FinLab 2022 Greentech Accelerator Program

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Men You Should Know: Ausbeth Ajagu
Ajagu was born in Asaba, Nigeria. Though he lives in Canada, he is a native of Nimo in Njikoka in Anambra State. He attended Oneh Primary School, Asaba, Delta State from 1971 to 1976 and later Osadedenis High School from 1976 to 1981. Read more about Men you should know He was a student of … Continue reading Men You Should Know: Ausbeth Ajagu

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How To Create A Debt Reduction Plan
1st June 2022
Falling behind on credit card and loan payments can make you feel powerless, but with some debt reduction tips, you can reduce your debt and become financially free. Read more about Finance A debt reduction plan can help you prioritize, create a plan of attack, and keep yourself on track as you pay off your … Continue reading How To Create A Debt Reduction Plan

Ways You Can Improve Your Relationship With Money
When we think of relationships, we frequently consider our interactions with others. Our life experiences have taught us that relationships with other people can be healthy or toxic depending on a variety of factors. How many of us, however, consider whether our relationship with money can be the same? Money, depending on our values, can … Continue reading Ways You Can Improve Your Relationship With Money

How To Cope With Tax-Time Stress
According to Benjamin Franklin, “the only certainties in life are death and taxes,” yet we may better manage how to deal with Tax-Time stress. Unfortunately, we are unable to avoid the stress of tax season. Because paying taxes is required and vital, you must understand how to deal with tax season so that it does … Continue reading How To Cope With Tax-Time Stress

How To Sustain Generational Wealth
Being financially stable and secure entails more than just paying bills on time or paying off debt. It’s one thing to create generational wealth, but how do you keep it in the family for future generations? In this article, we’ll look at how to pass down wealth from generation to generation. Read more about Finance … Continue reading How To Sustain Generational Wealth

The Secrets Of Lasting Friendship
Numerous studies show that friendship is important for our overall mental health, and some even argue that it is necessary for survival. Good friendships can potentially extend your life! Friendships have a considerably greater impact on your health and quality of life than other types of connections such as marriage or even family. According to … Continue reading The Secrets Of Lasting Friendship

How To Create A Fitness Routine
The advantages of keeping your body fit cannot be overstated. Starting a fitness routine may be one of the healthiest things you can do. Physical activity can help you lose weight, reduce your risk of chronic disease, improve your balance and coordination, and even enhance your sleep habits and self-esteem. There’s even more excellent news. … Continue reading How To Create A Fitness Routine

10 Things You Should Never Do On A Road Trip
Traveling is one of life’s great adventures: it allows you to meet new people and learn about other cultures while also getting to know yourself better. However, every trip involves some risks. There are various ways to make your journeys a reality, such as by air, water, or road. This article will discuss what you … Continue reading 10 Things You Should Never Do On A Road Trip

The Irrefutable Laws Of the Best Startup Ideas (Part 2)
In our previous article, we looked at the dos and don’ts in picking a successful business startup idea. Some laws guide successful startup ideas. If your startup idea breaks any of the laws, chances are that your startup might not scale as you expect it. Successful startup founders looked up to this set of … Continue reading The Irrefutable Laws Of the Best Startup Ideas (Part 2)

The Irrefutable Laws of the Best Startup Ideas (Part 1)
Building a great startup idea requires you to follow specific rules. In this article, I draw my analysis from a group of successful startup founders. The big idea behind building a unicorn startup is to understand what it takes to build one. Read more about Business Every day, we read about various success stories … Continue reading The Irrefutable Laws of the Best Startup Ideas (Part 1)

War Memories: Igbo Celebrates Biafra After 55 Years
Today is Remembrance Day. The Nigerian-Biafran War (1967-1970) evokes diverse feelings and emotions among various people in Nigeria. For so many Nigerians, the Biafran War was an ugly past in Nigeria’s history that should not be remembered, but for the Igbo people who made up the most of the defunct Biafran Republic population, the … Continue reading War Memories: Igbo Celebrates Biafra After 55 Years

2023 Election: What Went Down At The PDP Primaries?
The much-awaited PDP primaries have come and gone. Atiku Abubakar, former vice president of Nigeria, emerged as the party’s standard-bearer. He won with a total of 371 votes out of a total of 767 accredited votes by beating his closest rival, Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, who got 237. This did not come as … Continue reading 2023 Election: What Went Down At The PDP Primaries?

Men You Should Know: Ben Akabueze
Ben Akabueze is a Nigerian Chartered Accountant and the current Director-General of the Budget office for the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He served as the CEO of NAL Bank Plc (now Sterling Bank Plc) and was two terms Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget with the Lagos State Government. Akabueze obtained a B.Sc in Accounting … Continue reading Men You Should Know: Ben Akabueze

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Atiku Wins The PDP Primaries, Emerges As The Presidential Standard-Bearer
After so much tension, controversy, and everything in between, the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has finally chosen former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as the presidential candidate for the 2023 elections. Read more about Politics The former vice president won with a total of 371 votes out of a total of 767 accredited votes by … Continue reading Atiku Wins The PDP Primaries, Emerges As The Presidential Standard-Bearer

How Social Media Influenced Nigeria’s Politics
There have been growing claims that elections are not won on social media, especially in Nigeria. But how true is this? To begin with, does social media influence elections? Of course; Social networks began to play a fundamental role in determining elections worldwide, as early as 2008 during Barack Obama’s campaign in the United … Continue reading How Social Media Influenced Nigeria’s Politics

3 Tips To Consider Before Renting A Fashion Shop
Fashion businesses in Nigeria can be done both online and offline. However, there are more fashion businesses offline than online. For you to run an offline fashion business, you need to have a physical shop that you either own or rent. Read more about Fashion The majority of the fashion business owners in Nigeria rent … Continue reading 3 Tips To Consider Before Renting A Fashion Shop

Everything You Need To Know About Being A Fashion Designer
Fashion designing is one of the most popular and lucrative jobs in the fashion industry in Nigeria. If you want to become a fashion designer and you don’t know how to go about it, this article is for you. Read more about Fashion This article will explain in simple terms: who a fashion designer is, … Continue reading Everything You Need To Know About Being A Fashion Designer

Fincra Provides Payment Infrastructure Within And Beyond Africa
31st May 2022
Businesses in Africa encounter several challenges while making cross-border transactions. Some of the challenges include a lack of secure payment infrastructure, specific country regulations, transactions taking time, exorbitant hidden fees etc. But recently, several tech entrepreneurs have created a host of payment gateways or platforms to facilitate easy payments within and outside Africa. An example … Continue reading Fincra Provides Payment Infrastructure Within And Beyond Africa

Building The Right Founding Team For A New Startup
The most important part of building any tech startup is having the right founding team. A good team ensures that a startup becomes very successful. Likewise, Startups with conflicting team members are more prone to failure. And so it is important to be careful when choosing a co-founder or team. This is because there is a … Continue reading Building The Right Founding Team For A New Startup

MyServiceAgent, Helps Businesses Improve Their Customer Service
MyServiceAgent is a tech startup that provides businesses with a range of tools to improve their customer experience. It was founded by Ugochukwu Okoro (CEO) and Joshua Olatunde (CTO) in 2021. For customers of onboarded businesses to call in and have their issues addressed. Read more about Tech Why MyServiceAgent? Customer service is an important part of … Continue reading MyServiceAgent, Helps Businesses Improve Their Customer Service
