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Nigeria’s Fintech Sector Could Grow Its Revenues to $543 Million by 2022

Nigeria’s fintech sector will sustain its rapid growth over the medium term at the very least. That’s a key takeaway from a report on the industry released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). It predicts that the combined revenues made

Okonjo-Iweala Reveals Her Plans for the World Trade Organization

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has spoken about her plans for the World Trade Organization, which she hopes to implement if she is named the body’s new Director-General. She did this at the formal presentation of the candidates vying for the position, a

Maximising The Potentials Of e-Commerce In Nigeria

The e-commerce revolution which sparked off in 1994 with a meagre $12.48 worth of transactions, has grown to a whopping $27 trillion market in 2020, according to eMarketer’s rating. Although the revolution started in the United States, it quickly extended

Confirm Your Business with Connect Nigeria and Get Trusted

Your business has an online presence. Your website and social media page get a decent amount of traffic. But you’re still not getting those calls and emails inquiring about your products and services. You wonder why? Perhaps it’s because those

2019 CN’s Top 100 Emerging SMEs: Vicci Mahi

Nigeria’s fashion businesses are numerous. They operate from tens of thousands of small tailor shops spread all over the county’s simpler neighbourhoods. They also exist within finely lit showrooms of our city’s highbrow districts. Together, they make up an industry

2019 CN’s Top 100 Emerging SMEs: Grevo Clothiers

Clothing brands appeal to their customers by achieving market-capturing combinations of colour and form in the pieces they produce. This is as true for T-shirt creators as it is for other businesses in the fashion industry. With many T-shirt makers

Access Bank Wants to Acquire Zambia’s Cavmont Bank

Access Bank is seeking to acquire a 100% stake in Cavmont Bank, a financial institution located in Zambia. If the deal is sealed, it would effectively make the institution a subsidiary of its Nigerian counterpart. Details of this were contained

Did You Know that Zenith Bank Emerged Best Bank in Nigeria at the Global Finance 2020?

  Zenith Bank Plc has emerged as the Best Bank in Nigeria in the recently released Global Finance Magazine World’s Best Banks Awards 2020. The awards, published in the May 2020 edition of the Global Finance Magazine, was based on

C.T. Onyekwelu, Pioneer of Nigeria’s Music Recording Industry

Today, Nigerian music dominates Africa and is making inroads elsewhere on the planet. Our artists’ songs are topping international charts. And they are bagging the world’s biggest awards. The past decade has been filled with so much success that it’s

Brands We Love: Bobo Foods

The beverage portion of Nigeria’s food production sector is large and dynamic. Numerous players are moving in and out of it annually. They vary in size, product offerings, and target market; but there’s an ever-growing market for what they’re making,

How to Build a Business Model that Generates Significant Revenues

What is a Business Model? Your business model is your plan to create, deliver, and monetize value. It’s a description of all the important things you will do to ensure that your business serves its customers and continues to gain

2019 CN’s Top 100 Emerging SMEs: Olarsgrace

Olarsgrace is a fashion store that operates out of Lagos. It also has an online store– its website –through which it serves customers across the world. The company sells a wide array of clothes and accessories; its target market is

Become A Versus Scout

  About Versus Versus combines online and offline methods through our “Listen” and “Ask” approach to giving local and global brands actionable and competitive insights on the African consumer market. How It Works Versus ‘Ask’ feature allows businesses to gather

CN’s Top 100 Emerging SMEs: Zateemee

When Mercy Udoh launched Zateemee in 2013, she wasn’t trying to build just another fashion brand. She was making an enterprise out of her love for nicely designed clothing. From its simple beginnings, Zateemee has grown into an apparel outlet

Business Growth Tip: Attract Customers to Your Location with Outdoor Signs

Outdoor signs are an effective way to attract people to your business. With the right designs, messaging, and positioning, they could be a magnet for new potential buyers, setting the stage for growth in your sales. If you run a

Lessons From Connect Nigeria’s Growth Webinar for MSMEs: Day Two

Connect Nigeria marked this year’s World MSME Day with two webinar sessions for small businesses. The seminars took place over two days, the 26th and 27th of June. Day one featured three speakers, who shared useful advice about funding, planning

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