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Brands We Love: APMIS

For most of its existence, Nigeria’s medical institutions ran a lot of processes manually. Hospitals held their patients’ medical records in paper files, which they had to manually sort through whenever a returning patient came on a scheduled visit. The

Apply for the $100 Million GroFin Business Fund

GroFin is offering to finance small and growing businesses across Nigeria. If you’re an entrepreneur and you need extra capital to scale up, you might get the support you’re looking for from them. Your business could get a boost worth

Business Growth Tip: Passive Income Ideas to Boost Your Company’s Cash Flow

Why wait until your business’s next cash drought before fixing its finances for good? There are many ways to keep the wheels of your company rolling, even when there’s a lull in its revenue flow. For instance, you may try

How the New Finance Bill Will Impact Your Business

Soon, you’ll need a Tax Identification Number (TIN) to open a bank account in Nigeria. But you won’t be paying that irksome ₦50 charge on PoS transactions anymore- unless you’re transferring more than ₦10,000. These are just two of the

Did You Know? How the Lagos Business District Was Created

Lagos’s Central Business District still maintains a lot of the allure that drew migrants from across the country into the city several decades ago. Its high rise buildings are still the representative images of the metropolis in the imaginations of

OPay Launches OCar to Take On Uber and Bolt in Nigeria

OPay, a fintech startup with interests in multiple industries, is launching OCar, a new ride-hailing, and ride-sharing service. This comes after it secured $120 million in funding from a group of Chinese investors. According to the startup, the new offering

OPay Has Just Secured $120 Million in New Funding

Fintech startup OPay has just obtained new funding worth $120 million from Chinese investors. The latest backing has come through its Series B funding round. Founded in 2018, OPay is a mobile payments platform with currently caters to the Nigerian

Free Marketing Courses for Small Business Owners

If you own a business and would like to become a pro at marketing your products and services, you’ll want to read this. We’ve compiled a list of online sources for marketing courses you can access free of charge. These

Jack Ma, Founder of Alibaba, Visits Nigeria

Jack Ma, co-founder and former Executive Chairman of the Alibaba Group, is currently in Nigeria. The Chinese entrepreneur is attending the Nigeria Digital Economy Summit (NDES), taking place in Abuja.        Ma was earlier received by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at

Brands We Love: Medsaf

Access to quality medication is still a big challenge for many Nigerians. The cities are awash with independent pharmacies, and medicines can be bought from hospitals and clinics. But it’s not always certain that the drugs being sold are authentic.

Interswitch is Now Valued at $1 Billion

Interswitch, a leading Nigerian electronics payment company, says that Visa Inc wants to acquire a stake in it. This confirms reports from Monday of a significant partial takeover of interests in the Nigerian company. It’s said that Visa could be

Recap of the Lagos International Trade Fair 2019

The 38th edition of the Lagos International Trade Fair (LITF) was held at the Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) from November 1, 2019- 10th November, 2019. Organized by the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), the international trading platform had

Business Growth Tip: Steps to Meeting Your Financial Objectives

Businesses thrive on ideas and organization. But unless their engines are oiled by a constant inflow of funds, they’re not going to achieve much. And if they’re regularly short of cash, it’s a sign that they may be struggling to

Brands We Love: RecyclePoints

Nigerians produce over 34 million tonnes of solid waste annually. Some of this gets picked up and sent to recycling facilities, where they are reprocessed into useful material or tools. But most of it falls out of the waste management

Interswitch Has Acquired Healthcare Startup eClat

Interswitch, a leading electronic payments company in Nigeria, has acquired eClat, a local e-health startup. The deal signals an intention by Interswitch to expand beyond its traditional focus on financial technology. The deal, announced earlier this week, sees Interswitch take

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