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Prof. Reid Whitlock Appointed as Chief Executive of Tony Elumelu Foundation

The board of Trustees of the Tony Elumelu Foundation has announced the appointment of Professor Reid E. Whitlock as Chief Executive of the Foundation, commencing 15th February 2015. Professor Whitlock’s appointment follows Dr Wiebe Boer, the inaugural Chief Executive of

Panel Discussions With Leading Businesses to Take Place at Connect Nigeria Business Fair on Saturday

If you are as excited as we are, then you know it is officially three days until Africa’s biggest business fair launches its second edition at Eko Hotel & Suites Lagos, this Saturday February 21st,2015. On the day, two informative

Interswitch Launches $10 Million ePayment Growth Fund

Interswitch has announced the launch of a new $10 million ‘ePayment Growth Fund’. The fund is intended to serve as a catalyst for funding innovation and disruptive business concepts within the payment industry across Africa. Interswitch is seeking to collaborate

Nigeria Today: Top 10 News Stories You Shouldn’t Miss

1. Dana Airline has indicated its readiness to begin its daily flight operations to Owerri airport in a few weeks’ time. 2. The management of Empire Trust Microfinance Bank (ETMB) at the weekend officially commenced operations in Nigeria. Speaking at

Purchase Raffle Tickets at Connect Nigeria’s Business Fair and Win Prizes

It is officially 5 days until Africa’s biggest business fair, taking place on the 21st of February , 2015 at Eko Hotel & Suites. With the theme ‘e-Business and the growth of your enterprise’, we are excited about all of

5 Ways to Avoid Burnout as an Entrepreneur

Being an entrepreneur and most times a boss can take a toll on you, and you might experience a bad day or bad week once in a while. However, experiencing burnout goes beyond just having a bad day. Author Christine

Meet the Boss: Morolayo Damilola-Shaba, MCatering Concepts

Morolayo Damilola-Shaba is a lawyer turned caterer. She talks to Connect Nigeria about her entrepreneurship journey and MCatering Concepts, which has been providing catering services for both large and small events in Lagos since 2008. CN: Describe your business. MDS:

3 Things You’ll Need at The Connect Nigeria e-Business Fair

It is eight days to our business fair and we’re sure many are looking forward to all of the networking that will take place, as well as the information exchange. Good news is, we are too! On that note, we

All Grace Events Concept Limited Commences Full Operations in Nigeria

All Grace Events Concept Limited is a multinational company based in Nigeria that provides first class Event Management and Professional Services at your fingertips. It is with great pride that they commence full operations in Nigeria. All Grace Events Concept

Connect Nigeria to Hold Tweet Chat With Raphael Afaedor, CEO Supermart.ng Today

It is officially nine days until Connect Nigeria’s second annual e-Business Fair and we are raring up and ready for an amazing day. We have had weekly Tweet Chats with Marek Zmyslowski from Jovago.com discussing developing e-Business Strategy, and Ugochi

10 Days Until Connect Nigeria Holds Africa’s Biggest SME Event!

The countdown continues as Connect Nigeria’s 2nd annual e-Business Fair approaches. The fair holds on February 21st, 2015 with the theme ‘e -Business and the Growth of Your Enterprise’. We are anticipating over 3,000 people this year as well as

Meet the Boss: Tosin Lawson, African Things

While many entrepreneurs find little use for the skills they learn in University, often building totally unrelated businesses, there are others who parlay those skills into exceptional businesses. Tosin Lawson, a graduate of the University of Nottingham with a BEng

5 Tips To Make Cold Calling Effective

Brenda is a sales executive at a customer service training firm in Abuja. She has a target to train the customer service team of at least 100 retail businesses by year end. Brenda decides to call 50 companies every day.

Queens of Africa: Dolls that Nigerian Children Can Relate With

Barbie dolls are something many of us grew up with, whether we dressed them up in miniature human clothes, played with them or used them as weapons to play fight with our siblings. It is common knowledge, however, that Africans

6 Ways to Turn Your Talent Into a Business

Merriam-Webster dictionary defines talent as “a special ability that allows someone to do something well” So many people dream of making a living while doing what they are passionate about, but sadly this doesn’t happen all the time. Most of

Spotlight on Private Equity and Real Estate in Nigeria

Africa focused Private Equity (PE) has developed impressively over the last two decades, in terms of volume, quality of transactions, and performance. According to a joint research paper by the African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association and Ernst &

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