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Meet The Boss: Tobi Olanihun, CEO WOW! Connect
April 19, 2022
Tobi Olanihun, an event conceptualizer and executor, spoke to Connect Nigeria about why she decided to start up a business in line with her passion, and gave upcoming entrepreneurs advice worth a bag of gold. CN: Tell us a bit about your professional background. TO: I hold a BSC (Hons) from Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in … Continue reading Meet The Boss: Tobi Olanihun, CEO WOW! Connect
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BUSINESS Events Women Empowerment
WoWe 2014 Press Conference
April 19, 2022
Connect Nigeria was at the WoWe 2014 press conference which was set up by Tori Abiola, the Managing Director, WoWe 2014 in Lagos on the 4th of June, 2014 with three other women speakers who joined her in speaking to the journalists present about why women entrepreneurs should be a part of this year’s … Continue reading WoWe 2014 Press Conference
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Singapore to Boost Economic Ties With Africa
April 19, 2022
Singapore, a country known as the largest investor in Africa among the ASEAN countries, plans to increase its economic ties with Africa through the third edition of Africa Singapore Business Forum, setting the stage for stronger trade and investment flows between both markets. According to the latest United Nations’ World Investment Report 2013, … Continue reading Singapore to Boost Economic Ties With Africa
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Ericsson Mobility Report: Mobile Internet Usage to Increase at Twice the Global Rate in Five Years in Sub-Saharan Africa
April 19, 2022
Ericsson, a global and major player in communication, technology and services has revealed the scale of the ongoing data revolution and traffic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa. The June 2014 Sub-Saharan Africa Ericsson Mobility Report released shows that: In 2014, Phone users accessed 76,000 TB (Terabyte) of data per month which doubled the 2013 figure … Continue reading Ericsson Mobility Report: Mobile Internet Usage to Increase at Twice the Global Rate in Five Years in Sub-Saharan Africa
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African Media Initiative, AMI, Appoints Eric Chinje as Chief Executive Officer
April 19, 2022
Senior Advisor at the African Media Initiative (AMI), Eric Chinje, will take on a prestigious assignment as Chief Executive Officer, beginning July 1, 2014, the organization has announced. The African Media Initiative (AMI) is a pan-African organisation that seeks to strengthen the continent’s private and independent media sector from an owner and operator … Continue reading African Media Initiative, AMI, Appoints Eric Chinje as Chief Executive Officer
Etisalat Partners With FBN Insurance Limited to Launch ‘’Sure4Life’’
April 19, 2022
Etisalat Nigeria has putatively partnered with FBN Insurance Limited to launch ‘Sure4Life”, an airtime-based insurance product designed to increase penetration and consumer access to affordable insurance products via the mobile telephone. Sure4Life is expected to make insurance products accessible to a robust portion of the uninsured Nigerian population and will provide Etisalat customers … Continue reading Etisalat Partners With FBN Insurance Limited to Launch ‘’Sure4Life’’
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A Tale of Two Lagos Residents
April 19, 2022
By Toks Ero For close observers of Lagos, Lagos has grown beyond what it used be in the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s 80’s, 90’s or even from the year 2000; not only in terms of population but in land mass as well. Any wonder the United Nations observed that by the year 2015, Lagos … Continue reading A Tale of Two Lagos Residents
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Toyosi Akerele Nominated for 2014 MTVBASE Africa MAMA Awards
April 19, 2022
It has been announced that Toyosi Akerele, CEO of Rise Networks, amongst four other Africans representing South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda, has been nominated for the 2014 MTVBASE Africa MAMA Leadership Award. The category for the “MTV Base Leadership Award“ was created by Viacom International Media Networks and MTV Base as part of the … Continue reading Toyosi Akerele Nominated for 2014 MTVBASE Africa MAMA Awards
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Why You Need to Build a Great Brand Identity
April 19, 2022
Testing new waters by adding to my skills has been one enlightening and engaging process. One of the many lessons my tutor kept hitting my ears with was how important building a great brand identity is for businesses and companies. Those who coined the phrase, “Brand is everything”, I have come to … Continue reading Why You Need to Build a Great Brand Identity
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Finance Week West Africa to Take Place June, 2014
April 19, 2022
Finance Week West Africa will hold on June 5th and 6th, 2014 at Eko Hotel, Lagos Nigeria. The sole purpose of this event is to connect and empower financial leaders across West Africa on key issues driving the region’s economy. It is said that this leading conference mapping West Africa’s finance developments will … Continue reading Finance Week West Africa to Take Place June, 2014
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Federal Government to Provide Telecoms Company With N1.5 Billion Bond for Broadband
April 19, 2022
The Federal Government has revealed it will provide a subsidy to telecommunications operators to enable them to roll out 20,000km of optic-fibre cable in certain areas of the country between 2014 and 2015. The Minister of Communication Technology, Mrs. Omobola Johnson, said the government would provide N1.5bn for the support project. According to her, the … Continue reading Federal Government to Provide Telecoms Company With N1.5 Billion Bond for Broadband
Events Media Women Empowerment
Women of West Africa Entrepreneurship Conference to Hold, June 2014
April 19, 2022
The second edition of Nigeria’s leading entrepreneurial event ‘Women of West Africa Entrepreneurship Conference / WOWe 2014’ will take place on 26 – 27 June 2014 at the Oriental Hotel in Lagos, Nigeria – organized by Montgomery West Africa. “As women continue to play the most significant role in economic development they need their … Continue reading Women of West Africa Entrepreneurship Conference to Hold, June 2014
NITDA Endorses Digital Africa for Promoting Local Technology Industry Development
April 19, 2022
Local and global technology industry stakeholders are endorsing the 2014 edition of the Digital Africa Conference & Exhibition, slated for May 20-22, 2014 in Lagos. In its second year, the annual technology industry event is fast evolving into the ultimate platform for rallying global and African thought leaders, corporations, associations and government agencies to … Continue reading NITDA Endorses Digital Africa for Promoting Local Technology Industry Development
UAC, Seplat, Interswitch Others Announced Among Fastest Growing Companies in Africa
April 19, 2022
Six Nigerian firms have been recognized as 16 of the fastest growing companies in Africa. The selected companies include Nagode Group, UAC of Nigeria Plc, Computer Warehouse Group, Interswitch Limited, Notore Chemical Industries Limited, and Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc. Nagode, a Lagos-based diversified entity with about five dynamic and fast growing subsidiaries, was incorporated … Continue reading UAC, Seplat, Interswitch Others Announced Among Fastest Growing Companies in Africa
FG To Boost SMEs Through Information And Communication Technology
April 19, 2022
The Minister of Communication Technology, Dr. Omobola Johnson announced at a gathering on Thursday in Abuja that the federal government is providing the enabling environment for small and medium scale enterprises to grow. These measures are being put in place to assist Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) to boost … Continue reading FG To Boost SMEs Through Information And Communication Technology
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