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Interview With Nigerian Co-creator Of The #DontRushChallenge
April 19, 2022
While the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the world in so many drastic ways, we can’t deny that it has also led to some positive changes as well. The recent surge in social media activity is a prime example of one of the positive effects of the pandemic. All through this period, several challenges have been … Continue reading Interview With Nigerian Co-creator Of The #DontRushChallenge
Restaurants in Lagos Offering Home Deliveries
April 19, 2022
Today, our food segment takes us to Lagos State, the nation’s epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic. For safety reasons, Eko, the Owambe Capital of Nigeria, is asleep. Naming ceremonies, birthdays, anniversaries and wedding celebrations, funerals and memorial services, are on hold. Textile markets are closed so no one is selling asoebi, and women’s geles are … Continue reading Restaurants in Lagos Offering Home Deliveries
How the COVID-19 Pandemic Will Affect Banks in Nigeria
April 19, 2022
Recently, banks have been in the news for helping out in the battle against the coronavirus. Some have contributed isolation centers. Others have donated billions of naira for the procurement of medical equipment. Letters bearing the signatures of Nigeria’s top banking CEOs have hit the email inboxes of millions across the country. Their messages express … Continue reading How the COVID-19 Pandemic Will Affect Banks in Nigeria
How Helium Health is Transforming Healthcare Delivery in Nigeria
April 19, 2022
For many Nigerians, a visit to the hospital involves waiting long hours to see a doctor. It might also mean that their records have to be retrieved from among mountains of files. This reliance on paper records makes patient management difficult. It also makes the hospital administrators’ work difficult; a routine inventory check would involve … Continue reading How Helium Health is Transforming Healthcare Delivery in Nigeria
Nigerians In Forbes Africa 30 Under 30 – Part 3
April 19, 2022
Davies Okeowo Davies Okeowo, 29, Co-founder and CEO, Enterprise Hill and Competence Africa, decided to turn an entrepreneur in his second year as a University undergraduate after watching an episode of The Apprentice, a Donald Trump-produced business reality show. Despite failing in his first try to establish something, he did not give up on his … Continue reading Nigerians In Forbes Africa 30 Under 30 – Part 3
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Nigerians In Forbes Africa 30 Under 30 – Part 2
April 19, 2022
Tracy Batta Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Smoothie Express, Tracy Batta’s quest to live her life like a healthy fruit basket started in 2014. Blending fruits together into a smoothie detox and packaging them to work proved tedious and time-consuming for 29-year-old Batta, prompting her to decide on starting a smoothie delivery company on … Continue reading Nigerians In Forbes Africa 30 Under 30 – Part 2
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Nigerians In Forbes Africa 30 Under 30 – Part 1
April 19, 2022
On April 2, 2020, renowned global magazine, Forbes, published a list of 30 young Africans under the age of 30 pushing the continent to greater heights in their various fields of life. This year marks the sixth year, Forbes Africa is publishing the annual list to celebrate Africa’s finest and brightest talents. In 2019, the … Continue reading Nigerians In Forbes Africa 30 Under 30 – Part 1
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What Do Negative Oil Prices Mean for Nigeria’s Economy?
April 19, 2022
On Monday, April 20th, the world watched history unfold with dropped jaws: crude oil sold for below $0. If this doesn’t make sense to you, you’re not alone. Not many people understand how a thing could sell for minus $40, as a barrel of crude did at some point during the day. In practical terms, … Continue reading What Do Negative Oil Prices Mean for Nigeria’s Economy?
Improving Coronavirus Testing Capacity In Lagos State
April 19, 2022
It was a shocker for many Nigerians yesterday night after the latest figures of Coronavirus cases announced by the NCDC rose to 627 with 86 people newly testing positive. Particularly, 70 of those 86 people are domiciled in Lagos. This is a record number of cases in a day in Lagos state which has rapidly … Continue reading Improving Coronavirus Testing Capacity In Lagos State
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COVID-19: Should Nigeria’s Government Pay for Employees on Furlough?
April 19, 2022
The coronavirus pandemic has forced numerous businesses across the world to close shop. Some won’t be reopening after the crisis. Their workers will have to look for a new job once the present troubles subside. Other companies are riding through the storm. A number of them are staying alive by placing their employees on furlough. … Continue reading COVID-19: Should Nigeria’s Government Pay for Employees on Furlough?
COVID-19 Lockdown: How E-commerce company is sustaining jobs and powering social life
April 19, 2022
One of the major fallouts of the COVID-19 pandemic is the massive restriction of human and vehicular movements in the most affected countries of the world. Governments, in their bid to curtail the spread of the disease, have enacted various laws that affect, not only movements, but also most economic activities in their areas of … Continue reading COVID-19 Lockdown: How E-commerce company is sustaining jobs and powering social life
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Rensource Launches Digital Distribution Platform: Merchlist.co – connecting SMEs to customers during the lockdown
April 19, 2022
Rensource, Nigeria’s leading provider of critical merchant infrastructure on Thursday launched Merchlist.co – a digital platform that helps small and medium-sized retailers get discovered quickly while enabling servicing and fulfillment of customer orders online. The Merchlist.co platform was rapidly developed as a solution to keep SMEs viable during the COVID-19 pandemic and has two main … Continue reading Rensource Launches Digital Distribution Platform: Merchlist.co – connecting SMEs to customers during the lockdown
54gene Closes $15M Series A
April 19, 2022
Adjuvant Capital leads round for African genomics company to transform genetic information into solutions for improving human health 54gene, the African genomics research, services, and development company has closed a Series A round of $15M, led by Adjuvant Capital, a life sciences fund backed by the International Finance Corporation, Novartis, and the Bill & Melinda … Continue reading 54gene Closes $15M Series A
Why We Must Reshuffle Approach To Defeating Coronavirus
April 19, 2022
As the number of Coronavirus cases increase in the country, it is high time that the current strategy by the government is reorganized and a more holistic plan instituted. The number of cases now stands at 442 and community transmission now imminent; staggered lockdown in states and the non-usage of masks will hardly work against … Continue reading Why We Must Reshuffle Approach To Defeating Coronavirus
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Chimamanda Adichie Speaks On How She Is Coping With Her Fears Amidst The Coronavirus Pandemic
April 19, 2022
Award-winning author, Chimamanda Adichie, has opened up about her fears during the coronavirus pandemic and how she is coping. Read more about Corona Virus Adichie, who is based in the United States with her family, said she is worried for her husband who is a medical doctor and has to leave home every day to … Continue reading Chimamanda Adichie Speaks On How She Is Coping With Her Fears Amidst The Coronavirus Pandemic
