Search

Search result for: App of the week

ECONOMY International News

Eurozone Inflation Becomes the Focus as Market Looks for Signs of Global Recovery

April 19, 2022

The euro endured a tough start to last week with the EUR/USD dipping to fresh lows below the 1.3500 handle in the wake of the mixed data from Germany’s ZEW survey and disappointing Eurozone manufacturing and services PMIs.  The market will be hoping Friday’s Consumer Price Index announcement will be more positive, with analysts predicting a … Continue reading Eurozone Inflation Becomes the Focus as Market Looks for Signs of Global Recovery

Post Image

Meet the Boss

Meet the Boss: Stanley Uduemo Oyovota, Barows 21 Media

April 19, 2022

Stanley Uduemo Oyovota, a professional marketer and Fate Foundation alumnus, is the founder and president of Barows 21 Media. Having been trained as a direct sales representative for Standard Chartered Bank and now a studying member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, United Kingdom, he talks to Connect Nigeria about his experience as an entrepreneur. … Continue reading Meet the Boss: Stanley Uduemo Oyovota, Barows 21 Media

By jehonwa

Post Image

BUSINESS Food Interviews

Our Goal is to Cater to 10,000 Customers Daily – Igwe Twins

April 19, 2022

  The Igwe Twins (Tobias and Titus Igwe), owners of Speedmeals Mobile Kitchen, are gradually etching a name for themselves in the eatery business in Nigeria. They currently cater to a thousand customers in urban Lagos but plan to feed more. Ten thousand, as a matter of fact! Connect Nigeria caught up with the twins … Continue reading Our Goal is to Cater to 10,000 Customers Daily – Igwe Twins

Post Image

Arts Discover Nigeria Entertainment Reviews Stuff

5 Celebrities Who Rose to Stardom from Reality TV Shows (II)

April 19, 2022

By Michael Abimboye Last week, we listed five Nigerian superstars who rode to stardom on the back of reality shows. This week, we present another set of five celebrities that took the same route. While there are many celebrities whose claim to fame was through different platforms enabling untapped talents to evolve into household names, … Continue reading 5 Celebrities Who Rose to Stardom from Reality TV Shows (II)

Post Image

Entertainment News

MTV Sponsored TV Series, ‘Shuga’, To Premiere November 26

April 19, 2022

MTV Base and MTV Staying Alive Foundation have announced that the third series of the award-winning drama about love, life and relationships among African youths, Shuga, will premiere at the Silverbird Galleria in Lagos on 26 November. According to the producers of the series, the premiere is coming at a time the world is planning … Continue reading MTV Sponsored TV Series, ‘Shuga’, To Premiere November 26

Post Image

Arts Entertainment LIFESTYLE Stuff Tourism

5 Nigerian Celebrities Who Rose to Stardom from Reality Shows (I)

April 19, 2022

While some celebrities rose to stardom on the back of their parents’ financial muscle, some who are not so lucky opted for the rigours of attending auditions and finally battling it out with fellow contestants at reality shows before realising their dreams. This week, ConnectNigeria reviews five celebrities who are products of reality shows.   Iyanya … Continue reading 5 Nigerian Celebrities Who Rose to Stardom from Reality Shows (I)

Post Image

ECONOMY International News

Euro Spurred by Series of Positive PMIs; ECB Announces Historical Change in Interest Rates

April 19, 2022

Euro spurred on by series of positive PMIs and ECB announces historical change in interest rates A powerful chain of PMIs was released in the eurozone last week, all beating economists’ expectations and injecting the eurozone with a much needed boost of positivity. The Markit PMI Composite for the eurozone came in at 51.9 as … Continue reading Euro Spurred by Series of Positive PMIs; ECB Announces Historical Change in Interest Rates

Post Image

E-Commerce TECH

Cyber Security: Policing Unmarked Borders (1)

April 19, 2022

One of the contents I like to throw into discussions about the cyber world is my regrets of a late initiation into cyber space. Knowing the endless capacity of the Internet today, I have often dearly rued my late admission. On the flip side however is also my fear of the darkness an early adoption … Continue reading Cyber Security: Policing Unmarked Borders (1)

Post Image

Entertainment News SPORTS

Adidas to Celebrate First Anniversary in Nigeria

April 19, 2022

Global sports brand, Adidas, is to mark its first year of operations in Nigeria this week. Adidas Stores, at Ikeja City Mall Lagos and Abuja’s Grand Tower Mall, will have an exciting day of festivities and promotions on most Adidas products at its store in Ikeja City Mall Lagos. The Senior Business Development Manager at Adidas … Continue reading Adidas to Celebrate First Anniversary in Nigeria

By sheyi

Post Image

Health

Immunization Campaign in Nigeria Mobilizes a Nation for Child Survival

April 19, 2022

The man with the megaphone calls for mothers and fathers to bring their children for vaccinations. The message is a tinny monotone, repetitive, not unlike a call to prayer. This town announcer is 62-year-old Saleh Karamami, who shares his surname with the village. He makes his rounds, hustling the villagers out of bed. He grabs … Continue reading Immunization Campaign in Nigeria Mobilizes a Nation for Child Survival

Post Image

ECONOMY International News

US Still Affected by Government Shutdown, as UK Recovers

April 19, 2022

  Data in the US got off to a weak start last week, with the Retail Sales figures for September disappointing expectations of a 0.2% rise, having fallen by 0.1%. The poor figure was somewhat vindicated by the fact that sales dropped only in the auto sector, which weighed on the overall percentage for retail … Continue reading US Still Affected by Government Shutdown, as UK Recovers

Post Image

Media Stuff TECH

Social Enterprises and New Media

April 19, 2022

Last weekend, Twitter and Facebook went abuzz for a creditable social cause. Courtesy of a non-governmental organisation, Youth Initiative for Advocacy, Growth and Advancement (YIAGA),  the issue of “constitutionalism and the rule of law in Africa” became the subject of the online consultation. It was an archetypal use of social media for social good and … Continue reading Social Enterprises and New Media

Post Image

Entertainment

Dj Xclusive’s “No Time” Tops MTV’s Official Naija Top Ten … As D’banj’s “Finally” Enters the Chart

April 19, 2022

DJ Xclusive leads this week’s MTV Base Official Naija Top 10 Powered by Star Music with “No Time”, displacing Timaya who slips to second place after two weeks atop the chart with “Ekoloma Demba”. MTV Base VJ Ehis is joined by Dotun in the Official Naija Top 10 studio to talk through the week’s hottest music videos, as “I’m Sorry” by Ill Bliss moves up one slot to number 4, … Continue reading Dj Xclusive’s “No Time” Tops MTV’s Official Naija Top Ten … As D’banj’s “Finally” Enters the Chart

Post Image

BUSINESS News TECH

Zinox to Launch First Tablet PC, the Z-Pad

April 19, 2022

About a week after the introduction of iPad Air by Apple Inc., Nigeria’s leading computer manufacturer, Zinox technologies has announced its new line of tablet PCs, the Z-PAD. This includes Z-PAD v 5, v6 and v7, with 7-inch, 10-inch and 11-inch displays respectively. Z-PAD v7 is a windows-based tablet, while v5 and v6 operate on … Continue reading Zinox to Launch First Tablet PC, the Z-Pad

By sheyi

Post Image

LIFESTYLE Opinion Science & Technology Stuff TECH

Visually Impaired User on Twitter, Facebook

April 19, 2022

Life is a gift. We should learn to appreciate it, irrespective of our circumstance, while learning to trounce the challenges on our paths. Last week, I was the guest speaker at the Gathering of Eagles Summit, hosted by the Ile-Ife, Osun State based Success Touch I spoke on the emergence of crusaders in the polity. … Continue reading Visually Impaired User on Twitter, Facebook

Post Image