Archives Tag: 2020

Opportunities

Apply For The Ericsson Nigeria 2022 Sourcing Business Partner Graduate Program 

April 19, 2022

Ericsson, one of the world’s leading providers of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) solutions, is receiving applications for its Sourcing Business Partner Graduate Program. If you’re a recent graduate who’s looking to build a career in the technology sphere, here’s a chance for you to get a coveted head-start. Read more about Opportunities The program … Continue reading Apply For The Ericsson Nigeria 2022 Sourcing Business Partner Graduate Program 

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BUSINESS FinTech TECH

How Nigerian FinTechs Raised $439 Million In 2020

April 19, 2022

  Nigerian FinTechs raised a cumulative $439 million in the year 2020. That’s according to a report published by EY Nigeria and the FinTech Association of Nigeria. The amount represents about 20% of the total raised by FinTechs in Africa within the same period. Read more about FinTech In a year blighted by the COVID-19 … Continue reading How Nigerian FinTechs Raised $439 Million In 2020

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BUSINESS Finance

The Nigerian States With The Highest Internally Generated Revenue In 2020

April 19, 2022

  The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) recently published a report on the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of Nigeria’s 36 states and the FCT for the year 2020. Read more about Finance In it, the NBS revealed that taken as a whole, the country had an IGR of ₦1.3 trillion. That was 1.93% lower than … Continue reading The Nigerian States With The Highest Internally Generated Revenue In 2020

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BUSINESS

How the Enugu SME Centre Supported Businesses and Careers in 2020

April 19, 2022

The Enugu SME Center was set up in 2005 to help create jobs, support small businesses, develop labour capacity, and reduce poverty in Enugu State. In 2020, it expanded many of its programs and introduced new ones. This was made possible through partnerships with the Central Bank, NIRSAL, Bank of Industry, and private sector concerns. … Continue reading How the Enugu SME Centre Supported Businesses and Careers in 2020

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BUSINESS

Did You Know? A Roundup of Key Business Facts from 2020

April 19, 2022

In 2020, Nigeria’s business environment was hit by multiple currents. A global pandemic touched down on our shores, eventually tipping the country into recession. Some businesses struggled; a few thrived. The borders were shut for much of the year, but there was global commerce of a different kind going on via the internet, on smartphones … Continue reading Did You Know? A Roundup of Key Business Facts from 2020

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News

2021: Happy New Year

April 19, 2022

Happy New Year! If you are reading this article, it means that you are among the so many citizens of the world that made it into the year 2021. 2020 was a marathon indeed. Not just a marathon, but a marathon run in the wilderness, filled with great hurdles, red seas, the great wall of … Continue reading 2021: Happy New Year

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Books Literature Top 10

Top 10 Nigerian Books In 2020

April 19, 2022

  In no particular order, we present to you top 10 books published in the year 2020 by Nigerian authors, old and young. This is in recognition of their tenacity, skill, artistry and level-headedness in the face of a very tough year for creatives. Read more about Literature Chronicles Of The Happiest People On Earth … Continue reading Top 10 Nigerian Books In 2020

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Literature Top 10

Top 10 Nigerian Authors In 2020

April 19, 2022

In a year that greatly affected the mentality of so many through the coronavirus pandemic and lockdowns, Nigerians found a way to thrive and make the society seem normal. One group, Nigerian writers, were not to be left out.  Every year, they have thrived both at home and on the world stage and 2020 was … Continue reading Top 10 Nigerian Authors In 2020

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BUSINESS Top 10

Connect Nigeria’s Top 10 SMEs of 2020

April 19, 2022

This year, Nigeria’s economy was hit by multiple threats. The COVID-19 pandemic crept up our shores and spread throughout the country, grinding commerce to a halt. Falling oil prices shrank the country’s FOREX receipts, causing the naira to weaken against the dollar. And later in the year, civil action disrupted business activities in some of … Continue reading Connect Nigeria’s Top 10 SMEs of 2020

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Events

Notable Events In 2020

April 19, 2022

  Though the year 2020 has been ravaged by a pandemic which saw Nigeria embark on total lockdown for over 3 months and partial lockdowns which is currently in place, there were notable events which motivated hopes of a better Nigeria within the course of the year. Read more about 2020 #EndSARS Protest Top on … Continue reading Notable Events In 2020

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Monday Motivation

Monday Motivation: Finishing Well

April 19, 2022

  How would you like to end the year 2020? On a blast or on a low note? The end of the year is a time to celebrate but it is also a time when we feel all kinds of emotions. On the one hand, we may be glad about our accomplishments, and on the … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Finishing Well

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Did You Know?

Do You Know? 6 Things To Be Grateful For In 2020

April 19, 2022

  Ordinarily, I of all people should not even be thinking along this line because I have a personal beef with 2020. So big is this beef that if I saw 2020, I would… Never mind. But I have had to take a step back and focus, instead, on another perspective to things. In spite … Continue reading Do You Know? 6 Things To Be Grateful For In 2020

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BUSINESS

Top 10 Business Highlights Of 2020

April 19, 2022

  This has been a challenging year for business in Nigeria. It’s been coloured by a pandemic that has swept through the globe, forcing lockdowns and shrinking economies in its wake. Every part of our commercial landscape has felt its impact, from giant multinational corporations to street vendors. Read more about Business The fallout from … Continue reading Top 10 Business Highlights Of 2020

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EDUCATION

UBA National Essay Competition 2020

April 19, 2022

  Application Deadline: October 2nd, 2020. Essay Topic: “Do you think that the lockdown during the Covid-19 pandemic was an essential measure in spite of the hardship it brought economically? What would you have done differently and why?” Read more about Education Eligible Countries: Nigeria About Award Now in its 10th year, the National Essay Competition, targeted … Continue reading UBA National Essay Competition 2020

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International

International Day Of Peace

April 19, 2022

  Annually, the International Day of Peace is usually observed on September 21. Established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1981, the General Assembly, two decades later (2001) would unanimously agree to observe September 21 as a period of non-violence and cease-fire among countries of the globe. All nations of the world are invited … Continue reading International Day Of Peace

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