Archives Tag: Ikenna Nwachukwu
Why the Price of Tomatoes Has Soared
April 19, 2022
Astronomical. Stunning. Unbelievable. Just some of the adjectives employed by Nigerians who try to describe the rise in the price of tomatoes over the past few months. Buyers have had their eyes forced wide open in shock. Then laments have followed, with the price of a basket of tomatoes being pointed to as a symbol … Continue reading Why the Price of Tomatoes Has Soared
Businesses and Customer Lifecycle Management
April 19, 2022
Customer interaction with businesses progresses in stages. Knowing what those stages are as outlined in marketing course textbooks is one thing; being able to deal with the peculiarities and complexities of the real world is quite another. A constantly evolving business environment demands more. As the dynamics of the business world change, old techniques become … Continue reading Businesses and Customer Lifecycle Management
Improving Customer Retention
April 19, 2022
Businesses generally put a lot of effort into building their customer base. From billboards to radio jingles, a tremendous amount of resources continues to get poured into enticing more people to buy goods and services. However, attracting customers is one thing; keeping them is an altogether different kettle of fish. Today’s business environment is, for … Continue reading Improving Customer Retention
Spinning a Revival in Nigeria’s Textile Industry
April 19, 2022
Kano is said to have had about eighteen factories with as many as 120,000 employees making material for the local and international market. Lagos had sixty such factories which engaged about 250,000.
Nigeria’s Free Trade Zones: Luring Investors to Grow the Local Economy
April 19, 2022
Investment has to be courted, enticed and captured because others are fighting to get it if it slips away. The investor is king, and he waves his currency in the face of thirsty countries which try to outdo each other in competition by presenting more shiny incentives than their perceived rivals. It does appear at … Continue reading Nigeria’s Free Trade Zones: Luring Investors to Grow the Local Economy
President Buhari’s China Deal: What It Means For Nigeria
April 19, 2022
The drastic drop in the oil price has made it difficult for the Nigerian government to finance the deficit in an ambitious budget for the year 2016, without racking up more debt for the country. Nigeria’s finance minister, Kemi Adeosun, has forecasted a budget deficit of about ₦2.2 trillion ($11 billion). In a bid to … Continue reading President Buhari’s China Deal: What It Means For Nigeria
The Economics of Hair Extensions
April 19, 2022
Hair extensions- beauty or vanity? Depends on how you look at it. Or doesn’t it? Your opinion doesn’t really matter in the end. Hair is big business, and there’s a lot of money to be made. Because hundreds of millions of women the world over are willing to change their looks as often as possible. … Continue reading The Economics of Hair Extensions
