Archives Tag: Money
Throwback Thursday: Atiku, Buhari And The 53 ‘Cash’ Suitcases Mystery
April 19, 2022
On Sunday, June 10, 1984, a young reporter of The Guardian Newspapers, Onukaba Adinoyi-Ojo, published an investigative report of some mysterious 53 suitcases supposedly bearing contraband cash passed through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport unchecked. The military government of General Muhammed Buhari had enacted a decree of strict perusal of any incoming baggage from abroad … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: Atiku, Buhari And The 53 ‘Cash’ Suitcases Mystery
By adedoyin
Business Growth Tip: Upsell Your Products to Grow Revenue
April 19, 2022
Remember the last time a vendor offered you a more expensive alternative to something you wanted to buy? They probably told you it came with more benefits than your original choice, and that it wouldn’t hurt to spend just a little more money to get a much better product. This is actually a well-known sales … Continue reading Business Growth Tip: Upsell Your Products to Grow Revenue
App Of Week: NowNow
April 19, 2022
NowNow is a platform that lets you make and accept payments conveniently using your smartphone. With the numerous transactions going on daily in the country, relying solely on cash transactions can be costly. This is why NowNow – an E-wallet platform -was launched to alleviate these problems and introduce a means to make and accept cashless payments. … Continue reading App Of Week: NowNow
Why Taking Your Ex Back Is A Bad Idea
April 19, 2022
So your ex-boyfriend or ex-girlfriend wants you back, and you’re considering giving them another chance… Sure, there are times when getting back together turns out to be the best thing, and you go on to live happily ever after. However, most times, it’s simply a bad idea. Why? First off, it’s most likely that nothing … Continue reading Why Taking Your Ex Back Is A Bad Idea
By jehonwa
How the CBN’s New Bank Payment Rules Could Affect You
April 19, 2022
On the 13th of September, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) introduced new rules for interbank electronic fund transfers. These rules, which are to take effect from the 2nd of October, are aimed at curbing the widespread problems with electronic fund transfers which banks and their problems frequently encounter. The issues covered by the new … Continue reading How the CBN’s New Bank Payment Rules Could Affect You
Excessive Government Borrowing: A Few Thoughts on Chinese Loans
April 19, 2022
An unimaginable entourage of government officials stormed Forum on China and Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), China on September 1, jostling desperately with other African leaders for a share of $60 billion of badly needed funds for infrastructural development. The move was greeted with severe criticism in droves from the elites who opined the nation is gambling … Continue reading Excessive Government Borrowing: A Few Thoughts on Chinese Loans
By adedoyin
What’s the Difference Between a Small Business and a Startup?
April 19, 2022
The startup fever has engulfed urban Nigeria. But while it has ignited a lot of positive entrepreneurial passion and creativity, it has also brought some unintended consequences with it. One of the less talked about downsides to the whole startup craze is that many people don’t really know what a startup is in the first … Continue reading What’s the Difference Between a Small Business and a Startup?
SME 101: Do You Need Money for Your Business?
April 19, 2022
When asked, 3 out of 5 (would-be) entrepreneurs will tell you that raising money to fund their business idea is the reason they have not launched out. I beg to differ. Depending on the type of business you want to embark on, you really do not need millions of naira to start. Consider these: Save … Continue reading SME 101: Do You Need Money for Your Business?
By liz-taylor
Websites We Love: Paystack.com
April 19, 2022
Every transaction requires some form of payment, whether through manual or electronic means; hence, thousands of payments are carried out on a daily basis for manifold purposes. Given these stats, businesses of various categories have to beef up their payment services to foster efficiency and timeliness for the sake of smooth business transactions. Seeing the need for … Continue reading Websites We Love: Paystack.com
Is Joining Your Family’s Business Right For You?
April 19, 2022
Family businesses are an object of pride for the families that run them. This pride gets even bigger when the business is really successful. And there’s the aura that grows around such ventures if they’ve been going on for generations. Members of business owning families may be inspired to build upon the past successes of their forebears; … Continue reading Is Joining Your Family’s Business Right For You?
Throw Back Thursday – 45 Years After the Naira
April 19, 2022
Shortly after the dust of the Nigerian Civil War had settled, General Yakubu Gowon sought to mend ethnic suspicion caused by the civil war starting with a new national currency majorly to cut the last monetary ties with the British Protectorate. Work began earnestly on a currency system unique to Nigeria, and the Nigerian Naira … Continue reading Throw Back Thursday – 45 Years After the Naira
By adedoyin
Money Tips for the Nigerian Firstborn
April 19, 2022
The life of a firstborn anywhere in the world is far from a walk in the park, but it’s even more challenging for the Nigerian firstborn. Apart from the fact that your parents seemingly practiced parenting with you, winging it without any prior experience, you were also forced to grow up fast, in many cases … Continue reading Money Tips for the Nigerian Firstborn
By jehonwa
App Of The Week: Piggy Bank
April 19, 2022
When you hear the word Piggy Bank, I bet the picture that comes to your mind is that of a small ‘pig-shaped’ structure for saving money or a small wooden ‘savings’ box which was popular with Nigerian kids at some point in time. This was indeed a very reliable way of saving money in the past … Continue reading App Of The Week: Piggy Bank
Five Things You Can Invest Your Money In Right Now
April 19, 2022
Leaving large sums of idle money in your bank account might not be as good an idea as you think. Perhaps it gets topped up with a little interest every month; those periodic payments may look significant. But you could be missing out on a whole range of ways to boost your cash reserves, and … Continue reading Five Things You Can Invest Your Money In Right Now
Ways To Be Happy Even When Broke
April 19, 2022
Have you ever gotten to the point where you’re so broke you find yourself snapping at everyone and everything? I bet we all have, and without a doubt, if not dealt with, such situations could spill into other aspects of our personal life and ruin important relationships. Yes, financial struggles can be very challenging but … Continue reading Ways To Be Happy Even When Broke
By beckonoise
