Author: Staff Writer

Recently Lagos Business School discussed with Konga.com CEO Shola Adekoya about the role digital marketing plays in his organisation. He was a guest on Lagos Business Insights series. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vbS65vcykg

Jobberman’s Opeyemi Awoyemi and Olufunbi Falayi have set up a Student innovation Fund to to support innovation and the innovators in schools. The fund, known as, FastForward Student Innovation Fund will be be investing between N250,000 and N2,000,000 for up to 25% in innovations started by current students and recently graduated students (up…

The Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh (DRASA) Health Trust in partnership with Unilever Nigeria PLC recently distributed more than 58,000 bars of soap, 2,800 tubes of lotion, and 3,000 roll on deodorants to students in Lagos as part of their #ItStartsWithMe campaign. The campaign seeks to promote clean hands and encourage…

Google has come up with a concept of a modular phone, named Ara, where a smartphone is seen as a compilation of modular blocks. This means that the camera, speaker, battery are parts that can be bought and changed if the need arises. So instead of buying a new device…

A new trailer for Star Trek Beyond hit the Internet yesterday. It shows Idris Elba or not. I wonder why a prominent actor like Idris is layered under a disguise that hides him. They could have used any other actor if they didn’t want to show his face. Idris is disguised…

It is old news that the current world Scrabble champion is a Nigerian, Wellington Jighere. He defeated Britain’s Lewis Mackay, last November, in the final of Scrabble’s 32-round World Championship in Australia. What is new is the revelation that it was due to a strategy that was once thought to be…

, parent company of the Ecobank Group, and Old Mutual Emerging Markets (OMEM), a part of the Old Mutual Group, today announced an enhanced strategic agreement that will strengthen existing ties between the leading pan-African bank and the insurance and asset management giant. Old Mutual Emerging Markets currently has a…

Is this another Olajumoke Orisaguna story – the bread seller turned model? Abdulahi Olatoyan was on his daily job of cleaning windows when a photographer Daniel Sync decided to take photos of him. At first, Abdulahi was angry at his photos being taken but he calmed down when he realised that…

The Harmony of the Seas is the largest cruise ship in the world. It cost $1 billion (£700 million) and is larger than the Eiffel Tower. It is 1,187 feet long (362 meters) and is operated by Royal Caribbean Cruises. Its 16 decks contain over 2,500 staterooms, 20 dining venues,…

Egyptian national airline, EgyptAir, has turned its social media accounts black to mourn the victims of the MS804 plane crash. Its Instagram, Twitter, Facebook accounts now carry a black and white logo instead of the normal blue and white. Egyptian Officials, stated that flight MS 804, which was carrying 66…

It would seem the prestige of the English Premiership is strong enough to pull foreign investors to come into England. And the success of Leicester City in winning the Premiership is like adding fuel to the fire. Chinese businessman, Dr Tony Xia, has bought relegated Aston Villa for £60 million.…

Bayer, a German multinational chemical and pharmaceutical company, has signalled its intention to takeover Monsanto, an American multinational agrochemical and agricultural biotechnology corporation. If the deal goes through, it could be valued at more than $42 billion, which is Monsanto’s current market capitalization. According to Wall Street Journal, Monsato has confirmed the…

Econet Zimbabwe has partnered with MTN Zambia to enable cross border remittances. This means that an MTN Zambia subscriber can transfer money from his MTN Mobile Money wallet to an Econet Subscriber’s EcoCash wallet. This partnership was officially launched this week amidst fanfare at the Meikles hotel in Harare, Zimbabwe. EcoCash general…

Earlier this week, the Nigerian Senate withdrew the Frivolous Petitions (Prohibition, etc) Bill 2015, otherwise known as the Anti-social Media bill. It also suspended further consideration of it. This decision was based on the report of the Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters which recommended its withdrawal The committee stated…

This is a recent safety video from Emirates Airlines. Enjoy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YN_eu8Jk50o

Nokia has announced that it is returning the Nokia brand to the mobile phone and tablet markets. However it will do this through HMD, a newly founded company based in Finland. Nokia has entered a strategic agreement covering branding rights and intellectual property licensing with HMD which will enable the company create…

Google is in search of a name for the next Android mobile operating system . So they are inviting you to get involved. There is only one clause – it must start with the letter N. They are following the tradition of naming according to the Alphabet. The naming convention…

Uber has just announced the introduction of a feature, Trip Tracker, that provides automatic notifications and the ability to follow along on the map whenever someone is riding under your Family Profile. This is really cool as it helps to ensure that your loved ones are taken care of even when…

Google introduced two new apps  at the Google I/O event today: a smart messaging app called Allo and a video calling app called Duo Allo is a smart messaging app that makes your conversations easier and more expressive. It’s based on your phone number, so you can get in touch…

Along with Google Assistant, Google introduced a hardware device that will work with it – Google Home. This is Google’s entry into the voice-activated home device market. Google Home is a voice-activated product that brings the Google assistant to any room in your house. It lets you enjoy entertainment, manage everyday tasks,…