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Skye bank yesterday unveiled an online shopping mall for Small and Medium Scale Enterprises and retailers in the Nigerian market. The online mall, known as YesMall, provides a platform for retailers to sell mostly made-in-Nigeria products and services. The new online store, called YesMall, offers a unique experience for the bank’s current…

A recent report from Bloomberg states that Naspers’ Showmax is thinking of expanding its video-streaming competitor to Netflix Inc. into three new continents next year while Samsung Electronics Co. has agreed to include the service on its smart TVs. It has also signed distribution partnerships in South Africa with Samsung and Telkom SA…

Actis LLP, a private equity investor in emerging markets, has invested $62 million for a majority stake in a Nigerian Pension Fund Administrator, Sigma Pensions. Actis says it is looking to capitalise on  on an increase in retirement planning in Africa’s largest economy. Sigma Pensions Ltd, incorporated in August 2004,…

Caterpillar today announced that it has launched the pilot-phase of the Technicians for Africa Project, an e-learning website for people who aspire to become a technician in Nigeria, Mozambique and DR Congo. The website, which is available in French, Portuguese and English, is leveraging Caterpillar’s existing, state of the art e-learning…

Joseph Makoju, Honorary Advisor for the Dangote Group, was honoured with the  Lifetime Achievement Regional Award during the sold-out gala dinner at the West African Power Industry Awards in Lagos on Tuesday evening. Akon Lighting Africa scored a double nod of approval from the industry with two awards, namely Best…

Managing Director of Jumia Nigeria reveals that the Infinix Hot 2 will be selling at 50% discount and the PS4 will be available at a jaw-dropping 45% discount Yes! It is finally here! A sneak-peak into Black Friday deals! A vaccine to ease the tension not cure it, the antidote…

The 2015 edition of Konga.com’s highly anticipated annual sale, Yakata is just around the corner. Yakata is konga’s version of the global Black Friday sales; only it’s even better. This year, konga promises that the Yakata sales will feature mind blowing discounts across ALL product categories on the konga platform.…

According to a recent report by Business Insider, the Taxi hailing company, Uber, is the most valuable startup in the world. Currently valued at $51 billion, the company connects its users with drivers of private vehicles under contract with Uber. Founded by Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp in 2009, Uber develops,…

WeChat South Africa has partnered with Standard Bank of South Africa to launch a mobile wallet service in South Africa named WeChat Wallet. With WeChat Wallet, people can electronically send cash to friends and family, just like handing cash to a friend to get you lunch or pay for coffee…

With the advance in technology, there are some skills that people require. These skills are easy to learn and they make people relevant in this new age. Some people think programming or coding is for Geeks and geniuses and they don’t need it in their everyday lives. Apart from the…

Following the announcement of nominees for The Future Awards Africa (TFAA) 2015 in a continent-wide broadcast on EbonyLife TV and Channels TV yesterday, the awards have unveiled photos of the nominees today in an exciting art campaign with Comic Republic. The 50 young Africans who are the nominees for the…

Cherie Blair Foundation, Exxonmobil Foundation, the Enterprise Development Centre of Pan Atlantic University and Emerging360 have come together to help Women entrepreneurs in Nigeria. They have set up an initiative called the Road to Women’s Business Growth Initiative. This initiative is collaborative venture designed to build the business skills and financial literacy of…

As the second edition of the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP) draws near, the organisation is calling on business professionals, executives and entrepreneurs who are passionate about start-up businesses and have a strong desire to help others grow to act as mentors. The Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme was launched by the…

Two mobile money service providers, Lipisha Consortium Limited and Bitpesa Limited, have sued Kenya’s biggest telecoms company Safaricom for suspending their services through alleged intimidation. According to newspaper reports from Kenya, both companies blamed Safaricom for compelling Lipisha, through intimidation, to cease offering the services nearly a week ago with Bitpesa or…

OLX, Nigeria’s number one online classified, won the award for best classified ads website of the year at the maiden edition of the Nigeria Technology Awards (N.i.T.A)  which held on Saturday, November 21, 2015 in Lagos. While receiving the award on behalf of the company, Lola Masha, Country Manager, OLX…

November 27 is Black Friday. And as is the tradition in most parts of the world including Nigeria, online stores go crazy with unbelievable deals and discounts. Black Friday is the day following Thanksgiving Day in the United States (the fourth Thursday of November). Since the early 2000s, it has…

As shoppers across the country prepare for the festive season and one of the biggest shopping events ever, ‘Black Friday’ is about to begin, with more Nigerians and brands getting actively involved in the tradition, www.PayPorte.com , Nigeria’s fast growing online shopping brand is not left out of this experience…

This year’s Black Friday on Konga.com “Yakata” will be happening on the 26th and 27th of November 2015. According to Konga.com, this year’s “Yakata” will feature deals across all categories ranging from a wide assortment of phones to, the Ps4, XTouch, Audio systems, Fashion items, washing machines, TV’s, Microwave ovens, Computer accessories,…

Infinix is set to literally create a riot on Jumia, the largest platform for online sales in Côte d’Ivoire. On Friday, November 27th at 10 AM and 6PM, 100 Infinix free of charge smartphones will be available on the platform. Customers will be able to order a smartphone without paying anything for it.…

According to Forbes, Nigerian Aliko Dangote is still the richest man in Africa. Despite Nigeria’s weaker Nigerian currency and strife in the northern part of Nigeria, Aliko Dangote is still Africa’s richest man by far, even after a net worth decline of nearly $5 billion in the past year. In…