Nigerian based music streaming giant Playfre, who recently launched on May 1, 2019, just hit a milestone of 100,000 streams within two weeks of its release. The music streaming service who was also reported to have made an expansion to Kenya has just launched what it calls “myPlayfre” to Help African Artists Monetize their Content…
Every business needs a way to secure payments, but with so many choices in financial services for online businesses, it may be a difficult decision for new entrepreneurs to make. Not only do you have to consider the technical and logistical hurdles of setting up a new payment gateway, but you will also have to…
In the earliest days of the internet, people had to do their shopping and transactions on desktops and laptops. Now, mobile phones have high market penetration in Nigeria that a large chunk of transactions is now performed on mobile devices: smartphones and tablets. This was what was discovered in the Jumia Mobile Report 2019 where 57% of…
Plans are already in top gear as students of the Department of Statistics, University of Ibadan, are set to mark the first homecoming/reunion event of past graduates of the department between Friday, June 7 and Saturday, June8 2019. The two-day program which will audaciously take place at the department complex on the campus is themed,…
By Steve Coomber When is a bank not a bank? That is a question Segun Agbaje, the multiple award-winning CEO and Managing Director of Nigeria’s Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) has been getting to grips with as he forges a new path for banking in Africa. Agbaje was always destined to become a banker, it seems,…
In line with its long-term commitment to growing small and medium enterprises, foremost African Financial Institution, Guaranty Trust Bank plc, is partnering with the Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) to disburse N25billion funding to entrepreneurs in Nigeria’s Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) sector. The funding is the single largest disbursement by the DBN to…
Fuji music icon, King Saheed Akorede Babatunde Ayinla Okunola popularly called Osupa is one of the megastars of Fuji music in Nigeria, and he’s been regarded as the pillar behind good Fuji music, as laid down by late Sikiru Ayinde Barrister. Saheed Osupa’s kind of Fuji style is well accepted by Fuji fans all over…
Mouka Limited, Nigeria’s foremost manufacturer of foam and mattresses is felicitating with Nigerian children ahead of the Children’s Day celebration. Mouka believes that the occasion is a reminder that the rights of the child must be upheld in totality at all times and has therefore pledged its resolve to uphold the recognition that mankind owes…
African leading minds have called on Africans to be mindful of their rich history, which according to them creates the path towards the socio-cultural, economic and political development of the continent The strong African voices which included Group Chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA), Tony Elumelu, Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka; Professor emeritus and authority in…
The Food and Beverage Recycling Alliance (FBRA) has called on citizens of Lagos State to imbibe the culture of recycling. This is as it reinstated its unwavering commitment to a cleaner environment through its buy-back campaign on recyclable waste launched at Orile community, Lagoson Saturday, May 25, 2019. On that day, FBRA, the Producer Responsibility…