BUSINESS

LAGOS – Micro, Small and Medium-Scale Enterprises (MSMEs) sector is regarded as the major driving force of every economy, irrespective of the country. The MSMEs sector, according to the International Council for Small Business (ICSB), generally make up over 90 percent of all firms and account for an average of …

LAGOS – In lieu of the re-invigorated efforts of the Commandant, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Lagos State Command, Commandant Eweka Douglas Okoro, during the end of the year season, towards ensuring a zero tolerance  against oil pipeline vandalism and other form of criminalities in Lagos state, the …

FIRSTBANK LAUNCHES TRANSACT AND WIN PROMO, REWARDS FIRSTMONIE WALLET CUSTOMERS WITH EXCITING PRIZES Wednesday, 03 December 2021. Lagos – Users of Firstmonie Wallet, the mobile-friendly wallet application by FirstBank are in for an exciting time as they are being rewarded for their continued patronage of its services in a two-month …

Jumia Nigeria Awarded Best Logistics Partner By Unilever Lagos, Nigeria, November 30th, 2021- Africa’s leading e-commerce platform, Jumia (NYSE: JMIA), has been named Best Logistics Partner by Unilever Nigeria. The award recognises Jumia’s efforts as a Unilever partner to develop and execute a last-mile logistics strategy to improve turnaround time …

LAGOS – First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, has announced the convening of its non-oil export webinar series. According to a release e-signed by Folake Ani-Mumuney, Group Head, Marketing & Corporate Communications and made available to StarTrend Int’l & online – www.startrendinternational.com by Kehinde Taiwo, …

COTE d’I’VOIRA – In a renewed effort to significantly change the face of economic cooperation between Nigeria and Côte d’Ivoire, both countries are now set to adopt new measures to bring about effective collaboration between the public and private sectors to ginger trade and deepen economic cooperation. According to a …

Opinion: LAGOS – First Bank of Nigeria Limited created FirstSME Account to add to its SME product family in support of small and medium scale business owners by sustaining and expanding their business. AMAKA IFEAKANDU looks at what the facility offers and how SMEs owners can key in to boost …

LAGOS – The 650,000bpd Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) as well as other modular refineries are expected to be the major drivers of Nigeria’s demand for petroleum products, which is projected to grow massively in the nearest future. According to a release e-signed and made available to …

LAGOS – Africa’s leading e-commerce platform, Jumia, has published its first Africa  e-commerce report, Jumia Africa e-Commerce Index 2021 with a Nigerian section, which leveraged data from the company’s platform to illustrate the importance of shopping online in a pandemic context. According to a release e-signed and made available to …

By Ayomide Oriade Members of the online shopping community will attest that Charting items and checking out is just one aspect of the service. What actually completes the whole experience is the final delivery of the shopped items at the preferred destination of the customer. This encompasses timeliness, attractive packaging …