BUSINESS

Opinion By Ezedi Udom It has been widely said that the aftermath of the Coronavirus outbreak includes the new reality that we will never return to our familiar world of normal. Instead, we are now in a world of new normal that implies we embrace new ways of doing things. …

Helping female businesses grow through discounted access to finance is one of the many unique value propositions under the Access Bank’s W Initiative. Tracy Batta, co-founder, SmoothieExpress and a W Power Loan beneficiary recently emerged on Forbes Africa’s 30 under 30 list. Tracy Batta The co-owner of Smoothie Express, a …

SOUTH AFRICA: Inspire the allegations of leaking telecommunication 5G network to the novel Covid-19 that has killed hundreds of thousand people all over the world, MTN South Africa has went ahead to launched its commercial 5G network, providing access to 100 sites across the country. Thougn many telecommunication provders debunked …

LAGOS: An adviuse has gone to the workforce of the First Bank of Nigeria Limited to strive for excellence and contribute their best in making the bank retain its leadership position in the industry. Mr. Adesola Adeduntan, the Managing Director/CEO of First Bank of Nigeria Limited who made the advice …

LAGOS: Nigeria’s foremost dairy company, FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria Plc, producers of Peak and Three Crowns milk has announced a turnover of N161.8 billion at the 47th Annual General Meeting held at the FC Academy in the Company’s Head Office at Ikeja, Lagos on Thursday, June 25, 2020. The meeting was …

By Emmanuel Nwachukwu As the federal government set to fully reopen the national economy and the subnational economies by respective state governments, the role of online marketplace and entrepreneurs in Nigeria’s economic resurgence post Coronavirus pandemic cannot be understated. The Nigeria Economic Sustainability Plan (NESP) recently commissioned by the Federal …

LAGOS: As part of its promise to continuously provide financial and business skills to female entrepreneurs, leading retail bank in Nigeria, Access Bank Plc has unveiled the second edition of its Womenpreneur Pitch-a-ton programme. According to a press release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l magazine & www.startrendinternational.com by …

Opinion: By Ezedi Udom Containment remains the most viable response strategy to the escalating Coronavirus pandemic until there’s a cure. However, the increasingly negative health, social, economic, financial and humanitarian impacts of COVID-19 are already seen as clear pointers to a probable global recession, if not halted. Many countries including …

BENIN CITY: BUA Group has warned Dangote Group to stay clear of Obu Mines and also within three days remove its excavators and fill trenches it used to barricaded the entrance to the site or face contempt of court proceedings. In a statement by BUA Group, it said, “Dangote in …

By Ezedi Udom With over 1 billion people and 500 million internet users in Africa, e-commerce has in the last 8 years improved the quality of lives on the continent by helping consumers to shop and pay for millions of products online at the best prices wherever they live. Thanks …