BUSINESS

LAGOS, NIGERIA; JUNE 8, 2020: Jumia Nigeria CEO, Massimiliano Spalazzi has urged the sellers on the leading e-commerce platform to leverage on the company’s 8th year anniversary as a catalyst for boosting sales for their businesses during COVID-19. According to a press release e-signed by and made available to StarTrend …

By Olusegun Koiki While Nigerians were still battling with the effect of the lockdown of economic activities imposed by the federal and state governments in their efforts aimed at containing the community spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the federal government relayed the scary piece of information from the World …

ABUJA, JUNE 4, 2020: Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari had always commended the good working relationship between the Executive arm of the Federal Government and the current National Assembly. According to a press release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l magazine & www.startrendinternational.com …

Lagos Nigeria; June 3, 2020: Jumia Nigeria has announced a new partnership with Africa’s foremost digital entertainment provider, IROKOTV to provide free IROKOTV subscription to Jumia Prime Members bundled with the 3-month, 6-month and 12-month Jumia Prime Membership plans. According to a press release e-signed by and made available to …

Lagos Nigeria: May 29, 2020: In fulfilment of its promise to continually support communities where it currently operates, Fidelity Bank Plc has donated the sum of N10 million to Eunice Spring of Life Foundation (ESLF), a pet project of the Benue First Lady. According to a press release e-signed and …

ABUJA: President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reconstitution of the Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), after the expiration of the term of the board members appointed in 2016. According to a press release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l magazine & www.startrendinternational.com by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser …

Nigeria’s leading e-commerce platform, Jumia, has partnered with global beverage company International Breweries and global consumer goods maker Unilever to make consumer goods and beverage products accessible and available to Nigerians on the Jumia platform in the COVID-19 and post pandemic era. According to a press release e-signed and made …

By Princewill Ekwujuru As countries are continuously caught in-between the hard decision of easing lockdowns in bid to open up socio-economic activities and flattening the Coronavirus infection curve, the sad reality the world may live with for the rest of human existence is the disclosure that the pandemic may never …

LAGOS: Primero Transport Services Ltd., operator of the Lagos Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) which is being managed by Mr Fola Tinubu, has announced plans to withdraw its services on May 25, 2020. The transport services cited logistics problems and other issues as one of its reasons, a source told the …

Opinion: No doubt, Jumia has become a household name in Nigeria and indeed Africa. But the e-commerce firm has in recent times come under unwholesome criticism, borne not out of failure to deliver services, but of envy and failure of others to mark up the market.        In this analysis, DAVID …