Can the Abmode government work to ensure they do not create additional difficulties for startups in the process of trying to make things easier for them
Oyinkansola Sadiq-Mabeko
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Gov Ambode’s visit to Yaba startups — What could be different this time?
Can the Abmode government work to ensure they do not create additional difficulties for startups in the process of trying to make things easier for them
This is Nana Twum-Danso, the ‘Angel’ of pregnant women in Rural Ghana
Her dream is to save lives of expectant mothers and their unborn children in rural Ghana. She does this through her emergency health transportation startup, MAZA. Although MAZA has been a recipient of some funds such as Echoing Green Fellowship for social...
Bad eating and working habits of Techies
Just imagine how awful it will be for a techie or a geek (or someone in that circle) to keel over and die just when s/he is about to become famous for an invention. Horrible, right? Unfortunately, that is where a lot of techies are headed. Let me backtrack, who are...
MTN Project Fame and social media, a very beneficial relationship
I was scrolling through my news feed on Facebook, with a mildly bored expression on my face, suddenly my eyes narrowed in and I think my mouth was open. I had just seen a Facebook ad for Elizabeth, one of the contestants of the recently concluded MTN Project Fame, it...
Forget JayZ and Beyonce, Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan are the real power couple
If you have ever been in a relationship with a Nigerian (I am not going to say Yoruba demon or demoness as the case may apply), chances are, you sometimes compare your relationship to that of a power couple. In your head, though, you don’t want to cause unnecessary...
Why Nigerians will spend over ₦327 billion shopping online outside Nigeria in 2016
“Early evidence suggests that Nigerians are well on their way to becoming some of the biggest online shoppers in Africa.” This was the prediction in September 2012. Four years on, with the introduction of online stores, the prediction seems to be right on point....
Ijeoma Oguegbu: From school gates to running an incredible startup
Ijeoma Oguegbu graduated from the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) in June, 2016. Before her graduation, her startup Beavly, was selected for the second generation of S-factory, receiving a fund of $15,000. Beavly finished as one of the top...
Meet Saudat Salami, the Mother of Nigerian eCommerce
When Saudat Salami, a certified Microsoft trainer with background in web programming, started her online grocery shopping business "EasyShop EasyCook" 11 years ago, she had no one to look up to and learn from in the industry. Today, her business has continued to wax...
Of funding sprees, low ROIs and massive layoffs: The future of eCommerce in Nigeria
I’m not going to bother myself with big grammar; eCommerce is simply talking about business done over the internet. And I am shocked to report that as at 2013, over 60 million Nigerians were on the internet. These were people with purchasing power and oh that year,...
