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Information reaching us confirms that online shopping platform, Konga.com is on the verge of launching a new feature that might excite 3rd party merchants who sell on the Konga Marketplace. The company is about to hand over the reins of the entire delivery process to merchants. Apparently, this is a well sought-after feature by merchants who would…
Supermart.ng, an online grocery delivery service that launched in April 2014 and rapidly becoming a familiar brand in the Nigerian online business market is no doubt a pride of this nation as it has continued to wow and impress stakeholders in the online marketing industry especially amidst the obstacles and rough bends rocking the Nigerian…
Nigerian E-Commerce and e-Payments operations company, NeTPlus Advisory has secured a multimillion-dollar investment to further its work in the e-commerce and e-payments space in Nigeria and Africa at large from Synergy Capital, a Ghana-focused Private Equity firm. Pardon the non specifics of the heading, it is unclear how many million dollars was invested in the…
Good news for Blackberry Users Blackberry 10 users! All BlackBerry 10 phones will soon have access to features previously available on the BB Classic only, thanks to the platform’s latest update. Perhaps one of the most notable changes is the addition of Amazon’s Appstore, giving Blackberry users access to a bevy of Android apps [Can…
According to a media report, DealDey, aggregator of discounted goods and services has raised $5 million in Series B funding from Kinnevik. Kinnevik also happens to be DealDey’s original investor. It is unclear how much DealDey has raised in total funding till date, but the rumoured amount of capital invested by Kinnevik is said to…
Konga.com is set to deliver through NIPOST (Nigerian Postal Service) across the Country, according to our source; Konga has been working behind the scene on the agreement with NIPOST as a point to deliver to their customers all over Nigeria. Konga is leveraging NIPOST’s reach of about 5000 locations in every part of the country for their…
Facebook has implemented improved new ways for people to buy and sell things on the platform – aimed at selling goods. As an alternative to services like eBay, Facebook users sometimes turn to Facebook Groups to make purchases. Previously, however, this was mostly done informally. According to the social media platform: “For Sale Group members can…
Gloo.ng, founded by Olumide Olusanya, a former Medical Doctor back in October 2012, along with his wife, is a Lagos-based online supermarket. Well, not for long, they are moving to Abuja come April. Gloo.ng’s value proposition is to provide customers with a very convenient, efficient and affordable means of shopping for their living essentials, saving…
Jumia Nigeria and First Bank Limited have partnered up for the FirstBank Naira Credit Card which will allow people purchase products and make payments in installments, over time. You don’t have to go to FirstBank to avail yourself of this service, Thank God!, but you can apply directly on the Jumia website while you place your…
The need for reliable logistics for eCommerce in Africa has become inevitable especially with the growth of online retailing and demand in Africa. There are no other equipped entrepreneurs to take the market than the founding fathers of eCommerce in Nigeria, the co-founder and former Managing Director of Jumia, Tunde Kehinde and former Chief Operating…
So, Jumia released a ‘How JUMIA Redefined e-commerce in 2014; empowering Nigeria and Nigerians’ press-release, complete with infographics a few days back. I read it yesterday, delayed because I felt it would be one of those self-congratulatory posts that have become all too popular in the tech ecosystem; I wasn’t wrong, but after a repeat…