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2 Things that are killing your Business and how to avoid them

Tweet We all go into business with aim to succeed. Success can be quantified based on your aim of running the business. Normally when we go into business, we have high hopes and strong believe to succeed but there are two things that can kill your business in space of More »

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Introducing PocketMoni eTranzact Mobile Money Service

Tweet Just like various financial institutions in Nigeria eTranzact is not being left behind in the scramble to dominate mobile money service in Nigeria. They demonstrated their seriousness with the launch of PocketMoni. PocketMoni is the brand name of eTranzact Mobile Money service. eTranzact Mobile Money platform is the first More »

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GT Bank Launches Mobile Money Service (GTBank MobileMoney)

Tweet The Nigerian financial industry is going mobile, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc has joined the likes of Globacom and Paga by launching a Mobile Money Service -GTBank MobileMoney. GTBank Mobile money allows you to send money/make payments from your mobile phone to anyone in Nigeria. According to a statement from More »

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CBN’s Cashless Policy: How to Take Your Business Cashless and Save Money

Tweet Last year the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) introduced a policy on cash based transactions aimed at reducing the country’s dependence on a cash economy and reducing the inherent costs of moving cash that banks and other financial institutions incur as a result. The policy already known as the More »

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Unethical Business Practices: Is Google Trying to Kill Mocality Kenya?

Tweet Google business strategy in Africa has been detested by local Startup entrepreneurs. Many are unhappy with Google business initiatives in Africa like Get Businesses Online, Google Trader etc that has been something far from innovative. And so Google is in the news again for an underhand, unsavoury attempt to More »

Nigerian Labour Congress Website Hacked! #NaijaCyber Hacktivites

Tweet Nigeria Labour Congress‘ official website was hacked yesterday by a group known as the NaijaCyber Hacktivites. This hacker group claimed the leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress were traitors and sold the rest of the citizens out during the recent fuel subsidy protests and strike action. A visit to the Nigeria Labour Congress website

4 Ways to Go Cashless or Cashlite in Nigeria

Tweet Are you ready for the CBN Cashless Policy? Much has been said about the Central Bank of Nigeria Cashless policy set to take effect this year (March 1, 2012 for Lagos and June 1, 2012 for other states) but one thing you should be very concerned about is your readiness for this policy when

GT Bank Launches Mobile Money Service (GTBank MobileMoney)

Tweet The Nigerian financial industry is going mobile, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc has joined the likes of Globacom and Paga by launching a Mobile Money Service -GTBank MobileMoney. GTBank Mobile money allows you to send money/make payments from your mobile phone to anyone in Nigeria. According to a statement from the bank “GTBank MobileMoney is

CBN’s Cashless Policy: How to Take Your Business Cashless and Save Money

Tweet Last year the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) introduced a policy on cash based transactions aimed at reducing the country’s dependence on a cash economy and reducing the inherent costs of moving cash that banks and other financial institutions incur as a result. The policy already known as the ‘cash policy’ of the CBN

Ngcareers.com Launches Mobile Version

Tweet In bid to Serve its job listing to mobile phone users, Ngcareers.com has launched a mobile version of its site. The mobile version is a lean version of the full version and can be viewed at http://ngcareers.com/m With this development Ngcareers joins other job sites like jobberman.com that already have a mobile version for

DSTV Introduces Mobile Device ‘Walka’ to Nigerian Market

Tweet Pay-TV operator Dstv has introduced a 3.5-inch DVB-H handheld device for users in Nigeria to view its mobile TV service. The ‘Walka’ device, already available in South Africa, enables subscribers to the DStv Mobile service in ten Nigerian cities – Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Kaduna, Ibadan, Enugu, Benin, Onitsha, Aba and Asaba – to

A Career Development Plan: Why You Need It

Tweet An architect first draws up a plan before ever starting to build a house. The engineer designs the car before the actual construction. Right? So virtually any worthwhile achievement must have a plan even if sketchy at first. The purpose of the guide is to show you the way so you don’t blindly thrash

Ecobank Acquires The Trust Bank Ghana Ltd

Tweet Ecobank Transnational Plc, the Pan African bank, has bought over 100% of The Trust Bank Ghana Ltd. This much was disclosed to the Nigerian Stock Exchange according to a statement from Ecobank which stated that “Under the terms of the transaction, which was approved on 9 December 2011, ETI will execute a share swap

QR Codes: Possibilities for B2B Marketing

Tweet Monica Paul, Managing Director at Marcomtec Group & Emerging Markets Advisor at Guidepoint Global Advisors & Avalon Consultores  During the last months, advertising campaigns using QR Codes have become a topic of interest for both, companies and agencies; we can see ads including these codes at the entrance of the stores, in magazines, and

FG Suspends Funding of PHCN, Effective January 1, 2012

Tweet In furtherance of its plans to ensure deregulation of the Ntion’s Power sector the Minister for Power and Energy, prof Bart Nnaji has announced the withdrawal of funding from the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) effective from January 1, 2012. This is following the windup of the power company which according to the