30 results
- 6 Nov 2018
Cashless Society: Is Nigeria Winning
By Adeniyi Ogunfowoke Technology is forcing both developed and emerging economies to innovate. The cashless society is one such innovation. Cashless society according to Wikipedia…
- 10 Jan 2019
How Corporate Organisations Can Save Money on Employees Travel in 2019
By Adeniyi Ogunfowoke, Making corporate travel savings might sound like a challenge, especially if you have lots of employees flying to different locations at different times. But there are…
- 15 Nov 2018
How Fintechs Are Disrupting the Nigerian Banking Industry
By Adeniyi Ogunfowoke The Nigerian financial sector has significantly grown in leaps and bounds; thanks largely to technology. Currently, the services of banks have been automated. Customers…
- 9 Jan 2018
6 Best Tips To Improve Your Networking Skills
By Ogunfowoke Adeniyi Networking is all about interacting with people to exchange information and develop professional or social contacts. Clearly, it is everything in the business world. From…
- 26 Apr 2019
Raising Startup Funds is No Longer Rocket Science
By Adeniyi Ogunfowoke, The biggest challenge most entrepreneurs encounter today is raising capital. The underlying fact is that without capital you cannot establish a business no matter the…
- 7 Mar 2019
Bridging the ‘Access to Loan Gap’ for Nigerian SMEs
By Adeniyi Ogunfowoke, One of the biggest challenges that many Small and Medium Scale Enterprises encounter in emerging economies like Nigeria is access to funding and capital. Majority of them…
- 3 May 2019
Common Misconceptions Nigerians Have About Entrepreneurship
By Adeniyi Ogunfowoke, Nigerians respect entrepreneurs especially when they share their success stories. But, due to the way the society regard entrepreneurs and celebrate them, many people come up…
- 16 Oct 2019
#WorldFoodDay: Leveraging Digital Solutions to Tackle Hunger in Africa
By Adeniyi Ogunfowoke, PR Associate | Jumia Travel & Food One of the biggest challenges facing the world today is global hunger. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) backs this up by…
- 21 Jun 2019
The Role of Fintech in Accelerating Financial Inclusion in Nigeria
By Adeniyi Ogunfowoke, The Nigerian financial sector has significantly grown in leaps and bounds; thanks largely to technology. Currently, banks’ services have been automated. Customers are no longer…
- 18 Dec 2018
5 Ways to Remove the Gender Barrier to Entrepreneurship
By Adeniyi Ogunfowoke Normally, being an entrepreneur has quite a lot of challenges. Entrepreneurial activity among women continues to attract attention in Nigeria and indeed Africa. However, despite…
- 31 Jan 2019
Tapping Travel Insurance For a Smooth & Safe Trip
By Adeniyi Ogunfowoke, The importance of travel insurance cannot be overstated whenever you travel. Travel insurance is insurance that is intended to cover medical expenses, trip cancellation, lost…
- 24 Oct 2017
5 Interesting Ways To Minimise Smartphone Distraction
By Ogunfowoke Adeniyi You can barely do without your smartphone because it is an essential tool for modern living. Regardless, it has a tendency to cause interruptions and distractions at the most…
- 20 Jun 2019
How Digital Technology Has Redefined the MSME Sector
By Adeniyi Ogunfowoke, The MSME sector is the backbone of Nigeria's economy. Studies by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) show that approximately 96% of Nigerian businesses are MSMEs,…
- 19 Oct 2018
Netpreneur: The Rise of Nigeria's Digital Whiz
By Adeniyi Ogunfowoke It is no longer unusual for Nigerians to introduce themselves as netpreneurs since the digital and technology age has introduced groundbreaking changes to the way business is…
- 9 Aug 2018
How Nigeria's Hospitality Industry can Leverage the Entertainment Sector
By Adeniyi Ogunfowoke,PR Associate Jumia Travel Hospitality has so many branches which include but not limited to music and film. To present a total hospitality package to tourists and…
- 6 Feb 2019
Four Reasons to Prepay For Your Online Orders
By Adeniyi Ogunfowoke Despite the efforts of the Central Bank of Nigeria in ensuring that Nigeria becomes a cashless society, some Nigerians still prefer to settle transactions via cash…
- 9 Jan 2019
Five eCommerce Trends to Watch For 2019
By Adeniyi Ogunfowoke, Retailers, manufacturers, and consumers should get ready for another disruptive year in the retail marketplace. This is because eCommerce is growing and changing at a rapid…
- 17 Jun 2019
Online Shoppers: How To Ensure You Fill Your Carts with Genuine & Quality Products
By Adeniyi Ogunfowoke, On a daily basis across the world, online shoppers fill their shopping carts with tons of thousands of products such as groceries, electronics, health & beauty, gaming,…
- 17 Feb 2019
How Businesses Can Leverage Jumia’s Ecosystem Model to Drive Business Growth
By Adeniyi Ogunfowoke, Organisations are not established for charity purposes. Over time, they must grow and become profitable. As such, businesses are always searching for ways to boom. One of such…
- 8 Mar 2019
Five Nigerian Destinations to Explore For Less Than $50
By Adeniyi Ogunfowoke, There is no gainsaying that Nigeria is endowed with lush green vegetation, faux and fauna, awesome tourist attractions, historical monuments and much more. Each Nigerian state…
- 16 Jan 2019
Harnessing Mobile Payment to Boost Economic Growth
By Adeniyi Ogunfowoke, Not only in Nigeria but across the continent of Africa, mobile penetration has significantly increased. The Jumia Mobile Report 2018 found that Nigeria remains Africa’s largest…
- 28 Feb 2019
Meeting Customers’ Everyday Needs Through An Ecosystem of Digital Services
By Adeniyi Ogunfowoke, Before the internet disrupted how and where customers make their purchases through eCommerce, most of their needs were usually met via various physical points of sale scattered…
- 17 Oct 2018
Entrepreneurship: An Engine for Job Creation And Inclusive Growth in Nigeria
By Adeniyi Ogunfowoke Entrepreneurship simply put is taking the risk of running your own business. In the case of Nigeria, young Nigerians have to brave quite a myriad of challenges before they can…
- 5 Dec 2018
Peer-to-Peer Lending as a Means of Propelling Startup Growth
By Adeniyi Ogunfowoke Capital is the livewire of any business, especially for startups and established small businesses. Hence, they are always seeking for some additional funding that is too small…
- 9 Nov 2018
Preparing Nigerian Youths For The Future of Work
by Adeniyi Ogunfowoke Thousands of Nigerian graduates from universities across the country join the labour market (some prefer to say favour market) annually . Whether it is labour or favour market,…
- 10 Jun 2019
Do Small Businesses Really Need an Online Presence?
By Adeniyi Ogunfowoke, Although having an online presence is quite affordable today, some small and medium scale businesses still struggle with the question of whether they should have an online…
- 2 Jun 2019
Can e-commerce be Africa's Economic Goldmine?
By Adeniyi Ogunfowoke, The digital economy in Africa is snowballing, and in the process, it’s creating new jobs and opportunities for digital entrepreneurs to explore a larger web market. Though…
- 22 Jan 2019
How eCommerce Businesses Can Take Advantage of AI
By Adeniyi Ogunfowoke The eCommerce industry is booming and this is projected to continue. With such a wealth of eCommerce businesses, and competition set to become even more fierce, staying visible…
- 25 Jan 2019
Spotlighting the Diverse Opportunities in the Nigerian Hospitality Industry
By Adeniyi Ogunfowoke The global hospitality industry is a trillion dollar industry. This is because everyone at some point in their lives has been part of contributing to the fastest growing…
- 23 Nov 2018
How the Growth of eCommerce is Reshaping The Logistics Landscape
By Adeniyi Ogunfowoke, At present, online consumers are far more demanding than those in previous eras. This is simply because they want their orders to be delivered as fast as possible. It,…