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- 26 Aug 2021
E-commerce in Africa: Konga Co-CEO to Share Insights in Global Conference Today
Prince Nnamdi Ekeh, co-ceo of Nigeria’s leading e-commerce giant, Konga Group and founder, Yudala.com, has been solely selected to speak on a global conversation on e-commerce in Africa. Prince…
- 9 Jan 2016
Why Nigeria is Safe To Shop Online- Supermart.ng Co-founder
Gbolahan Fagbure, Co-CEO of Supermart.ng, has said that Nigeria is one of the safest place in the world to shop online. Fagbure who spoke recently with journalists in an interview said that it…
- 20 Jan 2023
Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings Steps Down as Company CEO
Netflix co-founder, Reed Hastings announced he is stepping down as co-chief executive of the company on Thursday, Jan. 19. Hastings, 62, who co-founded the company in 1997 when Netflix delivered its…
- 20 May 2013
Samsung Galaxy S4 Sales to Hit 10m this Week
Samsung, Korean phone maker’s flagship Galaxy S4 smartphone is expected to hit 10 million sales milestones this week, according to the firm’s co-chief executive officer. JK Shin, Samsung’s co-CEO…
- 6 Jan 2026
Samsung Plans to Double AI Mobile Devices to 800 million Units this Year
Samsung Electronics plans to double this year the number of its mobile devices with "Galaxy AI" features largely powered by Google's Gemini, its co-CEO said, which would give the U.S. firm an edge…
- 26 May 2019
Gokada Secures Series A Funding of $5.3 Million
Gokada, the Lagos-based on-demand motorcycle taxi app, has secured a Series A fundraise of $5.3 million. Led by Rise Capital with participation from Adventure Capital, First MidWest Group, IC Global…
- 30 Sept 2022
Nick Imudia Ends Term at Konga, Prince Ekeh Takes Over as CEO
Nick Imudia, Co-Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Konga, Nigeria’s leading composite e-commerce giant, is set to stand down from the role at the end of September 2022, after a successful term as…
- 22 Aug 2019
Jumia Reports Strong Second Quarter 2019 Results
Jumia Technologies has announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2019. Jeremy Hodara, co-CEOs of Jumia, in a statement released on Thursday said, “We continue to deliver…
- 19 Sept 2014
Grocery, Everyday Essentials Retail Market Worth $72Bn-Supermart
Gbolahan Fagbure and Raphael Afaedor co-chief executive officers of Supermart.ng, have disclosed that the grocery, everyday essentials retail market is worth $72 billion. They were recently on CNBC…
- 14 Mar 2022
Mobility Fintech Raises $105m in Series A2 Round
Moove, the world’s first mobility fintech, which provides revenue-based financing to mobility entrepreneurs across Africa, has raised $105 million in an oversubscribed Series A2 round* consisting of…
- 15 Jul 2019
Newzroom Afrika Launches on DStv across Sub-Saharan Africa
MultiChoice Africa is delighted to announce the launch of a new 24-hour news service, Newzroom Afrika, on the DStv platform across the continent on DStv channel 405 from Monday, 15 July 2019. …
- 22 Dec 2019
Stakeholders in Agribusiness Seek Robust Payment System to Stimulate Growth
Stakeholders in the Agribusiness have emphasized that adequate payment system in the sector would transform and create a movement that will change the ecosystem and make it more profitable for…
- 2 Dec 2014
Jumia Reveals Top 3 Most Sold Items on Black Friday, 1.5m Patronised Site
Jumia, said that within 24 hours, it reached an all-time peak in sales as tens of orders were placed on the website every second, seeing an extraordinary tenfold increase in total number of orders…
- 23 Dec 2022
Centbee Raises $1m Pre-Series A Funding from Ayre Ventures
Centbee, a blockchain payments company, has closed a $1 million pre-Series A round with entrepreneur Calvin Ayre, founder of Ayre Ventures. Ayre Ventures first invested in Centbee in 2019. Speaking…
- 14 Sept 2021
Konga Inks MoU With FG on Job Creation
Konga, Nigeria’s leading composite e-commerce giant, has been hailed by the Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Hon. Sunday Dare as a digital platform with immense capacity to help re-write…
- 30 Jun 2022
British International Investment Commits $20m in Moove a Nigerian Fintech Mobility Firm
British International Investment (“BII”), and Development Finance Institution (DFI), have announced a US $20 million, 4-year structured credit investment in Moove – a mobility fintech democratising…
- 31 Jan 2014
JUMIA Unveils New CEOs, Wins @ BJAN Awards
JUMIA, Nigeria’s number one online retailer has announced its new CEOs; Nicolas Martin and Jérémy Doutté. Similarly, the online retailer has received the best Online Retail Brand of the year award at…
- 20 Feb 2022
Forbes Hails Konga as Beautiful Bride of African e-commerce
Konga, Nigeria’s leading omnichannel e-commerce group has been identified as a strong player on the verge of dominating the African e-commerce scene. Forbes, a globally renowned media company,…
- 29 Dec 2015
Juliet Anammah Takes over CEO of Jumia
Jumia, e-commerce leader in Africa has formalized the appointment of Mrs Juliet Anammah as the head of Jumia Nigeria, Africa Internet Group’s (AIG) biggest company on the continent. Juliet is taking…
- 28 Jul 2014
Easy Taxi Raises $40m from New Investors
Easy Taxi, a leading mobile taxi app in Latin America, Africa, Middle East and Asia, secured $40million in Series D funding led by the Russian Phenomen Ventures with participation of Tengelmann…
- 4 Jul 2021
Konga Health Inks MoU with Nigeria’s Private Medical Association
Konga Health, an ambitious, technology-driven healthcare solutions company, has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Association of Nigerian Private Medical Practitioners…
- 31 Aug 2021
Konga Partners Edo State Govt to Empower SMEs, Create Jobs
Konga, Nigeria’s leading composite e-commerce giant, has partnered with the Edo State government to create jobs for millions of youths in the state, while also empowering entrepreneurs, business…
- 27 Aug 2013
Jumia Launches Mobile App in Nigeria, Others
JUMIA, West-Africa’s No.1 shopping destination, has launched its App in Nigeria, Morocco, Ivory Coast and Kenya. JUMIA’s App is available for all Android phones – enforcing m-commerce in Africa. With…
- 11 Mar 2015
Supermart.ng Introduces Supermart Prime for Grocery Deliveries
Supermart.ng, Nigeria’s largest online supermarket and 3-hour grocery delivery service has announced a new delivery option called Supermart Prime. The service allows customers to pay certain amount…
- 22 Dec 2019
Konga Spreads Festive Cheers as CEOs, Top Management Handle Deliveries to Customers
Konga, Nigeria’s leading composite e-commerce giant, has gone a long way to spread festive cheer among its teeming customers. Joshua Fatoye, VP, Konga To this end, Prince Nnamdi Ekeh and Nick…
- 5 Jan 2015
Jumia Nigeria Flaunts Achievements in 2014
The year 2014 has been a record breaking year for e-commerce and Jumia in Nigeria, and to end the year, the Jumia team released an infographic with facts, figures and records broken in 2014. Since…
- 21 Sept 2021
FG Inks Pact with Konga to Aid Nigerians in Diaspora
Konga, Nigeria’s leading composite e-commerce giant, has signed a partnership with the Federal Government through the Diaspora Commission to further strengthen the relationship between Nigerians…
- 26 Nov 2014
JUMIA Secures EUR 120m in Funding
Jumia announced a new round of investments amounting to EUR 120 million. These investments, which were made by existing shareholders, strengthen the company's position as the leading online retailer…
- 10 May 2014
Jumia Bags Best e-Commerce Website of the Year @ BoICT Awards
Jumia, Nigeria’s largest online retailer, founded in Nigeria in early 2012, wins yet another big award as e-commerce website of the year. The ‘e-commerce website of the year’ award was awarded…
- 6 Apr 2016
Supermart.ng Officially Unveils 'Proudly Nigerian' Drive
Supermart.ng, Nigeria’s largest online supermarket and grocery delivery service, officially launched a 'Proudly Nigerian' drive in Lagos. With the goal of encouraging the purchase of local…