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- 9 Apr 2021
LCCI Launches e-Commerce Portal to Support Private Enterprises
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has launched its e-commerce sectoral group to support the development of private enterprises in various sectors of the economy by exposing their…
- 11 Jan 2022
E-commerce Showing Huge Contribution to Nigeria's Economic Direction
The e-commerce section of the Nigerian digital economy holds immense potential for the overall growth of the economy. With 58 online marketplaces in the Nigerian e-commerce space, the contribution of…
- 18 Nov 2020
e-Commerce: Broadband Penetration, Others Contribute to Steady Growth in Nigeria-NITDA
The National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA) has said that the use of smartphones, increasing broadband penetration, social media, relatively safe e-payment systems are some of the…
- 8 Apr 2021
Jumia, Others Inaugurate e-commerce Sectoral Group under LCCI to Grow Private Enterprises
Jumia and other e-commerce players within the Nigerian tech ecosystem have inaugurated an e-commerce sectoral group under the banners of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI). Meanwhile,…
- 2 Sept 2021
Higher Number of Package Delivery Shows Increase In E-commerce Adoption
When Africa's e-commerce market leader, Jumia released its 2021 Q2 result, one of the interesting revelations was the upward trend of orders on the platform. The e-tailing platform said "Orders…
- 18 Jan 2022
Konga Represents Stretch Factor in Nigerian e-commerce – Ibukun Awosika
Mrs. Ibukun Awosika, a serial entrepreneur and former Chairman, First Bank of Nigeria Plc., has hailed Konga, Nigeria’s leading composite e-commerce giant as a stretch factor that has taken on and…
- 17 Jan 2019
Konga, Visa Partner to Drive Value Offerings in E-Commerce Sector
E-commerce giant Konga has partnered with Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments to revolutionize the e-commerce sector in Nigeria. By leveraging the delivery of digital and secure payments…
- 17 Jan 2019
How Konga is Bridging E-Commerce Gap for Millions of Unreached, Under-Served Nigerians
For a population of over 190 million, it is perhaps shocking to countenance the fact that about 70% of Nigerians - a whopping 130 million - are still skeptical of shopping online and yet to be…
- 26 Nov 2020
Visa says e-Commerce will Unlock Revenue Growth in Festive Season
Visa Consulting & Analytics, VCA, has said that if small businesses can provide easy access to information, frictionless payments, a simple returns policy, and personalized shopping options, they…
- 2 Mar 2021
e-Commerce: Call to Rescue SMEs’ Data Genocide
By Dr. B. B. Usman Many billions of data sets are entangled and suffocated in SMEs’ business value chain. This scenario is creating enormous problem to leveraging e-Commerce for economic…
- 27 May 2021
Women Can Add $14.58Bn to E-Commerce in Africa - Report
A new report, published yesterday by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) in partnership with Africa’s leading e-commerce firm Jumia, has said Africa’s e-commerce market could grow by more…
- 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…
- 30 Nov 2021
Flutterwave Unveils e-Commerce Platform for SME Growth
A new e-commerce platform to scale the growth of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) has been introduced by Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company. The new platform called…
- 5 Nov 2013
Broadband Expansion Driver of N150Bn e-Commerce Industry-Iroegbu
Nigeria's N150 billion electronic commerce (e-commerce) industry is set for significant growth in the next few years, riding on the back of sustained efforts by the Federal Government and the private…
- 27 Dec 2016
NIPOST to Begin Providing e-Commerce, e-Government Services Next Year
Federal government said yesterday that the Nigerian Postal Service would start providing e-commerce and e-government services in 2017. Mr. Adebayo Shittu, minister of Communications, said the…
- 3 Apr 2018
Nigerian Women Entrepreneurs Urged To Embrace E-Commerce
Nigerian women entrepreneurs have been urged to embrace e-commerce to grow their businesses. Mr. Ahmed Kagara, the South West Regional Head of Bank of Industry (BoI) Nigeria, on Tuesday gave the…
- 19 Dec 2013
Looking in to 2014: Need for Speed in e-Commerce World
As we are leaving 2013, heading for 2014, e-commerce is under heavy expansion in Nigeria and the rest of Africa. A growing number of online consumers will put pressure on e-commerce sites’…
- 12 Jan 2016
Yudala Targets 24Hours E-Commerce Delivery, No 1 Spot in 2016- Founder
Prince Nnamdi Ekeh, founder and vice president, Yudala, Nigeria’s first composite retail chain, has guaranteed the platform’s readiness to delivery items to customers within 24hours of placing order.…
- 11 Aug 2016
Etisalat, YuuZoo Unveil e-Commerce Portal for SME Sector
Etisalat, a telecommunications operator in Nigeria, in partnership with Singapore’s YuuZoo Corp, unveiled a bespoke e-commerce platform, SME Arena, to facilitate the growth of Small and Medium…
- 19 Aug 2015
e-Commerce Firms Must Look Beyond e-Transaction Bill- Supermart.ng
Following the rise in the electronic commercial activities in Nigeria and its contributions to the growth of the economy, stakeholders have long been agitating for policies and regulatory frameworks…
- 4 Aug 2017
Cashing In On Mobility To Boost African E-commerce
Technology is helping to mould a more connected world, one where people are able to interact as they want or shop and transact in a way that fits their lifestyles. E-commerce is one of the most…
- 24 Aug 2015
Supermart.ng Urges e-Commerce Firms to Look Beyond e-Transaction Bill
Following the rise in the electronic commercial activities in Nigeria and its contributions to the growth of the economy, stakeholders have long been agitating for policies and regulatory frameworks…
- 5 Jan 2016
High Electricity Bills Stifling e-Commerce Sector Growth - Experts
Operators of e-commerce companies have identified costly electricity charges as a deterrent to investment and business development in Nigeria. This is coming as the Association of Nigerian…
- 17 May 2018
SON Urges e-Commerce Operators to Adhere to Standards
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has said that there is the need for stakeholders in the e-Commerce space to adhere strictly to standards to grow the sector. The organisation made the call…
- 25 Jul 2021
Konga Bags Most Innovative e-Commerce Company Award
Konga, Nigeria’s leading composite e-Commerce giant, has been named the most innovative company of the year. Group photograph of winners at the event The award was presented to the management of…
- 19 Aug 2021
Konga Set to Debut E-Commerce’s First Cloud TV
Konga, Nigeria’s leading composite e-Commerce giant, is set to pioneer another first with the launch of the first Cloud TV in the e-Commerce sector. The Konga Cloud TV is set to go live in September…
- 6 Feb 2015
Global E-Commerce Estimated to Exceed $2tn In 2015
Worldwide e-Commerce is set to grow well beyond US$2tn this year driven by high double-digit growth in China and the rest of Asia and continued strong growth in North America and Europe, generating…
- 26 Oct 2014
Stakeholders Offer Leeway to e-Commerce Growth in Nigeria
Stakeholders have identified inadequate experience in retailing, as well as underdeveloped logistics sector as the major challenges militating against the growth of eCommerce in Nigeria. Sim Shagaya,…
- 13 Jul 2013
ComTech Minister Extols Jumia’s e-Commerce Strives
Mrs. Omobola Johnson, minister of Communication Technology has applauded the e-commerce drives made by Jumia.com in her first year in Nigeria, stressing that the Company has registered the country’s…
- 13 Jan 2022
B2B E-commerce: Consolidating Nigeria’s Digital Economy Blueprint
The Nigerian digital economy holds immense potential for the overall growth of the economy. In recent years, the government and other stakeholders have woken up to the possible contribution of the…