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- 1 Oct 2018
Tecno, Itel Dominate Feature Phone Sales in Nigeria – According to Report
Recent report by Euromonitor showed that International Transsion Holdings with its TECNO and itel brands dominates the feature phone sales in Nigeria. According to the report, “this is as a result of…
- 26 Sept 2016
Cards to Overtake Cash for Global Payments in 2016 - Report
A new study by global market research company Euromonitor International indicates that consumer card payments will surpass cash payments for the first time in 2016, registering $23.1 trillion…
- 8 Dec 2014
Household Possession of Mobile Phones to Hit 90% in 2015
Euromonitor, world’s leading provider for global business intelligence and strategic market analysis, has said that next year will mark a technological milestone as the number of households…
- 10 Jul 2019
Logistics Challenges Facing eCommerce in Africa
By Josephine Wawira , According to Euromonitor, the world’s fastest-growing economies by 2030 will be in Africa. This consequently makes the continent the next big e-commerce market. And as this…
- 20 May 2013
Nigeria Ranked Second Biggest Spender on Champagne
Nigerians’ love of champagne has fetched it the second spender on the drink. New facts emerged over the weekend champagne consumption in the West African country will reach 1.1 million liters by…
- 24 Jun 2015
Carmudi, Others for Nigeria's First E-Commerce Exhibition
The Information Technology Developers Entrepreneurship Accelerator (iDEA-Hub), Yaba, Lagos State, will this weekend play host to Nigeria's first ever e-commerce exhibition. The likes of…
- 6 Jul 2015
West Africa Needs Advanced Mobile Infrastructure, says IBM Nigeria Boss
Increased investments in relevant new technologies like mobile, cloud and big data analytics that offer advanced solutions and services are essential for West Africa’s socio-economic development. In…
- 8 Jul 2015
40,000 Orders Worth N700m Shipped Daily via eCommerce- Supermart.ng
Raphael Afaedor, co-founder and CEO Supermart.ng while speaking with CNBC Africa, revealed that about 40,000 orders are shipped daily on different e-Commerce platforms translating to over $700…
- 16 Nov 2016
Will Platforms Save Society: The Need for Inclusiveness
While society in the past was split between the haves and have nots, society today is split more along the lines of those who are included and those left behind. This inequality is most heavily felt…
- 5 Jun 2018
Sharp to Buy Toshiba PC Business
Sharp Corp said it will buy Toshiba Corp’s personal computer business and issue $1.8 billion in new shares to buy back preferred stock from banks, highlighting a swift recovery under the control of…
- 28 Apr 2021
Afrikrea Launches ANKA to Power Global African E-Commerce
Afrikrea, the e-commerce platform for “all things made of Africa”, is launching ANKA - an all-in one SaaS solution to provide a seamless ecommerce, payments and global shipping online service for…
- 26 Mar 2012
Cashless Policy to Raise Interbank Processing to Over N2.4tr
Transaction processing for banks and other financial services is set to surpass $15 billion (2.4 trillion) this year, as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) intensifies implementation of the cashless…
- 1 Jul 2021
Jumia’s Seed and Growth of Today's Entrepreneurs
By Ayomide Oriade Decades after the internet and its accompanying digital offerings redefined world information dissemination, business operation and transaction model, the comfort and ease of online…
- 15 Jul 2013
JUMIA Gathers Industry Heavyweights to Discuss e-Commerce in Nigeria
Mrs. Omobola Johnson, minister for Communications Technology has addressed the possibilities that lay in the new technological developments and said that eCommerce and ICT are the engine of growth.…
- 21 Mar 2014
Nigeria Overtakes UK in Internet Access –digitXplus Report
Nigeria has scored a big one above United Kingdom (UK) in the latest ranking of global information technology access which said that the country recorded a 200% growth in internet users between 2009…
- 16 Jul 2014
How Aliko Dangote Made $1.7Bn in 3 Months
Alhaji Aliko Dangote, business magnate who owns the Dangote Group reportedly made some $1.7 billion in the first three months of this year, according to research carried out on Bloomberg…
- 22 Mar 2015
Courier Operators Shift Gear, Key into Commerce Delivery
Private Courier operators, were seemingly, taken by surprise when the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) and Konga.com, Nigeria’s largest online marketplace, announced a partnership for the use of…