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‘What new Nigerian ecommerce companies are doing wrong’ – Ope Adeoye 1
- Companies, Technology
- July 28, 2016
This is not to gloat or anything like that. Far from it. Rather, it’s a sincere expression of concern and a hope that it may provoke thought (and maybe consideration) in the right quarters. So recently, it’s been out that Konga is executing another round of layoffs as part of a “business development strategy“. This is
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Startups: Apply to the MTN Enterprise Challenge powered by Jumia and win $25,000 0
- Entrepreneurs, Event, Technology
- February 17, 2016
Applications are now open for the MTN Entrepreneurship Challenge powered by Jumia. The MTN Entrepreneurship Challenge powered by Jumia is a pan-African competition which will bring together over 1000 entrepreneurs, students and investors, to collaborate on ways to amplify and consolidate the continent’s entrepreneurs. The competition will see entries from more than 60 universities in
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The emergence of e-commerce in Nigeria 0
- Companies
- June 14, 2014
Nigeria, Africa’s second largest economy with a gross domestic product (GDP) of $263 billion, is one of the world’s fastest-growing economies. According to the World Bank and Euromonitor International, the country’s middle class has risen by 28 percent while its GDP based on purchasing power has increased by 21.67 percent in the last four years.
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