Startups

Nigerian startup wins $300,000 prize in Saudi Arabia.

Two Nigerian startups received $300,000 after attending the 2nd LEAP Technology Expo in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Two startups are RiceAfrika Technologies and Wicrypt Technologies. They became winners in various categories of the rocket fuel competition, which was attended by Professor Isa Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy. More than 10,000 startups from different countries have…
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Brands & People

Bigi unveils ‘Bigi For Every Moment.

The Bigi carbonated soft drink produced by Rite Foods Limited, a world-class and proudly-Nigerian company, that revitalises consumers with its 13 variants, has unveiled a new mantra, Bigi for Every Moment’ as the most refreshing brand that suits all occasions. The new…
Brands & People

NSSF is taking action to promote youth employment.

Nigeria Solidarity Support Fund, a non-profit organisation, says it is stepping up efforts to reskill the Nigerian youths to boost job creation. A member of the NSSF Advisory Board, Bola Adesola, said this in her opening speech during a book launch by the NGO, titled, ‘We Naija: Righting our story.” The event was held in Lagos. Adesola noted that the NGO was established to supplement efforts…
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Education

FG has approved funding for school lunch programs.

The federal government has announced funding for the second semester of the National School Pet Feeding Program. However, the amount of the payment was not disclosed, but the federal government has said the funds for the first feeding cycle in 2023 will go to…
Technology

A company says workspaces will help with productivity.

Co-working space provider, Regus Nigeria, has said the availability of workspaces would aid productivity. Speaking at the unveiling of its eighth co-working space office in Lagos, Executive Vice Chairman, Regus Nigeria, Mr Ayo Akinmade, explained that access to funding had become a challenge for some businesses, thereby, creating a barrier for those looking to obtain contracted office space. Regus…
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Business Explorer

LIRS President gets recognition.

The Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos State Inland Revenue Service, Mr. Ayodele Subair awarded has been the Public Sector Code for the year 2022. This happened at the 11th edition of the Vanguard Personality of the Year Award held on January 27, 2023, in Lagos. According…
Brands & People

About the quiet working life of Adenuga.

Many call Mike Adenuga the silent billionaire. He had shown over the years that it was better to feel his presence than to see him. Despite his great wealth and connections, he rarely appears in public. One of Africa’s richest men, Adenuga heads several companies…
Brands & PeopleTransportation

Peace Mass Transit Limited: What it takes to get to the top - Samuel Onyishi

Founder, and Chairman of foremost road transport company, Peace Mass Transit Ltd., Dr. Samuel Maduka Onyishi, is known to be fiercely religious, even though not fanatical in the conventional sense. But he is, however, probably one of the few successful men at his level who would openly pray to God to nullify and remove ”all agents, staff, principalities and powers in and around his business…
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