The past few weeks has been troubling and it seems like we have to live with the new normal as the senate and the powers that be debate the ban. If there is going to be any reversal in policies, its most likely not going to be anytime soon. The new regulation by the Central…
This is a complete head to head review of the Piggyvest platform in contrast to the Alat platform. Some Intro Piggyvest is an online saving and investment platform that helps users save money efficiently through its different tailored offerings such as target, safe lock etc. Started on the7th of January 2016, it offered only savings…
Piggyvest launched in 2016 and currently has 2 million + users. It is definitely an option worth considering in choosing a savings and investment platform in Nigeria. This Piggyvest complete review is an in-depth look into the features and core offerings of piggyvest. Like the traditional piggybank the piggyvest platform is a savings oriented solutions…
uLesson is a Nigerian ed-Tech Platform founded by former Konga’s CEO Sim Shagaya. Founded in 2019, uLesson has the vision to bridge the gap for K-7 to K-12 students (Grade 7-12) across Africa by delivering affordable, high quality and accessible education using Technology. The $7.5million funding round was led by US-based Owl Ventures, the world’s…
Inflation in Nigeria has been touted to be sub 10% more often than not over the past decade(2010-2020). However, is this truly the case? The data from the field has always been in sharp contrast to these values. The price of certain product/services have been known to double easily within a typical 2 -5 year…
Key amendments introduced by the Finance Act The increase in the VAT rate from 5% to 7.5%. The removal of the exemption applicable to dividends received by shareholders of upstream oil and gas companies. The exemption of small companies (companies with annual gross turnover of 25 million Naira or less) from payment of companies’ income…
Nigeria has literally struggled since independence! The cycle of Nigeria’s prosperity and mostly otherwise comes in about cycles with growth occurring some of the time and recession taking place almost every other time. For most of her life, Oil has been the mainstay of the Nigerian economy accounting for over 90% of her revenue. This,…
Market can be created! The driving force behind the creation of any product, goods and service is market availability. Ugwuala B.N. Many a time when a new idea is conceived people will always give reasons why it will fail, and one of it is there is no market to contain it, or how do you…
Business: Expectation vs Reality is a delve to debunk some myths related to starting and building your venture from ground up. Everyone wants to do business. In whatever form, no matter how small, doing business is an essential part of any company. Business is something many individuals look forward to doing. The failing global economy…
“Branding is what people say about you when you are not in the room”. Jeff Bezos. Building your brand identity is one of the primary things to look out for when starting up a business. With over an estimated 3 billion internet users on social media, many SMEs are trying to showcase their identity, produce…
