This article is a comprehensive head to head review of two payment processors, Cashenvoy and Paystack. These has been so much buzz around paystack and its recent acquisition by stripe is a lot of validation to the capability of the startup in payment processing. However, Nigeria has a very innovation payment space that ensure that…
Startups need to position themselves well to be able to get the resources needed for growth Ashish Takkar Businesses have a lot of parts, and for a business to succeed, all these parts must be functioning optimally. One of such parts is the acquisition of resources. Without this, the business will starve and die out….
Introduction 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 to its customers as Piggybank.ng. After 3 years, Piggybank.ng became Piggyvest and began offering direct investment opportunities to its…
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,…