Miss Manmak Dul the present winner of Face of Essence online beauty has advised Nigerian women to take to entrepreneurship amidst rising inflation in the country. Dul, who went home in the contest with a cash gift of N500,000, affirmed that the situation in the country calls for all women to step up and […]
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Nigerian fintech startup, Creditchek is helping lenders mitigate credit risks by reliably verifying the creditworthiness of potential consumers in Africa. Founded in November 2021, Creditchek has developed an easy-to-use web app and API that leverages machine learning to turn raw data from multiple sources into actionable insights that lenders can use to strengthen
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An Associate Professor of Advertising, Public Relations and Media Studies at the Department of Communication and Media Studies, Imo State University, Owerri, Kingsley Onyebuchim Nworgu, has decried what he calls erosion of kingship status of the consumer of products, services and media contents, advocating aggressive “consumer education, consumer protection and consumer solidarity.” Nworgu
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Gbenga Adenuga, Chief Executive Officer of CSBGAfrica, has concluded arrangement to award N250, 000 grants to each of 15 young Nigerians who will come out tops in business ideas pitch competition organised by his firm holding in Lagos. The booster grant will allow the winners to kickstart their ideas and grow their businesses. He
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On Monday, June 12, 2023, the President, Bola Tinubu, signed into law the Student Loan Bill. The bill, which will enable Nigerian students to have access to interest-free loans, was introduced by the outgoing speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila. According to the bill, students applying for loans under this Act must
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As part of its commitment to increase access to digital education, leading global edtech company, Snapplify has concluded plans to invest heavily in West African education. The company, established in South Africa in 2012, has already had hundreds of registrations by educational institutions in the region. ‘Schools and tertiary institutions are looking for high-quality
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United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has regretted that nine years after 276 schoolgirls were abducted in the middle of the night from their dormitory in Chibok, Nigeria, 96 girls remain in captivity, and thousands more children have been subjected to grave violations of their rights. In statement, titled: “Devastating Reality”: 9 years after Chibok
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To give the less privileged some more sense of belonging, the former Rotary Club governor, district 913 and Looja of Odo-Iju, Osun State, Oba Adedoyin Adelekun, has charged Nigerians who are well-to-do to embark on more humanitarian service. The Rotarian gave the admonition in Ibadan on recently, at a one-way sensitization workshop, showcasing the
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Ingenium Concepts Limited in partnership with the National Customer Service Association (NCSA) based in the United State of America, has begun a training session on its mission to train 4 million Africans in the act of customer service. The Managing Director/CEO, Ingenium Concept Limited, Jennifer Orode, in an interview with Vanguard during a media
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A psychology teacher in the US, Jeffrey Keene, has been fired after tasking all his students in a class assignment to write their own obituaries in advance. In a swift reaction, Keene has said he has no regrets about the assignment, casting a spotlight on decisions made in state’s public education system. “It wasn’t
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