Author: Olukayode Kolawole

Ugonna lives in a remote village in Ogun State. He runs a local boutique and is a proud product of the Igbo apprenticeship trade system. Despite the absence of some of the most basic amenities in his environment, Ugonna relishes the fulfillment that comes from owning a smartphone and enjoys regular internet access.  Business took a different turn for Ugonna, when he started to shop online for his wares. There was no need to rely on a brick and mortar shop to buy products, sell and even reach potential customers. Ugonna is excited to shop online all year round and…

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…..over 12,000 SMEs to sell over 10 million products on the platform during the campaign  Nigeria’s e-commerce giant, Jumia has disclosed that its 2019 Black Friday campaign will attract a surge of new shoppers during the campaign period scheduled for November 8th through 29th. The company’s Head of Growth, Ayobami Martins who stated this in a press statement to journalists in Lagos, said over 12,000 SMEs in the country will list over 10 million products on the platform during the campaign. “There are several facets to our Black Friday campaigns. First, it’s a sales event where consumers take advantage of…

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…rewards top sellers with awards of excellence In a bid to give consumers an unrivaled shopping experience as the year nears its end, leading e-commerce platform, Jumia Nigeria has called on all sellers on its platform to prioritize offering the best deals and quality products during its upcoming Black Friday campaign. The company also restated its commitment to selling only genuine and quality products on the platform.  Omolola Oladunjoye, the company’s chief operating officer made the clarion call while addressing the sellers during the company’s Annual Sellers’ Conference which held in Lagos recently. She urged the sellers to align with…

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The chief executive officer of Jumia Nigeria, Juliet Anammah has identified access to quality education as a key to managing huge population for productive economy. According to her, there is a need for policies that support micro industries in order to tackle unemployment. “Providing unemployed youths with internet-enabled smartphones is one of the infrastructure that could take millions out of unemployment,” she said. Anammah made this disclosure while speaking as a panel member at the 25th Nigerian Economic Summit in Abuja which dissected the topic on demography: “Nigeria in 2050: boom or bust”, alongside the Founder of the Kukah Centre,…

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