Africa Internet Group is today connecting its companies into Jumia’s ecosystem with a new vision, “Expand your horizons”. The new Jumia ecosystem will give access to products and services from its leading platforms. After 4 years of successfully establishing and growing its online services as leaders in their markets, Africa Internet Group, now Jumia, has become […]
Continue ReadingAfrica’s No.1 hotel booking website, Jovago.com, has announced its partnership with the global hotel industry’s leading cloud platform, SiteMinder, to mark its first time enabling seamless online distribution for hotel clients. The agreement enlists Jovago.com among the more than 300 channels integrated with SiteMinder’s Channel Manager and means mutual hotel clients can now seamlessly update […]
Continue ReadingNigeria still leads the continent with the highest number of pipeline hotels in Africa says a report released by tourism think-tank, W-Hospitality group. According to the data, new development projects across the country have risen this year by 20 percent with a total of 61 pipeline ventures carrying a capacity of 10,222 hotel rooms in […]
Continue ReadingHotel booking portal, Joavgo.com and mobile telecommunications company, MTN have entered a partnership which will deliver to MTN’s Music+ subscribers’ discounts worth 20% OFF on all hotel booking around the country, as a means to providing affordable, convenient and easy accommodation services anywhere in the world. The partnership with Jovago will deliver to MTN’s Music+ […]
Continue ReadingWith the International Monetary Fund throwing its weight behind the Central Bank of Nigeria’s plan to shift policies supporting foreign exchange restrictions and devaluation, stakeholders raise alarm over the nation’s economic outlook. The Monetary Policy Committee of the CBN spread panic on Tuesday when it released a communique hinting at long periods of harsh economic […]
Continue ReadingDo you think the participation of women in corporate leadership position can boost Nigeria’s economic future? That is exactly what world leaders have said. This was a call made by Christine Lagarde, president of the International Monetary Fund, who was on a visit to Nigeria recently when she said, “Empowering women is not just about fairness—it […]
Continue ReadingOperators of e-commerce companies have identified costly electricity charges as a deterrent to investment and business development in Nigeria. This is coming as the Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors, ANED, reveals that less than 40 percent of electricity bills are paid by consumers and as a result higher tariffs are expected to be levied in […]
Continue ReadingAfrica’s No.1 hotel-booking website Jovago.com has won the prestigious award for Best Use of Technology at the Nigerian Mobile Economy Summit, NIMES 2015, which held at the MUSON Center over the weekend. The category which was sponsored by the Nigeria Communications Commission, was created to promote and commend the excellent achievements stakeholders in the technology […]
Continue ReadingBy Nkem Ndem Online dating has no doubt gained popularity in Nigeria and personal introductions as well as matchmaking are no longer the predominant way Nigerians find the right person with whom to share their life. Finding that special person is a figment of many people’s dreams, however, while online dating has created an easier […]
Continue ReadingThe craze for cocktail in Lagos is unending as new lairs of mixology are consistently popping up in every corner of the metropolis. Lagos is surely the nightlife epicenter of Nigeria, and with Ikeja being its capital, these string of bars and lounges currently burning things up with killer cocktails, have made room for themselves within the area. […]
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