Category: Business

MTN Begins Free Airtime Compensation  Transfer To ...

MTN Nigeria has announced plans to compensate subscribers affected by poor network quality, following a directive from the Nigeria...

The Billionaire Investor: Femi Otedola Pumps Fresh...

In another decisive move that further underlines his growing influence within Nigeria’s financial landscape, billionaire businessm...

The Senate Beckons: Ogun East Unites Behind Dapo A...

● Many Voices, One Mandate: Ogun Endorses Dapo Abiodun In a powerful display of political harmony and calculated succession, leade...

Breaking Grounds: Tunji Alausa Flags Off Landmark ...

● Education Minister leads groundbreaking ceremonies as Lagos institutions infrastructure reform ●FG-backed project target accommo...

What Your Domain Name Is Quietly Saying About Your...

Your domain says a lot about your brand, long before you meet with a potential client or customer. It's an asset that can quietly ...

Princeton University Had This Rule for 133 Years —...

Princeton faculty decided this week to reverse a policy implemented in 1893.

Gen Z Buyers Are Tuning Out Traditional Marketing....

To win Gen Z buyers, your marketing needs to teach first, prove value fast and let them explore on their own terms.

My Merger Didn’t Go the Way I Expected. Here’s Wha...

Signed term sheets don't guarantee smooth deals — here's what founders rarely hear about M&A before they sell.

He Created a Tool That Lets Anyone Start Their Own...

Nuseir Yassin, founder and CEO of Nas.com, shares his secrets to growth in a new interview.

2026 Cannes Lions:  Another strong proof of how Ni...

As the lights of global creativity prepare to shine once again on Cannes, France, another powerful story is already unfolding far ...

Ideas Origin Media bolsters leadership with Oyekun...

Ideas Origin Media has announced the appointment of Oyekunle Oyefi as Business Lead and the confirmation of Tosin Oladipo as Head ...

FirstMobile: How to Install and Register for First...

 Picture this: it is payday, and you need to transfer money to a loved one or pay a utility bill. In the past, that meant rushing ...

Nigeria set to unlock new broadcast era as digital...

Nigeria is now on the verge of a major broadcasting transformation as the Federal Government officially confirmed that the country...

Is Nigeria’s freeTV truly Free? Ogunpitan question...

Nigeria’s planned transition into a fully digital broadcasting era has continued to generate  conversations as fresh concerns now ...

The 4 marketing metrics that matter in the boardro...

CMOs can lose credibility when they rely on analytics theater. Focus board conversations on the metrics tied to revenue and profi...

A challenger brand takes on the stacks

Stacks built on best-pf=breed tools carry an integration tax on top of brittle APIs that lead to data loss. Is there a better way...

Why AI makes brand leadership more important

Companies without clear brand relevance and long-term strategic stewardship risk losing AI visibility and differentiation. The po...

The confidence layer: Building data foundations ma...

Stop waiting for perfect data. At the May MarTech Conference, we discovered how leaders build the ‘confidence layer’ to drive str...

Supergoop’s Lauren Weinberg on Mastering Hum...

How to build a great marketing team in the age of tech transformation.

NBCU Ads Leader Says Brands Are Still Betting on L...

Mark Marshall talks NBCU's upfront adtech news, the Fast and Furious spinoffs, and brands clamoring for late night audiences.

Purpose and Practice: Transforming Health Brands f...

How to use influencers, AI, and cultural savvy to earn trust in a skeptical world.

Week of May 4 Evening News Ratings: Broadcasts Dec...

The demo gap between ABC World News Tonight and NBC Nightly News remained tight.

ADWEEK Commerce Advantage: Retail Media Is About T...

Walmart, Amazon, and commerce media firms are stepping up their data and AI pitches.

PayPal reaches $30 million DOJ settlement over 202...

The agreement comes just one month after IBM agreed to pay $17 million in damages to the DOJ over its DEI programming.

Peter Thiel is leading investment in an ocean data...

“Extra-terrestrial solutions are no longer science fiction,” Thiel said.

Claude is telling users to go to sleep mid-session...

A staff member at Anthropic called the behavior, a “bit of a character tic.”

Fed Governor Stephen Miran to resign after Kevin W...

The move was expected given his seat would be taken by Warsh.

Nokia CEO: Companies are using AI. Now they have t...

I rebuilt Pong over a weekend. That small experiment revealed something about the future of engineering teams, leadership, and net...

Facebook spotlights African cinema in ‘Made by Afr...

Facebook has launched the sixth edition of its pan-African campaign, ‘Made by Africa, loved by the world: Where stories spark comm...

PenCom grants PFAs waiver to invest in Dangote Ref...

The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has granted Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs) a special regulatory waiver allowing them ...

FirstBank appoints Julius Omodayo-Owotuga as Execu...

First Bank of Nigeria (FBN) Limited, a subsidiary of First HoldCo Plc, has appointed Dr. Julius B. Omodayo-Owotuga as Executive Di...

Nigerians consume 45,800 terabytes of data daily, ...

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has revealed that Nigerians are now consuming about 45,800 terabytes of data every da...

OMO sales hit N5.63 trillion in two weeks as 126-d...

The Central Bank of Nigeria conducted three rounds of Open Market Operations auctions between May 4 and May 12, 2026, raking in a ...

Oyedele sets sight on reform dividend for Nigeria’...

Kigali || Nigeria’s government plans to slow the pace of painful economic reforms and instead focus on easing the country’s read m...

FG targets smarter education investments with data...

The Federal Government has said it is adopting a data-driven and result-based funding model to improve education outcomes, strengt...

WORLD IN BRIEF: Iran wants BRICS to condemn US, Wa...

Iran presses BRICS to condemn US, Israel over war Iran urged fellow BRICS nations to condemn what it described as read more WORLD ...

Kwara Garment Factory Signs Landmark Industrial Pa...

The Kwara Garment Factory has officially signed a management and operation agreement for its state-of-the-art apparel manufacturin...

Dangote’s London listing tests the ‘Nigeria discou...

Dangote Cement’s planned London listing is more than a fundraising move; it is a test of whether Nigerian companies are read more ...

How To Raise Money For Your Startup Business

Almost any startup business requires funding or capital and investment. When we use the word ‘capital’, we refer to the entreprene...

You Are Not Making Sales Because You Don’t Know Wh...

As a marketing lecturer I always tell my students that it makes no sense to develop a product with the best packaging and design a...

Happy Birthday To Nigeria’s Business Icon – Tony E...

The entire SMEDigest team wishes a business icon and the founder of Africa’s empowerment program – The Tony Elumelu Foundation, th...

List of Applicants Who Qualified For Tony Elumelu ...

The application portal opened exactly the first day of January 2017 as usual, and recorded over 93,000 applications from all over ...

“Be Local, Go Global” — Didi-Omah Reveals How Loca...

The media is folding fast into more personal contents over waiting to be shown on professional broadcasting networks. With YouTube...

What Is Considered Working Class in 2026?

The phrase “working class” once conjured a specific image: factory floors, hard hats, and union cards. That picture no longer tell...

5 Strategies Warren Buffett Used to Multiply His W...

Warren Buffett is widely regarded as the greatest investor of the modern era, but his wealth didn’t accumulate through a single fo...

5 Signs You Have a Strong Mindset According to War...

Warren Buffett is famous not just for his extraordinary wealth, but for the temperament that allows him to keep it. He has long ar...

10 Things Emotionally Intelligent People Don’t Say...

Charlie Munger, the late Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway and Warren Buffett’s longtime business partner, was one of the most d...

5 Reasons the Working Class Stays Broke While the ...

The gap between the working class and the upper class is no longer just about income. It is about the structure of the economy its...

Warren Buffett: How To Invest For Beginners (7 Sim...

Warren Buffett built one of the greatest fortunes in history without a Bloomberg terminal, a hedge fund salary, or a team of algor...

10 Habits That Will Ruin Your Life, According to C...

Charlie Munger, the late vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway and one of the greatest minds in the history of investing, had a coun...

Baby Boomers Net Worth: How To Know If You’re Work...

Understanding where you stand financially can feel surprisingly difficult. “Social Class” is rarely just about income — it is a co...

Charlie Munger Advice: People Who Understand Wealt...

The late Charlie Munger spent decades studying the habits of wealthy people and the behaviors that kept ordinary people from build...

5 Unusual Habits of Warren Buffett That Indicates ...

Warren Buffett is widely regarded as the greatest investor of all time, but his edge has never been purely financial. The habits h...

From Healthcare Reformer to Professor of Medicine:...

The journey of Professor Adaeze Oreh to the prestigious rank of Professor of Medicine has been described by admirers as a fulfilme...

NNPC Signs MoU for Restart, Expansion of Warri, Po...

The NNPC Ltd has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with two Chinese companies, Sanjiang Chemical Company Limited and Xing...

NNPCL Remits $29.28m and N2.07bn to FAAC as Oil Re...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has remitted $29.28 million from crude oil and gas export proceeds, alo...

Dhan parent company enters insurance distribution ...

Raise Financial Services, the parent company of stock trading platform Dhan, has acquired GreenLife Insurance Broking as it expand...

Ex-Blinkit employees’ startup raises Rs 7.55 crore...

Instafix, a doorstep smartphone repair startup founded by former Blinkit employees, has raised Rs 7.55 crore ($900,000) in a pre-s...

Uber joins hands with Gautam Adani's Adani Group t...

Ride-hailing giant Uber is to set up its first data centre in India in partnership with the Adani Group, marking a major expansion...

‘Bathroom tap water for drinking’: Instamart worke...

As Bengaluru continues to battle rising temperatures, a post by an alleged Instamart worker from the city’s Jayanagar area has spa...

PwC India supports PM Modi’s WFH call, continues f...

India’s arm of consulting firm PwC has asked employees to review all domestic and international travel plans and undertake trips o...

Dogecoin (DOGE) Soars 25% in a Month, But Key Indi...

Is DOGE's rally running out of steam?

CLARITY Act Faces Wave of Amendments Ahead of Mark...

Stand With Crypto says its advocates have contacted lawmakers nearly 1.5 million times in support of the CLARITY Act.

Why Is XRP Special and Unique? Garlinghouse Reveal...

The chief exec outlined XRP's special features during the Vegas conference.

ZachXBT Links Teen Crypto Flaunter to $19M Theft N...

A Discord wallet flex allegedly exposed connections between Dritan Kapllani Jr. and a massive 185 BTC social engineering theft.

Ripple CTO Emeritus Issues Urgent Warning About XR...

This is far from the first instance in which bad actors have targeted the XRP Army.

Claude Code for Everyone: How to Get Started

Want to build your own custom AI tools and automations, but don’t have coding or developer experience? Curious how Claude Code can...

The Science of Attention: Creating Short-Form Vide...

Do people stop and watch your short-form videos, or do they scroll right past them? Wonder how others consistently engineer short-...

Upscaling Your People: Advanced AI Training

Are your employees using AI every day but barely scratching the surface of what it can do? Have you invested in AI training only t...

Ray Dalio’s Analysis Highlights Tension between Bi...

For years, Bitcoin has been promoted as digital gold, a decentralized asset capable of protecting wealth during economic turmoil, ...

Strategy Acquires $43M in Bitcoin While Bitmine Pu...

The digital asset market continues to witness an aggressive wave of institutional accumulation, as major firms deepen their exposu...

Amazon Accelerates into Ultra-Fast Delivery with 3...

Amazon is redefining the speed of e-commerce once again. On Tuesday, the company announced a major expansion of its “Amazon Now” s...

The Business of iGaming: Payment Innovations & Eur...

The European Casino Industry isn’t just changing — it’s being completely rebuilt from the ground up. I’ve watched legacy transacti...

How Mobile Applications Are Driving Digital Growth...

A lot of Africa’s digital growth is happening through one device people carry every day. The phone. For millions of users across t...

Ghana police and INTERPOL arrest three suspects fo...

The Ghana Police Service, in collaboration with the Australian Federal Police and INTERPOL, has arrested three Ghanaians for alle...

Bank of Ghana’s losses to clear within three years...

Professor Peter Quartey, a Development Economist, has expressed confidence about the Bank of Ghana (BoG) curtailing its losses in...

Ghana Parliament confirms arrest and detention of ...

Parliament has confirmed Mr. Kwame Ohene Frimpong, an Independent Member of Parliament (MP) for Asante Akim North, has been arres...

Over 509,000 students to sit 2026 WASSCE in Ghana ...

Ghana has presented 509,862 candidates for this year’s West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), whi...

Lufthansa Group takes control of ITA Airways obtai...

The German Lufthansa Group has taken full control of ITA Airways by acquiring an additional 49 per cent stake in the Italian carr...

Millions of student borrowers fall into default as...

Millions of student loan borrowers fell into default early this year – and a second wave of delinquencies could be on its way, the...

California 7-Eleven in the middle of nowhere sells...

Just weeks after the first 7-11 in Madera, California opened its doors, it has sold to a new buyer for a record sum.

Bari Weiss tapped Major Garrett for newsy ‘60 Minu...

Sources close to the situation, however, signaled that Garrett got the assignment after Weiss gave Netanyahu a say in the matter a...

Pro-Iran hacking group targets California tech com...

The “Islamic Cyber Resistance in Iraq – 313 Team” claimed responsibility for the assault on eBay and Spotify, which reportedly tri...

Fugitive Malaysian financier Jho Low, alleged mast...

US prosecutors accused Low of stealing billions of dollars from 1MDB, a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund.

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ADC Crisis: Aregbesola Finally Speaks On Returning...

The National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Rauf Aregbesola, has dismissed reports claiming that he is planni...

Banking On A Trillion… Femi Otedola Leads First Ba...

● Industry agog as FirstHoldCo moves to double capital benchmark ● Why Otedola demands stronger banks for Nigeria’s $1tn ambition ...

BREAKING: Nigerians React as NNPC Announces New Fu...

Nigerians across the country are grappling with rising fuel costs following a fresh adjustment in petrol pump prices by the Nigeri...

President Tinubu Makes Fresh Top Appointment

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Maj.-Gen. Adeyinka Fadewa (rtd.) as Special Adviser on Homeland Security. Th...

Who Is a Billionaire? Exposing Nigeria’s Audio Bil...

Billionaire Mirage Under the glittering lights of Lagos and Abuja, where luxury cars glide through traffic and private jets slice ...

I Worked 18 Shifts Straight and Made $23K. This Ye...

Dr. Tom Vega got to work to bring his passion-fueled idea to life.

Everything Small Business Owners Need to Know to G...

SEO isn't optional if you're serious about growth. Here's where to start.

Why a Well-Designed Website Is No Longer Enough — ...

For years, entrepreneurs were told to refresh, redesign and optimize. The result was better-looking websites that often changed ve...

Tinder Quietly Restarted Its Internship Program — ...

Match Group, which owns Tinder and several other dating sites, previously canceled its internship program to cut costs.

The One Trait That Quietly Determines Whether Foun...

The biggest predictor of success in venture isn't talent or timing — it's what people do when momentum disappears.

Adeteye to judge Global Creative Entries at Cannes...

Cannes Lions, the international creative industry has tapped Nigerian communications executive ‎ Mabel Adeteye for one of its most...

Building a PR agency is a marathon, not a sprint, ...

One of the most persistent misconceptions in Nigeria’s public relations industry is that being a great PR practitioner automatical...

New chapter opens at 11 Plc as Osagie Ogedegbe mak...

A fresh leadership phase has begun at 11 Plc, formerly Mobil Oil Nigeria Plc, as the company unveiled renewed expansion plans, str...

John Koller takes charge of marketing, corporate a...

HP has elevated John Koller to the position of Chief Marketing and Corporate Affairs Officer, further strengthening the company’s ...

Fatai Odesile to receive highest traditional title...

Corporate icon and trustee of the Advertisers Association of Nigeria, ADVAN, Aare Fatai Odesile, is set to be conferred with the p...