NEW MANAGEMENT: Rocket Internet’s Jumia Announces New CEOsBy FaajiJanuary 31, 20140 A few weeks ago, rumors were milling that Jumia’s co-CEOs Raphael Afaedor and Tunde Kehinde were getting ready to depart…
MARKET WATCH: Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast & More of West Africa, on Peter Kohil’s Watch ListBy FaajiJanuary 10, 20140 “As hard as it may be to imagine, I believe these countries, collectively and individually, will overtake South Africa in…
LAUNCHED: The Okunoren Twins Open Their Flagship Store in Ikoyi, LagosBy FaajiJanuary 7, 20140 Well known menswear designers, Taiwo and Kehinde Okunoren, launched their flagship store in Ikoyi recently. Well wishers that attended the…
NEW VENTURE: NaijaWorkman.com Attempts to Tackle Nigeria’s Artisan/ Local Service Provider MarketBy FaajiJanuary 3, 20140 Who do you call when your generator decides to shut down and pack up? Seems like NaijaWorkman.com wants to help…
BUSINESS MOVES: From Importer to Manufacturer – Fomba Trawally and his National Toiletries Inc. help Grow Liberia’s EconomyBy FaajiJanuary 2, 20140 Yeeeesssss, I love stories like this. Having lived in Nigeria for 3 years, I’ve seen first hand what homegrown investment…
EXIT RUMBLINGS: Jumia Cofounders Rumored to be Exiting Company by Early 2014By FaajiDecember 26, 20130 Word around the tech watercooler is that Jumia’s co-founders Raphael Afeador and Tunde Kehinde are leaving the company by…
TRANSLATE THIS: Google Adds Yoruba, Igbo and Hausa to Google TranslateBy FaajiDecember 17, 20130 Okay Google! 80 new languages added to Google Translate inlcuding Yoruba, Hausa and Igbo. People are already playing around with…
MO’ MONEY: IrokoTV Raises 8 Million Dollars in Fresh Round of FundingBy FaajiDecember 17, 20130 IrokoTV, the global leader for distribution of African movie content online, has raised 8 million USD in its Series…
CROSS BORDERS: Silverbird Cinemas Opens Second Location in GhanaBy FaajiDecember 13, 20130 Business moves today for the Silverbird Group. They just announced that they will be opening a second Silverbird Theater in…
BOSS MOVES: Jason Njoku Takes Lead as New CEO of iROKINGBy FaajiDecember 3, 20130 Following up uncermonious departure of former iROKING CEO, Michael Ugwu, founder and original CEO Jason Njoku has announced that he…
