Recently, due to the corona virus pandemic, businesses and organizations that are smart enough to embrace change and go with the flow, have resorted to working remotely so as to keep afloat and keep their businesses moving. It is undeniable that working from home is not for everyone due to the many distractions. Learning how to make every team member…
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With businesses increasingly embracing globalization, it has become increasingly inevitable for businesses to establish an online presence by digitizing their businesses. Digitization and or e-commerce involves running a business over the internet right from customer sourcing, customer acquisition, service delivery, customer satisfaction and feedback, and customer retention. All these online processes involve exchange of data between the business and the…
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Business confidence in the country has fallen sharply for the first time since January 2017 as companies come to terms with Coronavirus (COVID -19) wave, a survey has shown. The Purchase Managers Index (PMI) for March 2020, a survey published by Stanbic bank and mainly talks to owners of businesses show that confidence fell to 43 points, regarded as poor.…
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The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, in a statement, said his attention had been drawn to public concern raised by concerning the health hazards of the technology. “The attention of my office has been drawn to the public concern about the health implications of the deployment of Fifth Generation Mobile Networks (5G) in Nigeria. Based on…
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Internet access should be extended to boost the fight against Coronavirus by, among others, enhancing digital networks and strengthening capacity at critical connectivity points like hospitals and transport hubs, the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development said yesterday. As the virus continues to tear up communities around the world at a fast pace, the Commission has moved swiftly to adopt an…
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Safaricom has rolled out Bonga For Good, an initiative that will see customers use Bonga Points to pay for essential goods and services. This campaign is a response by the company to the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the biggest being reduced income for majority of Kenyans. “We have seen Kenyans lose some or all of their income…
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Friends in developed, developing, and underdeveloped nations, As the world gets stuck in this COVID19 pandemic, it is possible like i stressed earlier about the possibility of a Global Economic recession, any nation that cares about prospering beyond just post-pandemic survival, must do a number of things, but i have thought about the following and i want to share with…
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Sequel to the directive of Federal Government of Nigeria to lockdown the nation’s commercial nerve centre, Lagos, its political capital, Abuja and another state, Ogun, for its proximity to Lagos to curb further spread of the lethal virus, coronavirus, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed commercial banks not honour transactions in cheques. A note shared by one of…
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In light of the Coronavirus pandemic and its effects on businesses, the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has announced measures to ease the cash flow burdens of contributing employers and businesses in the private sector. Ugandan employers/businesses facing economic distress due to the pandemic shall be allowed to reschedule their NSSF contributions and pay them at a later date without…
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As one-third of the world population seems to have gone into “hiding”, fleeing the rage of Covid-19, the internet has become the nerve centre of professional and entertainment life across the globe. In the United States, all of this internet use is putting more pressure on the country’s broadband infrastructure, according to the Brookings Institution, a think-tank based in…
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