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Success Damian: Konga, Nigeria’s leading e-commerce giant is set to relaunch Pay On Delivery (POD). The latest service, the company stated in a press release, is billed to commence from August 1, 2018, beginning with customers in Lagos and would be extended to other states from September 1, 2018. This is after effectively achieving same day delivery of approximately 97% of product orders in major cities in the last 30 days. Confirming the development, Mr. Nick Imudia, CEO Online, disclosed that Payment On Delivery was suspended when erstwhile owners – Naspers and AB Kinnevik were in discussions before the acquisition of the business by the Zinox Group. “We have taken our time to restructure, improve our technology and capacity in terms of our own staff and logistics to meet customers’ expectations. We have invested substantially in our logistics arm, K-Express culminating in the acquisition of new line-haul trucks, delivery vans and motor bikes to meet the commitm...

Success Damian: In line with efforts to commemorate its numerous outstanding strides and innovations in theNigerian e-commerce eco-system, the company is celebrating customers with a mega promotion tagged- The Big 6 . According to a press release, the week-long promotion scheduled to run from Monday July 23rd till the end of the month will see millions of products from Konga’s massive inventory go on sale at unbeatable prices for its teeming customers online at konga.com and offline in every Konga retail store nationwide. Interestingly, Konga has added a unique dimension to the promotion with a bold declaration of best prices unmatched anywhere else in the market for the wide range of genuine products on its platforms, with the company ready to refund customers who find a better price for a genuine product sourced from its manufacturers. Among the wide array of products on offer are mobile phones, laptops, computing products, and accessories, home and kitchen appliances, e...

Success Damian: Africa’s leading digital entrepreneur, Leo Stan Ekeh, has placed bold bets on Africa’s emergence as an investor’s gold-mine. In a press release, he urged potential and aspiring entrepreneur to take solace in the fact that much of the contemporary infrastructural problems holding the continent back will be resolved by technology. Ekeh was speaking during a mentorship session with African/International students which held as part of events marking the Africa Summit organized by Nottingham University in the United Kingdom (UK) recently. According to the Zinox Chairman, Africa is a continent on the rise, noting that the continent’s population indices makes it the most promising for smart investors to bet on. “Africa is not only a young continent but it is one with a booming population is expected to gross over 25% of the entire world’s population by 2050. Interestingly, this is a population that is overwhelmingly dominated by youths, thereby making Africa mo...

Success Damian: Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) the umbrella body of all IT professionals and organizations in Nigeria has emphasized the need for Digital Inclusion. The President of the group, Prof Adesola Aderounmu took this stand at Alausa, Lagos during a Press Conference to announce date for the 27 th National Conference of NCS which holds from Tuesday 17 th to Thursday 19th of July, 2018, at International Conference Centre University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria , with the Conference theme “ Digital Inclusion: Opportunities, Challenges, and Strategies”. According to Aderounmu, the conference will focus on important issues related to the theme and sub themes such as “Poverty Eradication and Job Creation in the rural Economy; Internet and Broadband for All; e-agriculture, e-health, e-education for inclusion; Software and Local Content; Digital Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women; Tech Startup, SME and Youth Entrepreneurship; E-Voting and Election ...