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MSME Africa Founder Wins Entrepreneur Africa Award
By Sodeinde Temidayo David
The founder of MSME Africa, Mr Seye Olurotimi, has emerged as the winner of The Entrepreneur Africa Award (TEA) for Media Innovation.
The renowned Nigerian MSME expert was honoured for using his media platform to continuously drive smart information and engagements.
Mr Olurotimi is a Marketing Communications and SME Branding expert and is passionate about enterprise development and has worked with hundreds of entrepreneurs.
He is an International Partner of the World Business Angel Investment Forum and the convener of the widely attended MSME Dialogue and a member of the MSME Community of Practice of the Nigeria Economic Summit Group (NESG).
Speaking at the presentation of the award to him at a ceremony held at the Oriental Hotel, Lagos, Mr Olurotimi expressed his excitement and gratitude for the honour, stating that it was a call to do more both on himself and on the company.
‘’Even though I have been named as the recipient of the award, I know it is in recognition of the work we collectively do at MSME Africa and I will therefore dedicate it to our formidable team at MSME Africa who daily put in the work to better the lots of entrepreneurs especially those within the Micro, Small and Medium-sized business (MSME) bracket,” he said.
He also disclosed the company progressed as it has reached over 226,000 users, curated about 400 opportunities and provided daily, timely and relevant information about happenings and developments within the MSME, Entrepreneurial and Startup Ecosystems in Africa.
He added that the MSME Africa team has also provided tools and resources for entrepreneurs to thrive and grow through its media platform, events community and other initiatives.
Mr Olurotimi won the prize after a competition with four other nominees in the category.
The award event was held amidst lots of pomp and pageantry in the presence of notable players within the entrepreneurial ecosystem, celebrities and public figures.
According to the organisers, the award was in different categories and there were 1,223 entries for the award out of which 127 official nominees were qualified.
MSME Africa is Africa’s leading news media, opportunities, capacity building, business articles and resources platform for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Startups and entrepreneurs.
The platform aims to be a major voice for MSMEs in Africa, fostering the culture of entrepreneurship, building the capacities of entrepreneurs and influencing policies on issues that affect Entrepreneurs, Startups and MSMEs.
MSME Africa attracts daily traffic from budding entrepreneurs, business leaders, founders, CEOs, directors, industry icons, as well as other players and stakeholders within the MSME space.
By Modupe Gbadeyanka
Airtel Nigeria has introduced a new television commercial to showcase the exceptional benefits of its Home Broadband connectivity.
The Airtel Home Broadband offers a Basic package, with unlimited internet and up to 40Mbps download speed; the Standard package, with 100Mbps download speed; the Entertainment package with=200Mbps download speed; the Professional package with200Mbps download speed; and the Infinity package, which offers up to 1GBps download speed.
To let subscribers know how all these packages can allow them to enjoy unlimited internet access, Airtel Nigeria contracted the services of a popular Nollywood actor, Eyinna Nwigwe.
The movie star played the character of a young man navigating through his daily remote work routine and how he manages to maintain a balance between his work and personal life, staying effortlessly connected with his business associates and loved ones across the globe.
“The high-speed internet and reliable connection of the Airtel Home Broadband makes it the preferred choice for those who require a reliable connection and access to data.
“This offers users the ease and speed to access websites, stream videos, and download files. Moreover, the network’s reliable connection ensures that users experience fewer disruptions in their online activities.
“As such, this makes it the go-to option for those who need a dependable connection to get their work done or stay connected with friends and family,” the Chief Commercial Officer of Airtel Nigeria, Mr Femi Oshinlaja, said of the benefits of the Airtel BroadBand.
By Aduragbemi Omiyale
Some routers loaded with 100GB of data and a two-month roll-over access fee have been donated to a government-owned secondary school in Lagos, Kuramo College, by employees of Airtel Nigeria.
The items were given to the school by Airtel employees under the company’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative, Employee Volunteer Scheme Initiative.
The routers, specifically donated by the Airtel Information and Technology team, are expected to aid digital learning in the school and boost the knowledge of the students.
“Airtel aims to empower young minds by equipping them with the connectivity to imagine and unlock a world of knowledge and opportunities.
“For Airtel, it is no longer about being a smartphone network but giving people a reason to imagine so that people can explore the possibilities powered by technology and connectivity.
“The world is evolving; young Nigerians now have access to unlimited possibilities and can now create their job titles and descriptions, which is why we now have YouTubers, social media Influencers and the likes,” the Director of Information and Technology at Airtel Nigeria, Mr Seun Solanke, said.
He encouraged the students to maximize the provision of connectivity to back up their future imaginations with the right information and resources to ensure a bright future.
The activities under the Airtel Nigeria Employee Volunteer Scheme, said Airtel management, aligns with the company’s commitment to bridging the digital divide in the country and enabling students to leverage the power of the internet, as the distribution of routers with data plans will ensure that students have uninterrupted access to educational resources, research materials, and online learning platforms, regardless of their socio-economic background.
By Aduragbemi Omiyale
More and more people are embracing the products of Zoho Corporation, a leading global technology company, as the company now boasts more than 90 million users across more than 600,000 global businesses of all sizes.
Also, the organisation has recorded a three-year CAGR of 65 per cent in mid-market and enterprise segments, representing one-third of the entire business.
This is because of the steady upmarket growth Zoho is recording across the Middle East and Africa region, with its seventh office in Nairobi, Kenya, officially launched.
It was observed that Zoho is witnessing an uptick due to its investments in go-to-market services, new products, platform extensibility, privacy and security to improve the customer experience and enable success.
The Country Manager for Zoho Nigeria, Mr Kehinde Ogundare, said, “With our strong DNA as a technology platform company, we have been able to steadily improve our maturity and readiness for large organisations by investing in adjacent areas.”
“Our humble roots in SMB have helped us systematically build powerful software with strong everyday usability.
“Across our products, extensibility, usability, packaging, and go-to-market approach, Zoho aims to be the simplest enterprise software vendor in the market,” he added.
Speaking further, he said, “Today’s announcement serves as a testament to that goal, helping our customers adopt more of our software, add new capabilities, extend our platform to suit their granular workflows and get ready for the future.
“Whether customers buy our software for one department or the entire organisation, one workflow or a collection of customer journeys, the experience with Zoho will be far simpler than with any other large vendor.”
Zoho said it aims to expand EBS across skills, industry depth, and regional presence to help enterprise businesses manage their technology stack better in today’s economic climate. EBS provides expertise to large organisations across solutions engineering, account management, and customer success.
The platform accepts payment in over 15 currencies worldwide, facilitating global procurement efforts for enterprise organisations with regional operations through unified multi-currency invoicing.
