NairaBrains

First Bank Plc Ranks As Number One Bank in Nigeria – Brand Finance

Andy Chuks — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:31:49 +0000

Brand Finance in London, United Kingdom has ranked the First Bank of Nigeria as number one best bank in Nigeria among its current top 500 World Bank Brands Ranking as published in the February edition of The Banker Magazine of the Financial Times Group, London, United Kingdom According to a statement by The Banker’s Country

Are You into Export Business? Take Advantage of NEXIM Bank N30 Billion Fund 2012

Andy Chuks — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:14:01 +0000

According to reports from Vanguard Media, Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM) has earmarked N30 billion to support Nigerian exporters, just as it plans to float a shipping line to facilitate business between Nigeria and other Africa countries. About NEXIM Decree 38 of 1991 established the Nigerian Export Import Bank (NEXIM) as an Export Credit Agency to

[PRESS RELEASE] Innovative Online Ticketing Service to Help You Manage or Book Events

NairaBrains — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:27:23 +0000

We got a press release over the weekend from the guys at Naijaticketshop, a brand new service that helps event organisers promote their events and shows as well as give individuals the opportunity to book and purchase electronic tickets for any event they wish to attend thereby reducing the hassles involved in getting tickets to

Top Three List of Failed Tech Startups in Nigeria and Why They Did

NairaBrains — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:13:03 +0000

On Nigeria’s Technology and Internet Business space there are littered many dead ideas and concepts from the ones that failed to take off fully to the ones that could not innovate and evolve soon enough to stay ahead of new trends. We bring to you our list of top three failed internet startup companies in

2 Things that are killing your Business and how to avoid them

Andy Chuks — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:30:35 +0000

We all go into business with aim to succeed. Success can be quantified based on your aim of running the business. Normally when we go into business, we have high hopes and strong believe to succeed but there are two things that can kill your business in space of short time: Fear and Lack of

How to Deliver an Effective Online Sales Pitch

Sarika — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:02:09 +0000

These days every business worth its salt has to have a mandatory online presence. This means that a client or prospective customer may see the company website as the first point of contact. Now this is a very different experience from a face to face meeting with a salesman. Here the salesman cannot guide the

5 Ways to Use the Web to Create and Seek Career Opportunities

NairaBrains — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:38:56 +0000

Nothing has had as much impact on career advancement in recent times as the web. In this guest post David Beastall explores five ways anyone can use the web to promote and enhance their career goals. Get on LinkedIn Unlike the other major social networks, LinkedIn very much has professional overtones, which will be of

Introducing PocketMoni eTranzact Mobile Money Service

Andy Chuks — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:20:24 +0000

Just like various financial institutions in Nigeria eTranzact is not being left behind in the scramble to dominate mobile money service in Nigeria. They demonstrated their seriousness with the launch of PocketMoni. PocketMoni is the brand name of eTranzact Mobile Money service. eTranzact Mobile Money platform is the first truly operational mobile commerce application that

Court Overrules Bharti Airtel’s Purchase of Airtel Nigeria

NairaBrains — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:19:10 +0000

Econet Wireless’ case disputing Bharti Airtel’s ownership o Airtel Nigeria has come to a sensational head with a Lagos High court ruling that Bharti Airtel’s ownership of its subsidiary Airtel Nigeria is “null and void” because co-founder and 5 percent shareholder Econet Wireless was not consulted on the transfer. According to information from Reuters Econet

[PRESS RELEASE]: NairaTweets Offers Free Advertising Credit to Businesses

NairaBrains — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:44:07 +0000

Hi folks, We hope you are having the success you deserve in your business and professional activities. We just got a very interesting press release from the folks at NairaTweets. Below is the full text of the press release. Lagos, Nigeria ( January 30, 2012) – As part of our Corporate Social Responsibility and our