He trained as a medical doctor, the most noble of professions. He works to improve organizational productivity and staff performance through his practice.  As a  performance specialist, he optimizes career velocity ratio, helping people to accelerate  their ascension into leadership. Dr. Fatai Olajobi, a Tekedia Institute Faculty, will be teaching during Tekedia Career Week which begins on Monday. This career week is not designed for finding jobs. Rather, it is structured to transform workers, professionals, founders and entrepreneurs into business leaders and champions of innovation in their companies. Join Dr. Olajobi from Monday. Tekedia offers an innovation management 12-week program,…

Wizkid tweeted at past midnight the link to listen to his oven fresh album, #MadeInLagos and while all the links looked very familiar to us, some people asked, “huh, which one is uduX?” and others were simply hype about it, tweeting “yay! uduX!!!” The gist is that the album was on there first! UduX had […]

The Q3 performance reports of big tech companies show they keep defying the pandemic to record growth beyond expectations. On Friday after the bell, Google’s parent company, Alphabet announced it generated revenues of $46.2 billion and per-share profit of $16.40 off the back of net income of $112.2 billion. “We had a strong quarter, consistent with the broader online environment. It’s also a testament to the deep investments we’ve in AI and other technologies, to deliver services that people turn for help, in moments big and small,” said Sundar Pichai, Alphabet and Google CEO. The earnings have exceeded analysts’ expectations.…

Asia Africa Investment & Consulting Pte. Ltd. (AAIC) and Rakuten Europe have launched the AAIC-Rakuten Africa Innovation Project. The project aims to create solutions to social challenges across Africa through technical and management mentorship aimed at promoting business growth for startups across Africa. In a statement from Toby Otsuka, the CEO of Rakuten Europe said, […] More The post Rakuten launches AAIC-Rakuten Africa Innovation Project to promote startup businesses across Africa appeared first on Tech In Africa.

Morning Session Zoom Link Evening Session Zoom Link   Mon | 12 noon – 1pm WAT | Nurturing Innovators & Career Planning – Precious Ajoonu – Tekedia Live | Zoom link Mon | 7pm – 8pm WAT | Nurturing Innovators & Career Planning – Dr Akanimo Odon – Tekedia Live | Zoom link   Tue | 12 noon – 1pm  WAT| Nurturing Innovators & Career Planning – Nnenna Jacob-Ogogo – Tekedia Live | Zoom link Tue | 7pm – 8pm WAT | Nurturing Innovators & Career Planning – Dupe Akinsiun – Tekedia Live | Zoom link   Wed | 12…

Apple is rumoured to be going after the jewel of Google by launching a search engine. If Apple follows through, preferring to lose about 20% of its annual profit which Google pays it, it would be a new dawn in frenemy confrontation in big tech. But Apple may not have an option with the U.S. government suing Google for paying companies like Apple for positioning Google search in browsers (like Apple’s Safari) and other gateways. Largely, Apple does not see that payment to survive the court case, and if it does not have an alternative, it may miss that money even…

The Nigerian government has disclosed businesses and activities that qualify for Nigeria Youth Investment Fund (NYIF). The sectors which are eligible are as follows: Technology/Innovation Agriculture and related value chain Green Economy and Renewable energy sector Manufacturing Hospitality/Tourism Construction Logistics and supply chain Healthcare value chain Creative sector Trading and services Others as may be determined by NYIF/CBN from time to time. Those excluded are captured as follows: NIRSAL Microfinance Bank (NMFB) current loan beneficiaries – which includes Targeted Credit Facility (TCF) and Agribusiness/Small and Medium Enterprises Investment Scheme (AgSMEIS) loans, that remains unpaid. In addition, beneficiaries of other government…

Is your business market-fit or just pandemic fit? Blue Apron, a meal-delivery company, is turning out to be a more pandemic-fit company than one which can thrive during normal times. The stock lost 25% of its value on trading today. Yet the main issue may be the sale sign it took off, according to Barron’s, “Blue Apron Holdings stock has lost more than a quarter of their value on Thursday after the meal-kit provider announced the end of a strategic review launched earlier this year, and that it is not pursuing a sale or other strategic transaction.” Blue Apron, boosted…

Improve your service delivery to make your consumers become customers. The greatest companies go beyond having customers – they engineer FANS out of customers. When customers are fans, great moments arise and glory awaits. It is about going beyond Needs and Expectations to Perceptions  of customers, creating Fans out of customers. On that, I report the news that Netflix is raising prices of its products. Yes, this is a company which is under frontal and flank attacks from Disney+, Amazon Prime, and other video on-demand players, who to a large extent, are more affordable. Yet, the company is very confident…

It is one of those unfortunate things in the world: those who hired a cosmetic diva and a real estate flipper as trade advisers and negotiators are asking a Harvard graduate and MIT PhD to prove that she is qualified for a job. Reading Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s response to the United States on the World Trade Organization blockage is painful. But that is the world we live: you must be twice good to be half-celebrated. What can I say that her main competitor has not come out to endorse her. I mean how would the second in class, Ms  Yoo Myung-hee,…

In the wake of United States’ opposition to the appointment of Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, as the director general of World Trade Organization (WTO), on the ground that she lacks trade knowledge, Okonjo Iwela-Ala has responded, refuting the claims with references to her past experiences in trade. Her response reads below: “I am a development economist and you cannot do that without looking at trade. Trade is a central part of development. So, I have been doing it. My whole career at the World Bank, I was working on trade policy reform in middle and low-income countries at the bank. “As…

There is no need to remind me that the U.S. government does NOT support an American citizen as the boss of the World Trade Organization, WTO; Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is an American through naturalization. Yes, the US Government is vetoing the ascension of Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala over the person she defeated, another amazing woman – Yoo Myung-hee of Korea. But note this: it would not matter. The internet has already broken into two – the U.S. and Chinese internets. Trade is going to be broken into two – the US and emerging world versions. U.S. concern is clear – we…

A California court has ruled in favor of Uber, in a case brought before it by the ride-hailing company’s drivers. The court on Wednesday denied an application for a temporary restraining order by the state’s Uber drivers, saying the allegation could not be established. The drivers had last week filed a suit against Uber over what they described as “political Coercion” by the ride-hailing company. Uber has been campaigning for prop. 22, a ballot initiative it intends to use, alongside other ride-hailing companies in California, to fight the AB-5 law that mandates all ridesharing companies to reclassify their drivers as…

It has been a tough year for Josep Maria Bartomeu, the former FC Barcelona’s president who had fought in all fronts to save the club and his job, lost the battle when many thought he’s won it. On the eve of Wednesday, Bartomeu announced his resignation as Barcelona’s President following months of crisis in and outside the club’s field of play. “Today I have announced my resignation and that of the rest of the FC Barcelona Board of Directors. Here I explain my reasons and briefly look back at these years in charge. I am proud to have served the…

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Two years ago, according to a Pew Research Center study, about 45% of Nigerians had plans to leave the country within the next five years, more people than in all other surveyed countries. Many cited the grim economic and political future of the country. Some cited security concerns. If this survey were to be conducted […] The post Want to come home? This startup is helping diasporans return to the African continent appeared first on TechCabal.

One of the major issues that characterized the #EndSARS protest which rocked Nigeria and has dominated global discourse in the last three weeks is the alleged complacence of the older generation towards major developmental issues affecting the country. This accusation was largely part of the narratives generated by the protesting youths who were calling for an end to the endemic police brutality in the country. There was a very strong resistance from these youths who refused to listen to the voice of the people they perceived to have been part of the complacent generation. For the disgruntled youths, their slogan…

Innov8tiv Innov8tiv - Blacks In Technology in USA, UK, Caribbean Islands & Africa Also known as a password manager, a password vault is an application that digitally stores passwords in a secure location and provides the user access to all the other passwords contained in it. All the other passwords are accessed by using just one master password. For added security, even the storage itself is encrypted which […] What is a Password Vault? Innov8tiv.com

A charge has gone to the youths in Nigeria not to be discouraged by the recent events that characterized the peaceful but hijacked protests to end police brutality in the country. This advice was handed down to the Nigerian youths by Mr. Kola Oyeneyin on his LinkedIn page. The 2020 Harvard Kennedy Alumni first took a look at the data and how the numbers are favourable to the youths. He said “On May 29, 2020 Nigeria’s democracy turned 21, and millions of young Nigerians also turned 21. In fact, between 1999 and today, ~83 million Nigerians have been born. Out…

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Just working hard is not enough. You must upgrade your playbook. Is your business model modern? In the Institute, we are spending time looking at business models because in this age, irrespective of how brilliant you are, if you are stuck in the wrong one, capturing value becomes difficult. Amazon can buy Walmart and have a change in excess of $ 1.2 trillion. Microsoft can buy IBM and will not sweat. Get into this zoom conversation in a recent Tekedia Live webinar for Tekedia Mini-MBA members.

Innov8tiv Innov8tiv - Blacks In Technology in USA, UK, Caribbean Islands & Africa Just like Google is synonymous with the internet, for many internet users outside of China, Chrome is synonymous with browser. That is why when Google services are down (Google Search, Gmail, YouTube), most people will think there is no internet connection. Since indeed, www.Google.com remains the gateway to the internet for the majority of people […] How to activate the new Read Later and Reader Mode on Chrome version 86 Felix Omondi

In Cameroon, a controversial 33% phone tax that went into effect on October 15 has now been scrapped. Here's a timeline of the infamous, short-lived bill The post Cameroon’s strange and short-lived phone tax law appeared first on TechCabal.

If you look at the financial data coming out of the home of Y’ello, you may not believe that MTN Nigeria is operating in Nigeria. Yes, despite the paralyses in Nigeria, MTN has found a way to keep capturing value. I mean, this company is now at its own level: one one comes close. Revenue grew by 13.9% to N975 billion over the 3rd quarter, up from N856.549 billion recorded in the corresponding period last year.  You know one thing? MTN Nigeria will clearly surpass N1 trillion naira of revenue in 2020. I think MTN currently holds that record in…

A milestone anniversary, calls to shut down an allegedly brutal police department, and state election results were among the top trending Google searches in Nigeria during October. These searches partially crossed over into the most asked questions, which concerned a leading activist, the whereabouts of the president, and the winner of Big Brother Nigeria.  On […]