Business Report

   By Kalu Onyeama A growing wave of nostalgia is reshaping the advertising landscape in Nigeria, as brands increasingly look to the past to win over customers in 2026. From the return of classic jingles to the use of retro packaging, companies across major cities are turning back the clock to build stronger connections with their audience. This shift marks a clear departure from the sleek, minimalist branding that many Nigerian startups previously borrowed from Silicon Valley. Industry observers note that this trend is more than just a creative choice. By reactivating familiar memories, such as the iconic "Mama Do Good" campaign recently brought back by Indomie, brands are tapping into deep-seated positive emotions. For companies competing for attention on crowded social media feeds, this emotional pull is proving more effective than flashy, modern design. Indomie is far from the only brand making this play. Fan Milk Nigeria continues to benefit from the nostalgic appeal of ...

 By Sunday Edeh In response to the growing need for sophisticated, foolproof security in modern environments, tech innovator Pausepoint has officially unveiled its pioneering smart management ecosystem. Bridging the gap between software efficiency and physical security, the Pausepoint ecosystem offers a seamless, all-in-one solution that automates access control and secures gated residential communities, commercial office complexes, educational institutions, and private clubs across Nigeria. Unlike generic software providers that only sell mobile applications, Pausepoint handles 100% of the heavy lifting. The company has officially launched a robust, integrated solution that directly supplies, engineers, and installs heavy-duty security hardware including automated turnstiles and high-speed boom barriers seamlessly linking them to their feature-rich cloud software. Leadership Vision Pausepoint is led by Founder and CEO Kazeem Oyelakin, a Cybersecurity Analyst and Co-founder, CTO Sa...

Nigerian entrepreneur Opeyemi Adebowale, founder of C K Afrique Ltd, has announced a three-city expansion of the Afroluxe Tradefair in the UK. This expansion aims to establish a new commercial network for Black-owned businesses and cultural enterprises. The multi-city tradefair will commence its upcoming schedule in Sunderland on July 4th, followed by stops in Bristol on September 5th and Hartlepool on November 1st. Opeyemi founded the platform to directly address the systemic growth obstacles African and black-owned businesses encounter in the British market. This includes specifically targeting the lack of mainstream commercial visibility and corporate networking opportunities. "Afroluxe is bigger than a market and bigger than a one-day event," Opeyemi said. "We are building a space where businesses gain visibility, communities connect, and people discover opportunities that can transform their future." According to Opeyemi, the core objective of the multi-city t...

 By Utomi Joseph Here's Ellicash, a global payments and digital finance app, and a product of Ellington Technologies DIFC Dubai and Ellington Microfinance Bank in partnership with GCC Exchange UK, has unveiled its cross-border payment platform alongside two major initiatives: a user rewards campaign and a strategic partnership program designed to scale its reach across Africa and beyond. Ellicash enables users to send, receive, and manage funds across borders in multiple currencies through a single, seamless app. The platform offers virtual cards, multi-currency support, instant transfers, and digital investment opportunities including gold and stock purchases, positioning it as a comprehensive financial tool for global citizens, freelancers, businesses, and everyday users. The company stated: "Our vision is to make global payments effortless for everyone. The future of money is borderless, and Ellicash is building the infrastructure to make that future accessible to all. Whet...

 By John Fathai Peng Logistics, a Nigerian delivery company serving businesses and individuals across multiple cities, has announced the continued growth of its local dispatch and fulfillment network for small businesses, online vendors, pharmacies, food vendors, fashion and beauty brands, and everyday businesses that need reliable delivery services. Peng Logistics currently supports delivery operations across key Nigerian locations including Bayelsa, Port Harcourt, Lagos, Abuja, Benin City, Akure, Awka, Aba, Umuahia, and nearby communities. The company’s local dispatch model allows it to serve both busy city centers and deeper local areas where many larger fulfillment providers may not move easily. For many small businesses, delivery is now part of customer experience. A vendor can get the product right and still lose the customer because the delivery was slow, poorly handled, or badly communicated. This is one of the problems Peng Logistics was built to solve. The company helps b...

 By Bimo Olajumoke   When conversations about Nigeria's technology ecosystem take place, attention often gravitates towards Lagos, Abuja, and a handful of other established hubs. Yet innovation has never been confined to a single city, and over the past few years, a growing movement in Cross River State has been working to prove exactly that. At the centre of that movement is the Tech Conference Calabar the biggest tech conference in the ancient city of Calabar, organised by Calabar Tech Community and convened by Amani Kanu aka the Tech Evangelist alongside co-founders Florence Egwu, Grace Effiong, and Bassey Archibong. What began as a community-driven effort to connect technology professionals, entrepreneurs, students, and innovators has evolved into one of the most significant technology gatherings in Southern Nigeria. Its growth reflects the broader journey of the Calabar Tech Community itself, which started in 2021 as a WhatsApp group of five members and has since g...

 By James Ibori More than 600 educators, policymakers, technology partners, financial institutions and education stakeholders converged on June 6 in Asaba, Delta State, for the High Impact Conference for Educators (HICE 2026), a landmark event dedicated to strengthening the teaching profession and advancing educational transformation across Nigeria. Held at the Southend Event Centre under the theme, _"Empowering Educators: The Path to Transformation,"_ the conference was organised by The Explore Foundation in strategic partnership with the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The event underscored the critical role of teachers in driving sustainable development and improving learning outcomes across the country. The one-day conference brought together educators, policymakers, financial institutions, development organisations and technology providers to explore practical strategies for improving education across the Niger Delta and beyond. Speaking at the conference, the...

  How LeadstackHR Is Killing the Spreadsheet Era, One Nigerian Workplace at a Time Picture this: It’s the last Friday of the month. Salaries are due tomorrow. Your payroll spreadsheet has a formula error buried in column Q. Three employees are calling your phone. The MD wants a headcount report by noon. And somewhere on your desk, under a pile of unsigned leave forms, is a CV for a role you needed to fill two weeks ago. Sound familiar? For thousands of HR professionals across Nigeria, this isn’t a nightmare. It’s a Tuesday. But it doesn’t have to be. A new era of HR management has arrived in Nigeria, and for small and medium-sized businesses, the most exciting part is this: it’s completely free. Start Free Today - Visit https://leadstackhr.com The “How It’s Always Been Done” Problem Let’s be honest about the state of HR in many Nigerian organisations. Payroll lives in an Excel file that only one person understands. Recruitment means printing CVs, losing track of promising candidate...

Counterfeiting has become one of the most damaging threats to businesses, consumers, and economies across Africa. From pharmaceuticals and food products to electronics, cosmetics, and industrial goods, counterfeit products continue to infiltrate markets, costing businesses billions in lost revenue while putting consumers at significant risk. For Nigerian technology entrepreneur Akachukwu Nwabueze, this challenge represents more than a market problem—it is a trust problem. As the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Blockmec Technology, Nwabueze has spent years developing digital infrastructure designed to address one of the most overlooked issues in modern commerce: product authenticity. His solution, known as Blockmec Verify, is emerging as a powerful trust infrastructure that enables manufacturers, distributors, retailers, regulators, and consumers to verify the authenticity of products in real time. The Hidden Cost of Counterfeit Goods According to global estimates, counterfeit pr...

  By Ada Lolu In a continent where technology is transforming lives faster than many can keep up, Geek Deelino is actively bridging the tech knowledge gap for Africans. Through practical, honest, and relatable content, he is helping everyday users understand, choose, and use technology more effectively. Ayodeji Ayorinde, widely known as Geek Deelino, is a Nigerian tech influencer and product designer who understands how products are built and the challenges people face in using them effectively. He started creating content in 2019 and has since built a combined audience of over 45,000 across YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook. Many people are not behind because they cannot learn technology, but because it is not explained in a way that connects with them. Every year, smartphone brands launch new devices, yet most people don't know what makes the latest model better than the previous one, or why an older device might still be the better choice. Beyond hardware, new software an...

Kinpeak Holdings has announced a significant milestone in its nationwide financial literacy campaign, with over 200,000 copies of The Millionaire Corper distributed to National Youth Service Corps members across Nigeria. The distribution initiative officially commenced on 30 July 2025 during the 2025 Batch B Stream I Orientation Course and has since reached corps members across NYSC Orientation Camps nationwide. The Millionaire Corper is a financial literacy and youth empowerment book designed to equip young Nigerians with practical knowledge on personal finance, wealth creation, entrepreneurship, financial discipline, value creation, and long term economic growth. Speaking on the milestone, the Chairman of Kinpeak Holdings and author of The Millionaire Corper, Opeyemi Ogunniyi, described the initiative as a growing movement focused on reshaping the financial mindset of Nigerian youths and promoting a culture of financial responsibility among the younger generation. "In a country ...

Author: Jerry Aghedo Most discussions around P2P trading focus on individual users, but the operational impact on businesses is often underestimated. As transaction volumes increase, businesses relying on informal P2P structures begin to experience scaling challenges. Each delayed payment, customer dispute, or failed transaction requires manual intervention, consuming both time and operational resources. Over time, these inefficiencies translate into hidden costs: reduced team productivity, slower customer support response times, and increased friction in customer experience. What begins as a flexible system often becomes difficult to manage at scale. This is driving a broader shift in the industry toward more structured systems that improve transaction visibility, automate workflows, and reduce dependency on manual coordination. Businesses that transition toward more reliable infrastructure tend to operate with greater efficiency and improved customer satisfaction. Coinrency reflects ...

THE conventional Nigerian entrepreneurial playbook has hit a structural wall. For years, the default corporate prescription for growth has relied on a rigid formula: scale operations, optimise systems, hire aggressively, and accelerate execution. Yet, across local business hubs, a contradictory reality is unfolding. Despite heavy investments in strategic systems, corporate revenues are plateauting while executive burnout reaches unprecedented levels. According to Bukie Adebola-Ezeh, a global business strategist and the founder of Bukie Signature Consulting, the primary bottleneck to sustainable scaling is rarely a lack of market strategy. Instead, she identifies the core barrier as an internal organisational obstacle she calls The Identity Ceiling™, an invisible limitation dictated by a founder’s self-perception, leadership standards, and operational capacity. “Every business has a revenue ceiling. Behind every revenue ceiling sits an identity ceiling.” Her advisory philosophy is based...

 After curating unforgettable experiences for over 50,000 students across Nigerian universities in six years, FeemYard today launches its Campus Cinema Distribution Network - transforming grassroots passion into a national distribution Ecosystem. This milestone was announced early this month at the star-studded premiere of WhackAmole at the Transcorp Hilton Abuja, signaling FeemYard’s evolution from campus screenings to a fully integrated infrastructure leader for African cinema. “Who Could have thought we’d be Digital in 2026 - we started Film Screenings physically in Abraka Campus,Delta State University.”   a FeemYard representative reflected. “Hauling projectors, Organizing Comedy Shows, Outdoor Parties, Live Events forging campus alliances, and immersing ourselves in how young audiences engage with entertainment taught us lessons no boardroom could provide. Today, that foundation becomes scalable infrastructure.” A Strategic Alternative for Independent Filmmakers Trad...

     Leading Agribusiness Company Reaches Over 625,000 Smallholder Farmers Across Nigeria Through Financing, Extension Services, Processing, and Market Integration  Palm Valley Nigeria Limited (PVNL), a leading Nigerian agribusiness and agricultural development company, continues to strengthen its position as one of the country’s most impactful rural development partners, having supported over 625,000 smallholder farmers across multiple states since its establishment in 2008. Founded with a vision of improving and sustaining the livelihoods of women and youth in rural communities, PVNL has evolved into a full-service agricultural development and agribusiness company delivering innovative financing, certified agricultural inputs, modern processing solutions, extension services, produce aggregation, and market linkage support across major crop value chains including maize, soybean, rice, and ginger. Driven by its core values of Collaboration, Integrity, Transparency, a...