Business Report

By Yemi Sunday As Nigeria continues to grapple with security incidents, road accidents, medical emergencies, and disaster-related events, concerns around emergency response coordination remain a recurring issue for citizens and public safety stakeholders. Industry observers note that in many emergency situations, delays are not always caused by the absence of responders but by communication breakdowns that prevent critical information from reaching the appropriate authorities on time. It is within this context that AmBa Technology Solutions Limited, a Nigerian public safety technology startup, is developing a digital platform designed to improve how emergency information is reported, shared, and escalated among citizens, institutions, and response agencies. Founded by technology entrepreneur Onovo George Timothy, the company is building what it describes as an integrated emergency response and public safety ecosystem aimed at strengthening coordination during critical incidents. Accord...

By King Jaja  Breaking into tech sales is not just about securing a role. It requires an intrinsic understanding of how revenue is created, how value is communicated, and how corporate relationships are converted into tangible business outcomes. Most early-career professionals struggle initially, not due to a lack of capability, but because they lack context, proper structure, and access to real execution experience. To bridge this specific industry gap, Ifeanyi Olabode , a seasoned business development and tech sales leader, has officially opened applications for his 12-Month Structured Mentorship Program (Cohort 3, 2026) . This comprehensive, year-long initiative is built specifically to develop commercially aware, execution-driven professionals who want to build serious, long-term careers in tech sales. Key Capabilities You Will Develop Over the course of 12 months, the program moves away from passive theory to focus on practical exposure, strategic thinking, and consist...

How one entrepreneur's frustration in Lagos and Abuja led to the creation of tsboi.ai — an always-on visibility engine built in London, for Africa Running a business in Nigeria teaches you many things. It teaches resilience, creativity, and the ability to make progress despite limitations. Yet it also exposes a challenge that receives far less attention: the digital invisibility faced by many African businesses. Ikenna Chidoka understands this challenge firsthand. Over the years, he built and operated businesses across Lagos and Abuja, serving real customers, generating revenue, and building brands. However, despite investing in websites, content, and online marketing, many of those businesses struggled to gain meaningful visibility online. “I would spend time and money building a website, creating content, and doing everything I thought was right. Yet the results were often disappointing. It felt like shouting into an empty room.” The challenge was larger than traditional...

Benjamin Kelechi Ukaegbu is a Nigerian entrepreneur, technology executive, brand strategist, philanthropist, and community development advocate whose work spans information technology, commercial printing, branding, humanitarian services, business networking, and enterprise development across Africa and beyond. Born on February 5, 1981, in Aba, Abia State, Nigeria, Benjamin was raised in a family deeply rooted in education, entrepreneurship, and resilience. Growing up in his grandfather’s household, he was influenced by strong family values, discipline, and a commitment to hard work. His mother, a dedicated educator, instilled in him the virtues of diligence, integrity, and lifelong learning, while his father, an entrepreneur and mechanical engineer, inspired him through his ventures in manufacturing and power solutions. Benjamin’s entrepreneurial foundation was shaped by witnessing both success and adversity firsthand. His father’s manufacturing business in Aba was once a thriving ent...

  By Kazeem Ola A landmark research paper co-published by the African Chamber of Content Producers (ACCP) and the Universal Peace Federation (UPF) Ghana has identified the respectful, cross-party relationships among Ghana’s parliamentary leaders as a primary driver of the country’s democratic stability. The study, which surveyed 400 citizens across seven regions of Ghana, concludes that when political leaders model cordiality across party lines, their followers see no reason for conflict, a lesson the researchers say can be replicated across Africa. The paper, titled “Institutionalizing a Strong and Responsible Opposition for Democratic Resilience in Africa: A Ghana Case Study (2025/2026 Review)” , is already available as a preprint on ResearchGate, Academia.edu, Zenodo, and SSRN. Its findings have been submitted to peer-reviewed international journals and are now being positioned as a practical roadmap for achieving Aspiration 3 of the African Union’s Agenda 2063, an Africa of goo...

 By Kayode Iba A landmark research paper co-published by the African Chamber of Content Producers (ACCP) and the Universal Peace Federation (UPF) Ghana has identified the respectful, cross-party relationships among Ghana’s parliamentary leaders as a primary driver of the country’s democratic stability. The study, which surveyed 400 citizens across seven regions of Ghana, concludes that when political leaders model cordiality across party lines, their followers see no reason for conflict, a lesson the researchers say can be replicated across Africa. The paper, titled “Institutionalizing a Strong and Responsible Opposition for Democratic Resilience in Africa: A Ghana Case Study (2025/2026 Review)” , is already available as a preprint on ResearchGate, Academia.edu, Zenodo, and SSRN. Its findings have been submitted to peer-reviewed international journals and are now being positioned as a practical roadmap for achieving Aspiration 3 of the African Union’s Agenda 2063, an Africa of good...

By Femi Ahunde A Nigerian technology innovation company, VaKYum Innovation, is set to launch a groundbreaking product aimed at transforming the landscape of global academic recruitment and remote education. The product, named ‘Lecturiing’, is a professional networking and job-matching platform designed to connect higher educational institutions with qualified lecturers across the globe for remote lecturing opportunities. The platform is expected to bridge gaps in local and international academic recruitment by enabling universities and colleges to source, verify and hire qualified lecturers remotely through a single digital ecosystem. Speaking on the initiative, VaKYum Innovation’s Chief Technology Officer Rasheed Olabisi Owolewa PhD, said the platform was developed to address challenges associated with recruiting qualified academic talent locally and across borders while creating opportunities for lecturers to access global teaching engagements. According to him, the primary users of ...