Business Report

 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 ...