AD-DICTION MEDIA CONCEPTS

Hospitality business has evolved over the years and the intentional ones have cashed into this line of business. The hospitality business has grown in leaps and bound especially as the fast paced  human operations is taking over the global business landscape.  The fact that we now operate a very tight working schedules and having to combine this with other aspects of life calls for a work-life balance. Ths became necessary as the global business stage continues to evolve and employers’ expectation started soaring. This new paradigm has further reinforced the fact that that humans need to burn out the frustrations accumulated from their daily grinds. To this end, there came a need for relaxation for the mind to take a rest from the daily stress. This further entrenched the need for event centers and other hospitality and tourist ventures in order to spice life with more fun and elongate life expectation that meets up with the first world climes. Taiwo Olubanjo conceived DA’ BOF...

 By: Agosu Omoleye Long before the business landscape took a dramatic turn and processes became more defined and organized through modern innovations pervading the tech space, the word "fintech" or API rarely makes it into random business conversations. There was a total reliance on the traditional business models which is often characterized by its shortcoming of time wastages, unnecessary bureaucracy, and general sloppiness in the business operations. Technological awareness is spreading across the African continent in this new business dispensation. The global business climate is already feeling the impacts of tech startups across the African ecosystem with their innovative ideas. As we celebrate the gains of tech advancement in the continent, some pundits are of the opinion that the API fintech is the next ground to break for tech players across Africa. The exploits of Onekiosk, kobo360, ComX, Paylink, and remita amongst other platforms in the digital finance space are in...

By: Agosu Omoleye Credits: Ventureburn I n the business arena, the happenings of the past year has actually drawn a line of distinction between intentional business owners and the average Joe typically paying lip service to trendy terms like agile, flexible, pivot, and – the now cringe-worthy “new normal”.   Certainly 2020 was an interestingly tough year,  but the optimists among us realised early on that the COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns should be viewed as the ultimate opportunity to accelerate and leverage digital transformation. Increasingly, a digital strategy is fast becoming the only strategy. The covid impact  has also influenced just about every single one of our expectations around digital possibilities, with our recent learnings prompting us to think very differently about our strategic planning for 2021 and beyond.  Data remains a top priority in nearly every type of organisation. Importantly, it’s not a trend as much as a...

By: Omoleye Technology is a veritable tool to achieve deliberate, planned and sustainable developmental goals. It is the bedrock upon which every meaningful growth is built. The development of any geographical place is directly proportional to their efforts at improving their technologies  and applying same to their everyday life. It therefore can be summed up as a scientific knowledge for practical day to day purpose which is rooted in applied science. The first world nations of the world realized early enough, the importance of technology and its inherent benefits which is the reason why they are moving in leaps and bounds today. The Chinese and the Americans of today have invested a lot in technology and capacity building which translates into the success stories we see and hear from them. Over a couple of decades ago, the backward state of the Nigerian Technological involvement was responsible for most of the economic problems. The administrative processes took a lot of product...

As part of efforts to mitigate the effect of the pandemic, the Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, says the Federal Government, is in the process of acquiring a 750 million dollar loan, from the world bank to help states recover from the pandemic effects. This loan according to her is to stimulate the local economy and support vulnerable household consumption. Mrs. Ahmed disclosed this at the inauguration of the Federal Steering Committees of the Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (N-CARES) program, in the nation’s capital. The minister noted that the federal government has created windows of intervention, as captured in the economic sustainability plan inaugurated by President Muhammadu Buhari, in March 2020. She stressed that in going to borrow the money the federal government is considering the cause and consequences of civil unrest  “The consequences will be too high if we ignore the root cause of rising civil unrest in our coun...

  Agosu Omoleye, Dangote Group has entered into a long-term agreement with an Enugu-based automaker, Transit Support Services Limited, for the supply of Shacman trucks being assembled at the Anambra Motor Manufacturing Company Limited’s factory situated in Emene, Enugu State. Already, the group has purchased 3,500 trucks from the automaker worth N63bn, according to the Managing Director of the Transit Support Services, Mr Frank Nneji. Nneji, who spoke with journalists on Saturday after a facility tour of the truck assembly line at the ANAMMCO plant, said the supplies amounted to over 90 per cent of all Shackman trucks assembled at the factory since the revival of the plant after a long period of abandonment. “About 90 per cent of trucks produced here are for Dangote. Right now at the dump, we have about 300 units. Since last year, we have done 800 units. Dangote Group since inception has bought about 3,500 units from us. It also patronises the Shackman trucks for its refinery curre...

The National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, has sanctioned Africa Independent Television (AIT), Arise Television, and Channels Television for what it called a gross violation of the broadcast code, top of which is the use of unverifiable online video footages on social media. The sanction, according to the Acting Director-General of the Commission, Armstrong Idachaba, will be a fine not less than two million Naira. He warned that this will be the last warning before a heavier sanction will be introduced. The DG also announced that DAAR Communications will be fined separately for using an unverifiable news item on the fire incident at the National Christian Centre. Idachaba noted the retraction by the station but said that there must be consequences. Commission, NBC, has sanctioned Africa Independent Television (AIT), Arise Television, and Channels Television for what it called a gross violation of the broadcast code, top of which is the use of unverifiable online video footages o...