ALX, a leading tech career accelerator fostering a vibrant community of young talent across Africa, hosted a Parents Forum in Lagos to spotlight its innovative ALX Pathway Programme. This unique initiative opens opportunities for young Africans to pursue degrees at globally renowned partner institutions, empowering participants with the tools and networks to succeed.
To bolster awareness for this new innovative programme and build trust among key stakeholders, the tech accelerator hosted an insightful and engaging Parents Forum in Lagos.
The forum provided an interactive platform to showcase the programme’s offerings, including access to peer communities, professional network events, mentorship, and personalized guidance for applications to partner universities. The event featured testimonials from current participants and a live session with a representative...
The delicate art of balancing work and play is especially crucial for students, who must navigate the demands of their academic responsibilities while also finding time to relax and enjoy leisure activities.
Striking the right balance is not only important for maintaining mental and emotional well-being; it's also critical for sustaining motivation and productivity in the long run. Whether you're juggling a demanding course load or engaging in extracurricular activities, understanding how to effectively manage your time can be the key to success.
In this article, we explore the strategies and insights that can help students create a well-rounded and fulfilling lifestyle.
Understanding the Work-Play Balance: Why It Matters for Students
The pursuit of knowledge is demanding, often requiring students to prioritize their...
Starting a business is a big thing, people often underestimate the time, energy and dedication it takes to start and maintain a business, that is why nine out of 10 start-ups fail.
Here are 10 tips to help get your business up and running.
1. Choose a Strong Name
Choosing the right name for your company can have a big effect on your business and how it will grow. Firstly, try to avoid names that are hard to pronounce for either employees or clients.
Make sure it’s a name you can be proud of and don’t forget to carry out a thorough trademark...
Life is about living, not just surviving. And living life to its fullest is not possible with financial stability looming over your head. Are you constantly worried about money?
Money struggles can strain relationships, adversely impact health and cause severe stress. And if you don’t have much of it to begin with, seeing the light at the end of the tunnel can seem impossible.
Unless you receive an unexpected inheritance or win the lottery, you must take active steps to improve your situation. Whether you’re fresh out of college or a young single parent, our expert guide will help you build...
OCar was a taxi hailing service similar to Uber and Bolt. Opera Pay (OPay) launched the cab-hailing service in November 2019. The service joins ORide (a motorcycle hailing service), OTrike (a tricycle hailing service), and OBus (for bus hailing) in Opera's ride hailing universe.
OCar started operations in eight major Nigerian cities namely Lagos, Ibadan, Abeokuta, Owerri, Port Harcourt, Abuja, Benin and Kaduna. Like other transport hailing services offered by Opera, OCar is built into the OPay App.
OPay's choice of location on OCar's launch has portrayed an attempt to compete with dominating ride hailing companies like the Estonia-owned Bolt, which...
OBus is an online bus hailing service launched by the Opay company to make transportation easier for Nigerians. OBus (a.k.a. Opera Bus or OPay Bus) is one of the latest services launched by OPay. OPay (Opera-pay) is a multi-service commercial online platform that offers interesting services. In this expository article, we will be looking at OBus in detail.
OBus operates like other OPay online ride hailing services like ORide and OTrike. It is a commercial transit service that can be accessed from the OPay app. OBus functions more like the conventional bus, but will be a more comfortable transit service.
The...
With so many new technologies appearing seemingly every day it’s easy to get lost in all of the acronyms. Sometimes even when they are spelled out things aren’t that much clearer.
Business process automation and robotic process automation are both aimed at optimizing your workflow but they go about it differently. Let’s look at both of them closer.
What is BPA
Business process automation (BPA) is an approach that focuses on streamlining whole tasks from beginning to the end. It transforms the elements of the workflow to not require any human intervention.
This boosts overall productivity and buys your staff more time for...
Aside from product or service quality, marketing is among the crucial factors affecting success in business. Fortunately for modern entrepreneurs, there’s now a wealth of innovative marketing techniques available, aside from the traditional ones.
Specifically, the rise of digital display advertising has opened countless opportunities for business owners, regardless of their industry and type of business.
In a nutshell, the technology and techniques used in digital advertising allows marketers to engage more people, even on a global scale.
It has even changed the way brands are introduced to the market. Check out the insights below to know how this marketing method changes...
A Problem Worth Solving
In recent times, there have been a growing rate of emigration of medical practitioners from Nigeria to developed countries. Annually, it is estimated that 2000 doctors leave the country to practice in developed societies. US, UK and Canada are the popular countries of destination.
There are about 72,000 medical doctors registered with the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) but only approximately 35,000 are currently practicing in the country.
Consequently, the ratio of doctor per population is approximately 1:6000 for a population of over 200 million in the country. This don’t tally with WHO recommendation of 1...
Are you exhausted from the paperwork, applicants and other administrative tasks? Do you want to organize the tasks anyway?
You must wish to find some way to eradicate all such problems!!
When people relished life, they want a smooth and comfortable living. As people are involved in fashion, food, salon, etc. they want easy access to them. Therefore managing tasks daily is tricky, though.
Here we have the solution to all of your problems. The digital era transformed life. This is an all-in-one online appointment booking software. Scheduling makes life effortless.
It can meet the requirements of the business and provide the best...
The logistics industry is a huge market that’s worth trillions internationally, impacting a broad range of economic sectors from high technology and manufacturing to e-commerce and retail. When old systems start shifting to meet the needs of the Internet age, logicians, investors, and entrepreneurs reach to understand how innovation begins to change the business.
Here are four proofs on how technology innovated the world of logistics.
Robotics
Unlike automated machinery, robotics is mainly designed to run a number of jobs simultaneously, rendering their implementations practically infinite within the industry of logistics.
This is particularly the case for e-commerce services, which carry a higher...
OWealth is a Savings and investment platform built into the OPay App that enable you save part or all of your OPay fund to get an annual interest paid daily. The annual interest is fixed at up to 15% which is attractive compared to the 5% which is the highest any Nigerian bank can offer.
OWealth investment avenue allows investors to save any amount of money. You can go the full year or more and you can withdraw your money at any time. Investors will find this article very useful as we break down into detail all you need to...
OTrike was a tricycle hailing service available in the popular OPay App in Nigeria. The tricycle hailing service was available in cities like Enugu, Kano, and Aba. OTrike was a sub-service in the OPay app and offers you your first month's trips at a discount.
The service was launched in Aba and Kano, showing the determination level of OPay to solve people's transportation needs even after launching ORide some months ago. Users can order this on-demand tricycle hailing service at the comfort of their homes to their destination in a secure, orderly and fast fashion. The tricycle hailing service has...
ORide was a bike hailing service offered by OPay in Nigeria. The service was available in Lagos and Ibadan. It was first suspended in Lagos during the partial ban of motorcycles in Lagos, however, the bike hailing service has now been shutdown entirely in Nigeria.
ORide another brand in the O universe of Opera and OPay. We are not sure what it means Opera Ride or OPay Ride. The app enables users of the payment app called OPay (which is an African- focused mobile app started by the Opera browser company, after raising 50 million dollars in funding), to order...
Cars are not the cheapest things out there, and whether it is your first car or the fifth one, you will want to make sure it is well taken care of and in good shape.
So when something is wrong with your vehicle, you want to make sure it gets checked out immediately. Ideally, this is when car mechanics are invited to fix the problem.
They will take a bit of time to look at the vehicle and assess what is wrong, and get it fixed. That's great, right?
Unfortunately, not all mechanics are actually great. Sometimes we encounter mechanics that are...
There are all kinds of kitchen remodelling designs available for you including even those that you may have seen on the internet in your research for kitchen design near me. If you are looking for elegant chic style designs and accessories related to your kitchen that make your usage experience full of excitement and joy.
With the kitchen designing and remodelling services of K&B Cabinets, your kitchen will no longer be the dull food preparing place but will be transformed into your fun zone where you will love doing all the kitchen chores.
There are numerous varieties of kitchen designs, both...
Anyone can start trading currencies on the global market. In South Africa, they may be done with the help of Alpari mt4. The most popular platform for trades, it has gained worldwide recognition thanks to its wide functionality and ease of use. This guide will help you start.
The software allows users to test their skills using the risk-free demo mode. Alternatively, you can venture out into actual trading with a live account. Here is how both types should be set up.
When Demo Accounts Are Best
These are a must for finance rookies with little knowledge of stocks and exchange logic,...
Who doesn't like food? Food businesses are never really bankrupt. Why? Because we all can't do without them. The same thing goes for the OFood service. It is an online food delivery service.
You order food online using the OPay app from a restaurant near you and your order will be delivered to your doorsteps.
OFood (short for Opera Food or OPay Food) is a subsidiary service of the Opera pay (that is OPay) company that offers the service of food delivery to its customers. In this article, we will be giving you an overview of OFood, how you can have...
OKash is an instant loan app that offers collateral free loans in minutes. It is a perfect platform to get a quick loan if you need some emergency fund. Do you wish to get a collateral free loan? Are you too lazy to get out of the house or just don't fancy the stress of getting a loan from a bank? OKash Loan App is here for you.
Just download the App, fill in your details, and apply for a loan and you could have the funds in your bank account in minutes.
The good news is that OKash is available...
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is a great tool for businesses to increase their website ranking in major search engines like Google, Bing, and Yahoo. With the rise of the digital age, businesses need to keep up with the demands of the growing, competitive market.
Lawyers should not overlook SEO, as it can be a strategy for law firms to boost their business profitability. Still not convinced?
Here's a rundown on why SEO plays an important role in the success of every law firm.
It Improves Your Website Visibility
Studies have found that a whopping 96% of people look up for legal services online....
For every economy, transportation has been referred to as one of the crucial sector due to its major contribution to economic growth. The other reason is also that it connects countries worldwide.
Just like technology is changing people’s life and work, it has also come up with some true changes for the logistic industries with the innovation of transportation management system software.
In short, the entire system starting from tracking the traffic to collecting reports of the vehicle, everything today with the use of technology has been made better.
“Transport companies surviving in the logistic industries today are making extensive use of...
Retail business is based on the set of essential principles designed to ensure the business’s financial health and sustainability. Relevant predictions, calculations, and accurate forecasts for future sales are the other essential elements used by retailers to reach strategic goals.
Retail business is also dependent on effective supply chain management practices. However, in the age of personalized shopping experience, the level of customer needs’ satisfaction remains the crucial factor underlying the retailer’s success.
Sustainable supply chain management relies on the use of smart data which is crucial for sales forecasts. The latter, in turn, help retailers to meet customers’ expectations and...
With the sharp increase in brokerages and new companies offering investment apps, the options are numerous. Plus, choosing the best investment apps can be...
DSTV is a leading Satellite cable TV service from Multichoice in Nigeria and across Africa. The service offers direct-to-home DTH pay TV services to...
Aero Airline (a.k.a Aero Contractors) offers a convenient online platform for handling your flight transaction. At the Aero air online booking platform, you can...
