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...
You have probably (or not) at one time or another heard the term Fiverr either randomly in a coffee shop, or as a topic of discussion amongst a group of people online or offline. So...
What is Fiverr?
Fiverr is one of the popular and pioneering freelance service marketplaces. Basically, Fiverr is a platform that serves as a middleman that helps connect employers who need to get certain tasks completed with individuals who have the know-how and talents to help them get the tasks done.
Unlike e-commerce platforms where products are being sold and buyers are connected to sellers, Fiverr is a...
Most readers enjoy a good story. For thousands of years stories were printed, first by hand and then by machine, on various materials including cave walls, papyrus, slate, and paper, among others.
During the Renaissance, mass printing became popular and widespread with the invention of the printing press and improved intercontinental transportation.
For the past several hundred years, people around the globe have been able to enjoy reading various types of printed books, short and long, large and small, decorous and straightforward.
Now that we are firmly entrenched in the twenty-first century, however, traditional book publishing has changed rather dramatically to include...
PropLand Hub is an innovative web-based mobile application that facilitates all real estate deals and services. It allows property seekers to browse through all types of listings by property owners for sales/purchase, rent or lease. Actually, it does even more, and it is free to download!
Released on May 18, 2018, the mobile app is indeed a user-friendly platform that connects property owners, caretakers, contractors and estate agents with potential buyers, renters, lessees, and tenants.
Whether it is a land, a house, an apartment, a room, a shop, or an office space, PropLand Hub is the dealing platform to go to.
The app also...
To run a successful business in a world of such cut-throat competition is not a cakewalk. Every business and corporate firm is trying to improve its services, uplift revenues, and gather positive customer reviews.
When you start out with a business, it is very easy to keep a track of every dollar spent; but, with increasing projects and the schedule becoming hectic, it becomes difficult to track the most important thing needed to run your business: money.
Hence, to understand your business finances better, make it prosperous and cut down on excess spending; here are some full proof tips, you need...
If you picture a group of young adults with their heads down, lost in their smartphones, you wouldn’t be alone; but it may be time to give Millennial stereotypes a rest, and start embracing this generation for what they have to offer.
Millennials represent more workers than any other generation in today's workforce, and incidentally, they comprise an increasing percentage of your customer base as well.
Despite the stereotypes, Millennials can be tremendously hard workers, able to take the initiative, spearhead projects, and ensure that things get done; often extremely efficiently and to a high standard.
By taking the time to welcome...
Many of us wish we had a lamp that we could just rub gently and see a genie pop out that will make the stress (and expense!) of having to pay our next bill magically go away.
Well iRecharge sure isn’t a genie but just might be making that wish come true this month of October.
Pay for electricity on www.irecharge.com.ng or download the mobile App this month of October to qualify. You just might be lucky enough to have your next bill paid by the company.
Offer Valid till 1st November 2018. With iRecharge you can make seamless Online Bills Payments...
You probably have heard about a writing service. Many students, business people, employees, and employers need help to express their ideas through writing. Yes, writing is one of the vital skills that people need to possess, but some have problems with writing.
A Little about Writing
Writing is one of the ways to communicate with others by using symbols and signs. To be good at writing, you need to have a good grasp of the vocabulary, semantics, and grammar of the language. People use writing for story-telling, keeping records and diary, publishing, corresponding, etc.
To be able to write, people go to...
There is a huge strength of young and energetic people in emerging economies like Nigeria and India. They are the entrepreneurs of the future. Today’s youth want to grow in life and become independent but most don’t want to go for jobs that give them a hectic life.
Therefore, they are always in search of business ideas with low investment. But before starting a new venture or startup, it is necessary for you to do a proper market research.
You should be passionate and must have all the business tactics to compete with your respective competitors in the market.
Best Business Ideas...
If you want to grow your Small Business and take it to new heights, then you may need some custom software. There’s no denying that your company has different needs compared to other businesses, and the software you use should reflect that.
There are many reasons why you want to hire a software development company like Svitla Systems custom software development company to build a custom software optimised for your business needs, as you can access some extraordinary benefits, which I have highlighted below.
Improving the Workflow of your Small Business
Your Small Business has a different workflow when compared to other...
What are the Best WordPress eCommerce Plugins? Years ago, building, maintaining, and running an online store was a very complicated task that required a lot of technical know-hows. Today, it is so easy that with the click of a few buttons, you can create an online store for your business in hours.
Better yet, you can even convert your existing blog to an e-commerce platform with the right tools. These tools are called eCommerce plugins.
So, let's say you run a blog or a website on WordPress, and you want to make more money online by selling some of the books...
Sales and marketing can make or break any startup.
Without a great marketing strategy to bring in leads, and effective sales techniques to convert those leads into actual revenue, a new business may not ever get off the ground.
Here are the top 15 sales and marketing tips every startup should know.
1. Have a Clear, Formal Strategy
In the hectic early stages of starting and building your business, you may be tempted to “wing it” when it comes to sales and marketing.
The importance of a formalised sales and marketing strategy should not be underestimated.
This will define your audience, clarify your message, help...
The Internet has made many things easy. Initially, you could search just about anything by typing it on any search engine, but there was no option to search for images by inserting a particular picture.
Image search was not considered important then, and there was no way to find out information relevant to a given image. The only possible way was to type text related to a particular image to find out further details.
Even after that, you have to go through different web links and see hundreds of pictures to find a similar image. It is very tricky as well...
Although it is often seen as a casual outing, shopping always has the potential to be one of the most grueling undertakings. Even the most discerning and prepared consumers can suffer from long wait times and poor inventory, particularly if a store isn’t prepared for a rush.
This is especially true during the autumn months when peak hours are consistently packed with eager customers. If it’s not back-to-school shopping that has driven someone to the mall, it’s preparation for Thanksgiving or Halloween that has them shopping until they drop.
No matter how many hours one may spend clipping coupons or setting...
Instagram is a platform where billions of people are active each day. So, it is a good platform especially for businesses that are looking for brand recognition and also want to increase their sales.
There are many businesses who have promoted their business on Instagram and still working hard to stay active and popular on this social network.
The reason is simple; you can target as many people as you want with Instagram.
But, when you are really promoting any profile whether it’s of an individual or a business, getting likes on the posts is the first thing that you need to...
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Every year, over 200 Nigerian universities churn out thousands of graduates, and no one of them is sure of securing paid employment. In the past few years, the unemployment numbers have continued to rise and no sustainable action has been taken to avert the disaster that awaits.
Most qualified people have a very hard time finding employment and most of the few who do are grossly underemployed the truth is no one is to blame but the system.
With how run down the various sectors of the economy are, running a company is becoming increasingly expensive and there’s only so much...
If you want to start a blog or build a website with WordPress, getting the best WordPress theme for your blog or website will be one of your top priorities. Here, we will be taking a look at some of the best places to find paid and free WordPress themes for your new website or blog.
A theme is also referred to as a 'template' and installing one is vital to publishing webpages and ultimately, setting up your e-commerce website, blog, or any WordPress powered website in general.
In lieu of building your website from the ground up (a time and...
Managing music on your Mac can be difficult, especially if you have lots of folders filled with music and you don’t even know which specific folder contains what.
And that is a reality for many Mac users. If you are one of those, then you may want to know how to organize your music library on Mac in the most efficient way.
The first thing that comes to mind is to manually check all the folders and transfer everything to one specific folder called Music. But this is just a part of the answer. You may still encounter problems, when finding...
In the present day, the global market is quite competitive. As a result, businesses dedicate much of their resources and time in looking for new clients.
Without focusing on getting clients, it’s obvious that a business will be pushed out of the market. In equal measure, it’s also important to retain your new customers.
The best way to retain your customer is by making sure that they are satisfied with your goods and services. By retaining existing clients, you will save much more. It’s estimated that getting new customers will cost you six times of what it will cost to retain...
Satellite Streams is currently one of the best places for watching free live streaming channels from around the world. With this service, you’ll be able to legally watch sports, current affairs and entertainment channels that are usually included in paid subscriptions.
The website makes it very convenient to access a great selection of live streams without worrying about the need for registration or even paying for a membership pass.
Since the site is not geo-locked, it gives you the versatility to watch your favorite shows from any location, provided that you can get a decent connection to the internet.
And since it’s...
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...
