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An online business is one which you can run online. Think of any business that involves you finding customers online, receiving payments and making delivery of goods and services online. It simply is a business that you could do over an internet platform. Your customers find you online, they make payments to you while you deliver whatever it is you are being paid for.

Opportunity

According to a recent global study of internet penetration Nigeria has roughly 9% of its over 150 million people connected to the internet, that translates to roughly 14 million people. There are 5 million Nigerians on facebook and over 3 million on twitter. More than 900,000 Nigerians are registered users on Nairaland to mention a few online market places where it’s possible to showcase goods and services to an online audience here in Nigeria. The market is enormous but to tap into this opportunity, you’ll have to do what many brick and mortar businesses can’t do or are not offering. For instance price, can you offer a high value product for less than average price? Also consider rare commodities. Products that are hard to find in many shops can also be sold online. Some people are doing good business online in Nigeria selling cakes through their websites, designer shoes, bags and even cars.

Challenges

The major challenges with doing online business in Nigeria are Trust, payment method and shipping/delivery. First how do you win the trust of Nigerians to buy what you are offering? That is the main challenge, if you can overcome the trust issue then you still have to find a convenient and safe method of processing payment. Will people pay you by direct bank deposit or electronically? Also consider how to deliver the goods to the end user. How long will he/she have to wait to receive his/her goods? Which method of delivery will you use to deliver the goods? Then the idea of doing business online in Nigeria is also relatively new as not many Nigerians are keen on patronizing online merchants but that doesn’t mean there are no opportunities.

Startup Requirements

A professionally designed website

A website is your online shop. It’s what you use to display your goods and services to the world to appreciate and patronize. If you really want to make money through your website then it must be professionally designed and made to look like what any serious business will own. A good website starts from N15’000

Online Marketing Tools

In this era of people being active on social media; facebook, twitter, nairaland and so on it would be a sin not to have marketing tools to help you penetrate this market. You need to have a facebook page, a blog and an account on twitter and nairaland if you want to exploit the marketing opportunities. If you don’t have the time or know the turf, you can hire someone to do your online marketing for you, they come with various titles such as; social media manager, web content marketer or Social media consultant and so on.

Learn about more business Ideas in Nigeria here: http://lagosbusinesses..com/2012/08/how-to-start-online-business-in-nigeria.html

dominique: By then vacation hotpots will be in jupiter, uranus and the moon!

I just wonder if the earth itself would be anything like what it is today. What would technology be like by then. Would people travel between planets for business? UFOs and extra-terrestrial beings etc!

The idea of travelling to Jupiter for vacation sounds exciting anyways it would be such fun indeed to vacation to other planets!

Nigerian Music Videos are becoming extremely popular especially in this age of online file sharing, social media and video streaming. Nigerians love their music and wouldn’t hesitate to be identify with their favorite local artistes. Here are the top 10 most viewed Nigerian songs online between 2005 and date.

Oliver Twist by D’banj – Over 20 million views

D’banj is Nigeria’s most successful music export of all time having made more money from stage performances, endorsements and record sales that it’s no surprise Oliver twist one of his hit singles has made it to the top of this list as the most popular Nigerian Music Video of all time. This song has been remixed by many world renowned artistes including Estelle.

Chop My Money by P-square ft Akon - Over 15.2 million views

While P-square are amazingly enterprising and very organized in how they run and manage their music business, one thing remains paramount with this successful twins, their ability to churn out music fans would love and appreciate. Chop my money is one of such ventures that has made this duo the international success that they are.

Onyinye by P-square ft Rick Ross – Over 12.1 million views

Again they’re on this list this time in number 3 spot with Beautiful Onyinye featuring Rick Ross. This by the way is an award winning song that has also improved the P-square brand globally.

Kukere by Iyanya - 8.3 million views

Project Fame Winner Iyanya blew up in 2012 becoming a multi millionaire performing artiste on the strength of this hit single. He has his fans to be grateful to but of course the originality and vibe this song resonated contributed to its success.

Girl by Bracket ft Wizkid - over 6 million views

While Wizkid is an internationally acclaimed award winning artiste Bracket are not however that hasn’t stopped them from making a strong showing on the international scene especially online with this hit single featuring wizkid.

Ice Prince ft. Brymo – Oleku 2.3 million views

Ice Prince Zamani until 2009 was an up and coming rapper till himself and Brymo teamed up to produce this hit single together. Today mention Ice Prince and everyone knows you’re referring to a Nigerian rapper, well for Brymo it seems in this particular instance Ice Prince stole the show.

Dami duro by Davido – Over 2.1 million views

Prior to this he had another hit single – back when – which made impact locally but today Davido is a rising star – actually a super star about to go into mega super star status.

You bad by Wande Coal ft D’banj - Over 1.9 million views

Wande Coal and D’banj while still under defunct Mo’hits records teamed up with Don Jazzy as producer for this hit single. Sadly Mo’hits is no more as D’banj and erstwhile friend and business partner Don Jazzy split in 2012. However someone for a second time is on this list again.

African Queen by Tu Face - 1.8 million views

This Award winning song was at one time the most viewed Nigerian song online but it has since lost its relevance as newer and more captivating songs have shown up to replace it. African Queen however was the hit single that made Tu Face Idibia the super star he is today.

Gobe by Davido 1.7 million views

To say Davido is a mega super star in the making is not an understatement especially now that he has a second hit single on this list. Gobe is the hottest song so far in 2013 still waiting to see if its shine will dim with the rise of another hit single.

http://paulipopo.hubpages.com/hub/Top-10-most-Viewed-Nigerian-Music-Videos-Online

dominique: I would say Fugly. Good thing I won't be around to witness such, its my googly eyed descendants' cup of tea sha

Lol!

Sanboy25: No, more like: "If you don't stop calling me, I'll ______ you!"
(fill in the blank to your convenience )

Hmm I have and it's quite chilling!

Sanboy25: Once you told the guy/girl that you're not interested and they insist, it is to be considered as stalking.
At that point, I'll advice you to threaten them... that's the easier way...

To threaten them? As in pick my calls or I'll deal with you or show interest in me?

deols: I dont want to say ugly.

Personally I would agree with you 100% if you say ugly!

When you call a girl/guy because you love talking to them but they don't feel the same way or if they're playing hard to get, how many times would calling such a person amount to stalking.

In fact what would you say is stalking? Comments would be appreciated

@remecy just got in touch with my client the error is from there will make the correction in the morning!

Thanks for this observation, I'll check and get back to you!

Just found this on Forbes and thought I'd share it

https://b-i.forbesimg.com/parmyolson/files/2013/06/Faces-of-the-Future-4.jpg
In 100,000 years: The human face is proportioned to the 'golden ratio,' though it features unnervingly large eyes. There is green “eye shine” from the tapetum lucidum, and a more pronounced superciliary arch. A sideways blink of the reintroduced plica semilunaris seen in the light gray areas of the eyes, while miniature bone-conduction devices implanted above the ear work with the communications lenses on the eyes.

According to Forbes Magazine, the human species is going to undergo several physiological changes including the in the eyes and face.

The eyes are expected to be large and very powerful and possibly wirelessly connected. We'll also have larger nostrils for breathing in other planets as well


http://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2013/06/07/how-the-human-face-might-look-in-100000-years/
http://www.abujafood.com/lifestyle/gadgets-a-tech/1247-how-the-human-face-would-look-like-in-100000-years-time.html

Applications are still being collected!

Yeah I've one here is my email to reach me for details: 0818 083 1826

MODs what do you call putting this thread on the front page when there is a similar one here: https://www.nairaland.com/1316288/saka-ll-port-back-etisalat?

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It seems his wealth has gotten to his head that he doesn't even realize that money can be spent doing more reasonable things than filing a frivolous lawsuit.

Good Luck to him

lulukay: All dis guy is looking for is greener pasture! A way to feed his family man, dey shld leave him alone

Maybe he's the one who wants to return since the CEO said it was a mistake by Saka!

Acidosis: Abujafood, abeg I get candidate oo

She studied Chemistry Tech, BSc.

Worked for about 3 fastfood (Mr Biggs time-out & 2 others) in Benin.


I know you're in-charge here

I'm not in charge, This is a client's brief! But she's welcome to apply!

In My opinion Porting back to Etisalat would be the bigger mistake, it would make Saka look bad!

https://leadership.ng/sites/default/files/styles/panopoly_image_full/public/news_articles/saka.gif

The Chief Executive Officer, Etisalat Nigeria Mr. Steve Evans, has described the celebrated porting of the comedian Hafiz Oyetoro popularly known as Saka as a mistake, noting that he will return back to Etisalat fold after 90 days.

Speaking in Lagos yesterday at a media Roundtable on Mobile Number Portability (MNP) , Evans noted that “We all make mistakes in life” and the decision by Saka to port from Etisalat to a rival network MTN Nigeria was one of such mistakes on the part of the comedian.

In what could be regarded as one of the official statement by any high ranking staff of Etisalat since Saka ported over a month ago, Evans said he is hoping Saka would realise his mistakes and port back at the end of the 90 days grace period given by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for subscribers to port back to any other his original network.

The CEO noted that Etisalat was well prepared for the MNP and has built and expanded its network to accommodate over 30 million subscribers which is double its present capacity.

He noted that his company has recorded very impressive results since the MNP kicked off on April 22. Though he refused to provide the details but said he was satisfied with the report he was getting from his men on the field.

Furthermore, Evans maintained that his company has improved tremendously in its Key Performance -indicator (KPI) ratings.

http://leadership.ng/news/070613/saka-ll-port-back-etisalat-after-90-days-ceo

Deadline for this vacancy is now July 15th, 2013!

Applications are still welcome!

The Phd holders are obviously saying half a loaf is better than none! No time to be selective with jobs just apply for the ones available!

There is this prestige that many Nigerians have with being called graduates. Most young Nigerians who want to build a career only think of white collar jobs and you can’t secure one if you don’t have a university degree or a Higher National Diploma from a recognized polytechnic in Nigeria. The examination body responsible for preparing students to gain admission into Universities and Polytechnics in Nigeria is the Joint Admission and Matriculation board (JAMB) while the various Universities and Polytechnics conduct separate examinations to admit deserving students into various department through an aptitude test known as Universities/Polytechnics Matriculations Exam also known as Post UME.

Market Opportunity

There are at least 1.7 million Nigerians who would want to take the 2014 Jamb/UTME examination and majority of them lack sufficient experience or knowledge on how to prepare for these examinations. An experienced tutor/instructor who understands how the process works from time of registration till admissions and eventual matriculation stands to gain a lot especially in the big towns and cities all over Nigeria. In some cases intending JAMB takers (JAMBITES) pay as much as N5000 per month to prepare for 4 subjects, imagine if you had 40 students to teach per month, that would be N200,000 to say the least.

Challenges

But it a good idea always sounds good until it’s tested. There are many challenges you’ll face such as suitable location as many students tend to judge a prep center by its location which is not easy to find. If you’re using under a tree or behind someone’s house it makes you look like a quick buck. Also you’ll have to deal with examination touts and mercenaries as some of them might want to poach your students into patronizing them. It’s common these days to have people waiting for already answered questions sent to their phones in the exam halls thanks to touts who may give your business a bad name if you’re not careful.

Business Strategy

There are several strategies you can adopt to make money for yourself apart from charging fees. You can sell handouts, JAMB scratch cards and key points for your students to study at their own leisure time. Another strategy will be to have both morning and evening classes. Morning classes could start by 9 am and end by noon Mondays to Fridays and 10 am till noon on Saturdays while evening classes could run from 4 pm till 7 pm Mondays to Fridays and 4 pm till 6 pm on Saturdays or probably give Saturdays off for evening classes depending on your capacity. As stated earlier you’ll also need a good location like a shop space in a busy neighbourhood or very close to a university/polytechnic area or where there are many secondary schools. This is just a marketing strategy to put you close to the students.

Requirements

You’ll need to have one subject teacher who is really good at each subject. For instance someone can specialize in chemistry and physics, another teacher may take biology and geography, another might take Maths, while literature and English can go to another teacher. You pay your teachers per class taught like say N500 per class with each class lasting for 1 hour.

Start-Up Capital

Rent – N60,000
Stationery (Marker board, pens, textbooks etc) – N50,000
Furniture (10 benches and desks) – N80,000
Generator set – N20,000
Others – N20,000
Total – N230,000

Conclusion

The business is not for everyone as you need to have a passion for teaching and an eye to hire good teachers. There are many graduates of colleges of Education who are unemployed and many of them would be glad to teach for a small fee. Overall it’s your reputation that will sell your business for you so strive hard to make it work well for you.

http://lagosbusinesses..com/2013/06/how-to-start-jambutme-tutorialprep.html

What can one find to sell online in Nigeria to make some serious cash these days? It would seem that with so much unemployment out there that the internet can at least offer some amount of hope for unemployed people or people with business savvy, here are some interesting ideas to pursue to start making money online in Nigeria.

Sell Deals in Nigeria

Deals are special offers that people can get at reasonable prices. There are many examples of deals such as; discount sale of special items, promotional sales, travel deals and so on. If I have a boutique that is new in town and I want to let people know about it, one of the best ways to do this will be by offering an irresistible price for a high value item like may be corporate suits. Deals are popular online selling items in Nigeria.

Sell Real Estate in Nigeria

It is hard to find real estate companies that don’t do internet marketing because many of them know that Nigerians are going online to look for apartments or houses to buy or sell.

Cars for Sale

Cars are also in high demand, if you do business online selling cars you are bound to meet customers but to succeed in this business you must know a lot about internet marketing.

Sell Mobile Phones

Nigerians never seem to tire when it comes to buying mobile phones. Selling phones online is another way to smile to the banks.

Hotels and reservations

Nigerians are willing to look for hotels to secure reservations for business or pleasure. You will find that helping people with finding good hotels for great prices is another fast moving online product to market.

Flights and Airline tickets

Airline tickets and flights are also great online best selling items in Nigeria.

Try Selling Specialized Information

Information about how to make money, trainings and certifications packaged as ebooks or reports are excellent money making products as well.

http://lagosbusinesses..com/2012/02/7-lucrative-products-to-sell-online-in.html

When I read news like this I feel sorry for Nigerians incarcerated in police stations. I know the case of a man who was missing for 3 months only for the family to discover he was locked up and tortured at a police station in Festac Town. Others were bailed and released but because he was so poor and had no phone to contact family members he was left there until someone luckily managed to reach his family on his behalf before they rallied money to pay off the arresting officers.

What was his offence? He was around Alaba Market area when police came to arrest some suspected thieves so he said anyways and he just happened to have been around when they started arresting people indiscriminately.

The best Medical Schools in the world are reputed for being citadels for qualitative world class Education for aspiring medical practitioners the world over. They excel in their chosen fields and among other things are breeding grounds for seasoned professional medical practitioners. The criteria used in selecting these medical schools include; accolades (Nobel prizes won), quality of graduates they produce plus the quality of research and discoveries they accomplished over time. In

Harvard School of Medicine

Located in Boston Massachusetts the Harvard School of Medicine is the best medical school in the world. Founded in 1782 with a faculty comprising 3 students the college has grown over centuries to become the world’s leading institution for training medical doctors. In all its years of existence, the college has produced more than 11 Nobel Laureates not including hundreds of other outstanding recognition many of its graduates have earned. The university also boasts of the best professors and researchers in the medical field.

Oxford Medical School

Oxford Medical School is the oldest of its kind in the western world dating as far back as the 14th century although the clinical school for post graduate studies was established in 1936. This School of Medicine is reputed for providing an enabling environment all round intellectual development, you’re guaranteed a world class medical Education at this prestigious university which is highly selective in granting admission to applicants.

John Hopkins School of Medicine

In 1889, the United States of America witnessed the birthing of a new era in world class Medical Education with the establishment of the John Hopkins School of Medicine which has to its accolades Nobel Prize-winning discovery of restriction enzymes which gave birth to the genetic engineering industry. The school is also credited with the discovery of the brain's natural opiates which has triggered an explosion of interest in neurotransmitter pathways and functions. In addition to discovery of three types of Polio Virus and the blue baby operation which was a landmark achievement leading to modern day heart surgery. Several modern Medical areas of specialties such as paediatrics, neurosurgery, urology and endocrinology are also credited to this world class medical school.

Yale University School of Medicine (YSM)

Founded in 1810, the Yale School of Medicine is a world-renowned center for biomedical research, education and advanced health care. The School has a tradition that dates back to 1839 requiring all students to complete a thesis based on original research prior to graduation. Just like the afore mentioned Yale University has to its credit a number of ground breaking discoveries such as that the Neuropathic pain (pain after nerve injury) often is unresponsive to existing medications, Demonstration that bone-marrow derived stem cells, introduced intravenously, "home" to the injured spinal cord and participate in repair. Scientists at the Center hope this will lead to a clinical trial in humans among others.

Standford University School of Medicine

Established in 1908 in Stanford California, the Stanford University School of Medicine is the firth best MedicalSchool in the world for 2014. The University is ranked second best in the world for medical research behind HarvardUniversity and is known to attract some of the world’s best brains among intending medical students. Admission into this college of Medicine is highly competitive as it has an acceptance rate of 3 % which is one of the lowest in the world.

http://paulipopo.hubpages.com/hub/Top-5-Medical-Schools-in-the-World

Position/Title: Manager
Department: Business Management
Location: Nigerian Law School Bwari

Pay Scale:

• Basic Annual Salary (N700,000) to be reviewed annually
• Bonus and allowance of up to N30,000 monthly depending on performance

Reports to: MD/CEO
Job Type: Full Time

Position Summary:

The occupant of this position is essentially the commercial business manager with the ultimate responsibility of safe guarding the financial success of the outlet/site and maintaining the reputation of the company. The role has strong hospitality element ensuring that the outlet delivers high quality food and drink and good customer service. It also includes activities common to business manager in any sector, including overseeing marketing, sales, operations, finance and human resources.

Essential Job Functions

Operational Management: Organising stock, ordering supplies and overseeing building maintenance, cleanliness and security

People Management: Motivating and encouraging staff achieve targets, coordinating staff scheduling and rosters, recruitment of new staff (working with the MD/CEO).

Ensuring High Standards of Customer Service and Satisfaction is maintained, while handling complaints and queries

Financial Management: Planning and working to budgets, maximizing profits and achieving sales targets set by management, administering payrolls (working with the MD/CEO).

Minimum Requirements

Education: Minimum of B.sc or Hnd in any of the following subjects: Food and Nutrition, Business Management, Catering, Hospitality, Marketing, Accounting, Agricultural Science, Economics or any other relevant subjects.

Experience: Minimum of 2 years experience in the fast food or hospitality industry
Skills and Knowledge

• Excellent Customer Service Skills
• Ability to lead and motivate and influence people
• Good organizational skills
• Energy and Stamina
• Decision making ability and problem solving skills
• Strong communication skills, tact and diplomacy
• Competent user of Microsoft Packages including: Word, Excel and Power Point

New Deadline: 15th July 2013

Send Resume to info@abujafood.com (Initial error regretted)

We would often times love to take great photos with our cameras or mobile phones but how often do we realize how poorly taken our photos are? What’s equally worth considering is what causes the mistakes in the first place. Here we’re listing 5 common photography mistakes and their causes:

Blurry Pictures

One of the top complaints from amateur photographers is that their images have come out blurry. The simple answer to this problem usually is that there isn’t enough light reaching the sensor, so the camera struggles to take a sharp image. Various ways to solve this issue include using a tripod or a monopod (a must in low light conditions!), choosing a higher ISO setting for faster shutter speeds or using flash to freeze any movement.

Too Much Contrast in Photos

A photograph with too much contrast has a strong difference between light (highlight) and darker (shadow) areas of the image. This is very apparent in photographs taken on a sunny day. Use flash to fill in the dark shadowy areas of the image and try underexposing the image by one or two stops to see the difference it makes.

Picture Subject is too far

In every photograph we shoot, we want something engaging in the frame. If your subject is too far away, it will not make much impact. You can move closer by using a good quality telephoto zoom lens or we can crop the image later with your image editing software. Remember to shoot the image at the highest resolution possible because cropping reduces the quality.

Low Resolution Photos

Shooting at a low resolution may allow you to store more images on your memory card, but it is a bad idea. Using a low resolution setting means that the image quality will suffer, and you won’t be able to print large photographs without noticing the pixels. Additionally, every time you save a jpeg file it loses some quality. If you start off with a small file, your editing options will be very limited. Buy additional memory cards and take your photos with higher resolution and avoid low quality files!

Overexposed Pictures

If your photograph is too bright and lacking in detail, then it is overexposed. This means there is too much light hitting the sensor. Overexposure can be particularly bad on bright days or with light colored subjects. To correct for overexposure, you can try underexposing the image by choosing -0.5 or -1 and seeing if more detail has been retained. Additionally, use spot metering for accurate results - pick a grey mid-toned area in your image as the guideline.

http://www.abujafood.com/lifestyle/fashion-a-style/1242-5-photography-mistakes-and-their-causes.html

@OP

What do you mean by the girl is back? Did she travel or disappear?

Will they also sanction me for not recognising Jonah Jang?

Once again not surprised!

I'm not surprised at all.