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The Financial Literacy Challenge will bring key finance actors (CBN, banks, credit bureaus, personal finance experts, NGOs, micro-finance institutions etc) together with software developers and designers to create interesting apps and games that help inform Nigerians on how to manage their money and educate on the tools available to meet their money needs.

The apps and games will target:

Children, youth and undergraduates
Educated Nigerians outside the school system
The uneducated/illiterate population

1. am on the street just to hustle for my daughter, they tell me what is the matter.
2. money in the bank, ferrari in the garage, campaign in the glass,everything cool and nice. Flying 1st class, chilling with my people in the oil and gas.
3. already build a mansion for my mother, so why dem dey vex, everytime dem see say we dey flex, so dem dey vex.
4. I got money on my mind, mind over matter.

DBanj: Mind Divided by Matter, which would you choose?....................koko master Mind Over Matter.

omabisco: Please do anyone know how much they pay?

PrestaShop is the most reliable and flexible Open-source e-commerce software. Since 2007, PrestaShop has revolutionized the industry by providing features that engage shoppers and increase online sales. The PrestaTeam consists of over 70 passionate individuals and more than 450 000 community members dedicated to innovated technology.

For a second year in a row, PrestaShop is proud to be the winner of the 2011 Open-source Award. The award is a testament to the contributions of our growing community base. This award is an “Open-source” of pride for the nearly 450,000 PrestaFans who have helped us reach this point with their code contributions, suggestions and encouragement.

“PrestaShop is ecstatic to celebrate a momentous milestone for the PrestaShop Community for surpassing half a million members. A tremendous thank you goes out to each Community member for their active dedication and valuable contributions to the PrestaShop software. We wouldn’t be here without you! ” – Prestashop

remmyz: does anyone have an idea of any multi store ecommerce cart.....

jidowu84: Pls nls can anybody direct or lead me to where i can learn Microsoft Sharepoint effectively with less budget?thank you all.

Year 2011 from

I'm so so sorry I've not been able to reply questions!
1,Swift networks is coming up gradually,so you can use it as a stepping stone to other big shots.
2)Their Test by the date & time I sat for it comprised of some simple arithmetics,spatial ability,English comprehension and some computer coding numericals.It was 50 in all & we were given 1hour to write it.It was good.Pls I'm very very sorry for doing it now.Everybody wrote the same test.It was a manual (written) work.Goodluck to you all!

Do you know that in Nigeria online transactions start with a search engine, Google handles millions of searches a day. Reaching people exactly when they’re searching the Internet for what you offer is vital in helping people to find you. Therefore, If your website is not ranking on the front page for relevant terms, you cannot expect to compete online. If your website is not on that first page, it is, to some extent, invisible. Making use of the right SEO services is the most cost-effective way of attracting customers to your website.
Search engine optimization is about ensuring that a website ranks for relevant search terms. It also means ensuring that the traffic received from search engines converts into sales.

SEO means optimising and improving the code, meta data, hyperlink structure and content of a web page in order to obtain higher natural listings on the search engines. SEO provides a cheap long term solution for increased quality traffic to a website.

So the question now is , which seo company can you trust enough to outsource your company’s online advertising campaign to?
Based on the statistics available today, if you want to find new customers, expand your business or grow your reputation, the internet is the place to be. By utilizing the power of online marketing and social media, you can drastically improve your company’s exposure within the marketplace.

Here is my list of top seo companies in Nigeria, if your company don’t make the list, you need to do more work.

Introducing Xperia™ M for the best of Sony connectivity and design
Sony has announced two new members in its Xperia family in the form of Xperia M and Xperia M dual. Both these smartphones pack in similar specifications, with the Xperia M dual being a dual-SIM smartphone.

Xperia M is designed to bring Sony experiences to a new market and price point; NFC connectivity for one-touch functions, stunning design and a range of technologies including: a high quality screen for sharp viewing; smart camera functionality for impressive pictures and videos; Battery STAMINA Mode for outstanding battery life; and Sony’s signature media apps for enjoying photos, music, movies and games on the go, integrating Sony Entertainment Network services directly in the apps.
It packs a 4.0-inch TFT display of FWVGA resolution and is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus chipset featuring a 1GHz dual-core Krait processor, Adreno 305 graphics and 1GB of RAM.

Sony Xperia M also comes with a 5MP camera using an Exmor RS sensor and capable of 720p video recording, a 0.3MP front snapper for video chats, and 4 GB of expandable storage.

“Consumers looking for their first steps into the world of Xperia smartphones, would be well-advised to look at Xperia M or Xperia Mdual,” said Calum MacDougall, Director of Xperia Marketing at Sony Mobile Communications. “Both models benefit from Sony’s proven innovation and engineering expertise, and are perfect for those who want the premium technology and experiences often only associated with high-end models.”
Ease of sharing and enjoyment

"Don Jazzy produced four songs on the DKM album coming out soon. I remember when I was in America and they were mastering a song and I heard the one featuring Fally Ipupa which was produced by Don Jazzy and I was like wow! I called him immediately and he picked up. I said listen to what I’m hearing, this is a music you produced. So don’t get it twisted like I said, love is a beautiful thing.
"I’m a businessman and I do what is right for my business. What I’m doing now is what I have always wanted as an artiste, professionalism and good distribution. I don’t have any regret."

The United States has made good its promise to help Nigeria end terrorism by offering a $7m (N1.1bn) reward to persons with information on the whereabouts of the leader of militant islamist sect, Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau.

The $7m is part of the $23m posted on Monday by the US State Department’s Rewards for Justice programme in rewards to help track down four other leaders of militant groups such as Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb spreading terror in West Africa.

Up to $5m was posted for Al-Qaeda veteran Mokhtar Belmokhtar, the one-eyed Islamist behind the devastating attack on an Algerian gas plant in January in which 37 persons, including three Americans, were killed.

A further $5m was offered for top AQIM leader Yahya Al-Hammam, reportedly involved in the 2010 murder of an elderly French hostage in Niger Republic.

Malik Abdelkarim, a senior fighter with AQIM, and Oumar Ould Hamaha, the spokesman for Mali’s Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa, were also targeted by the rewards which will give up to $3m each for information leading to their arrests.

The bounties which the Federal Government described as a welcome development, acknowledged the growing links between AQIM and Nigeria’s Boko Haram, which is under pressure from a military offensive.

A senior US State Department official, who made this known to the Agence France Presse on Monday said, “They’ve had a relationship for some time. They send people back and forth for training, they’ve done the provision of arms back and forth.

“The links are… not quite as solid as some of the other terrorist organisations,” he said. “Nonetheless, it’s a dangerous link and it’s something that we feel we should try and stop.”

Shekau had last week called on Islamists in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq to join the bloody fight to create an Islamic state in Nigeria.

In a video obtained by AFP last week, he claimed Boko Haram forces had made significant gains against the Nigerian Army while sustaining little damage since the start of the military offensive on May 15.

“Under his leadership, Boko Haram’s capability has certainly grown,” the official, who asked not to be named added.

He highlighted how the group set off “their first improvised explosive device in early June 2011. By August (2011) they used a car bomb against the United Nations facility,” an attack which killed 25 people.

“When we see someone like this who… is actually leading to an increase in the capability of an organisation, that’s something that we would naturally try to see if we can do something to impede,” he added.

Shekau’s whereabouts could not be determined in the video, in which he was shown seated and dressed in camouflage and a turban, with an AK-47 at his side.

His comments contradicted statements from the military, which claimed major successes during the offensive, including the destruction of Boko Haram camps and dozens of arrests.

Shekau was placed on a US blacklist last year, but Boko Haram has yet to be designated a foreign terrorist organisation – an absence which has raised eyebrows among regional experts.

The US department official also told the AFP that the “AQIM has been increasingly active in the North and West Africa. They’re one of the pre-eminent kidnap for ransom groups in the terrorist world now.”

“They cause us a great deal of concern. Anything that we can do naturally to cut down on the capabilities of AQIM, anything that we can do to get information on these people so that we can get them in front of a court… That is our goal,” he added.

The US has been increasingly worried about the spread of Islamist groups in Mali and across the vast and lawless Sahel since a military coup ousted the government in Bamako.

Former colonial power France had led a military offensive in January against the militants in Mali’s northern desert. The West African nation prepares for presidential elections on July 28.

There are fears however that the spread of militant groups risks destabilising the entire West African region.

Belmokhtar, who was a senior commander for AQIM, broke away from the group last year to set up his own group dubbed the “Signatories in Blood.”

Branded “the Uncatchable,” Belmokhtar also personally supervised the operational plans for the twin car bombings in Niger that killed at least 20 people late last month, according to a spokesman for his group.

In Abuja, the Federal Government through the presidential spokesman, Dr. Reuben Abati, said the $7m bounty on Shekau was a positive development.

“We welcome any effort by the international community to support Nigeria’s effort at waging war against terrorism and its perpetrators. What this proves is that terrorism is a global phenomenon that requires global effort at combating it. Nigeria believes that the international community needs to come together to combat terrorism, “ Abati told journalists.

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Thanks

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