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Since 1960, agriculture has served as the backbone of Nigeria’s economy, and yet there still remains endless opportunities for growth in agricultural value chains. Releaf is driving this growth by fostering trust among businesses in the Nigerian agricultural sector.

Launched by Nigerian Americans that have attended the likes of Yale, Duke, and MIT, Releaf connects Nigerian agribusinesses to customers they can trust.

The three founders Ikenna Nzewi, Uzoma Ayogu, and Isaiah Udotong are all Nigerian-Americans, with Engineering and Computer Science backgrounds. Prior to launching the company, the founders worked at Bain, Microsoft, and Facebook, respectively.

The team has secured a $120,000 ((₦43,830,000.00) investment from YCombinator, the world’s most prestigious early startup investor, to scale its solution in Nigeria. Up until the investment, its founders were working on Releaf part-time while students.

Inspired to work in Nigerian agriculture by Former Minister of Agriculture and current AfDb President Akinwumi Adesina, the three founders spent the past several months, working to understand the challenges for businesses in Nigerian agriculture. Through 100s of calls and several trips on-ground, the group continued to hear that one of the largest challenges these businesses face is obtaining buyers for their products. Despite existing B2B solutions crafted to facilitate this, that problem was consistently the most frequently mentioned.

Co-founder Ikenna says, “Portals with millions of African businesses do not facilitate many true business connections because most business originates through word of mouth. It became clear to us most of the business-to-business challenges result from a lack of trust.”

Unlike conventional B2B models where businesses post what they sell, Releaf’s platform allows suppliers to directly find the contract opportunities with buyers.

First, businesses register and indicate which commodities they are looking to sell. Then, they are presented with a list verified buyer contracts for those commodities that they may apply to. Finally, Releaf verifies the seller and, if they are qualified, makes a direct connection between the 2 parties.

Instead of cold inquires being sent to buyers, contacting is directly facilitated by Releaf to ensure a 90% response rate from clients.

One of key benefits on the platform is when businesses provide more information about who they work with, they increase the likelihood of the platform informing them of a mutual connection shared with a buyer contract holders. If Chima Amechi has 5 business relationships and Ade Olutobi has 5 business relationships, their connection can result in each of them gaining 5 new business relationships.

Releaf’s business network is referral-driven. Companies with mutual ties are also recommended to connect with one another as done on Facebook. When a business connection is established, both parties can double the network of businesses they are now connected to.

This Fall, the team plans to relocate to Nigeria and scale the business on-ground. The company, operating in stealth thus far, has already verified over 600 agribusinesses and facilitated over 100 connections, but they are now publicly allowing agribusinesses to apply for verification. Releaf aims to map out Nigerian agriculture in its entirety over the next 12 months by registering 20,000 businesses.

Though currently focused on Nigerian Agriculture, the company aims to serve as a central platform that powers African trade in the future.

Isaiah Udotong, CEO of Releaf explains: "Our vision is to make doing business in Africa easier. For too long reliable business has been restricted to few trusted partners and have not found success finding partners on B2B sites. At Releaf, we believe with a larger trusted business network, private sector growth can be stimulated across the African continent.”

Nigerian agribusinesses are invited to find trusted customers at www.releaf.ng

Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201708020917.html

This is Kehinde Durojaiye and he is building an "aero-amphibious jet car", in other words, a car that can run on land, sea and air.

He has built four prototype cars from materials like wood, plastic and styrofoam. Inside the latest version of his car, you'll find an office chair, a keyboard and a steering wheel recycled from a 'keke na pep' [tricycle]. He spends hours refining prototypes of the car, hoping that one day he will make it fly.

On his recent interview with CNN, he said' "We want the whole world to know it is possible to have a kind of machine that can move on land, on sea and fly and perhaps move under the sea, that's my ultimate goal."

Read his CNN feature here: http://edition.cnn.com/2017/04/07/africa/jet-car-nigerian-inventor-flying/index.html

Efe won the Big Brother Naija 2017 with a whopping 57% of the entire votes. How was that possible? There are very few people who rise from obscurity and shoot into the limelight like Efe did.

I made a few observations about Efe and discovered He really didn't do anything 'extraordinary' to achieve this feat. He simply followed some timeless principles of success and of course the time was right for him.

For entrepreneurs and professionals who want to win in business, here are 3 things I think you can learn or relearn from Efe's success.

1. Stay true to your brand promise: Efe was said to be very consistent throughout his stay in the big brother house. At the beginning of the show, he promised to 'keep it real' and viewers will agree that He followed his words with action. You may not notice but customers watch your every move and the moment you deviate from your brand promise, they begin to loose the trust and love they have for your brand.

2. Use the magic word often: When Efe discovered He was safe the last time He was put up for eviction, his first reaction was to lay on the floor to thank his fans. When he was asked what he'll do should he win, he remarked that he'll go on a nationwide 'thank you' tour. By repeatedly thanking his fans, he put them first even before the 25 million naira prize and this earned him more support. Use every opportunity you get to thank the people who pay the bills for your business.

3. Tell your story with passion: Did you watch the last campaign of the top 5 housemates? If you did then I'm sure you saw the passion with which Efe spoke. People want to be able to relate to you or your brand and one great way to make them relate is through your story. Efe talked about his humble background, the struggles he's been through and he won our hearts because we can all relate. I believe people do not just want to hear about your success but about your failures and persistence.

In the words of Graham Greene,“A story has no beginning or end: arbitrarily one chooses that moment of experience from which to look back or from which to look ahead.” Efe's story is still in the making and He has done a great job opening up to us all and giving hope to millions of Nigerians.

What's your story? How well can you tell it? Whenever you get a chance be sure to tell your story with passion so you too can become an inspiration to many.

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Efe for the money!

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I blame buhari for this

LOL! Why na? We don too blame the guy o

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Director General of the National Youth Services Corp, Brigadier General Suleiman Zakari Kazaure said yesterday that Doctors, Nurses and other medical Corp members will be deployed to all the major Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, camps across the country.

Kazaure revealed this at the Damare IDPs camp in Yola. He said that the move is to solve the present medical challenges facing the camps. The Corp members deployed to the camps will assist them in day to day activities while serving the nation.

Reference: http://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2016/04/nysc-to-deploy-serving-doctors-other.html

So NYSC posted this message along with the photo below, saying IGP morns slain corpers.

My fellow nairalanders, what's your take?

Post by NYSC

IGP MOURNS SLAIN CORPS MEMBER

The Inspector-General of Police Mr. Solomon Arase has commiserated with the National Youth Service Corps and the family of Corps member Okonta Dumebi Samuel, who was killed by unknown gunmen during the March re-run legislative elections in Rivers State.

Arase was speaking today when the NYSC Director-General Brigadier General Sule Kazaure paid him a courtesy visit at the Force Headquarters, Abuja.

He said the Police had always collaborated with INEC and the NYSC with a view to ensuring the safety of all Corps members during elections, and expressed regrets that the murder of the Okonta occurred despite the security strategies put in place.

He expressed delight at the Director-General’s visit within a few days of the latter’s assumption of duty noting that it underscored the importance he attached to the relationship between the two agencies.

The IGP reaffirmed the commitment of the Nigeria Police to its collaboration with the NYSC, especially as regards safety during elections as well as orientation course periods. He said the commitment of the force informed its decision to assign a very senior officer to coordinate liaison with the Scheme.

He wished the NYSC helmsman a successful tenure while assuring him of his support.

Earlier, the Director-General Brigadier General Sule Kazaure said the visit to the Inspector-General was in recognition of the role of the Nigeria Police as a critical stakeholder in the NYSC, and went on to call for the strengthening of the existing relationship between the two agencies.

“I came to identify with the IGP because of the collaboration between our organizations. As the saying goes, ‘two heads are better than one’ so, there is strength in collaboration,” he said.

Kazaure thanked the Inspector-General for the support the NYSC had always been enjoying from the police, especially through the provision of security in all camps during orientation courses.

He informed him that the 2016 Batch ‘A’ Orientation course would commence on April 27, 2016 and solicited the usual support of the force in the protection of orientation camps.

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I saw this photo on Facebook and thought I should share it with you all!

So so funny! LOLs