Diaspora Opportunities

Tom Jackson,Disrupt Africa Nigeria’s Union Bank and the Co-Creation Hub (CcHub) have partnered to launch the Centenary Innovation Challenge, which marks the bank’s 100th anniversary and is aimed at providing support to tech startups. The challenge is aimed at businesses and ideas in the areas of financial inclusion, education and agriculture, with applications open until May 19. A total of 10 startups will be selected to take part in an intensive bootcamp aimed at helping them develop their ideas. The startups will then pitch to a panel of experts, with three winning companies sharing a total of NGN4.5 million (US$15,000) in prize money. “As an institution we are taking the lead in tackling social problems in communities where we do business in a sustainable way. Last year, we kicked off our first ever internal innovation challenge in the bank, and we are currently working on implementing the transformational ideas that came through that would al...

Airbnb   is an   online marketplace   and   hospitality service , enabling people to lease or rent short term   lodging   including   vacation rentals ,   apartment   rentals,   homestays ,   hostel   beds, or   hotel   rooms.It is an acronym of Air(mattress) Bed and Breakfast. It was founded by Joe Gebbia,Brian Chesky and Nathan Blecharzyk in 2009. The company does not own any lodging; it is merely a   broker   and receives percentage service   fees   ( commissions ) from both guests and hosts in conjunction with every booking. It has over 3,000,000 lodging listings in 65,000 cities and 191 countries, and the cost of lodging is set by the host. Like all hospitality services, Airbnb is a form of   collaborative consumption   and   sharing . Registration and account creation is free.   On each booking, the company charges guests a 6%-12% guest services fee and charges...

  Description Innovators working on justice and legal issues worldwide can apply for up to 20,000 EUR in equity-free grant money as part of the HiiL Justice Accelerator’s Innovating Justice Challenge. The Call for Applications, which opened March 1 and remains open until June 30, encourages two types of application: first, startups with an idea and team may apply for funding in the Call for Innovations; second, individuals without a team or idea can apply for the Call for Talent . The Call for Innovations has, over the last five years, awarded funding to over 60 innovative justice/legal technologies from all over the world. It is open to applicants with both a team and justice innovation idea. The Call for Talent is a search for individuals with a particular skill that they wish to apply to the cause of justice innovation. Up to 10 individuals will be selected and supported through innovation training, some travel to local events, sup...

NetPlusDotCom is a business and technology solutions provider with primary focus on the sub-Sahara African market. The company has launched innovative products and is playing in the e-payment market in Nigeria. They are hiring for the following positions: • PHP Developers (Junior and Senior)They are looking for PHP Developers responsible for managing back-end services and the interchange of data between the server and the users. Your primary focus will be the development of all server-side logic, definition and maintenance of the central database, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end. You will also be responsible for integrating the front-end elements built by your co-workers into the application. Therefore, a basic understanding of front-end technologies is necessary as well. • Sales Representatives They are looking for sales representatives to manage sales of our services to B2B and Corporate clients • Operations Analyst They...

DESCRIPTION WHO MUST YOU BECOME TO ACHIEVE FINANCIAL FREEDOM? Have you tried everything and yet no result? It’s not the economy, not government, not recession; it’s you! When you focus on personal development, when you work on yourself, then the universe has no choice but to respond to your need! I have organized Breakthrough Financial Freedom Seminar to help you uncover the path to abundance! Beyond the principles of success, you will learn practical rapid growth strategy using both online and offline strategy to transform your business or career. The secret of success is….no secret! I have packed one day with enough knowledge to start your journey toward financial freedom. Most people know what to do but they don’t do it! This is why a live seminar like this would fire you up to start living and stop procrastinating. In addition, we would teach you how to harness the power of the universe to your advantage so that you become unstoppable. Second part is to teach you inn...

Certificate Business Course   (SCBC)  is a 14 weeks full fledged entrepreneurship development certificate course designed to equip especially young business startups all over Africa. Affiliated and accredited by the Business School Netherlands, (Netherland's number 1 business school), the course will cover every angle of business management for startups. Certificates will be issued by Business School Netherlands and will be recorgnizable anywhere in the world. Our aim is to provide ivy league learning opportunity for as many startups as possible at very affordable rates and to position them to compete globally, and win. SCBC is the most formidable alternative to the rather ridiculously expensive enterprise training school in Nigeria. for further enquiry, and to pick up the registeration form, visit www.scbcafrica.com, email info@scbcafrica.com, call or whatsapp 08067119142, 08182908606. DATE AND TIME Sat, Jul 8, 2017, 9:00 AM – Sat, Jul 29, 2017, 5:00 PM ...

Founders Conference is gradually evolving as the biggest convergence of technology interests in Nigeria. The annual event which intends to host 1,200 technology entrepreneurs, tech geeks, web application developers, technology business investors, technology enthusiasts and other innovation-driven business owners will hold a second edition on Thursday May 11, 2017. The event organised by Venture Starter Limited will be held at Sheba Centre, Coza, Beside FCMB, Mobolaji-Bank Anthony, Ikeja, Lagos. The maiden edition of Founders Conference held at Four Points By  Sheraton, Victoria Island last year drawing about 300 tech space players, entrepreneurs, speakers and tech enthusiasts including Dr. Henrietta Inwuegbuzie of Lagos Business School, Fikayo Ogundipe of Tolet.com.ng; Bilikiss Adebiyi Abiola of Wecyclers and a whole lot of others. According to a statement from the organizers; Venture Starter Nigeria and signed by the  Convener, Bunmi Jembola this year’s even...

The British Government has launched Super Priority Visa Service in Nigeria to allow customers to process their applications within 24 hours. The British High Commission, on its website, said the new service was to particularly meet the needs of those who required urgent service to travel. The High Commission quoted the British High Commissioner, Paul Arkwright, as welcoming the introduction of the Super Priority Visa service in Nigeria. “I am pleased to see the Super Priority Visa service being launched in Nigeria. “This comes with an additional cost but is designed to give greater flexibility to our customers and underlines our strong commitment to make improvements to the visa services we offer. “We expect this new service to be particularly useful for business. We understand that business opportunities and urgent requirements can arise at very short notice. “We recognise this and want to facilitate such travel to the UK with this new super-fast s...

Source:Tom Jackson,Disrupt Africa Nigerian fintech startups have the opportunity to pitch for NGN3 million (US$10,000) worth of incubation and prize money of NGN500,000 (US$1,600) at the Fintech Startup Challenge in June. The challenge will take place at the CardExpo event in Lagos on June 13-15, and is hosted in partnership with Nigeria Interbank Settlement System (NIBSS) , AfriLabs and Venture Garden Group . The aim is to identify, evaluate and support innovative ideas relevant to Enterprise, Governance and Social Development in Nigeria.. Selected fintech startups will get the chance to pitch to an audience of strategic players in the financial services industry at CardExpo. Winning startups will be offered three months of incubation and mentorship from Venture Garden Group, while three finalists will walk away with prize money. Startups will also be offered the opportunity to access and test their payments solutions on an NIBSS demo-pad interface. Applications a...

Higher National Diploma holders can top-up their HND to Bsc in the following Disciplines from Southwestern University Okun Owa,Ogun State: Computer Science Accountancy Business Administration and Management Banking and Finance Marketing PROGRAMME ADMISSION REQUREMENTS: The minimum entry requirements for admission into the Upgrade Programme at Southwestern University are: A higher National Diploma obtained at an accredited Polytechnic. National Youth Service Corps. (Discharged / Exclusion / Exemption Certificate as the case may be.) A pass grade in a written test to be taken before admission into the Programme. To Apply click  HERE

UNICAF is an online platform in Sub-Saharan Africa that helps African Professionals and young school leavers have access to quality education from partnering universities. It was founded in 2012 and it evolved from University of Nicosia and now solely focusing Africa.It offers wide range of scholarships to students worldwide.Since inception more than 8,000 students have taken advantage of UNICAF's scholarships and registered to one of the partnering programmes.It has so far awarded over $35m in scholarships to students in over 80 countries. Currently, UNICAF offers a number of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in a number of areas such as business, education and psychology. The partnering Universities:University of Nicosia,University of South Wales,Marymount California University,Intercollege,UNICAF University. It is in partnership with:Forbes,Google,Vanguard,The Pie News,CDC Investment Works,IT News Africa and a host of others. To Apply Click  HERE

University of the people is a non profit organisation based in US.It offers Associate degrees and Bachelors degree in Health Studies,Computing and Business Administration.It also offers Masters in Business Administration. It is a tuition free online university and since inception in 2009 it has graduated many students from different countries.It is accredited by United States Dept of Education,Distance Education Accreditation,Distance Education Accrediting Commission,and several others. It in partnership with the following:New York University,UC Bekeley, Micosoft4Afrika,Hewlett Packard,United Nations Global Alliance fo ICT and Development,Clinton Global Initiative,OpenCourseWare Initiative,Ashoka and Asal Technologies. To apply click  HERE

Background  The Fund is a N2.0 billion in the first year to encourage young Nigerian graduates of tertiary institutions who are currently serving under the NYSC programme to start up new businesses as well as expansion of existing ones. TARGET MARKET/ CRITERIA  This product will be available to serving NYSC members that have successfully passed through the following stages:  Screening process  Attended the capacity building programme developed specifically for the prospects under GEF  Submitted a bankable business plan in respect of any of the Bank’s identified 35 SME clusters listed in Appendix I. (Any subsequent addition to the Bank’s identified cluster shall also be included) Projected Impact The fund shall be deployed to support the establishment and/or expansion of an estimated 1,000 enterprises promoted by NYSC members across the country. The scheme is expected to create a minimum of 5,000 direct jobs and 25,000 indirect jobs annually, totalling 30,000 jobs. F...

  About the Hotel Enjoy the accommodative luxury offered in Divine Fountain during your stay in Lagos. One of our Top Rated Hotels in Ajao Estate Divine Fountain Hotel is situated off Murtala Mohammed International Airport Express Way in Ajao Estate. The hotel features an event center. The hotel is often selected for being close to the Lagos International Airport. Each spacious room is fitted with an en suite bathroom, air conditioning, a fridge and a flat screen TV with satellite channels. Breakfast is served daily at the hotel. Meals and drinks can be ordered at the onsite restaurant and bar. Guests can enjoy swimming sessions at the outdoor pool. Laundry/dry cleaning and car hire service are available at a surcharge. The premises are guarded by security personnel and onsite parking is available. Divine Fountain Hotel also houses an event centre for hosting corporate and social functions. Divine Fountain Hotel is a 2 minute walk from Vee Jay Restaurant,...

Source:The Entrepreneur In the 21st century, money is no longer limited to bills, coins and credit cards. In fact, some money is truly international -- not owned by any particular government -- and regulated “by the people” instead of a central entity. It also exists wholly on the internet. This type of money is called cryptocurrency. You may have heard of or even used Bitcoin when it first became popular several years ago, but where Bitcoin used to rule , other cryptocurrencies are now being used to pay back family members for lunch, charge customers for products and services and make other everyday transactions. As an entrepreneur, it’s important to keep an eye on the most commonly-used cryptocurrencies. Here are six I think you should know about. Ethereum Rather than competing with Bitcoin like many other cryptocurrencies, Ethereum complements it; while the Bitcoin blockchain network tracks ownership of its own currency, the Ethereum blockchain runs pro...