Jumia Food exit: How much longer can Jumia hold out in Nigeria?
The recent announcement of Jumia Food’s exit from Nigeria, its biggest market, has set alarm bells ringing among industry watchers. Dr. Fred Bongani, a former employee and founding staff, examines…
UK, EU, US Amazon workers to stage Black Friday strike, demonstration over pay
Amazon workers in the UK  United States and Europe will go on strike on Black Friday – one of the busiest shopping days of the year – in a long-running…
Meta launches AI-based video editing tools
November 17, 2023 Meta Platforms on Thursday launched two new AI-based features for video editing that could be used for posting to Instagram or Facebook. The first is called Emu…
Top 10 jobs that robots are already doing better than humans
In this age of ‘everything is possible’, below are ten jobs that robots are already doing better than humans. The list will help you tweak your career, workplace and investment…
Ken Ugbechie’s Nigeria Heroes and Sheroes now on Amazon.com
It’s official. Nigeria’s foremost book on development, Nigeria Heroes and Sheroes: Diary of a Journalist of Courage, authored by Mr. Ken Ugbechie, Publisher of Political Economist NG, is now listed…
Analysis: Jumia Kenya losses trigger bad omen for Africa e-commerce
By Mildred Kibaki Africa is touted as the next frontier in global ecommerce on account of its growing youth population. But with serial losses being recorded by some of the…
Global tech giants sack over 60,000 staff in months, cite poor revenue returns
Global tech giants are shedding over 60,000 jobs in a gale of job cuts afflicting the tech industry. Experts point to inflation, increasing spend of production and low patronage including…
Spotify to cut staff as soon as this week – Bloomberg News
Jan. 23, 2023 Spotify Technology is planning layoffs as soon as this week to cut costs, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday, joining the likes of Alphabet Inc, Amazon.com Inc, Microsoft…
Jeff Bezos Fund to Push for Africa Land Restoration Around U.N. Climate Summit
October 5, 2022 Billionaire Jeff Bezos’s environmental fund is seeking to build a coalition with African and European countries around this year’s U.N. climate summit to add heft to land…
Jobs at Amazon: e-Commerce giant now recruiting for Nigeria operations
Ahead of its launch for operations in Nigeria by April 2023, Amazon, the American e-commerce giant, is head-hunting for qualified persons to fill vacant positions in Nigeria and add to…