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The Nexus Community by Workium has launched operations in Abuja, Lagos, and Ibadan within a 90-day period, establishing city-based hubs aimed at organizing access to international employment opportunities for African professionals. The rollout comes amid sustained global labor shortages across sectors such as healthcare, technology, skilled trades, logistics, and hospitality. While interest in working abroad remains high across Nigeria and other African countries, access to verified information and compliant recruitment channels has often been inconsistent. Nexus was introduced as a structured response to that gap. Rather than operating solely as an online forum or event series, the initiative functions through city chapters led by designated community managers. These chapters convene professionals seeking employment abroad and provide guidance on regulatory requirements, occupation-specific demand, documentation standards, and employer expectations in various destination countries. Th...

  Education technology company Tespire has begun its Seed fundraising round following a year of foundational product development and gradual pre-seed completion. The Abuja-based startup, which provides tablet-based school management and learning systems, was part of the CcHUB x Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship in 2025, receiving up to $100,000 in equity-free funding to strengthen its product and operations. Tespire Announces Seed Round Launch Following Strategic Pre-Seed Closure and EdTech Fellowship SupportTespire, a Nigerian education technology startup focused on empowering semi-urban and underserved schools, has officially announced the launch of its Seed fundraising round as it prepares to scale its core product and operations across northern Nigeria and nationally. The Seed round follows the company’s gradual completion of its pre-seed fundraising activities in 2025, during which Tespire raised a mix of equity-backed funding and debt commitments. While the total pre-se...

          Admission Group Nigeria List Exclusive Partner of Bloomsbury Institute in Nigeria Admission Group (AG) Nigeria has been appointed the exclusive recruitment partner in Nigeria for Bloomsbury Institute, a London-based higher education provider whose degrees are awarded by Birkbeck, University of London. The partnership positions Admission Group Nigeria as the primary channel for student recruitment and advisory services for the institute within the Nigerian market. The consultancy, which operates from Allen Avenue in Lagos, says the arrangement is designed to streamline admissions and provide clearer verification pathways for prospective students and education agents. For many Nigerian students seeking UK education opportunities, concerns around legitimacy, compliance, and institutional credibility remain central. Industry observers note that the presence of a physical office and locally accessible advisory structure has become increasingly importan...

    9Royalmart Global: Where Quality Meets Convenience   What if online shopping in Nigeria felt premium, predictable, and powerful every single time?   That is the standard 9Royalmart Global was built to deliver.   Founded to redefine the online shopping experience in Nigeria,  9Royalmart  is not just another e- platform. It is a deliberate response to the frustrations shoppers face daily uncertain product quality, delayed deliveries, poor customer service, and inflated pricing. 9Royalmart was created to eliminate those barriers and replace them with trust, speed, and confidence.   At its core, 9Royalmart combines technology, integrity, and customer-first thinking to build a platform where quality meets convenience. Every product listed is verified. Every order is treated with urgency. Every customer interaction is handled professionally. The result is a seamless, reliable, and premium shopping experience designed for modern Nigerian consumers. ...

  The Story Behind Resolve and Resolute.Young, bold, and on a mission — Bolaji Tinubu is the marketing consultant who believes every African brand deserves to shine. By Bolaji Oyindamola Tinubu  |  Founder & Lead Consultant, Resolve and Resolute. There is a fire in Bolaji Oyindamola Tinubu's eyes when she talks about brands. Not the passive kind of fire — the kind that politely admires a problem from a distance. The kind that refuses to sit still until something changes. For Tinubu, the problem is one she has witnessed up close, again and again: brilliant Nigerian businesses — full of potential, full of passion, full of genuinely great products and services — failing not because they lack quality, but because nobody knows about them. Or worse, the wrong people know about them. Or they are being presented in the wrong way, with the wrong message, to an audience that was never really theirs to begin with. "I kept watching great businesses shrink and disappear," she says...

          As African music continues to expand across global markets, Nigerian independent label TheCAPMusic is entering what insiders describe as a new chapter: one that builds on its producer-first foundation while broadening into full-scale artist development. Left to Right: (SPINALL, Ella Emeruwah, Tolulope Sodamola, Kizito Ibezim) The company first gained attention within industry circles for its early emphasis on producers, at a time when most labels focused almost exclusively on front-facing acts. Producers such as Killertunes and Stunna were positioned as central creative pillars, contributing to a period widely regarded as pivotal in the international rise of Afrobeats around 2018. But according to one of the company’s senior managers familiar with the label’s current direction, that phase represented a foundation rather than a final identity. Founded by globally renowned DJ, producer, and cultural curator SPINALL, TheCAPMusic was structured as a creati...

   Skydd Brings the Ebonyi State Health Insurance Scheme Online — Making Quality Healthcare Accessible to Every Ebonyi Resident.   In partnership with the Ebonyi State Government, Skydd now enables residents to enroll in the Ebonyi State Health Insurance Scheme online — quickly, affordably, and from the comfort of their homes.   Skydd, Nigeria’s fastest-growing digital health insurance platform, today announced the launch of the Ebonyi State Health Insurance Scheme on its platform in partnership with the Ebonyi State Health Insurance Agency (EBSHIA). This milestone means that for the first time, Ebonyi residents can enroll in state-backed health insurance entirely online — with individual and group plan options tailored specifically for the people of Ebonyi State.   Through Skydd’s user-friendly platform at  skyddng   residents can now sign up in minutes, choose their preferred hospital, and access a broad range of healthcare services — from everyday c...