Last Saturday, Lagos played host to the 2017 Lagos City Marathon. The 42km marathon route started at the National Stadium, Surulere and ended at Eko-Atlantic in Victoria Island. A marathon can be a grueling test in mental and physical endurance and with temperature levels on…

From Aba, Portharcourt and Enugu to Ilorin, Osogbo, Lagos and Abuja, the impact of the scarcity of fuel, the hike in fuel price and fuel queues is taking a grave toll on small businesses in Nigeria. While many lament the decline in sales as a…

Profitability in business is often tied to aggressive marketing and sales. While marketing and sales are vital ingredients for business success, modern research shows that Customer Service has a more lasting effect on business profitability. The Nigerian business environment has grown in the area of…

With the foreign exchange crisis, falling global oil prices and government revenue, Industry stakeholders have stern predictions for the Nigerian economy in 2016 which will no doubt impact on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). Speaking at FATE Foundation’s Alumni Knowledge Building Session for the…

An innovative solution to high youth unemployment involves training and low-interest loans for young entreprenuers, writes Musa Temidayo, 24, a Graduate Intern at FATE Foundation and a Commonwealth Correspondent from Nigeria.

Nigerians are widely famed for their entrepreneurism and drive and it is easy to see why. With traders peddling wares from wheelbarrows and devising innovative ways of calling your attention to their wares, putting up comedic and musical displays; others hawking their wares in the…