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Konga Yakata Raises Anticipation & Excitement of Shoppers
Anticipation and excitement is on the rise as Nigerians eagerly await this year’s edition of the Black Friday sales popularly re-christened Konga Yakata by Nigeria’s e-Commerce giant, Konga which kicks off by midnight on Thursday November 8th 2018.
Konga Yakata – widely regarded as the biggest sales event of the year – will run every day from November 8th – 28th 2018 online @ Konga.com and offline in every Konga retail store nationwide.
In addition to offering shoppers unmatched discounts on a wide variety of products including mobile phones, laptops/computing items, home/kitchen appliances, electronics, consumer goods, wine/spirits, food items and much more, Konga Yakata is also set to unload a variety of surprises and freebies for shoppers including flash sales, treasure hunt and special give-away on specific days of the month-long campaign.
Already, a number of shoppers have expressed their determination to stay up until the early hours of Thursday November 8th in order to be among the first to take advantage of the crazy deals and massive price slashes on offer from Konga Yakata.
“Last year, I spent the sum of N600,000 for Konga Yakata as I had just moved into a new apartment which required some furnishing and I must state that I was amazed at the number of items I was able to shop with that budget.
The prices on offer were unbelievable and most importantly, the items were all delivered on time.
Also, I did not have to worry about being sold inferior quality or fake products as is the case with other unreliable platforms,” disclosed Emmanuel Iwu, a mid-level executive of a new generation bank.
Emmanuel further stated, “This year, I have been patiently waiting and finally, the D-Day is almost here.
“I will be among those eagerly waiting for the stroke of midnight on Thursday to commence my Black Friday shopping,” he declared.
Also expressing her thoughts at the shopping fiesta, Mrs. Bolanle Awe – a regular shopper at Konga, disclosed that the opportunity to enjoy an offline version of the Konga Yakata sales were among the special attraction for this year’s sales.
“In previous years, it was a struggle competing with millions of Nigerians for the Konga Yakata products and special deals online.
“This year, Konga has expanded the shopping options available for customers with their retail stores and this made it easy for me.
“I have already decided on the Konga store where I will be doing my shopping the moment their doors open on Thursday and the good thing is, I can pay cash and pick up my items same day.
“I am so excited and my friends and colleagues are all looking forward to this year’s Yakata,” Mrs. Awe concluded.
In addition to the opportunity to shop online and in any Konga retail store nationwide, shoppers can also enjoy flexible payment options for Konga Yakata including online payment, through Konga Pay and payment on delivery – with the latter option proving very popular since it was re-introduced in August 2018.
Shoppers can also take advantage of the swift delivery provided by Kxpress, Konga’s world class, in-house logistics company and the option of personally picking up their items at any Konga retail store of their choice, a unique feature which sets Konga Yakata apart in this year’s Black Friday’s sales.
Obi Ikeagu, an e-Commerce analyst, stated that “One of the major problems faced by Nigerian e-Commerce players during and after Black Friday is the deluge of undelivered or unfulfilled orders as a result of the spike in traffic which is a feature of the heavy shopping season.
“Most times, shoppers have no choice but to face cancellation of their orders as a result of the failure to meet up with their deliveries by these e-Commerce companies who are often overwhelmed and under immense pressure.
“This is why the Konga nationwide network of brick-and-mortar stores presents a very interesting dynamic for this year’s Black Friday sales.
“Many savvy shoppers who have had their fingers burnt in previous years now have a choice: place your orders online and choose to pick up in a Konga retail store nearest to your location or simply walk into the store to do your Yakata shopping and walk away with your items without any stress. It is a game-changer for e-Commerce in Nigeria.”
CommunicationsWeek Media Limited, a certified global ICT company with over two million online subscribers, is delighted and proud to announce Prof. Yakub Aliyu, as the keynote speaker at Africa’s Beacon of ICT Merit and Leadership Distinguished Lecture series 2024.
Aliyu, will be speaking on the theme: Artificial Intelligence (AI): The Good, The Complex and The Anticipated”, this leans heavily on the fact that AI changing our lives– we just need to know where to look today.
This year’s rebranded Africa’s Beacon of ICT Merit and Leadership Distinguished Lecture/Awards Series is slated for Saturday, May 25, 2024 at the Four Points by Sheraton, Lagos.
The event is the most prestigious annual event that brings together captains of industry in both technology and financial worlds.
According to Ken Nwogbo, CEO, Communication Week Media Ltd, organisers of the ABoICT Distinguished Lecture/Awards Series, “the choice of Prof. Yakub Aliyu is deliberate because of his exceptional career in Artificial Intelligence (AI)”.
He added that, AI is considered to have the potential to instigate a fourth industrial revolution,1 and is dramatically changing people’s patterns of interaction and economic activities.
“The traditional factors of production and physical capital and labour may no longer promote substantial economic growth. It is generally believed that AI will be one of the most important factors determining future economic growth,” he said.
A professor of microelectronics and a scholar-practitioner in artificial intelligence and deep machine learning for industrial applications and high-speed application processors. His research interests include Multimodal AI models for high-efficiency industrial robot applications and Human AI interactions.
He also has adjunct academic professorships at five African, USA, and UK universities. Holds a BS in Applied Physics Electronics from Karlsruhe and A Bello Universities in Germany and Nigeria, an MBA in International Business Management from the University of London, an MSEE (Master of Engineering, Electronics), and a Ph.D. in Electronics Engineering from the University of Wales.
Prof. Aliyu is the global quality director for Bourns Inc., Riverside, California, USA, an electronics system, and components manufacturer. I oversee quality functions in 21 factories worldwide.
He has also held quality and operational management leadership positions at National Semiconductors, Bell Labs-Lucent Technology, Texas Instrument, Global Foundries, and Roper Technologies USA.
Authored and coauthored over 30 Advanced Technology United States-issued patents in High-Speed Application Processors and Contributed to over 40 international impact Journals, chapters, and conferences; FASI, SMIEEE USA, MIEE UK, M. Inst pf Physics Chartered Phys and C Eng UK.
Past lecturers included Dr. Ernest Ndukwe, then executive vice chairman, Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC); Engr. Yomi Bolarinwa, former Director-General of National Broadcasting Commission (NBC); Dr. Jean Luc Fort, CEO at OR System France and a specialist in Counterparty Risk; and Professor Chris Nwagboso, Chairman, Knowledge Factory International, United Kingdom.
Others are: Uche Orji, managing director/chief executive officer, Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA); Biodu Omoniyi, Managing Director/CEO, VDT Communications; Ayotunde Coker, Managing Director, Rack Centre Limited; Peter Adedayo Arogundade, managing director and chief executive officer, Sidmach Technologies Nigeria Limited; Dr. Adewale Obadare, chief visionary officer, Digital Encode and John Obaro, CEO and founder of Systemspecs; Prof. Isa Pantanmi, minister of Communications and Digital Economy; Dr. Seyi Akindeind, co-founder, Digital Encode; Dr Krishnan Ranganath, Regional Director, Africa Data Centres.
Legit.ng recently joined forces with the Shade of Life Foundation to become a voice of autism, and drive advocacy for improved media support during Autism Awareness Month.
Participants at the event
Conversations around media support exploration was led by Joseph Omotayo, head of Department for Human Interest Stories at Legit.ng, and Dr. Eziafakaku Nwokolo, founder and CEO of the Shade of Life Foundation,
This partnership is a response to the concerns raised by organizations like the Shade of Life Foundation about the level of support received from the media in discussing autism as a disability.
While other disabilities may receive attention, autism, with its critical developmental implications often lacks adequate representation in mainstream media.
Recognizing the importance of addressing these concerns, Legit.ng took proactive steps by integrating itself into the essence of autism awareness.
It facilitated a one-hour workshop with Dr. Nwokolo, the founder of the foundation, to deepen our understanding of autism, its various spectrums, and the language boundaries associated with it.
Other steps we took in advocating autism awareness in the media, can be seen in our attached press release.
Legit.ng believes that by amplifying the voices of autism and advocating for better media representation, we can contribute to creating a more inclusive and accepting society for all.
While 85 per cent of Nigeria is in darkness, Tanzania, an African country has shut down five hydroelectric stations in a bid to reduce excess electricity in the national grid.
Kassim Majaliwa, prime minister, Tanzania, has said the main plant, Mwalimu Nyerere Hydroelectric Station, alone generated enough electricity to power major cities, including Dar es Salaam, the country’s commercial hub.
It is the first time Tanzania, which suffers chronic power shortages, has closed hydroelectric stations due to excess production.
“We have turned off all these stations because the demand is low and the electricity production is too much, we have no allocation now,” an official from state-run power company, Tanesco, said.
The 2,115MW Julius Nyerere Hydropower Dam is said to be almost filled with water following heavy rains that started early this year.
Meanwhile, while the country has an installed capacity of 1,938MW and the grid installed capacity of 1,899MW, Nigeria which has an installed capacity of 13,000MW is struggling to electrify 85 per cent of its electricity consumers.
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