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Ramadan: Muslim Faithful Bank on Konga for Nourishment, Personal Care Needs

As Muslims in Nigeria join millions around the world in observing the holy month of Ramadan, Konga, Nigeria’s leading composite e-commerce giant, has emerged a prime destination for the fulfilment of their nourishment and personal care requirements.
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting, prayer, reflection and community.
With adherents expected to fast between dawn and dusk in a mood of introspection, communal prayer and reading of the Quran, the physical demands of the taxing period often take a toll, necessitating the importance of personal care and proper nourishment during meal times. Consequently, findings indicate that Konga has been identified as the preferred source for food items, groceries, beverages/refreshments and other essentials for the Ramadan season.
The foregoing is justified by the carefully curated array of product categories and packages available on www.konga.com for the season, all at highly discounted prices. Among these are the aptly named Sahur and Iftar packages, Groceries, Juices/Drinks, Personal Care, Fashion, Under 10k Shop, Under 20k Shop and Ramadan Special.
Under Sahur, widely known as the meal consumed early in the morning by Muslims before fasting or before dawn, Konga has put together a wide variety of food items such as bags of rice, noodles, pasta, cereals, beverages, cooking oil and wheat flour, among others.
For Iftar, traditionally regarded as the fast-breaking evening meal in Ramadan, Konga is offering shoppers an assorted package featuring grains, seeds, fruits and nuts including grapes, dates and processed dates powder, apples, almonds, cashew nuts, clove seeds, garri flour, instant soup packs, rice, quinoa, etc.
Under Groceries, Muslim faithful and other shoppers are treated to a vast array of products cutting across beverages, cereals and breakfast food, soups and canned goods and much more. For Juices/Drinks, Konga provides a long list ranging from bottled water, malt drinks, assorted non-alcoholic drinks, fruit wines, juices and healthy drinks, etc.
With the Under 10k Shop and Under 20k Shop, shoppers who visit the Konga platform can access a suite of products and items across categories priced at less than N10,000 and N20,000 respectively. On offer in the Personal Care package is a combination of beauty and health care products to help shoppers cope with the arduous fasting season by keeping their skin, bodies and minds refreshed.
On its part, Fashion has a package featuring male and female items such as turban and turban caps, fabrics, footwear, shawls/scarves, handbags, hijabs, jilbabs, abaya, etc. For Ramadan Special, Konga has isolated key items required for the season such as large and pocket prayer mats and rugs, Islamic Electric Incense burners, Islamic artworks, canvas frames, prayer kettles, a variety of Islamic literature and books, pendants and much more.
A month-long event, the season is expected to give way to the holiday of Eid al-Fitr which marks the end of Ramadan.
General News
Fortune Global Shipping Aims to Transform Nigeria’s Business Landscape

Fortune Global Shipping and Logistics Limited is set to transform the business landscape of the logistics industry through services in oil and gas logistics, project cargo and lots more.
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the company, Dr. Eric Opah, in a statement said the organisation is expanding into more regions across the globe with its latest addition of a corporate office in Benin Republic, while the Abuja and Lekki free trade zones which follow soon will be part of asset acquisition to serve the clients better.
In the statement tagged, “Plans for 2025: Global Business Expansion, Exciting Benefits for Customers Top the List,” Opah said he remains committed to upholding and promoting global standards and will stop at nothing in providing value added services to support clients and help them thrive this year.
He said: “The organisation is expanding into more regions across the globe with its latest addition of a corporate office in Benin Republic, while the Abuja and Lekki free trade zones which follow soon will be part of asset acquisition to serve the clients better.
“Much more, the number one Africa logistics partner has reiterated the commitment to provide innovative and ‘value-centric’ services in oil and gas logistics, project cargo and lots more.
“We remain committed to upholding and promoting global standards and will stop at nothing in providing value added services to support our clients and help them thrive this year.”
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Investing in Innovation Africa Shifts Focus to Growth-stage Startups in Response to US Aid “stop-work” Directive

Investing in Innovation Africa (i3), a pan-African initiative for startups building the future of healthcare supply chains, has made a pivotal change to its third cohort selection to prioritize the immediate support for between five and seven growth-stage companies building the future of pharmacy care in Africa.
Funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and sponsored by MSD, Cencora, Endless Foundation, HELP Logistics, Sanofi’s Global Health Unit and Chemonics, i3 is dedicated to facilitating the commercialization of promising early- and growth-stage companies.
Selected startups receive introductions to leading potential customers in industry, donor agencies and governments, grant funding, and tailored investment readiness support from leading accelerators Villgro Africa, IMPACT Lab, Startupbootcamp Afritech, and CcHUB.
This comes in response to the United States (US) State Department’s “stop-work” directive for foreign aid issued on January 25, which is anticipated to impact the distribution of essential medicine in Africa’s healthcare supply chains.
The order highlights and intensifies the need for locally-driven, market-creating approaches to health product distribution and service delivery across Africa.
General News
Fidelity Bank to Launch Dedicated SME Hub for Small Businesses and Creative Entrepreneurs

Fidelity Bank, a leading financial institution, has announced the imminent launch of its dedicated physical facility for Small and Medium-scale Enterprises (SME) and entrepreneurs in the creative sector.

Mrs. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, MD/CEO, Fidelity Bank Plc
Known as the Fidelity SME Hub, the multipurpose facility features training halls, meeting rooms, networking spaces, podcast rooms as well as music, photography and content production studios.
“For nearly four decades, Fidelity Bank has been at the forefront of supporting small businesses in achieving their potential and driving the nation’s economy. During this time, we have recognized that SMEs require more than just financial assistance. This realization has led to the implementation of various non-financial initiatives tailored to support this sector.
“The Fidelity SME Hub is our latest non-financial solution for SME growth. The facility is designed to foster innovation, collaboration, and capacity-building -vital elements necessary for strengthening Nigeria’s SME ecosystem and driving economic growth”, commented Dr Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Fidelity Bank Plc in a chat with journalists recently.
Located at the heart of Lagos, the Fidelity SME Hub will provide entrepreneurs with networking and stakeholder engagement initiatives as well as access to industry experts and mentors for hands-on guidance and business advice. A key feature of the facility is the Creativerse, a well-equipped space for entrepreneurs in the creative industry.
The bank has also announced the launch of dedicated courses to be hosted at the SME Hub in areas such as Financial Management & Investment Readiness, Digital Transformation & Technology Adoption, Marketing, Branding, and Business Growth Strategies. Furthermore, a fully-fledged creative academy will be established to cover courses on Music Production, the Business of Music, Website Design & Development, Mobile Videography, Disc Jockey and Photography. To see a comprehensive list of available courses or to apply, please visit https://www.fidelitybank.ng/smehub/.
Explaining further, Onyeali-Ikpe said, “Beyond empowering small businesses, the Fidelity SME Hub will also serve to bolster our non-oil exports drive as we empower SMEs to increase their contribution to Nigeria’s non-oil GDP thus supporting government’s economic diversification drive. Through our investment in Creativerse in particular, we anticipate that content creators will unlock new revenue streams in entertainment, digital media, and arts, an industry already contributing 2.3% to GDP.”
Ranked among the best banks in Nigeria, Fidelity Bank is a full-fledged customer commercial bank serving over 8.5 million customers through its 255 business offices in Nigeria and the United Kingdom, as well as through digital banking channels.
The bank has garnered multiple local and international awards, including the Export Finance Bank of the Year at the 2023 BusinessDay Banks and Other Financial Institutions (BAFI) Awards, Best Payment Solution Provider Nigeria 2023, and Best SME Bank Nigeria 2022 by the Global Banking and Finance Awards. It was also recognized as the Best Bank for SMEs in Nigeria by the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2023 and the Best Domestic Private Bank in Nigeria by the Euromoney Global Private Banking Awards 2023.
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