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  • Firm says no partnership with Jumia, Konga

    Sembic International Limited has said it is not in partnership with Konga and Jumia to boost The Billion Coin (TBC) or digital currency acceptance in the country.

    In a statement, Sembic International Limited, said contrary to reports that the company was in a partnership with Jumia or Konga for the acceptance of Crypto currency in the country, it only signed up with both firms as independent sales agents.

    “Any arrangement for the purchase of cryptocurrency is strictly between us and our clients. We hope the false article has not caused any sort of embarrassment to Jumia and Konga,” it said in an email statement.

    It said the acceptance of TBC, one of the global crypto currencies also known as digital currencies, has been boosted in Nigeria with the launch of an initiative, called MoPAS MarketPlace

    The MoPAS MarketPlace is an initiative and product of Sembic International Limited. This is the first time in Nigeria that an indigenous company has been able to create a solution for the acceptance of currencies of the not too long future, thereby positioning Nigeria for the financial revolution, redefinition and disruption that is about to happen through the Blockchain Technology.

  • Konga unveils shopping catalogues

    Konga unveils shopping catalogues

    For the convenience of shoppers, Konga Online Shopping Limited has birthed Konga Daily, a catalogue that seeks to meet every shopper’s daily needs – perishables and non-perishables alike.

    At the unveiling, the Chairman, Konga Online Shopping Ltd, Sim Shagaya, said: “Konga is a child that has grown and blossomed and the results of the past five years has been outstanding. Groceries are the most difficult to manage as they have to do with the day to day needs of shoppers. This means that shoppers require them to be delivered quickly and in the best condition and for this to work, a robust delivery system must already be in place. While Konga Daily is a logistically-challenging project, we are committed to seeing excellent results achieved as our logistics network is one of the best in the country. We are excited to go on this journey with shoppers.”

    Also, the firm’s Chief Executive Officer, Shola Adekoya, said: “Groceries form an integral part of the daily needs of the average Nigerian and our re-entry into this category, which, incidentally, we started with in 2012, is due to our commitment to adding value to our customers even in the seemingly mundane needs as food.”

    He continued: “Our logistics support is tremendous as we have built a logistics infrastructure that will support the delivery of any order placed on the Konga Daily platform within 24 hours. Our payment system – KongaPay also ensures that shoppers get discounts when they choose KongaPay as the payment option.”

    On ease of use, Adekoya said: “Shoppers can even create a shopping list that they can update as they choose.’’

  • Konga launches fresh foods delivery service

    Konga launches fresh foods delivery service

    An online market place, Konga, on Wednesday unveiled fresh foods delivery service that will enable Nigerians to get fresh foods at their door steps.

    Mr Sharafa Sim, the Chairman of Konga, said at the unveiling ceremony in Lagos that the grocery service, tagged “Konga daily’’, was built to save Nigerians from time wastage, stress and excessive spending.

    Sim said the market had strong logistics to enable customers get exactly what they demanded, thereby making life easier, especially for residents who spent more time in the office.

    According to him, grocery is the most terrible and difficult trade to embark on because of its daily need.

    “When a patron places an order, he or she wants it within 24 hours despite the fact the order might be perishable.

    “But we have built a credible and robust logistics to take care of the challenges,” he said.

    Sim said that it took Konga five years to build the new market window.

    “From time to time people buy phones, laptops and other household appliances, but Nigerians spend 73 per cent of their income on groceries.

    “Within few months of test running, we have sold enough fishes and beef.

    “All konga merchants have been empowered with sufficient tools to facilitate the businesses, while Konga conducts food certification programmes for the merchants every three months.

    “The stuffs are safe for consumption,” he said.

    “So, we are challenging ourselves to deliver values to Nigerians in difficulty at moderate prices  at five per cent discounts on N100,000 worth of food items  because we also know that every N100 or N200 matters to Nigerians.

    According to him, Konga has over 300,000 registered merchants who deal on yam, yam flour, maize, plantain, cocoa yam, stockfish, crayfish, ugwu and tomatoes, among others.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Konga was launched in 2012 to link consumers and suppliers globally.

  • Three arraigned for ‘defrauding’ Konga of N35m

    The police Special Fraud Unit (SFU) on Wednesday arraigned three men at the Federal High Court in Lagos for allegedly obtaining iPhones worth N35million from an online shopping company, Konga, without paying for them.

    John Nweke, Stephen Anike and Kelechi Emenike were accused of issuing Konga with two bank cheques that bounced during presentation in banks.

    They were also accused of taking possession of the phones when they should reasonably understand that the phones were stolen or proceeds of fraud.

    The alleged offences contravene Section 1 (1)(a)(b) of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Related Offences Act 2006 and Section 15 (1)(a)(ii)(3) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2004 as amended.

    The defendants pleaded not guilty to the charge.

    Justice Abdulazeez Anka adjourned hearing on the matter till October 10.

  • Konga revolutionises mobile phone industry

    Konga revolutionises mobile phone industry

    Nigeria’s largest online marketplace, Konga.com, has partnered with mi-Fone, the first African mobile devices brand, to unveil the introductory series by both companies, the mi-Tribe A500. The media presentation was held at the Protea Leadway in Lagos on Tuesday.

    Mayowa Adebayo, Director,  Customer  Experience and Marketing, Konga.com, says “The partnership between the two companies represents Konga’s efforts to ensure that we continue to provide great product offerings to our customers, who deserve value without compromise.The primary concept behind the development of the mi-Tribe A500 smart phone was to create a device that uniquely caters to the need of the people of Nigeria and the introduction of this proprietary smart phone, developed with mi-Fone, is a step in that direction.”

    Introducing the partnership over a video presentation, Alpesh Patel, Founder and CEO of mi-Fone, said, “With the mi-Tribe A500, we have launched a mobile device that offers convenience, style and affordability, made exclusively for the people of Nigeria, as a way of giving them quality, backed up by superior after sales support.”

    Patel added that the mi-Tribe A500 will ignite a whole new digital movement in Nigeria that ensures Nigerian consumers get the best value for their money, while providing a great platform to gain access to information which in turn helps productivity.

    Exclusively available on Konga.com, the mi-Tribe A500 offers a stunning, all-new design with a sandstone textured back that is luxurious to the touch yet robust in the grip. The vivid 5-inch HD IPS display packs an incredible pixel density bordered by an ultra-narrow bezel, which maximises viewing experience — everything you see is big, bright and more beautiful. The smart phone is powered by a 1.3 GHz Quad-core processor which ensures that consumers enjoy slick web surfing, smooth video playback, great gaming experiences and multitasking that does not leave them waiting. Finally, the device possesses quick charging battery with low energy dissipation to keep performance running.

    As a special introductory offer, buyers of the mi-tribe A500 will get N2000 off their first ride on UBER on providing the code ‘miafrica’.

  • Konga board appoints Shagaya as chairman

    Konga board appoints Shagaya as chairman

    The Board of Directors of Konga Online Shopping Limited has announced the appointment of Sim Shagaya as its Chairman, effective immediately. Shagaya is the Founder & CEO of Konga Online Shopping Limited, the leading online retailer and marketplace in Nigeria. He is also the Founder and Executive Chairman of DealDey Limited.

    Shagaya has over 13 years’ experience in New Media and  Investment Banking and has worked with leaders such as Micro Strategy, Lucent Technologies and Real Networks before he founded his first venture E-motion Advertising Limited; a leading out of home advertising company with assets in cities of Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt. He also served as the Africa lead for the search and internet advertising leader Google Inc. He is a graduate of George Washington University, Dartmouth  College and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School. As chairman, Shagaya will bring on board an extensive managerial and entrepreneurial experience and this appointment will see him drive the long term vision and strategy of Nigeria’s largest online mall.

  • Konga board appoints Shagaya as chairman

    Konga board appoints Shagaya as chairman

    The Board of Directors of Konga Online Shopping Limited has announced the appointment of Sim Shagaya as its Chairman, effective immediately. Shagaya is the Founder & CEO of Konga Online Shopping Limited, the leading online retailer and marketplace in Nigeria. He is also the Founder and Executive Chairman of DealDey Limited.

    Shagaya has over 13 years’ experience in New Media and Investment Banking and has worked with leaders such as Micro Strategy, Lucent Technologies and Real Networks before he founded his first venture E-motion Advertising Limited; a leading out of home advertising company with assets in cities of Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt. He also served as the Africa lead for the search and internet advertising leader Google Inc. He is a graduate of George Washington University, Dartmouth College and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.

    As the Board searches for a new CEO, Shola Adekoya will serve as interim CEO. He joined Konga as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in July 2013 and currently holds the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO). Shola holds an MBA from Cranfield University and is a fellow of the Association of Certified Chartered Accountant (ACCA). Adekoya holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Studies from London South Bank University.

    As chairman, Shagaya will bring on board an extensive managerial and entrepreneurial experience and this appointment will see him drive the long term vision and strategy of Nigeria’s largest online mall.

    Konga.com is Nigeria’s largest online mall. The company launched in July 2012 with a mission, ‘To Become the Engine of Commerce and Trade in Africa’. The company has recorded very rapid growth and in just three years, konga.com has built an operation that leads the market in customer satisfaction, merchandise shipped and innovation.

  • MTN, Yudala others nominated for Consumersng awards

    MTN, Yudala others nominated for Consumersng awards

    In a bid to turnaround the diminishing ethical business standards in Nigeria, Consumersng, an online consumer rights advocacy platform established to ensure a more consumer-centric culture in Nigeria has released names of nominees of its maiden awards which aims at celebrating brands who are delivering premium services to Nigerians.

    In a press statement released by the organizers of the award, the Rights Advocacy Platform explained that part of the keys to unlocking the desired customer appreciation policy in the country is to showcase organisations doing things RIGHTLY and position them as models for others to emulate in a country where consumer appreciation is continually on the decline.

    “This year, we set our theme on rewarding companies deploying the best and latest technological solutions to providing world class services to their customers.

    In selecting the winning brands, consumers themselves will be voting their choice brands and this is what makes the award different from others.  We have kick started a voting process online which will be complimented by other criteria such as comments and recommendations from panel of judges which comprises majorly of stakeholders, analysts and watchers from the respective sectors will also be considered.

    The various categories and nominees include; E-governance: LASRA (Residency Card), Ondo E-card (Kaadi Igbe Ayo), Federal Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development (E-wallet), Nigeria Immigration Service (64 Page E-Passport); Bank of the year: Diamond Bank, GTBank, UBA, Zenith; Printing (Innovation of the year): Instantprint, Printivo, Printmagicng, Hospitality/Tourism (Innovations): Cleartrip, Hotelsng, Jovago, Education Site of the year: Prepclass, Passng, Tutor.ng, Myedu.ng, Car Search site of the year: Nigeriancardealers, Cheki, Carmudi, Nigeriancarmart, Beauty and Cosmetics (Innovations): Natures Gentle Touch, Yangabeauty, Eyeslipsface, Real estate site of the year: Lamudi, Propertysearch, Hutbay, Castles.

    Others include; Online retailers; Yudala, Kaymu, Jumia, Konga, Health service: Oleander Health Shop, Malbo Pharmacy, Nigeria Pharmacy, Flying Doctors Nigeria, Telecomms: MTN, Airtel, Etisalat, Glo, Foods/drinks related services: Hellofoods, Forfoodonly.com, Easyappetite, Drinksng, Employment/Job creation: Ejobs, Jobberman, Careers24.com, Hot Nigeria Jobs, Transport: Oya, Wakanow, Ajala, Easy Taxi, Logistics (Innovations): Konga Express, Jumia Express, ACE, Quo Nigeria, New Media (Innovations): Iroko TV, Gamesole, Ibaka TV, Online payment platform: Cash Envoy, Interswitch, GTpay, Etranzact, Social Enterprise (Impact) Gidi Traffic, BudGiT, Mamalette, Risenetwork, Corporate Finance: Quest Advisory, Dunnlorenmerrifield, RMB Nigeria, Agriculture: Nosak group, Hellotractor, Erisco Group.

  • How Konga’s Yakata discounts boost sales

    How Konga’s Yakata discounts boost sales

    Konga.com, Nigeria’s largest online mall offered customers the most unprecedented discounts ever given by any sales outlet in Nigeria, during this years’ Konga.comYakata sale promo which lasted from Thursday to Friday.

    The Yakata sales is Konga.com’s version of famous ‘Black Friday’ sales that holds in several countries in the western world.

    Gabriel Gab-Umoden, Vice President Marketing, Konga.com, speaking on the discount sales said that to excite the customers this year, konga collected an unbeatable line up of top selling items that were sold for mind blowing discounts for the period of the Yakata sales.

    “We know that Konga’s customers are looking to us to provide the lowest prices and greatest deals for this edition, and we put all necessary measures in place to ensure that our customers are not disappointed. We would have discounts on almost every item on the site. In addition to these amazing discounts, shoppers got an additional 5 per cent discount when they paid using KongaPay.Yakata is a way of saying ‘Thank you’ to our customers for their patronage over the year.”

    It will be recalled that the first Yakata sales held in 2013 and recorded N50 million worth of orders every hour at peak periods, with the company selling 500% more items during the two days massive discount sales than it did in all of 2012.

    Also in 2014, offering up to 70 per cent savings on select items across categories, Konga’sYakata sales recorded over N600 million worth of items in two days.

    “Black” has traditionally been applied to days with major stock market crashes, such as when an attempt to manipulate the gold market led to a Black Friday in September 1869.

    The term was first used in the shopping context more than 50 years ago by Philadelphia police officers to describe the chaotic day after Thanksgiving when the city was overrun with the traffic of consumers flocking to the Christmas sales and sports fans travelling to the annual Army vs Navy American football game.

     

    Black Friday already gaining traction in Nigeria

    The culture which is completely alien to Nigeria, until a few years ago, is already gaining momentum.

    Thanks to the online sales portal, Jumia, Konga, and few many more, many Nigerians, especially upwardly mobile individuals experienced their own version of Black Friday few years ago when these ecommerce platforms announced different bonanza sales for customers.

    Mrs. Ronke Azeez, a housewife in Ikotun axis of Lagos, while sharing her perspective about Black Friday confided in Ripples that most of the stores she patronised were brandishing up to 50 per cent discount on products, with some offering as high as 90 per cent discount.

    Upbeat, she said: “Last year, I missed out, which is why I decided to start purchase well in advance.”

    Ecommerce sites have refused to be left out of the frenzy and are all making plans to outdo one another.

  • Black Friday: best deals are on today

    Black Friday, the biggest discount bonanza for shoppers, is here again. The bonanza, introduced by online shop Jumia two years ago, offers great deals to shoppers with Jumia selling double awoof vouchers which offer customers double items for their money. It  completely sold out all items way ahead of the day, an evidence that Black Friday cannot be avoided.

    Also last year, all online shopping platforms operated the Black Friday campaign and recorded positive customer reactions. This year, they have again jumped at the chance to participate again and are offering more discounts this year.

    This year’s Black Friday aims to offer more value to customers who have been amazing with extensive selection of products from top brands at best prices. On Carmudi Nigeria website, car buyers will be able to enjoy discount on a large range of cars. Managing Director, Carmudi Nigeria, Amy Muoneke, said shoppers should expect very affordable cars and discounts on items they buy. “At Carmudi Nigeria, we will be rewarding car dealers with discount advertising and car buyers with affordable cars. The aim of Black Friday is to make affordable cars available to car buyers. From today, individual car sellers who want to see their cars through the Carmudi website will pay a discounted fee of 2,000 only for as long as that particular car is available for sale”

    Jovago Nigeria, an online hotel booking platform promises unbelievable discounts of up to 50 per cent on selected hotel rooms on offer. Its Head of Public Relations, Ohaedoghasi Rita told The Nation Shopping that every customer who books with them will get the best price on every room.

    On the Jumia website, there are vouchers, special deals to say thank you to esteemed customers for their loyalty. Supermart.ng offers up to 30percent discount on hundreds of grocery items when customers buy items worth N10,000.

    The Communications Officer of Supermart, Tayo Alofun said, “hundreds of grocery and everyday essential items have been discounted to rock bottom prices for our customers. Customers can select these and more online and receive delivery to their homes and offices across Lagos”.

    To access the deal, customers will simply have to log on to supermart.ng, select various desired items from the widest range of groceries in Nigeria and enter the voucher code SUPERDEAL to receive their instant N3,000 discount.

    Easy taxi will be giving out better ride in terms of ease, reliability, comfort and safety. Shoppers can get N2000 off Taxi Ride today by downloading the Easy Taxi app on android or iPhone, and use the code ETBlackFriday.  Senior Public Relation & Communications Associate, Tracy E. Oyekanmi said “Over the last six months, we’ve worked hard to gather feedback and listen to our customer’s concerns and needs, and we’ve revamped the entire Easy Taxi experience. And our aim is to allow more people in Lagos experience a ride on Easy Taxi at a lower risk to attract prospective customers.”

    On Kaymu.com, shoppers who patronise the Kaymu’s Black Friday Store access to items at prices they never imagined possible. In addition Kaymu has thrown in free delivery on purchases within Lagos to ensure people enjoy the best possible shopping experience this Black Friday.

    Tomiwa Oladele, Head PR & Offline Marketing said: “As a brand which is passionate about fulfilling our customers desires, Black Friday gives us the opportunity to connect our community of buyers and sellers  in an exciting shopping experience. Through this campaign we hope to add value to our customers by giving them the opportunity to fulfill their wish list within their budget and position Kaymu as a brand where people can get affordable items all year round.”

    She added: “We are fulfilled at the knowledge that through the Black Friday campaign we will be able to provide value to our new and existing customers by giving them the opportunity to shop massive discounts as well as provide revenue for our community of sellers who are expected to triple their sales during this period.”

    Hellofood. com, will double its volume of orders and  empower its consumers with great savings. The online food store will offer its consumers via its partner’s restaurants an entire day of tremendously low price food deals with up to 50per cent discount as well as free delivery on all food orders from any restaurant.

    Its Public Relations Executive, Kike Ojo said: “Consumers’ will be able to order from over 250 restaurants on the hellofood platform, there will be new cuisines at  reduced price and fast food delivery at no extra cost.

    At Yudala, there will be location-specific sales which will kick off from 8:00 am today at Ikeja, Festac and Surulere, 9:00 am at Lekki and 10:00 am at Apapa while the online sales starts by 12 midnight. The mega-fest will continue with the Yudala Cyber Monday on November 30 where shoppers can shop non-stop at eye-popping prices.

    Autogenious is giving out whopping discounts on insurance and AA rescue products.

    They are giving out 10 percent of car insurance premium for a year.