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From email scams to e-commerce wins: How online shopping is helping Nigeria fix its Internet reputation

The Next Web

Nigeria itself is home to 170 million people, a figure that is expected to rise to 400 million by 2050, and the biggest market in Africa. According to Transparency International in 2013, Nigeria was the world’s 144th most corrupt country out of the 177 countries monitored. Slowly overcoming its reputation.

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Skills Development in Africa: How Wide is the Skills Gap?

Transformify

At the same time, 75% of all university graduates in Kenya and Nigeria are likely to be unemployed for up to 5 years after graduation. Kenya and Nigeria are of a particular interest for the employers in the UK due to the high percentage of English speakers who have received bachelor’s degree or higher. Business / Finance.

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Good to see the email scams are getting more sophisticated

Jeff Hilimire

. ”Did someone from another country try to scam you by offering you an obscene amount of money via email? 15a Awolowo Road Ikoyi, Lagos Nigeria. We came across your email address while going through the list of people that have received fraudulent mails from Nigerians. ” Brilliant. Website: www.efccnigeria.org.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 39: Jeremy Johnson and Michael Eidsaune

Steve Blank

I went to Nigeria to meet that first cohort, interview them and try to pick four from the six. Send an email to terri@kandsranch.com describing your entrepreneurial journey. We were looking for four students for the program, four developers in training, and we ended up getting 700 applicants in a week. Want to be a guest on the show?

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 39: Jeremy Johnson and Michael Eidsaune

Steve Blank

I went to Nigeria to meet that first cohort, interview them and try to pick four from the six. Send an email to terri@kandsranch.com describing your entrepreneurial journey. We were looking for four students for the program, four developers in training, and we ended up getting 700 applicants in a week. Want to be a guest on the show?

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10 Ways Aspiring Entrepreneurs Are Often Victimized

Startup Professionals Musings

Chain emails leading to a windfall. This is the classic pyramid scheme where you get an email with a list of names, asked to send a few dollars to the person at the top of the list, add your own name, and forward the updated list to a number of other people, resulting in a huge return to you. Delete the message. Won the lottery.

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Vote Local, Austin: 18 SXSW panels featuring Austinites that deserve your PanelPicker vote

Austin Startup

The Zebra, the top car insurance search site in the US, overcame those challenges with an unorthodox approach that included easing up on technical requirements for particular roles, recruiting in under-utilized areas like Nigeria, and guaranteeing a phone screen to any candidate from an underrepresented background.

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