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  • Guinness Nigeria Launches New Service Offering

    Guinness Nigeria Launches New Service Offering

    In a bid to improve customer experience, leading brewing company, Guinness Nigeria has launched a new service offering, ‘Dial-A-Delivery’.

     

     The initiative is where customers can have a wide range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages delivered to them at their convenience.

     

    Speaking about the new offering, Adenike Adebola, Marketing & Innovation Director, Guinness Nigeria, said: “Our goals with Dial-A-Delivery are quite simple: Make it easy for consumers to find the perfect drink for each occasion.”

    Guinness Nigeria Launches New Service Offering

    He added: “Whether shaking, mixing, or drinking neat; whether relaxing alone or in the company of friends and family, every experience, each moment, should be memorable. Taking the stress out of getting drinks is for us a key task in keeping the memory in the moment.”

     

    Dial-A-Delivery delivers a vast range of beverages, premium spirits, premium beers, fine liqueurs, malt beverages, etc. to the front door of customers.

     

    The premium delivery service is open 8am to 5pm Mondays to Saturdays, and offers same day delivery for orders before 3pm. 

     

     

  • Globacom Unveils Glo TV To Alter Television Landscape in Nigeria

    Globacom Unveils Glo TV To Alter Television Landscape in Nigeria

    By Adejuwon Osunnuyi

     

    In a bold move to redefine the television experience for all Nigerians, telecommunications giant, Globacom, has launched Glo TV, an innovative TV streaming service on Android, IOS apps and web for watching live linear television video on demand and catch-up contents.

     

    Unveiling the new service at the company’s headquarters in Lagos yesterday, Globacom said that Glo TV would positively alter the television landscape in Nigeria as it will beam highly sought-after television content to millions of subscribers via their desktop and mobile handheld devices.

     

    Glo TV is powered by the reliable Glo 4G technology which ensures a pleasant streaming experience.

     

    According to the company, “Glo TV brings engaging, interactive and premium entertainment content through a rich bouquet of offerings including hundreds of live entertainment programmes, music, documentary, news, original shows, fashion, lifestyle, kiddies’ interest channels and over 1,000 videos as the company continues to partner with content providers to address the needs of more customers across social strata.”

     

    The company expressed excitement over the roll-out of the service, stating, “This first-of-its-kind mobile TV initiative will offer the best premium all-round entertainment, news and sports content and is set to become Nigeria’s one-stop entertainment destination.

     

    We are confident that with the launch of Glo TV, our network will cater to the content preferences of Nigerians across different socio-economic groups and offer them an exclusive opportunity to experience the best-in-class TV content.”

    Globacom further explained that users of Glo TV will find the service irresistible as it offers a wide variety of choices from entertainment, news, information, education to cartoons, assuring that there will never be a dull moment on the service over the web or app no matter the user’s subject of interest.

     

    For instance, subscribers who are news lovers and want to follow international news as it breaks can catch up with news-on-the-go channels including Aljazeera and France24, while subscribers who have interest in documentary channels can watch CGTN and RT Documentary, among many others.

     

    Children’s interests are also well taken care of by Glo TV. Regular kiddies’ channels such as ZooMOO, English Club TV and Lollykids are on offer to give healthy entertainment and robust education to children of all ages. This will ensure that they are not only acquiring new knowledge, but that they are also adequately entertained in line with the best practices of television viewership.

     

    Furthermore, subscribers of all ages will have access to movie channels including Nolly Africa, African Movie Channel and Legacy Network, among others.

    “We believe that with the rich entertainment value on the Glo TV, subscribers will see it as their preferred service for video content consumption, especially TV content,” the company explained further, adding that Glo TV also offers exclusive content which premiers for the first time.

     

    Globacom restated its commitment to continuously enriching and enhancing the Glo TV platform so that “it continues to deliver on its goal of creating entertainment, laughter, fun, happiness and excitement for our valued customers”.

     

    According to the company, subscribers are required to visit myglotv.com to register and download the Glo TV app free of charge till September 30th, 2021.

     

    All Globacom customers on the pre-paid and post-paid platforms will be eligible to register for the app once they have compliant android and iPhone devices.

     

  • Access Bank Launches AccessX to Enhance Self-Service Banking

    Access Bank Launches AccessX to Enhance Self-Service Banking

    In a bid to provide top-notch digital service to its customers and demonstrate the best of innovative solutions through self-service banking, Access Bank Plc has launched AccessX that it termed an experience centre.

     

    The bank explained that the experience centre is a one-stop technology hub where its customers are taken on a digital tour spanning from Artificial intelligence to Robotics, and Smart data.

     

    The financial institution said the centre is related to digital channels and a place to demonstrate the best of its innovative solutions through self-service banking.

     

    Speaking with our business correspondent, the bank’s Executive Director, Retail Banking, Victor Etuokwu, said: “AccessX is an additional touchpoint to back up our customers.

     

    “It is recognition of the fact that 90 percent of our transactions are engagement with the customers is digital and so those require support from us in some forms either on their cards, mobile apps or internet banking are given.

     

    “As we are setting up this experience centre across the country, our customers will  have a point of contact where they can get support, find out what is new on digital and get speedy service that is outside of the traditional branches.

     

    “The traditional branches do have their place, they have something to support with but AccessX centre is 100 per cent digital support.”

     

    Providing details on other digital services that customers can benefit from the AccesX centre, Daniel Akumabor, the Chief Technology Officer – Channels, said: “There are a lot of concepts and services we can afford customers and that does not mean that this is an exclusive place where we do all that.

     

    “Customers coming in here can do a lot of things. They can resolve challenges, complaints, enquiries or requests across our digital channels.

     

    “When they say digital channels, that stands for when there is a card, USSD, internet banking, mobile app are paramount for cooperate customers.

     

    “And as a bank, we are very innovative, we have a lot of our own solutions to the internet market, and we have things like face field, swift pages and merchant enquiries solution for our customers.

     

    “As we roll out all those digital channels, we are able to them satisfied. This also gives opportunities for the customers to have full digital experience in channels we are all aware of and also it helps us get feedback to improve our channels and see the way the customers interact with our channels.”

     

    And when asked about how accessible it is for customers anywhere, Akumabor said: “Customers from any part of the world can reach excellent centres and get things resolved for them.

     

    “Here is the difference, we know that our customers like to do things digitally and if they go to any of our branches for complaints, there would always be some things that they will need to refer to service engineer at the bank’s office and tell the customers something like this would be resolved in the next few hours.

     

    “The reason they do that is they would refer the matter to somebody else who is going to work on it but when you walk in here that is not going to happen because the tech skits can do it on the spot.”

     

    To know more about AccessX please click HERE.

     

  • Ecobank Launches Ellevate, Set To Empower Over 40m Women In SMEs, Others

    Ecobank Launches Ellevate, Set To Empower Over 40m Women In SMEs, Others

    Ecobank Nigeria has launched “Ellevate”, a gender-based proposition for women-owned businesses to reduce gender inequality in entrepreneurship and aid equal representation for women in the formal business sector.

    The Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Patrick Akinwuntan said the Ellevate product introduced to the nation’s financial landscape on Wednesday, is targeted at empowering at least 40 million women owned or women-managed businesses in the country.

     

    He said this is part of Ecobank’s Group objective as the leading pan-African financial institution to drive financial integration and contribute to the economic development of the continent by deepening engagement with women-owned businesses.

     

    “Ellevate is designed by Ecobank to empower women-owned and women-managed businesses in Nigeria and indeed across all our Africa footprints, leveraging various unique financial and non-financial benefits. Ellevate promises an end-to-end partnership in which they could gain access to financial services specially tailored for them, these include  loans at special terms and other mouthwatering discounts. They will also get fixed deposit investments at special premium rates, zero account maintenance fee, continuous financial education and capacity building under our AUDA-NEPAD academy and other special arrangements. They will have access to networking and recognition under our business clubs as well as access to markets, leveraging our various e-commerce solutions”, he stated.

     

    Further, the Ecobank Nigeria boss reiterated that the businesses under Ellevate will also have “access to Ecobank’s unique digital payments and collections solutions like Omnilite for payments, EcobankpayNQR for contactless local and cross-border collections, modern POS channels, and various lifestyle benefits including campaigns and promotions to drive their business growth and personal well-being.”

     

    He said “the Ellevate proposition is a total package addressing the broad needs of women-owned businesses in Nigeria including businesses that produce for women.

     

    In his comment, the special guest of honour, Managing Director, Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN), Mr Tony Okpanachi, represented by Mr. Bonaventure Okhaimo, Chief Operating Officer, lauded  Ecobank for introducing the product, stating that it would go a long way to assisting the targeted group.

     

    He disclosed that DBN was doing a lot to uplift small businesses in the country, stressing that it was ready to partner with reputable financial institutions such as Ecobank in that regard.

     

    Founder of Ruff n Tumble, Nike Ogunlesi, who was a panelist at the event, advised women business owners to avail themselves of the opportunity provided by Ecobank through Ellevate to develop their businesses.

     

    She called on women entrepreneurs to be resilient and know the role customers, people, finance, community, and technology play in business growth.

     

    On her part, Innovations and Partnerships Advisor at Nigeria for Women Project, Tolulope Babajide, said “with Ellevate, Ecobank truly understands the needs of women owned businesses. She spoke on scalability, sustainability, and expansion of MSMEs.

     

    Other speakers at the event including the Founder, Health Africa, Fola Laoye; the Founder, Braveline Growth Partners, Taba Peterside/ they all  lauded Ecobank for initiating such a product, stating that it would benefit women businesses and lift many families out of poverty.

     

  • CFAO’s Winpart Launches Spare Parts e-Commerce Website for All Car Brands

    CFAO’s Winpart Launches Spare Parts e-Commerce Website for All Car Brands

     

    Winpart, a division of CFAO Motors and Nigeria’s fast-growing distributor in original vehicle maintenance spare parts, has launched an e-commerce website as part of its commitment to solve the fake parts dilemma faced by vehicle owners, and to deepen access to quality spare parts, at affordable prices, in the country.

     

    WinPart is the new Independent Aftermarket (IAM) automotive spare parts wholesaler, distributing top-quality certified spare parts, sourced directly from Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEMs) such as, Aisin, Bosch, Coopers Fiaam, Cworks, Denso, Dunlop, Kavo, Philips, Riken Tyres, Valeo.

     

    With its last-mile partner, Kwik, consumer purchases can be delivered within 2-hours in designated routes. Winpart offers maintenance parts for all vehicle brands and models and helps source scarce parts that are currently not in stock within an agreed time.

     

    Commenting on the development, the General Manager, Winpart, Olivier Buisson said; “As part of the CFAO family, we are known for quality, reliability, and providing convenience to our customers. With our spare parts, you can be sure of a first-time fit. This will help save cost, eliminate time wastage and unused labour, especially among companies who are keen on improving their business processes and delivery time.”

     

    Winpart has a wide range of maintenance parts which include car batteries, brake pads, tyres, air filters, cabin air filters, oil filters, bulbs, plugs, radiator cap, and lubricants for light vehicles, commercial vehicles, and trucks.

     

    Its partners have decades of experience developing the world’s leading Original Equipment (OE) parts for automakers and their brands are built on delivering value.

  • Firm Launches Auto Spare Parts Platform

    Firm Launches Auto Spare Parts Platform

    This is good news for Nigerians as an auto firm, 234Parts.com, has introduced online platform for the automobile sector to connect spare parts buyers and sellers, dealers, auto workshops and car owners.

     

    According to Mr Godson Madu, Managing Director 234Parts.com, “the website – 234parts.com boasts of over 370,000 car parts listings with 28,000 unique products from over 6,000 spare parts dealers across major spare part markets in Ladipo, Tin Can, Ojuelegba in Lagos, Abuja, Kaduna, Kano and Port – Harcourt.

     

    In Mr Madu’s words, “234 Parts.com inventory ranges from auto parts, lubricants, batteries, tools, wheels and tyres”

     

    Mr Godson Madu  disclosed further that 234parts.com site is very  easy to navigate and has been designed to make the process of buying quality replacement of parts easy and convenient by providing multiple spare parts options and price comparism to owners, while also enhancing the product visibility of the spare part dealers” he stated.

     

    Corroborating him, Mrs Eniola Alli- Ayodele, Chief Marketing Officer added that  “234parts.com is the leading online platform for the automobile spare parts sector and has for almost two years, served as a connecting point for spare parts dealers, auto workshops and car owners.”

    Mr Godson Madu, Managing Director, 234Parts.com

    “From our research, with the influx of foreign used cars in Nigeria; usually over five years old at the time of their arrival, there is now a significant increase in maintenance visits from 4 times to 12 times annually. It has been recorded that each of those visits involves a parts replacement purchase. Consequently, the presence of substandard new spare parts increases as the manufacturers of these foreign used cars discontinue production of some of the car’s parts.

     

    “The need for genuine auto spare parts gave birth to 234Parts.com site” she said.

     

    According to Mrs Eniola Alli- Ayodele, “the current focus of 234parts.com platform is to hold the largest inventory of both used and new automotive spare parts in Nigeria, and increase access to the platform by using its rich data and insights to organize the fragmented spare parts industry.”

     

    In addition, “the business will in the coming months penetrate other major cities in the nation and onboard additional spare parts dealers after a rigorous verification process. This new development promises to create an opportunity for OEMs and genuine spare parts vendors to compete while also increasing the chances of car owners getting guaranteed parts.” she noted.