Jumia
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Jumia, the leading e-commerce platform in Africa, has appointed Lere Awokoya as its new Chief Marketing Officer in Nigeria. In his new role, Lere will be responsible for driving growth and customer engagement across the company's operations. Prior to his appointment, Lere served as the Head of Brand for Jumia Nigeria, where he oversaw the…
20 Dec
Jumia Food Nigeria has partnered with Domino's Pizza to promote human capital and develop the economy, while offering consumers access to meals from various locations.
28 Nov 2022
Jumia has generated $50.5 million in revenue in Q3 2022, an increase of six percent from the $47.6 million reported in Q2. This also represents an 18.4 percent increase from the $42.7 million reported in the same period last year. Francis Dufay, Jumia's acting CEO, laid out the new business strategy for the company during…
14 Nov 2022
Imagine a life where funds don’t stop you from buying all you need immediately. Is there anything better? I bet not! A lot of times, we’ve had to let go of certain wants and needs just because we can’t afford them at that moment. This can be very painful, especially if those items are basic…
19 Aug 2022
E-commerce platform, Jumia has announced the launch of a quick commerce platform in Nigeria titled ‘Jumia Food Mart’ to meet increased consumer demand for rapid delivery.
3 Jul 2022
The FinTech Association of Nigeria says Financial Technology (FinTech) operators accounted for 63 per cent of the 1.37 billion dollars in funding raised in Nigeria in 2021.
10 Jun 2022
In the last six years, Africa has seen the emergence of eleven $1 billion valuation companies with five of them coming from Nigeria.
20 May 2022
In 2021, 805 unique sellers received loans through Jumia Lending, representing a 27 per cent increase in the number of sellers compared to 2020.
19 Apr 2022
Global awareness of the need for stable physical and mental health is on the rise, and Nigeria is not left behind in this regard. More Nigerians, young and old, have adopted different exercises regularly to keep their body and mind in good shape. Also, organisations encourage their staff to engage in physical activity to stay…
29 Mar 2022
Jumia consumers will enjoy exciting deals from top-tech brands as the Jumia Tech Week officially kicks off today, March 21st and will run until April 3rd, 2022. During the two-week-long campaign, Jumia will be providing consumers with the opportunity to get the best deals on the latest tech devices such as mobile phones and accessories,…
14 Feb 2022
Lagos: 14th February 2022: Jumia celebrates Valentine’s day with underprivileged communities through its partnership with Lagos Food Bank. "We would like to take advantage of this opportunity to give back to the communities where we operate, and what better day than today to show love to families in underserved areas? We hope that our relationship…
23 Jan 2022
Jumia Nigeria Chairwoman, Juliet Anammah has stated that there's still a lot to explore in the African e-commerce market, as e-commerce on the continent is still about 5% of the total retail. Speaking in a recent interview with Darius Teeter of Stanford Seed, she said more tech companies are trooping into the African market, thus…
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