You Can Now Get Free Medical Consultation From A Doctor Across Nigeria On DoctorsHub Nigeria

DoctorsHub Nigeria was launched on the 20th of November, 2016 by Dr Damian Avar who saw a need to connect people in need of a doctor’s’ opinion about their medical symptoms or conditions. He brought in Everest Nwagwu a communications expert and Ayopo Onafowokan to handle operations and branding respectively. The trio are all graduate of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH).

Consultations on DoctorsHub Nigeria can be done at any hour of the day and, in a bid to reach a wider audience, any preferred major Nigerian language — be it English, Pidgin, Yoruba, Igbo or Hausa. According to the founder, having these features all for free particularly gives them an edge over their counterparts.
Also, Dr Avar assures that the dealings of clients with doctors on the platform are strictly confidential. Apart from providing medical consultations, there is a blog on the platform, on which health articles that address peculiar medical conditions are frequently published. To further facilitate an effective reach, Dr Avar assures that content on the blog is rid of medical jargon so that readers can easily grasp them and embrace their relevance.

In less than 6 months of operation over 2000 people with diverse health complaints since inception have been successfully attended to without any form of advertisement.

Many Nigerians can relate to the ordeals faced when trying to secure a medical appointment with a doctor in Nigeria — a scenario mostly ubiquitous in government hospitals. Asides the tension over attempts to see a doctor, the hurdles faced while queuing up for medical attention can be daunting.

DoctorsHub Nigeria seems to have indeed placed itself as a bridge to this daunting gap — the joy of circumventing queues, coupled with the ease of consulting a doctor at any preferred time in any preferred language. DoctorsHub Nigeria also educate and attend to cases such as depression, autism and Meningitis.

Don’t just take our words for it, try out the service for yourself. Engage a doctor on the website.

Jumia Launches Jumia Local, An Initiative that Promotes Made-in-Nigeria Products

Due to popular demand, JUMIA,  Nigeria’s biggest e-commerce startup and company have decided to set the trend by launching an initiative to promote locally made products in Nigeria "Jumia Local". Jumia Local was launched on the 1st of October 2016, that is Jumia's way of marking Nigeria at 56.

Jumia Local is Jumia’s way of supporting local entrepreneurs and brands that manufacture their products in Nigeria. Merchants on the site will be able to sell their products on at 0% commission, and their products will be promoted through all Jumia’s marketing channels.

According to Jumia, this a social responsibility initiative that’s aimed at growing the local economy. According to Bili Sule, Head of Business Development, Jumia Nigeria, “To build a sustainable and healthy ecosystem for Nigeria, we need to focus on products made in Nigeria. The change starts with each and everyone of us and Jumia will lead the way by taking the responsibility to promote our own Nation’s products.”

So if you are a Nigerian entrepreneur and want to make proper use of this opportunity, you must have your products made or assembled in Nigeria. Another condition is that you have to sell online exclusively through Jumia for the first six months.

Jumia is indeed helping to grow the local economy in Nigeria.

Founders Conference To Host Over 200 Tech Start-ups

Founders of tech-driven start-ups, technology enthusiasts and other stakeholders within the Nigerian business ecosystem will gather at the first edition of Founders conference organised by Venture Starter Company.

The conference will be held on the 3rd October,2016 at the Four Points by Sheraton, Victoria Island, Lagos. The event tagged "founders conference 2016" is designed to foster innovation and sustainability in the country's entrepreneurial space as start-up founders will have the opportunity to gain new insight, forge entrepreneurial alliances and meet with venture capitalists.

According to the organizers, 20 most innovative business ventures among the 240 attendees expected will be selected to pitch to investors for funding opportunity.

The event's convener and Chief Executive Officer, Venture Starter, Bunmi Jembola said the speakers scheduled for the conference are successful start-up founders and will focus on the approach needed to accelerate growth and profitability running a business.

They include the Founder/CEO ,IrokoTV - Jason Njoku, Founder/CEO, supermartng.com - Raphael Afaedor, CEO, tolet.com.ng - Fikayo Ogundipe, Bilikiss Adebiyi Abiola - Founder/CEO, Wecycler, Founder/CEO, Printivo.com - Oluyomi Ojo among others.

"Founders Conference is targeted at Nigeria's technology start-up founders, co-founders, venture fund providers, and SME regulatory agencies and technology enthusiasts." says Jembola.
"Nigerian technology  start-ups are faced with several problems but chief among them is knowledge. Many founders start out knowing too little and very often that results in disaster. This conference seeks to substantially bridge the knowledge gap by bringing Nigeria's most successfully tech start-up founders.
"Another major problem is infrastructure. It is common knowledge that every business person in Nigeria provides virtually all his infrastructure. In other climes where start-ups record more accelerated growth a sharing economy is created around start-up hubs and this is actively supported by government to such an extent that it substantially reduces take-off cost.
"Government can provide work space, cheap internet, power, water and even finance.This in itself is enough incentive to get several youths on the bandwagon of technology and innovation.
He also added that the conference intends to foster an engagement between start-up founders and key decision makers in government on a panel  specifically meant for policy makers.

Individuals interested to attend can register for free at www.foundersconference2016.com.