Airtel Unveils Internet Bundles for Android Devices

Leading telecommunications services provider,
Airtel Nigeria, has taken yet another bold step in
realization of its corporate vision of becoming the
No1 mobile Internet service provider in Nigeria as it
announces the introduction of Internet Bundles for
Android devices.
According to Airtel, the new value offering, which is
first of its kind in the country, is consistent with its
key objective of providing innovative and affordable
mobile Internet solutions that will make life simpler,
exciting and more enjoyable for telecoms
consumers across the country.
The new Android Internet Bundle plan is specifically
tailored to empower Android users to connect with
business associates, family and friends and also
enable them enjoy an amazing data experience on
their smartphones.
The Bundle plan comes in two variants, the Android
2.0, which comes with 2GB data designed for
medium Internet users while the Android Bundle 4.5
with 4.5GB data is tailored for high Internet
consumers.
Speaking on the new value offering, the Chief
Commercial Officer, Airtel Nigeria, Mr. Maurice
Newa, said Airtel will continue to blaze the trail in
revolutionizing the mobile Internet landscape in
Nigeria with highly innovative and affordable
solutions.
“At Airtel, we are positioned as Nigeria’s number
one mobile Internet Company just as we are
committed to making life simpler, more enjoyable
and really exciting for our customers.
“We understand that our Internet bundle for Android
users will help increase productivity, boost personal
relations, family happiness and business
profitability,” he said.
First of its kind in terms of data offerings in Nigeria,
the Airtel Android packages offer customers
sufficient data to browse on their Android phones at
very affordable rates. With the introduction of these
packages, customers using Android phones no
longer have to worry about affordability and the
required data needed to enjoy an amazing browsing
experience on the Airtel network.
Customers are advised to dial *437# to subscribe to
the 2G Android Bundle while customers who prefer
to subscribe to the 4.GB Android Bundle are advised
to either dial*438#
The 2GB and 4.5GB Bundles go for a rate of N2,000
and N3,500, respectively and are both valid for 30
days. Both Bundles have different burn rates,
allowing customers to enjoy the service at a more
affordable rate during the night.

(Video) Devils!! 8 Robbers R*pe Nursing Mother Record a video

Two of the eight robbers who accosted a
couple and their three months old baby on
their way to their village in Kogi have been
arrested and will soon be prosecuted. The
robbers were eight in number and after
robbing them of their cash and valuables at
gunpoint; they tied the husband to a tree and
r*ped his wife until she fainted in his presence.
The eight of them took turns in r*ping her until she
fainted before escaping with their car and
valuables. As God will have it; two of the robbers
were later apprehended while trying to escape
from the scene of the crime. Here’s how The Sun
puts it;
Tears flowed freely as people beheld the
pathetic sight of a middle-aged nursing
mother whose three-month old baby was
thrown into the bush while an eight-man
gang of devilish souls r*ped her to a point
of unconsciousness right in the presence
of her husband.
The woman (names with held) who had
bruises all over her body especially in the
waist region could barely stand unaided
when she was sighted at the headquarters
of the Kogi State Police Command.
Sunday Sun gathered that the suspects
waylaid the couple on their way to the
village, and dispossessed the husband and
wife of their cash and valuables at
gunpoint. Then they took them in the
family car to a nearby bush where they
tied the husband and raped the wife who
was at that time breast feeding her three-
month-old baby.
It was learnt that one of the armed
robbers on getting to the bush slapped
the wife and forcibly took the baby away
from her hands and threw the baby aside.
He pointed a gun to her head and ordered
her to undress.
For more than two hours, the eight
robbers, one after the other, thereafter
engaged the poor woman in a marathon
s*x while the husband watched helplessly
and the hapless innocent baby cried
profusely.
Parading the suspects before newsmen,
the Acting Commissioner of Police, Mr
Abiodun Odude said the family was
travelling from Ogugu in Olamaboro Local
Government Area, Kogi State to Iga-Ikeje
when the robbers accosted them.
Odude said the victim (names withheld) a
native of Ogugu reported at the
Olamaboro Police Division and stated that
he was travelling in his Toyota Corolla car
with his wife and baby when suddenly
some eight armed robbers accosted them,
dispossessing them of their car, N6600
cash and mobile phone sets.
The alleged robbers then bundled them
into the vehicle and drove them inside the
bush about two kilometres from the road,
where the man was tied to a tree prior to
r*ping the wife. Giving further
explanation of what transpired, he said
the wife who was oblivious of their plan
as she was crying and begging them not to
kill her husband. This prompted one of
the robbers to give her a vicious slap,
took the baby away and ordered her to
undress, while pointing a gun to her head.
He said the woman fainted after the
ordeal.
Done with their evil business, they sons-
of-the devil tied up the woman’s legs and
drove away in the car.
After about 40 minutes, the woman
regained consciousness, struggled to free
herself and walked to a nearby village,
where she informed a group of vigilantes,
who later rescued the husband.
On receiving the report, a police patrol
team led by Mr. Mbang Eteng, an
Assistant Superintendent of Police tracked
down and arrested two of the robbers,
whose names were given as Vincent
Oguche from an uncompleted building,
and Femi Simon, who attempted to run
away, but was overpowered by policemen
and both of them taken into custody.
The police said the two suspects in the
course of interrogation confessed to the
crime and thereafter led the detectives to
their hideout, where the stolen car,
assorted guns and handsets were
recovered. The names of two other
members of the gang were given as Friday
Oguche and Joe Agbo. The police are still
on the trail of the remaining four mem­
bers who are still at large.
Vincent Oguche while acknowledging that
he and the others actually committed the
heinous crime, explained why they r*ped
the woman despite that she was nursing a
baby, saying: “We were not in our right
sense because we were very high on
drugs.”
Femi Simon who claimed to be a native of
Iyah Gbede in Ijumu Local Government
Area of the state said he was an
unemployed driver who was conscripted
into the deal. He said he could not control
his libido when he saw his comrades-in-
crime ‘enjoying themselves’ so he had to
join them to have a taste of the woman.
The police rebuffed the request to speak
with the woman, firmly saying she should
be left alone on account of the
horrendous ordeal she experienced.

Shekau, Finally Dead? By PRNigeria

Nigerian troops might have scored a strategic victory in the current battle against terrorists operating in the North East on September 17. During a desperate attempt to capture Konduga in their delusion to eventually marching on and capturing Maiduguri, the man who had been mimicking Late Abubakar Shekau in recent videos might have been finally killed. Abubakar Shekau

According to senior military and intelligence sources, "it is getting more certain that the terrorists' commander who has been mimicking Shekau in those videos is the one killed in Konduga on September 17, 2014."

The PRNigeria sources said the suspected demise of the Boko Haram leader is responsible for the scattering of the sect members in different independent locations in the neighbouring countries, especially in Cameroon noticed in recent days.

The security sources did not deny the suspicion but cautioned that "the process of confirming that the dead body we have is the same as that character who has been posing as Shekau is ongoing. He is definitely a prominent terrorist commander. I don't want to say anything about this yet please."

Another high ranking military source insisted that the resemblance is too striking to be a coincidence. They cited his facial marks, beards and teeth apart from the recovery by the Nigerian troops of some of the Armoured Vehicles and Hilux jeeps that had featured in previous videos of the prime suspect.

The officers assured that the Defence Headquarters will soon address the nation after full investigation of their latest discovery.

19 CREATIVE WAYS TO FINANCE YOUR BUSINESS START-UP IN NIGERIA

If for any reason you find yourself on the rutted
path to entrepreneurship make it an obligation to
keep reexamining yourself to be sure you are
combat ready.  Behold, the first hurdle; raising
adequate funds for your startup.
Finance as a subject remains most vital even to
the blue chip organizations. A lot of times it even
comes easier for already established and excelling
businesses. We keep hearing stories of how
financial houses and some private investors keep
persuading ace entrepreneurs and multinationals
with unsolicited funds. For you as a start-up
entrepreneur -you have to fight your own
battle.
Don’t fidget,...  read on..
it’s not outlandish if banks, venture capitalists or
the government are not showing you any support
everybody want to know exactly how much of your
own money you put into it. And most other times,
no matter how creative or promising your start-up
may be, some investors still want to see it work
first before becoming a part of it- probably when
you need them no more.
Nevertheless, you might be surprised about how
much you can achieve starting out on your own.
First step: look inward, list the facilities you own
already probably some can be useful for your new
venture or can be converted to cash. Eg tools,
vehicle, assets or even your apartment which can
be used as your startup office etc., even your tap
water). Shiekh Muhammed bin Rashid resolved to
the construction of Burj Al Arab (known as the
world most luxurious hotel) when the government
thought of the future of the United Arab Emirates
without crude oil which the country presently thrive
on. The natural resources they discovered they
had left were; sun, sand and sea- hence
diversification into tourism.
PERSONAL FINANCING: I don’t care if you are or
thin, you most likely have to be ready for a dieting
program. Some good part of your savings have to
be dug out to put into your start-up, if you are not
ready to sacrifice and stand for what you believe
in, then who else should?
OVER DRAFT AND PERSONAL CREDIT LINES:
Depending on type of account you run with your
bank, your account balance and activities, some
banks might give you the benefit to make
withdrawal beyond your balance for the sake of
financing your start-up. The advantage is that you
retain total ownership and control of your business.
FAMILY AND FRIENDS: In a country as ours
where family ties are highly respected, looking
around for friends and relative who believe in you
to make initial investment in your business is most
likely one of the best bet of getting financed.
Dangote and a lot of others in his category got
such hands.
CROWD FUNDING: Here you use the power of the
Internet or association to get a large amount of
people with like-minds with small amounts each to
back your efforts.
MICROLOANS: These days there are many
companies and microfinance banks run by private
corporate organisations. A lot of starting up
entrepreneurs seems not well informed yet about
opportunities such organizations offer. Some
merely demand that you have a savings account
which them and after a period of time you can
access loan in multiple of a particular percentage
of your account balance, without collaterals.
VENDOR FINANCING: If there are particular goods
or material you require for your production, some
manufacturers/ suppliers can be convinced to
defer payment until your products are sold.
PURCHASE ORDER FINANCING: The availability of
a legal purchase order for your start-up to supply
or render certain goods/service will a lot of time
make it easier for you to access funds without
collateral or much interest.
PARTNERSHIP: Working along with someone who
has an interest in the business with a certain
amount of money to finance it is also ideal. Such
person could be a friend or just someone with a
like-mind. This way percentage of each person’s
ownership in the business is always noted.
LAUNCHING/FUND RAISER; being creative
enough on the debut of your product or business
you may send out request letters for fund raiser or
host a launching event where necessary people
will be invited to support your dream.
PRESALES ORDER: this is when you persuade
your clients/ customers to pay ahead before
goods/ services are being delivered.
GOVERNMENT GRANTS: Government of various
nations having noted that entrepreneurship is
pivotal to economic growth- make provisions
through certain bodies to give grants to
entrepreneurs with ideas considered worthy.
NGO GRANTS: A lot privately owned Non-
governmental organizations exist all around the
world with a focus on aiding entrepreneurship.
Finding out nearest ones that might consider you
legible should be your first task.
HIRE PURCHASE: instead of cash finance, some
equipments or needs for your start-up can be met
through hire purchase from the sellers, in this way
they still have legal possession of such equipment
till payment is completed.
LAUNCHING A BUSINESS ON THE SIDE. Doing
side businesses such as sales of petty items etc.
With the little amount you have on you till you get
enough funds isn’t also a bad idea to raise funds.
VENTURE CAPITALIST AND PRIVATE INVESTORS:
good networking is highly necessary for your new
business to succeed. Venture capitalist are
organizations or individuals who are business
inclined and have funds always ready to give out to
new businesses on agreed terms of share owning
or loan, depending on how credible the is seen.
GET MOBILE: Endeavour to get mobile if your
business or service is such that you can start
reaching out to service clients and deliver
products if you don’t have enough stock or a
space solely for your business yet.
ONLINE SPACE: These days a lot of money making
ventures are online, some may have never really
intended to be exclusive on the web, but
considering the cost of rent of property and the
attending cost of maintenance and staffs –they
start up online and make enough profit to expand.
BREAK DOWN OPERATIONS : for instance starting
up a clothing line and you don’t have enough
capital you could start up by breaking down your
operations by starting up with offering advisory
service, fabric selling... till you eventually get into
full business
I.R.A FINANCING: If at the moment you have a
paid employment in most cases you should
reserve an Investment Retirement Account for you.
This can also be a good source to fund.

Small Business in Nigeria You Can Start With Less Than N50,000 And Still Make Good Profit

Small Business in Nigeria You Can Start
With Less Than N50,000 And Still Make
Good Profit
Starting a small business in Nigeria has never been
easy considering what you’d have to go through to
raise business capital towards setting up and
running a profitable business. Basically, it’s all
about money money money! No Bank in Nigeria is
willing to help small scale businesses, and
Government seems to have no plan whatsoever for
the citizens who needs business start up capital.
If you are contemplating any business, you are on
your own if you don’t have enough money to
finance it. The worst part of it all is that most
potential profitable small businesses in Nigeria
needs much amount of money to get it started —
most times, far much beyond what average
Nigerian small business aspirants can afford.
Have you ever had a business idea — so bright
that it was just a matter of get it started and the
money starts rolling in, only to see the idea die
because no money to kick start the business?
That’s what 70 percent of Nigeria Entrepreneurs
experience on regular basis.

Sometimes, the little money you have can’t just be
enough to start anything reasonable no matter how
hard you tried. Because of these, many people are
finding it difficult to figure out any small business in
Nigeria they can start with small amount of money
and still make reasonable profit.I’ve taken the
burdens off you by taking time to come up with
small businesses that promises good ROI.
Below are some of the best small businesses in
Nigeria that any aspiring Entrepreneur can start
with N50,000 or less and make substantial profit in
it.
1. Plantain Chips Making – Move around the street
and you will see different brands of Plantain chips
on sale and it sells very very fast. People just like
chewing stuffs and there is no end to it, so if you
can engage in the business of producing and
supplying it, you will be making good money on
daily basis.
All what you needed are: Big Frying Pan (N3,000)
Small Sealing Machine (N15,000) The Nylons and
Labels (N2,000) Other Utensils (N5,000) The rest
N30,000 goes into buying of Plantains and logistics.
Supply to the shops and to hawkers and you will be
making your money.
2. Tokunbo Shoes – I like quality leather materials
and that’s why until recently, all my shoes and bags
are bought from the used shoes and bag sellers. I
used to get some top class shoes for N3,000 by the
roadside back in those days when I can’t really
afford high quality designer shoes that cost N50,000
or more.
Many people out there are just like me — Instead of
patronizing those fake China shoes and bags, they
prefer to buy high quality fairly used ones which last
longer and confer you with more respect.
Get a nice place where you will be displaying your
goods like in front on shopping malls. Go to Fairly
used market (Katangowa or Aswani in Lagos) you
may go to Seme Border or Kotonou. Select quality
fairly used shoes, look for designs that are close to
the latest fashion. N40,000 can get you up to 40
pairs of shoes. Sometimes you make profit of up to
N3,000 from a single sell.
3. Used Books – You used to see them by the
roadsides and you’re wondering if the seller are
making money from it? Try it and see! You will be
surprised at the profit margin, and you will be
amazed at the rate at which Nigerians buy different
books.
Follow the same process as it is with the used
shoes but you buy at different markets. Used books
are sold in importers warehouses, locate one and
go there to select nice used books, Children books,
Professional books, Hand craft books, etc etc.
These types of books sells very fast with high profit
margin. N50,000 is more than enough for a starter.
4. Office Supply – People who works in offices finds
it difficult to go out to the market to buy certain
things like Wrist Watches, Shirts, Ties, and
Perfumes. Help them do the shopping and charge
moderately, don’t be greedy like other suppliers
who buys fake things for N1000 and wants to sell
for N10,000 in the name of office.
If you are honest with your business and charge
reasonably, you may even get huge supply contract
form some of the people you will meet in those
offices. N50,000 will do good in these type of small
business in Nigeria and you will smile at the brisk
business you will be making.
5. Road Side Foods Vending – If you are the hard
working type, this small business in Nigeria may be
for you. I’ve seen people buy cars and build house
from this business. It’s one of the few businesses
that guarantees steady flow of profit no matter the
weather, no matter the economic situation.
Specialize in cooking Jollof Rice and Beans, Moi
moi, Fried Plantain, Custards, and Fried Eggs. You
will be friend of the people and the people will be
your friend! Look for a hot spot, like the bus stop,
near Motor and Okada parks or busy shopping
malls.
Thirty Thousand Naira (N30,000) will get you all the
utensils and small tables and chairs. While N20,000
goes for food items and settlements.
Please if know any other profitable small
businesses in Nigeria that one can start with
N50,000 or less — write in the comment box below
and let’s get the business started