A fast growing Nigerian Company, Evergreen Promotions Limited, has launched a Social Enterprise Startup – Easyblurb Ng. in a bid to cushion the economic effects occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a communiqué issued by the Chief Operating Officer of Easyblurb Nigeria, Abiola Adebajo, it was revealed that the scheme was designed to give the opportunity of making extra income to as many young Nigerians.
Adebajo, however, disclosed that the scheme makes possible up to N30,000 monthly side income for over 20,000 young Nigerians who will post sponsored adverts on their WhatsApp status, daily.
“Are you an active WhatsApp user and you get up to 100 views averagely? Come with me. Let me show you how you can make up to 30, 000 monthly income posting sponsored ads on your WhatsApp status”.
EasyBlurb is a Direct-To-Customer Advertising platform with the primary aim of helping large companies, SMEs, and MSMEs across diverse sectors in Nigeria, to boost their sales and visibility, while empowering thousands of young Nigerians to generate side income.
“The Vision is to be the most trusted, affordable, and accessible digital advertising platform across all business sectors in the nation, exploring the famous day-to-day social media platform in Nigeria, WhatsApp.
“According to The Global State of Digital 2019 report, at least 85% of Nigeria’s 24million active social media users are on WhatsApp, making it the most used social media platform in Nigeria.
“WhatsApp is immensely effective, as adverts are placed directly within the convenient reach of the target audience, with a compelling ‘call to action’, generating more impressions and conversions within a short period. The Easyblurb team have a good knowledge of the terrain and the value chain in the digital advertising industry, coupled with exclusively acquired I.T. solutions.
“Companies who subscribe to Easyblurb ad products are most likely to get up to 300 percent increase in sales revenue and explosive visibility within a month or two.
“The company’s rack record features clients such as Cielo City, Virtual Teachers Connect Nig., Evergreen Apparels, Ofadaboy, Pettycash, Purple Training and Consulting, Emerge Hub, Paymyrent, The Vote Right Network Nigeria, and more,” he said.
Explaining how interested youths can earn a monthly stipend of N30,000, Adebajo said, “While poverty and social vices by young Nigerians on the internet seem to be the order of the day, Easyblurb through its platform hopes to change the narrative.
EU, German Govt Support Nigeria’s Renewable Dnergy development
The European Union and the Government of German are supporting a new scholarship programme on solar energy and energy efficiency, targeting over 185 participants.
It was gathered in Abuja at the weekend that the programme, which started on August 10, 2020, would among other things, enhance the skills of trainees on how to access funds for the development of renewable energy projects in Nigeria.
The exercise, tagged ‘Nigerian Finance Training Programme on Solar Energy and Energy Efficiency’, consists of a six-week online course and a three-day face-to-face training in Abuja and Lagos.
Renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies offer significant cost-saving and business opportunities in Nigeria but these technologies typically require high upfront investments.
Access to finance for such investments is currently limited and this is largely due to the unfamiliarity with renewable energy and energy efficiency applications, which affect the perceived risk of investments in these technologies.
Head of Section, Economic Cooperation and Energy of the Delegation of the European Union to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Katrine Thomsen, explained in a report made available to our correspondent how the training would impact the sector.
“The Solar Energy and Energy Efficiency Training will teach project developers to develop bankable project proposals that are suitable for funding.”