He is one of the finest tech integrators there. At Capgemini Invent and later IBM where he was a manager, he played at the highest league of tech . I am happy that John Enoh has come into entrepreneurial capitalism FULL time. Yes, we convinced him to resign from IBM, and come and build wealth for everyone! Lol – he is a great mind.

Tekedia Capital is proud to announce that we have made additional investments in Lafiya Telehealth.

Lafiya Telehealth which is helping many states in Nigeria on their tele-healthcare delivery on a $5 million contract (managed from the national budget) promises to improve the well being of citizens. It has built stacks of technologies with AI systems which embassies, oil rigs, and more are using. Through satellites, anywhere you are, you will be attended by a doctor.

John smiles with one of those satellites. Salute Nigerians in America, they #move. Tekedia Capital makes friends with innovators as we continue to fund the NEXT Africa.

Tekedia Mini-MBA had added a new course – Decentralized Finance and NFT Marketplace – in partnership with Dubai-based BoundlessPay, led by Franklin Peters Odoemenan. We are also adding new courses on Web 3.0, Metaverse, etc focusing exclusively on the business components (not the technical stacks) of these emerging domains. In other words, we help learners understand and provide paths for the evolving opportunities.

In Tekedia Institute, we have three themes: Innovation, Growth and Digital Execution. That digital execution is being redesigned and transformed by new technologies. We work hard to make sure that our courses are constantly refreshed to capture emerging trends in that space.

I invite you to register for Tekedia Mini-MBA and experience world-class business education at the best optimized cost model. Yes, for N90,000 or $170, you will attend a program for 12 weeks. We have professionals from 41 countries here. Register today https://school.tekedia.com/course/mmba8/ and begin your career ascension.

Every organization needs professionals that have in-depth knowledge of core business principles, problem solving capabilities, and analytical competencies that are needed to thrive in the 21st century business ecosystem. Tekedia Mini MBA Programme is designed to provide practical training on business growth optimization and execution. It is structured in a flexible way to enable each professional to go through the course at his or her pace.

The faculty members of the program are selected from global organisations such as Microsoft, Shell, Nigeria Breweries, Schlumberger, Deloitte, MasterCard, Access Bank, KPMG, MTN and others. They provide contemporary insights into global best business practice.

BusinessDay is the best business journalism in Africa and when you register via its platform for Tekedia Mini-MBA, you get this world-class journalism in digital form for one year. Begin here for Tekedia Institute Mini-MBA starting June 6 to end Sept 3 2022.

This is my alma mater – the University of Calabar where I received an MBA.  Tekedia Institute is excited to announce a generous donation to support undergraduate students in the university to attend Tekedia CollegeBoost, a mini-MBA designed for undergraduate students. We thank Ernest Edukere  for investing in the FUTURE; open doors await.

To learn about Tekedia CollegeBoost, connect with Eyitayo Adeleke or click here  . In our school, students from more than 100 universities and polytechnics are co-learning with us. They’ve rated 5/5 for quality, relevance and value.

Send your students and experience practical entrepreneurial capitalism from the temple of Africa’s business education.

If you run a startup in Africa, watch what is happening in the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ. The rich families and select institutions which give venture capital funds money to invest in startups will stop doing so if the stock markets go south. The Dow lost 810 points today over fears of impending recession.

The United States Federal Reserve (equivalent of the Central Bank of Nigeria) works mainly to keep the U.S. dollars stable (to reduce inflation) and maximize employment (through interest rates). The Fed plans to hike interest rates (unemployment is not a big problem at the moment). This increase will help to quell inflation by deepening the strength of dollars but as that happens, many negative things could happen.

Those things include a drop in consumer spending and broad purchases including real estate assets (costs of loan will be higher and many will forgo purchases). But if purchases are depressed, factories will be forced to reduce production, and if that is not well managed, recession kicks in. As that happens, inflation will drop since limited availability of  cheap money will make prices adjust. ECON 101.

As these things happen, people move into defensive, not offensive when it comes to investing. In other words, they will not invest. Look carefully at your burn rate because this paralysis could be extended.

Besides the US inflationary challenge, Russia’s war in Ukraine remains a big factor: NATO will likely  continue to fund Ukraine until Russia gives up. But note this: if the EU does not buy Russia energy, and begins to source from alternative sources, Russia may end up benefiting as global prices will go high. What that means is that Russia may sell less and still make more money than would have been made pre-war. 

But as that happens, the US will introduce 3rd party sanctions and that means anyone that buys Russia’s product will be under the crosshairs of US sanctions. That is where the volcano will erupt: China will protest. And watch out the implication in the global supply chain with implications that some Chinese companies in New York could be suspended!

On Saturday, at Tekedia Mini-MBA, I will share more during our scheduled course on Building Investment Portfolios. Join us.