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If you missed Tekedia OPEN webinar on 2022 Outlook, here is the recorded session

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Ndubuisi Ekekwe
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If you missed the Tekedia OPEN webinar which was held on Saturday, the recorded session is here

This is our tradition in the Institute; we preview the year ahead. The verdict is clear: abundance is in the future but you must invent new models because change is happening.

The paralyses of nations are opportunities for markets. Africa has got many and as the wave 2 of the Innovation Society era kicks off, with the accelerated artificial knowledge systems which are compounding their impacts daily, there would be dislocations. People,  2022 offers promises for those who can refine the data of the new era.

 

1App Launches A WordPress Plugin To Make It Easier for Business to Receive Payments

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Tekedia Editors
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In its mission to make getting paid easier and more reliable, 1app Business has launched its plugin in the WordPress Directory. This plugin allows your WordPress website to accept payment with ease.

Same as all 1app Business products, this plugin allows you to create payment forms for your customers to pay for your services. The payment forms are generated by shortcodes and can be placed into your website pages or posts. This plugin gives you a payment gateway aggregator, giving your customers the opportunity to choose whatever method they are most comfortable with. This explains one of 1app’s mission to attain both ease of payment and customer’s total satisfaction.

You can install and activate the plugin via here.

Description

  • This plugin allows you to accept payment on your website without trouble. You will create forms to bill their clients for your services.
  • Your customer has the opportunity to choose whatever payment option he/she is most comfortable with.
  • The forms are generated by shortcodes which can be placed into pages or posts. The shortcodes are generated with custom posts.

Follow this video tutorial on how to install and use the plugin

Register on 1app Business via https://business.1app.online/

In this season of giving, gift LEARNING and Knowledge via Tekedia Institute

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Ndubuisi Ekekwe
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In this season of giving, gift LEARNING and Knowledge. We have many options here, beginning with Tekedia Mini-MBA to Tekedia Startup Masterclass. Gift knowledge via Tekedia Institute. Once you pay, send our team the email of the recipient; they will conclude the registration process with that email https://school.tekedia.com/courses/all/

Tekedia Mini-MBA: Tekedia Institute offers Tekedia Mini-MBA, an innovation management 12-week program, optimized for business execution and growth, with digital operational overlay. It runs 100% online. The theme is Innovation, Growth & Digital Execution – Techniques for Building Category-King Companies. All contents are self-paced, recorded and archived which means participants do not have to be at any scheduled time to consume contents. Besides, programs are designed for ALL sectors, from fintech to construction, healthcare to manufacturing, agriculture to real estate, etc.

Tekedia Startup Masterclass: from Start-Up to Unicorn is designed to help founders, entrepreneurs, and those generally working in the startup ecosystems, to master the mechanics of building category-king startups. The program runs for 8 weeks and it includes an hour-long one-on-one Zoom session every week, per participant, with Tekedia Institute’s Lead Faculty, Prof Ndubuisi Ekekwe.

Factors a judge considers before granting the custody of a child to a parent

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Stanley Alieke
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Factors the Judge  considers before granting the custody of the child to a parent.

During separation and divorce, the most heated argument between the couple is always who takes custody of the child(ren), if the marriage has been blessed with child(ren), after it comes the argument of sharing and splitting of properties; who takes what property.

The court takes custody of the child(ren) seriously and treats it with utmost care and priority because this is what determines the future of the child.

If the judge grants the physical custody of a child to a parent it means that the parent has the right to have a child live with him or her for the amount of time determined by the judge. The judge in some instances can grant primary custody of a child to a parent. In this case, the child lives with the parent and the parent makes the decision on the upbringing of the child in exclusion of the other parent. In some other instances, the court may also grant joint custody of the child to both parents.  In this arrangement, the child spends a significant amount of time with both parents at different times and schedules and both parents contribute to the upbringing of the child physically, emotionally and financially.

Therefore, Joint custody may be joint legal custody i.e. the both parents have joint legal custody of the child. Legal custody of a child simply means having the legal rights to make decisions about a child’s wellbeing and upbringing. Joint custody may also be joint physical custody i.e. the child spends some amount of time with each parent at different schedules and time. Finally, Joint custody may also be joint physical and legal custody.

It should however be noted that a parent might have a legal custody of a child and may not have the physical custody and vice versa while a parent can have both the legal custody and the physical custody of a child and both parents although divorced or separated can have both joint legal and physical custody of the child.

There are  some factors the court considers while granting custody of a child; whether sole custody i.e. custody to a parent or joint custody i.e. custody to both parents.

The critical factor that the judge first put into consideration before granting the custody of a child to any of the parents is what is referred in law as “The Best Interest Standard”.  The court uses this best interest standard to determine what would be best for the child(ren). The child’s best interest comes first before that of the parents. What is best for the child is prioritized.

Although, it is inarguable that both parents definitely have good and genuine intention towards the child in question and definitely want what’s good for the child but the judge applies the best interest standard where what the court feels will be the best for the child comes first and outweighs the interest of the parents.

In determining the child’s best interest, the court look into these crucial factors which can be said are the essential factors that the judge considers in granting custody of a child and they include;

  • The court considers  if there is confirmed evidence of domestic violence, domestic abuse, or neglect or negligence by either parent of the child? The court will definitely not grant custody of a child to a parent who is negligent, violent or abusive.
  • The court weighs each parent’s ability to provide for the child’s physical needs, emotional wellness, and medical care. The court will not grant physical custody to a parent who is incapable of financially and physically catering for the needs of the child.
  • The court will also check the psychological effect the custody will have on the child. The court will ask themselves if the child is okay where he or she is currently or will the child don’t mind a change in physical environment and custody?
  • The court will also consider the wishes of the child. The court will ask the child where he or she would like to stay or which of the parents would the child like to be with at the moment. This will only be done if the child is considered old enough to make his or her own decisions.
  • The court also considers the living conditions and accommodations of each parents’ home. The court is interested to know if the child will have his or her own room in a parent’s house and have a spacious and conducive environment for him or herself.
  • The court will also evaluate the mental and physical health of each parent and ascertain which of the parents is more mentally and physically fit to be granted custody of the child. The court is definitely not going to grant custody of a child to a mentally unstable parent or physically unfit parent.
  • The court will also consider the quality of the relationship the child enjoys with each parent. The court puts into consideration Which of the parents does the child have a more cordial and loving relationship with. The court is more akin to grant custody of a child to a parent a child has a blossoming relationship with.

While these are some of the factors the court considers before granting custody of a child to a parent, there may be other extenuating factors the court will also look into in granting custody of a child to a parent depending on the peculiarity of each case.

SafeBoda Becomes the First Beneficiary of Google’s African Investment Fund

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Samuel Nwite
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In October, Google launched the Africa Investment Fund, to help the African tech ecosystem, especially startups, with funding and digital amenities needed to accelerate growth.

Two months after, the $1 billion “tech-led initiatives”, which is billed to run for over the next five years and includes a $50 million Africa Investment Fund targeted at early- and growth-stage startups on the continent, has found its first startup – SafeBoda.

The ride-hailing motorbike startup has gained popularity in Uganda since it was founded in 2014. Google says that the investment will help drive SafeBoda’s growth in Uganda and Nigeria, scaling its transportation-led app to offer new payment and financial services solutions for its expanding set of customers: passengers, drivers, and merchants.

Google has been passionate about Africa’s tech development. Before launching the fund, the tech giant proved helpful in startups’ journeys via its Google for Startups Accelerator Africa program. The accelerator program has supported more than 80 startups in seed to Series A stages with equity-free mentorship and resources. Collectively, they have raised over $100 million in venture capital, and also recently launched Black Founders Fund, a non-dilutive $3 million fund allocated to 50 startups yearly.

SafeBoda becomes Google’s first choice due to its impact in Uganda, which has evolved from solving a last-mile transport friction with a huge growth potential, to being a super app offering other services.

SafeBoda app was launched in 2017 to connect passengers to their community of safer and trusted drivers and since then, the motorbike company has grown to serve over 1 million customers, expanding its transportation-led super app offering rides, parcel delivery, food, and shop, payments, savings, and other financial services. The Uganda & Nigeria venture-backed company has investors that include GoVentures (GoJek), Allianz X, Unbound, Beenext, and Justin Kan.

Co-founder, Ricky Rapa Thomson, said African cities have economic development opportunities that will continue to be powered by SafeBoda.

“SafeBoda welcomes Google to their community and are excited to continue to drive innovation in informal transportation and payments in the boda boda (motorcycle taxi driver in East Africa) or okada (West Africa) industry. As a former boda driver in Kampala, I know that we are the lifeblood of Africa’s cities and we power economic development. SafeBoda is thrilled that leading global companies such as Google see the importance of backing start-ups working towards these goals,” he said.

Besides providing US$50M to support early tech ideas, Google will provide them with access to Google’s employees, network, and technologies to help them build impactful products for their communities.

Africa’s investment volume has risen more than ever before in 2021, with a record $4 billion in equity funding raised, according to Partech Ventures Africa. There is also a growing army of vibrant tech-based workforce, made up of 700,000 developers in the continent. Digital startups in Africa are driving innovation in fast-growing sectors, including fintech, healthtech, media and entertainment, e-commerce, e-mobility, and e-logistics, contributing to Africa’s growing Internet gross domestic product (iGDP) — defined as the Internet’s contribution to the GDP.

Nitin Gajria, Managing Director for Google in Africa said the fund will help Africa’s developers and entrepreneurs to solve the continent’s problems.

“I am thrilled about our first investment from the $50M Africa Investment Fund that we announced two months ago. This is part of our ongoing commitment to tech startups in Africa. I am of the firm belief that no one is better placed to solve Africa’s biggest problems than Africa’s young developers and entrepreneurs. We look forward to announcing subsequent investments in other startups,” Gajria said.

It is expected that more startups and entrepreneurs will emerge as beneficiaries of the Google fund in early 2022.

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