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May 30, 2023
Blog
Niyi Yusuf: Monetary and fiscal policies must be mutually reinforcing for the incoming administration to succeed
Managing Partner at Verraki and Chairman of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), Mr Niyi Yusuf, speaks on near-term outlook of the Nigerian economy among other issues as the country gets set to welcome a…
March 02, 2023
Blog
Building Intentionally Inclusive Businesses to Enhance Profitability and Value
Managing Partner at Verraki and Chairman of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), Mr. Niyi Yusuf, speaks on the relevance of Inclusive Business in today's marketplace, among other issues.
February 01, 2023
Infographics
Nigeria in 2023 – Likely Events and Implications for Businesses
The elevated geopolitical risks, rising interest rates and inflation, and volatile energy markets continue to raise the risk of global economic recession in 2023. In Nigeria, the business environment is expected to be characterized by…
February 01, 2023
Infographics
Healthcare in Nigeria : The promises of Digital Transformation
To maintain a strong economy, Nigeria requires a healthy labor force. Our population is expected to reach 440 million by the year 2050, which is 28 years from now. In the previous 30 years, it…
December 13, 2022
Blog
Healthcare in Nigeria: The Promises of Digital Transformation
Nigeria needs a healthy workforce to sustain a healthy economy. Our population has doubled in the last 30 years to 218 million people (2022 estimates) and projected to hit 440million by the year 2050 (in…
November 22, 2022
Blog
COP 27 – African Businesses can Leverage Climate Action for Sustainable Business Growth
Sunday November 20, 2022 was the last day of the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 27) in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. It is an opportunity for…
October 04, 2022
Blog
Nigeria’s Q2: 2022 GDP-Drivers of Growth in today’s Digital Economy
The digital economy has the potential to deliver impressive economic growth. For this potential to be realised however, countries must put in place the key foundations that strengthen the digital economy: digital talent, digital entrepreneurship,…
June 27, 2022
Blog
Q1: 2022 GDP Five bold ideas for macroeconomic revitalisation
The Nigerian real GDP grew by 3.11% year-on-year in Q1:2022. This was the sixth consecutive quarterly growth since the country exited recession in Q4:2020. We believe Nigeria needs to achieve and sustain a minimum of…
June 09, 2022
Blog
Managing Talent in the Digital World
The work-from-anywhere/work-from-home model is increasingly adopted by global organisations. Findings by Accenture (Future of Work Study 2021) indicate that 83% of employees prefer hybrid working. 63% of high-revenue-growth companies surveyed have already implemented a hybrid…
May 05, 2022
Blog
Niyi Yusuf: Businesses Require More Resilience in 2022 and Beyond
Managing Partner at Verraki, a business and technology solutions firm, Mr Niyi Yusuf, speaks on Verraki’s latest report and the need for business leaders to focus on growth, digital strategy, and ecosystem partnerships and talent…
April 13, 2022
Blog
Verakki at 3: Helping tech firms, others build smart businesses
The Latin word ‘Versorium’ means Turn Around while ‘Meraki’ in Greek which describes the action of doing something with soul, creativity, and pouring oneself into a task. Three years ago, Verakki was picking up the…
April 07, 2022
Insight
Trends and Leadership Priorities for 2022 : What Matters Most?
The world has changed dramatically over the last two years. Early adaptation and experimentation of digital-oriented service delivery models in the last decade has brought necessary shifts in business thinking. As a result, business leaders…
February 09, 2022
Inisight
The Future of Work in the Era of 5G: What Leading Enterprises Must Know
A documentary on the future of work by Vice News on HBO shows an elderly truck driver talking about how proud he is of his work. "I know I'm providing the world with whatever I've…
February 07, 2022
Blog
Verraki Partners congratulates Junior Achievement Nigeria on JA Worldwide’s Nobel Peace Prize nomination
Managing Partner of Verraki, Niyi Yusuf has congratulated Junior Achievement Nigeria (JAN), a member of Junior Achievement Worldwide (JA Worldwide) - the world’s largest non-profit economic education organization operating in 120 countries - on JA…
February 02, 2022
Media
Nigerian digital growth remarkable – Verraki
  The digital economy is the end-to-end digitization of everyday activities and business processes using the appropriate digital technology and policies to unlock value across sectors while generating positive economic outcomes. Digital economy empowers people…
February 01, 2022
Blog
The promise of growth… Tazame 7.0 – Partner’s Address by Niyi Yusuf
2022 opens with the promise of a return to normalcy, albeit in a new form and a new form that we are all still trying to discover. While we realize that there will be hardships…
January 28, 2022
Insight
Nigeria’s Digital Economy: 7 Major Growth Drivers for 2022
Nigeria must think big on digital development. As of October 2021, the country had 140 million active internet subscribers, generating millions of interactions between humans and machines. As the pandemic lingered, governance across all levels…
January 10, 2022
News
Govt Needs to Create Sustainable Business Environment
In this interview with Ugo Aliogo, the Managing Partner at Verraki, Niyi Yusuf speaks on what Nigeria must do to improve competitiveness and attract better investments, talents and resources. Excerpts.   What does competitiveness mean…
December 17, 2021
Insight
Nigeria’s Q3 2021 GDP performance… A look at what matters
Twenty-one months since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the Nigerian economy, the Q3 2021 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) suggest very impressive recovery trend. Real GDP reportedly grew by…
November 29, 2021
News
Verraki, NBCC and others assert innovation opportunities for financial sector at Business Forum
The Nigerian banking sector is one of Africa’s fastest growing sectors, with a fintech ecosystem that is recognized as being one of the most vibrant in Africa, with fintech investments growing by 197 percent over…
November 22, 2021
Blog
Equipping tomorrow: What does 5G mean for African businesses and economies?
This article is part of a series on the introduction to 5G.   Technology disruptions that we see today revolutionizing our lives reflect a future we can only imagine in the recent past. From artificial…
November 19, 2021
Blog
The opportunities for 5G in Nigeria, from an enterprise perspective
This article is part of a series on the introduction to 5G.   The recent announcement by the Nigerian government to deploy the Fifth Generation (5G) cellular networks by January 2022 could be the needed…
October 18, 2021
Blog
A reflective 61st Anniversary… Tazame 6.0 – Partner’s Address By Niyi Yusuf
Nigeria’s Independence anniversary provides an opportunity for sober reflection. To different persons, Nigeria has differing meanings. To many like myself, Nigeria is that land of opportunity that we feel most grateful to. While the country…
October 08, 2021
Media
Investment in African Start Ups is Vital to the Nigerian Economy – Verraki
  The volume of start-up investment in Africa has been growing over the past three years. From 164 equity rounds led by venture capital firms in 2018, the continent has seen steady growth to 250…
October 03, 2021
Media
Explaining ‘Shrinkflation’ And Nigeria’s Biggest FMCG Firms’ Record H1 2021 Revenue
  Nigeria’s Fast Moving Consumer Goods Companies have had to manoeuvre their way through a challenging economic environment over the past few years. Several factors have allowed the top 5 largest FMCG companies in Nigeria…
September 21, 2021
Blog
Young people must be intentional about personal development – Niyi Yusuf
What is shaping the future of work? What role will technology play? Historically, waves of innovation arising from significant breakthroughs in technology have led to dramatic shifts in the workplace. We witnessed a significant shift…
August 28, 2021
News
Tech expert tasks Bankers on digital skills
Mr Niyi Yusuf, Managing Partner, Verraki Business Solution for Africa, has urged Bankers to develop and improve their digital skills if they want to remain relevant in their career. Yusuf gave the advice virtually at…
August 23, 2021
News
Junior Achievement Nigeria hosts members of the National Youth Service Corps to the 2021 Venture in Management Program (ViMP)
Twenty-one years after the first ViMP class was inaugurated by Junior Achievement Nigeria (JA Nigeria) in a partnership with Lagos Business School (LBS), the program is still preparing university graduates for successful entry into the…
August 22, 2021
News
Verraki partners Junior Achievement Nigeria to train 100 graduates
Twenty-one years after the first venture in management program class was inaugurated by Junior Achievement Nigeria through partnership with Lagos Business School (LBS), the program is still preparing university graduates for successful entry into the…
June 21, 2021
blog
We will either find a way or make one… Tazame 5.0 – Partner’s Address By Niyi Yusuf
The contemporary business environment is dramatically different from what it was ten years ago, and it continues to evolve at an increasing rate. Consumer trends, macroeconomic shifts, technological advances, changing demographics, competitive dynamics and pandemics…
May 24, 2021
insight
Reigniting growth and sustainable development in Nigeria
Mindset Shifts Required!   A look back in the last two decades indicates that while Africa posted positive economic growth rates during the early 2000s, this has not resulted in sustainable poverty reduction strategies for…
May 04, 2021
insight
What Enterprises must do to build a resilient brand in Nigeria
Olatunde Olajide is an Associate Partner at Verraki Africa, a tech firm that provides business solutions to drive inclusive high-quality growth for the nation’s Small and Medium Enterprises, big firms, and governments. In this interview…
March 26, 2021
Media
Verraki women choose to challenge – IWD Month 2021
  This month, our women at Verraki are challenging a lot; we are questioning cultural biases, stereotypes, gender inequalities as well as political inequality, archaic labour laws, notions that are defeating and limiting, and sex…
March 26, 2021
blog
Why we are focused on impacting one million youths before 2025
The Junior Achievement Nigeria has unveiled plans to focus on impacting about one million youths before 2025 within the five years benchmark after crossing the one million mark and making impact in the lives of…
March 15, 2021
Media
How Africa can develop ecosystems to groom future unicorns – CNBC Africa
With Flutterwave breaking into Unicorn status in just after 5 years, how easy is this feat to repeat? And does Nigeria’s tech ecosystem offer the fundamentals to drive this type of growth for start-ups?  …
February 18, 2021
Media
Has COVID-19 taught Nigerian businesses resilience for the next pandemic? – Global Business Report
Niyi Yusuf, the Managing Partner at Verraki, a business and technology solutions firm, speaks to Arise TV about business lessons in resilience from the pandemic and how organizations can design their business, operations, and people…
February 16, 2021
insight
Managing Partner’s Message, Tazame 04
When we started messaging about resilience last year, we had no idea how relevant the theme would eventually be, not only from a COVID-19 pandemic perspective but from a more general standpoint. Since we started…
February 16, 2021
blog
Verraki partners Fate Foundation to publish the first Entrepreneur Handbook in Nigeria.
As part of its commitment to youth empowerment, entrepreneurship, and nation-building, Verraki partnered with the Fate Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded with the mission to foster wealth creation by promoting business and entrepreneurial development, to…
February 04, 2021
insight
Business leaders must build resilient organizations – Niyi Yusuf
Managing Partner at Verraki, a business and technology solutions firm, Mr. Niyi Yusuf, in this interview advises business leaders on how to build and nurture resilient organizations. Emma Okonji presents the excerpts:   The COVID-19…
December 18, 2020
infographics
Nigerian Budget Analyses
Budget by inflows: This image analyses Nigeria’s federal budget by source and inflows. Budget by sectoral spend: This image breaks down the federal government by spend on all sectors of the economy. Comparative Analysis of…
December 18, 2020
insight
Nigeria’s debt service cripples investments in critical sectors, says Verraki
Verraki Partners, a business solutions company focused on accelerating the development and transformation of Africa, has published its maiden edition of the ‘Nigerian Budget Analyses’ a set of infographics that analyze the Nigerian budget across…
October 05, 2020
Blog
Connecting the dots… Tazame 3.0 – Partner’s Address by Niyi Yusuf
I have been reflecting recently on adversity. For many people, adversity is a negative phenomenon that must be avoided at all costs. Adversity symbolizes misfortunes, difficulties, and hardships and a new reality to life, whether…
September 27, 2020
Insight
5 tips for communicating with stakeholders during a crisis – Temitope Osunrinde
Whether it be an operational mishap, a disruption to the supply chain, some employees accused of misconduct, a financial challenge provoked by a significant drop in demand for a company’s services, a coordinated cyberattack, or…
September 10, 2020
Blog
Why high-quality Internet in Nigeria remains a dream
Verraki's Business Director, Technology, Media and Telecoms (TMT), Ifeanyi Akosionu, and Marketing Head, Temitope Osunrinde are quoted in this report by Techpoint.   The Internet is a part of the daily lives of billions of…
September 24, 2020
Insight
Nigerian Post Offices Can Provide Points of Access to PHCs, Telemedicine – Abayomi Olarinmoye
In this interview, Abayomi Olarinmoye, Senior Partner, Real Sector, at Verraki, called for immediate removal of financial barriers preventing access to universal healthcare. She also recommended technology innovation and training for health workers as measures…
September 03, 2020
Insight
Verraki talks on leadership resilience, shares tips on building resilience
Leading business and technology solutions firm, Verraki, has identified resilience as the most important skill for leaders, especially during crises, and urged companies to create opportunities to cultivate resilience in its employees.   Speaking during…
August 14, 2020
Blog
Slow Internet, expensive data, and the burden of sub-sea Internet cables in Africa
Verraki's Business Director, Technology, Media and Telecoms (TMT), Ifeanyi Akosionu, is quoted in this interview by Techpoint.   We live in an age where the Internet is fast becoming an essential part of human existence.…
September 02, 2020
Insight
Resilience is the most important leadership skill – Kelvin Balogun
In this interview, Kelvin Balogun, Senior Partner, Ventures, at Verraki, and a former President of Coca-Cola in South and East Africa, speaks to BusinessDay’s Frank Eleanya on resilient leadership, how people can build resilience for…
August 24, 2020
blog
Verraki Partners congratulates Junior Achievement Nigeria on impacting 1m students in Nigeria in 20 years
Managing Partner of Verraki, Niyi Yusuf has congratulated Junior Achievement Nigeria (JAN), a member of Junior Achievement Worldwide - the world’s largest non-profit economic education organization, on directly training and impacting over 1 million students…
June 26, 2020
Media
Broadband Conversations: Digital Transformation – Competitiveness and Growth for Africa’s Future Business Landscape
Kelvin Balogun, Senior Partner, Verraki joined the Broadband Conversations webinar series, a collection of Africa-wide advocacy virtual sessions that focus on addressing the challenges of internet penetration in Africa and recommend pragmatic and sustainable solutions…
June 26, 2020
Blog
Black Swans, Stubborn Hope and Resilience. Tazame 2.0 – Partner’s Address By Niyi Yusuf
When we evaluated all the factors that could potentially affect our business towards the end of last year, we did not factor in the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) or staying away from the office for three…
June 03, 2020
insight
Only Resilient Businesses, Leaders Will Survive the Covid-19 Crisis – Niyi Yusuf
In this interview, Niyi Yusuf, Managing Partner of Verraki, shares insights with Frank Eleanya on the COVID-19 crisis and its impact on the Nigerian economy, the role of resilient businesses, and how business leaders can…
June 03, 2020
insight
Only resilient businesses can survive Covid-19
The Managing Partner of Verraki, a business and technology solutions firm, Niyi Yusuf, has said only resilient businesses will have the ability to quickly adapt to disruptions in a way to minimise losses and to…
May 11, 2020
Media
Top 5-in-5: Differentiating Your Business Through Innovation – Kelvin Balogun
  Kelvin Balogun, Senior Partner, Verraki in this interview on "Top 5-in-5" shares his top five tips on "Differentiating Your Business Through Innovation." Top 5-in-5 is a web video series facilitated by First City Monument…
April 23, 2020
Blog
COVID-19: Business Leaders must change mindset from survival to thriving and innovating for the future
Leading business and technology solutions firm, Verraki, has urged business leaders in Nigeria to embrace disruptive innovation as a means to thrive and generate future income even as the world struggles with the COVID-19 global…
April 10, 2020
Blog
Nigeria risks loss of N2.27 trillion trade, increased unemployment – Corona Virus Pandemic
Trying time for 78m Nigerians without savings   Nigeria may go into economic recession if the Coronavirus pandemic persists for months and with the potential loss of N2.27 trillion worth of trade and significant job…
April 08, 2020
Blog
Partner Address, 1 Year Business Anniversary of Verraki – Niyi Yusuf
Happy first anniversary to Verraki people, clients, and friends.   We are thankful to our clients for trusting us with their services and grateful to our people, for entrusting their career to Verraki and helping…
April 08, 2020
insight
Covid-19 and Nigerian Businesses: From Survival to Thriving in a Changing World
  A Quake on the World Economy Global collapse in world economy Caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus2 (SARS-CoV-2), the Coronavirus disease 2019, code name COVID-19, has plagued nations, leading to over 1,000,000…
April 07, 2020
insight
Covid-19 and Nigerian Businesses: From Survival to Thriving in a Changing World
  Highlights The social, economic and financial challenges of the COVID-19 will lead to a global economic recession in 2020 and potential lost output of $2.7 trillion. Nigeria may go into economic recession if the…
March 10, 2020
Media
What Nigeria’s Tech scene needs to compete with Facebook and Google – Verraki
Ifeanyi Akosionu, Business Director for Technology, Media and Telecommunications at Verraki, reviews the Technology space in Nigeria and lays out his thoughts on what needs to happen for the nation to be ready for the…
March 10, 2020
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Youverify closes $1.5m seed round led by Orange DV, LoftyInc AF, and Verraki
Youverify raises $1.5m in a seed round led by Orange Digital Ventures Africa (ODV) and Loftyinc Afropreneurs Fund.   Youverify offers onboarding, address and identity verification services in Africa. Their solution allows organisations consolidate siloed…
February 07, 2020
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Support SMEs, tax industries less, entrepreneurs urge FG
Entreprenuers in the private sector, including the Vice- President, RAIN International, Mr Russ Cowley, and a managing partner at Verraki, Mr Niyi Yusuf, have called on the government to support SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises)…
January 28, 2020
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Replicate Lekki Corridor across Nigeria, Verraki urges FG
Verraki Partners, a business solutions company focused on accelerating the development and transformation of Africa, has called on the Federal and State governments, working in partnership with private sector stakeholders, to replicate the Lekki Corridor…
December 20, 2019
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NESG to close gender gap
The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) has launched a platform to tackle gender discrimination. It initiated the NESG Community of Practice (CoP) on Gender to enhance equal opportunities for women. This coming after the 2019…
November 05, 2019
blog
Search For Tech Agenda to Compete in Global Ecosystem
Last week marked 50 years of the internet. It was birthed with a simple message sent from the University of California, Los Angeles, United States, to the Stanford Research Institute. Technology has since evolved to…
October 28, 2019
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FG Urged to Develop National Technology Agenda
Verraki Partners has called on the Nigerian government, working in collaboration with the private sector, to develop a national technology agenda. This, the firm said, would help improve the country’s competitiveness in the global economy.…
October 16, 2016
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Why Nigerian Youth Must Prepare for Digital Revolution
The Managing Partner, Verraki Partners, Mr. Niyi Yusuf, in this interview speaks on the need to equip Nigerian youth with skills needed for success in a rapidly changing global economy.   How would you explain…
September 25, 2019
blog
Verraki Partners congratulates Junior Achievement Nigeria on 20th anniversary
Managing Partner of Verraki, Niyi Yusuf has congratulated Junior Achievement Nigeria (JAN), on its 20th Anniversary, paying tribute to the organization’s role in delivering unique, experiential programs focusing on the core content areas of work…
August 27, 2019
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Verraki urges digitization in oil and gas industry
Energy Lead and Senior Partner, Real Sector at Verraki, Mrs. Abayomi Olarinmoye, the former Managing Director for Accenture’s Resources Operating Group in Nigeria opined that upstream players in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry can gain…
August 06, 2019
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Technology innovation can solve Nigeria’s educational challenges – Verraki
Verraki Partners, a business solutions company focused on accelerating the development and transformation of Africa has outlined solutions to Nigeria’s educational challenges that can bridge the knowledge gap and expedite mass affordable, accessible and quality…
August 04, 2019
Media
Verraki as Africa’s transformational partner
In this launch video, Verraki Partners expresses its role as a proudly African company partnering with enterprises and governments to accelerate the development and transformation of Africa by providing business solutions designed for Africa. Verraki…
August 03, 2019
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Team Hive From University Of Ibadan Wins N1m Professor Awojobi Design Competition
Team Hive, an Andela-like student-led learning community that builds robots to solve Nigeria’s social problems while teaching relevant industrial skills won a keenly contested competition at the third annual edition of the Professor Ayodele Awojobi…
July 09, 2019
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Verraki advocates new outlook for Nigeria’s education sector
Foremost business solutions consulting firm, Verraki has reiterated the need for a new outlook for Nigeria’s education system, in a bid to foster a clearer path to sustainable development in the country.   Toluwaleke Adenmosun,…
July 09, 2019
blog
Investment in STEM education will boost innovation
The Managing Partner at Verraki, Niyi Yusuf, has advocated for increased government investment in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics education to boost innovation in the country.   Speaking on the impediments to technology and innovation…
July 09, 2019
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20% of government’s procurement should go to SMEs.
Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) and start-up businesses play significant roles in the economic development of countries. According to the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), SMEs form the backbone of economic growth in…
June 26, 2019
Media
Verraki Partners discusses Technology and Innovation on Arise TV
Managing Partner, Verraki, Olaniyi Yusuf speaks to Arise News on Technology and Innovation in Sub-Saharan Africa. Niyi highlights the factors driving innovation in Nigeria and juxtaposes with the barriers to innovation. Niyi identified other countries…
June 12, 2019
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African challenges demand specific tech solutions – Niyi Yusuf
Niyi Yusuf is the Managing Partner of Verraki, a pan African business and technology solutions firm. He spoke with journalists, including ADEYEMI ADEPETUN, on the uniqueness of African challenges, whose solutions should be tailored specifically…
May 20, 2019
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Africa’s problems present a call to innovate, not a flag to caution – Niyi Yusuf
Lagos (Nigeria), May 20, 2019 – Verraki Partners, a business and technology solutions firm recently launched in Lagos, Nigeria, has reiterated the call for indigenous companies to see the continent’s hurdles as opportunities to innovate…
May 17, 2019
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Digitizing Africa: the Transform Africa summit and leading voices
A blueprint for digital economies and MOUs signed with Inmarsat and French consultancy Tactis – some of the outcomes of the Transform Africa Summit 2019. The fifth iteration of the summit, arranged by Smart Africa…
May 13, 2019
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Nigeria’s problems present a call to innovate, not a flag to caution – Niyi Yusuf
Niyi Yusuf is the Managing Partner of Verraki, a business solutions firm. In this interview, he speaks on the opportunities to innovate unique financial solutions within Africa, the company’s ambitions to work with enterprises and…
April 30, 2019
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Verraki to solve Africa’s problems with business solutions across key economic sectors
Toluwaleke Adenmosun is a partner, services, at Verraki Partners, a new business and technology solutions firm formed by the former leadership of Accenture Nigeria and other corporate professionals. In this interview with Jumoke Lawanson, Adenmosun…
April 24, 2019
Media
Verraki Launch on Channels TV
In this video, Channels TV profiles the Firm committed to transforming Africa.
April 23, 2019
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Verraki Partners, new business and technology solutions firm unveiled, positions to address Africa’s seemingly intractable challenges
A new business and technology solutions firm has been launched, which promises to partner with enterprises and governments to accelerate the development and transformation of Africa. The new entity named ‘Verraki Partners’ is focused on…
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