Carmudi Celebrates One Year Anniversary With Website Relaunch

Carmudi Celebrates One Year Anniversary With Website Relaunch
Nigerians Can Now Sell Their Cars in Two Minutes Online

Lagos Nigeria, December 10th, 2014– To mark its one year anniversary, Carmudi, Nigeria’s fastest growing online car classified, rolled out its website redesign with the new online user experience on multiple devices.

Hosting over 43,000 vehicles online in Nigeria and 230,000 globally, Carmudi has made online car shopping super simple and fast. Here are the highlights of the relaunched version of the website:

The website added a new compare feature, likened to the “shopping basket” concept, which allows users to effectively view and compare two or more cars. As you click on the ‘park and compare’ option below your shortlisted car, your car is automatically saved in 'My Garage'. The new feature would show your findings with car specs such as make, model, transmission, engine type, fuel, etc. on a single page giving you a bird's eye view before you toss your choices.

Now shoppers can experience a highly personalized experience which allows car buyers to choose their wheels based on not just the conventional choices of price, mileage, color or brand type, but also lifestyle in just three easy steps.

“The idea is to make the users feel as if they were interacting with a salesman who shows them around as per their specific needs and desires.” Stefan Haubold, Global Managing Director of Carmudi commented, “Save the fact that there is no constant pestering to make the purchase instantly. You can relax in your living room as you cruise through different car showrooms virtually on Carmudi.”  
  “The sharing option is also one of my favorite as it allows you share your searches and also allows your friends comment on your potential purchase.” Christian Keller, Managing Director at Carmudi Nigeria, added, “We are dedicated to ensuring that users have a great Carmudi experience. With the new website, I can say we have been able to do that as users now enjoy an easier and faster experience.”

The online platform operates under a high level of transparency through professional photos, updated listings, detailed descriptions, reports and rankings for 100% of its vehicles in each market. At the same time, vehicle dealers get a trusted online presence through a personalized webpage.
Besides, the Carmudi Nigeria journal, launched in July 2014, offers more insight on how to buy and sell cars online as well as offer car related news and latest trends.

So now you can buy that car faster by visiting www.carmudi.com.ng or simply download the Carmudi app to find it on the go.

About Carmudi
Carmudi was founded in 2013 and is currently available in Bangladesh, Cameroon, Congo, Ghana, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Mexico, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, United Arab Emirates and Vietnam. The vehicle marketplace offers buyers, sellers and car dealers the ideal platform to find cars, motorcycles and commercial vehicles online.

About AIG
Africa Internet Group introduces and accelerates the online shift in Africa – for its people and its culture. It is committed to running successful and vibrant Internet companies which boost the evolution of African online culture. AIG is the parent group of nine successful and fast-growing companies in more than 25 African countries, accounting for over 3000 staff. AIG cares about entrepreneurship and brings together all the key elements required to build great companies: team, concept, technology and capital. Its network of companies includes JUMIA, Kaymu, Hellofood, Lamudi, Carmudi, Zando, Jovago, Lendico and Easy Taxi.

GLOBAL REAL ESTATE CONFERENCE TACKLES THE EMERGING MARKETS

GLOBAL REAL ESTATE CONFERENCE TACKLES THE EMERGING MARKETS
Lamudi Nigeria unveils Nigeria’s Real Estate White Paper

27 November 2014, Lagos Nigeria: Global property portal Lamudi Nigeria held a conference today. The focus of the event was to discuss how the real estate sector is changing in the emerging markets and the unveiling of the first real estate white paper in Nigeria.

The Lamudi real estate white paper focuses on the property industry in these markets: how it has changed over the last year, and future predictions for 2015. By speaking to top real estate professionals, and surveying developers, brokers, agents, as well as customers, this research paper ensures that countries understand to what extent the real estate market is developing across the world.

The event which showcased the achievements of Lamudi Nigeria in the past one year was attended by prominent members of the real estate community. There was also a speed dating section with the sole purpose of informing the guests of the various services Lamudi Nigeria provides.

During the opening address, Obi Ejimofo Managing director Lamudi Nigeria said “Since its inception, Lamudi Nigeria has been focused on two objectives; First of all - providing the highest quality of service to sellers and buyers through our rigorous execution; and secondly - creating the most innovative online property platform in the market through the constant evolution of our services, technology and products. The Whitepaper is another milestone in our continued evolution as a partner in the real estate sector and as we always say, this is just the beginning. We are looking forward to an exciting 2nd year'


Allie Morse, CEO, Lamudi West and Central Africa said. ‘In its first year, Lamudi has cemented itself as a global leader in real estate, and we are honoured to welcome the best of Nigerian real estate to celebrate the launch of the white paper alongside our colleagues around the world.
We want to ensure that our knowledge on the future of real estate in the emerging markets one that educates not just our clients but current and future customers too.

The Lamudi Real Estate White paper was also launched globally in Asia, the Middle East, Latin America and other parts of Africa.



About Lamudi
Launched in 2013, Lamudi is a global property portal focusing exclusively on the emerging markets. The fast-growing platform is currently available in 28 countries in Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America, with more than 500,000 real estate listings across its global network.

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FAITH OYINDAMOLA OYEGBOLA Wins 2014 Miss Green and White Nigeria Pageant

FAITH OYINDAMOLA OYEGBOLA Wins 2014 Miss Green and White Nigeria Pageant

FAITH OYINDAMOLA OYEGBOLA, a 15-year-old undergraduate who contested as Miss Bayelsa has won the 2014 edition of the Miss Green and White Nigeria Beauty Pageant.

Faith defeated 24 other contestants to emerge victorious in the competition held on 26th October in Lagos  to commemorate Nigeria's independence. Miss Abuja, AYOMIDE TOLUHI, was the first runner-up, while Miss Bauchi, VIVIAN CHUKWU , was the second runner-up.

Faith, who'll be referred to as Ambassador for Peace will be representing the nation at all peace programs through the Nigeria Network of NGOs and its community within and outside Nigeria.

A beautiful and intelligent young Faith who emerged winner of Miss Green and White Nigeria 2014 spoke on how she aim to promote peace and unity through her entrepreneurial pet project with her office.

According to Juliet Geoffrey, the crowning  of FAITH OYINDAMOLA OYEGBOLA as Miss Green and White Nigeria by the 2SIDE Modeling Concepts,  is seen as a medium to promote peace, unity and maintain our cultural values, good government and sustainable national development.

The Young and Cerebral Essay Competition 2014

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Supporting ‘The Young and Cerebral Essay Competition 2014’

Lagos Nigeria, XX November 2014; Carmudi Nigeria supports top youth radio talk show 'The Young and Cerebral’. The radio show which focuses on celebrating young and intellectual Nigerians unveils this year’s edition of ‘The Young and Cerebral Essay Competition’ to celebrate Nigeria’s 54th Independence anniversary.

Speaking on the reason behind sponsoring the essay competition, Managing Director Carmudi Nigeria, Christian Keller said, “We realize the importance of rewarding hard work and creative minds and are always on the lookout for opportunities like this. We followed the trend this competition created last year and the positive impact it had on the individuals who participated and thus decided to be part of that positive energy this year.”

Organizer of the essay competition and presenter of the Young and Cerebral Adewumi Oshodi Tapa talked about the reasoning behind the essay competition. She said, “I always wanted to have a means of rewarding and acknowledge the younger generations that are making an impact in our society. I have had a lot of intellectuals and entrepreneurs on my show but I also realize that there is a greater percentage of youths and teens out there that have a lot to offer. That is why I decided to have this competition every year and reward the participants and winners with prizes such as laptops, smart phones, tablets and so much more.”

This year, the essay is open to the youths and teenagers on the following topics; ‘My favorite Nigerian Hero’ and ‘How to solve the Nigerian unemployment challenge’ which is in fact open to discussion amongst the general public. Adewumi said that that the competition will run throughout November and the winners will be announced by categories on November 30th.

To apply, send your entries to ec2014@youngandcerebral.com in MS word format. For more information, click here.

About Carmudi

Carmudi was founded in 2013 and is currently available in Bangladesh, Cameroon, Ghana, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Mexico, Myanmar,Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Sri Lanka. The vehicle marketplace offers buyers, sellers and car dealers the ideal platform to find cars, motorcycles and
commercial vehicles online.


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Public Relations Manager
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PHOTOS FROM THE GRAND FINALE OF MISS GREEN AND WHITE NIGERIA (MGWN) 2014 (Ambassador for Peace & Unity)

We bring you exclusive pictures from the grand finale of the much anticipated and publicised beauty pageant tagged Miss Green and White Nigeria (MGWN) 2014 (Ambassador for Peace & Unity) held at The Cave, 17 Ogunaike street, G.R.A. Ikeja, Lagos on the 26th of October, 2014.

A pageant which according to the president, Juliet Geoffrey of 2Side Modeling Concepts, is designed to promote peace and unity  and stimulate awareness on the negative and disruptive effects of violence and apathy towards the oneness of Nigeria particularly among the youth.

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***courtesy www.mycampus.com.ng

GRAND FINALE OF MISS GREEN AND WHITE NIGERIA (MGWN) 2014 (Ambassador for Peace & Unity) HOLDS AT THE CAVE

The grand finale of the Miss Green and White Nigeria (MGWN) 2014 beauty pageant will hold tomorrow, Sunday 26th October, 2014 at The Cave, GRA Ikeja Lagos.

According to the founder of the project Juliet Geoffrey of 2Side Modeling Concepts; Miss Green and White Nigeria (MGWN) beauty pageant is designed to promote peace and unity and stimulate awareness on the negative and disruptive effects of violence and apathy towards the oneness of Nigeria particularly among the youth.

“The pageant will encourage entrepreneurship as unemployment has been identified as the main factor responsible for youth vulnerability to attraction of crime, violence and other social vices including terrorism. The organizers would also use this pageant as perfect medium to communicate and educate the youth on how to fit well into the society socially and economically and prepare them to become role models and proponents of peace and unity at the same time celebrating the young Nigerian women and presenting them as unique blend of beauty, elegance, intelligence and excellence,” Goeffrey noted.

Guests scheduled to attend include, Government representatives, Top Nigeria Celebrities, NGOs, well-Meaning Organizations and the General Public.

Online voting commences for Miss Green and White Nigeria (MGWN 2014) (Ambassador for Peace & Unity)

After 2 successful auditions in which 29 contestants were shortlisted for the Miss GREEN & WHITE NIGERIA (MGWN 2014) (Ambassador for Peace & Unity) beauty pageant, the organisers use this medium to inform the general public that online voting for their favourite contestant is on-going.

To vote, simply visit the pageants website on www.missgreenandwhitenigeria.org and vote for your favourite contestant. Please be advised that you can only vote once every 24hrs.

Below are a cross-section of the contestants.

Carmudi Nigeria holds auto-dealers forum in Ancient Ibadan

Carmudi Nigeria holds dealers forum in Ancient Ibadan. Come 21st of October, 2014 Carmudi Nigeria will be in the ancient city of Ibadan for the first auto-dealers forum. This event will explore the challenges auto dealers face when marketing their cars and share advice on the proper way to get leads using the internet.
Biodun Makinde, Marketing Manager, Carmudi Nigeria said that Ibadan is a strategic city in Nigeria and the largest city in West Africa. It also has a close proximity to Lagos making it a place of choice for Carmudi Nigeria to hold its forum. Ibadan has a sizeable car market that caters for car buyers in the whole south west areas apart from Lagos thus making it necessary for us to educate the car dealers in the city.

MISS GREEN AND WHITE NIGERIA (MGWN) 2014 (Ambassador for Peace & Unity)

All is set for the Miss Green and White Nigeria (MGWN) 2014 beauty pageant.

According to the founder of the project, Juliet Geoffrey of 2Side Modeling Concepts, Miss Green and White Nigeria (MGWN) beauty pageant is designed to promote peace and unity  and stimulate awareness on the negative and disruptive effects of violence and apathy towards the oneness of Nigeria particularly among the youth.

“The pageant will encourage entrepreneurship as unemployment has been identified as the main factor responsible for youth vulnerability to attraction of crime, violence and other social vices including terrorism. The organizers would also use this pageant as perfect medium to communicate and educate the youth on how to fit well into the society socially and economically and prepare them to become role models and proponents of peace and unity at the same time celebrating the young Nigerian women and presenting them as unique blend of beauty, elegance, intelligence and excellence,” Goeffrey noted.

The organizers also said  they are currently working with the Nigeria Network of NGOs, the Nigeria Police Force and other well-meaning organization to achieve this objective with the coronation ball scheduled to take place in October 2014  to commemorate the Nigeria’s independence.

***REGISTER ONLINE FOR FREE ON http://missgreenandwhitenigeria.org/

AUDITION DETAILS:

DATE: Friday 10th October, 2014

VENUE: SOMI BAR, Plot 90 Kudirat Abiola Way, Beside Conoil Petrol Station, Oregun, Lagos.

TIME: 10:00am

DRESS CODE: Green Singlet & Jeggins + 6 Inches Heel Shoes

IMPORTANT: Come along with 5'7 sized photograph to the casting venue.

Join The Social Media Photo Campaign And Win: #LivingWhereilive

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Join The Social Media Photo Campaign And Win: #LivingWhereilive

As Nigeria’s marks yet another anniversary, what better way to show love for our mother land than celebrating our different areas. LivingWhereILive is a social media photo campaign focused on showing areas in Lagos and its environs through positive pictures.

The ultimate goal of this campaign is to encourage people of different communities in Lagos to rep their favorite areas using positive pictures showing their favorite spots, where they work or go to school, where they shop or where they just hangout and to reward participants and the community with the winning picture with prizes.

The “Living Where I Live” campaign is hosted by Lamudi Nigeria and is supported by Best Man Games, Street Shooters, InstaLagos, Snap It Oga, Monochrome Lagos, Logo and Lord Albert pictures, amongst others. Individuals are encouraged to send in photographs and videos of their neighborhoods.

 The campaign will be run on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

To participate, individuals can visit Lamudi Nigeria on Facebook and enter the Living Where I Live campaign. Upload the picture of your favorite area, enter a caption including the location where the picture was taken, enter your email address and enter the competition. Alternatively, participants can post photos on Instagram and Twitter including the hashtag #LivingWhereILive

Winners will be announced on the individual and community category. The winning community will get photo studio equipments for their school of choice.

For more information visit http://www.lamudi.com.ng/journal/livingwhereilive/

About Lamudi
Launched in 2013, Lamudi is a global property portal focusing exclusively on emerging markets. The fast-growing platform is currently available in 28 countries in Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America, with more than 600,000 real estate listings across its global network. The leading real estate marketplace offers sellers, buyers, landlords and renters a secure and easy-to-use platform to find or list properties online.

Carmudi Nigeria Visits Eruobodo Orphanage

Orphans are the world’s forgotten children. They live in anonymity—feared, stigmatized, avoided, voiceless and invisible. But orphans—like all children—yearn for love and dream of bright futures for themselves. More than 153 million children in the world have lost one or both parents. Many, through no fault of their own, are destined to live out their childhoods in institutional settings or on the street, devoid of loving caregivers, sick and hungry, without dreams and without purpose.

Most affected that the children with physical and mental challenges. Because of their delicate nature and the difficulty in taking proper care of them, they are more exposed to sickness and hunger and death rejected by the normal orphanage and schools.

There is a home dedicated to taking care of these precious ones and i had the privilege of visiting this home and really at the end i was humbled.

Here is part of the conversation i had with some of the kids.

My name is Busayo and I am a member of the Eruobodo home. I was not born into this home but it has now become the only family I have. Most people look at me and see only my disability. They do not see that I am a person with dreams and aspirations. They do not notice my ability to run fast or my love for all forms of sports. In my home I am allowed to maximize my potential and it gives me the will to hope for the future. I am taught to function within my world and to be as independent as I can be. I have learnt to add my quota to my development and that of the other members of my family.

I am called Gift. At least that’s what big mummy told me and this is my home. The term orphan doesn’t apply to me anymore because I have a family in the Eruobodo house. Here I am looked after and loved. I have access to school, to books, to food and to medical care. I have a large playing ground and a little garden where I learn how to grow things. I am taught how to look after myself and help the remaining members of my family. I am also taught skills like mat weaving; barbing, carpentry and much more that will help me in the future.

The home has given us so much but we need more. We need cloths, books, teachers, food, and medicine. We need people to see us for who we are and bring hope for our future. Come visit me and my family and we will tell you our story.

Eruobodo House is currently located in Ijebu-Ode in a large bungalow provided as free-lease. In order to be more self-sufficient, fruit and vegetables are grown on the property. Money is raised through selling eggs and fish (during cat-fish season) and goats are run on the property. We also have a small stall where baskets, necklaces and cards made by the children as well as second hand goods are sold. Also present is a car wash with equipments donated by Carmudi Nigeria and a barbers shop operated by members of the home.

Day to day activities in the Home is run by the Matron and her assistants including nannies, an arts and crafts teacher, gardener and night security.

Eruobodo House is fully self-funding. We receive no public assistance from government sources and rely on both financial and in-kind contributions from private sources. To get an idea of our current costs, please go to Our Projects. If you wish to join our family of support to Nigeria’s children in need, please go to How to Participate.

Source: Carmudi Nigeria, Number 1 car market place.