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It’s that time of the year you will not be able to escape parties; your office Christmas party, a church fete, con…
by Ade Olabode Have you heard the story of the overseas returnee? Yes, I’m talking about the one we’ve both heard — where Kwame/Fola/Uche returns from “the abroad” with so much knowledge, connections, money, sets up a company, and makes a killing. What’s the reality? Most people don’t do anything. Of course, there are good examples where... Read More
by Azeez Adeniyi Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara on Wednesday said Nigeria is a “burial ground for good ideas”. Dogara said this while speaking at the presidential villa during the launch of the Economic Recovery Growth Plan (ERGP). He said the lower chamber will ensure that the plan is fully implemented. Dogara... Read More
How does one celebrate a Valentine’s Day that falls on a Tuesday in the middle of a recession. While, these two points m…
by Ayodotun Rotimi-Akinfenwa Life is a tight rope of thoughts, decisions, actions and outcomes. You simply cannot walk away from it all, neither can you allow your troubles drown you, you need to handle your business. Sometimes, life is a straight, smooth highway and other times, it can be such a bend, requiring endless negotiations. Everyday,... Read More
by Bolade Ogunfuye All of life, through the many prisms with which we view it, is mired in change; I guess that’s why our elders say: “we cannot become what we want to be by remaining what we are”. Quite often, we evolve through enormous courage, tenacity and perseverance; only through these may we become. If... Read More
by Afam Ade-Odiachi My friend, the one I call the second avenger, looked at me as we walked to the car after drinks in our local bar and said, “I was just wondering why you’re here?” He let the silence that followed breathe. I was confused at first. I thought it was the prelude to... Read More
by Oreoluwa Fakorede 1. Inhale. 2. Exhale. 3. Repeat 1 and 2 as you try to keep everything together. That’s the core of the typical life plan. Living is work, hard work. Living is heavy. It gives you things to mind: the clock, children, bank balances and calories. Things to carry: responsibilities, guilt, the past,... Read More
by Seye Kuyinu Dear Joe, I hear you need an app for your startup or a new website for your organization and you need a developer(or a team of developers)? Here are the things you should know first. 1. Do you have money? Building websites and apps are not cheap. Don’t let anyone, ANYONE, tell... Read More
Home Advantage is an international standard leadership conference created in 2015 to catalyze a shift in the mindset of young Nigerians, Africans and the world at large to get them to imbibe the essence of the phrase “Conquer your Locality, Conquer the World.” Home Advantage is a fresh and peculiar initiative with great prospects to... Read More
by Sonia Irabor I read somewhere that it is best – especially at the beginning – to free yourself from sentences and paragraphs and to instead jot down ideas, create outlines and use images. When the time is right, the idea will be built upon. If you do lose interest, then leave it. Store it... Read More
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by Chris Ogunlowo Sell your ideas well. If you’re not blessed with charm or public speaking skills, you’ve got to compensate with something else. You may find a trustworthy team player that can sell ice to an Eskimo or package your ideas in ways that they can speak for themselves without you. I’m usually fascinated... Read More
by Jacquelyn Smith “It may be an honest mistake or a misunderstanding or a bad habit–and if so, the only way to fix it is to talk about it. Some bosses can learn if you talk to them.” You pitch a brilliant idea to your boss; she rejects it. Weeks later she presents your idea—the... Read More
I could play the background I could play the background Cause I know sometimes I get in the way So won’t you take the lead, lead, lead? So won’t you take the lead, lead, lead? And I could play the background, background And you could take the lead – Lecrae (Background) For the last... Read More
Irrespective of whether Africans are coming home or not, one constant is that Africa is in dire need of development, and we need to do something to change the status quo. I have a few suggestions. I have spent the past few weeks mulling on what my voice on Y!Naija should be about. I juggled ideas... Read More
