My Faith and Market Place Socioeconomics
Monday, 15 April 2019
“I truly believe that it is our collective responsibility as Christian Leaders, to actively participate in socio-economic development in our society.” Dr Sam Adeyemi. Environment Some of us are lucky to live in neat cosy neighbourhoods, but some still bear the burden of living with noise, air and unsanitary conditions that make our villages relative
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Stronger Structures – In the Market Place (II)
Monday, 08 April 2019
Indeed, we have a barrage of issues in the market place that creates hordes of opportunities to birth sizzling hot and fresh millionaires. You can only be one of those millionaires when you think ‘solutions’. Your home country is rated as the worst in open defecation, i.e millions doing their business in public. A phenomenal
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Business Killing Taxes
Monday, 01 April 2019
Development levy, business premises levy, radio and television license, fumigation license, environment protection levy, just to name a few, are some of the government-led costs of doing business in Nigeria. Tax is the elephant in the market place that we groan about and, as a people, we really need to be ingenious about. We/our administrators
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Stronger Structures – In The Market Place
Monday, 25 March 2019
Well, it is now apparent in certain cadres of our marketplace that structures with more resilience and integrity are required… considering the recent and various tragic incidents with so many victims and casualties relating to structural collapse. In the same vein, you hear of mass ravaging of communities and mass killings just metres away from
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We Die Here!? In The Market Place
Monday, 18 March 2019
His eyebrows arched in curiosity as the discussions heated up and various slangs and terms were thrown into the fray. He wasn’t sure why they were having all the fracas but somewhere at the back of his mind, he knew it was all because of the money in the offing. It was a market place
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The Questions Of The Market Place
Monday, 11 March 2019
What, where, when really is the market place? Is it Idumota, or Apongbon or Yaba? Is it where hordes of people gather to sell pepper, tomatoes and stuff or is it NSE on Customs Street or NYSE? If you’ve ever been to Isale Eko or Katangowa, then you’d pride yourself as having been to the
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Now That Elections Are Over
Monday, 04 March 2019
So the Presidential and the National Assembly elections have come and gone until another four years. Yes, we prepped, we argued, we even spent tons of money in travels, electioneering, covering for the costs of work-free days etc. Sadly, some beloved citizens, friends and family passed- may their souls rest well. No matter how the
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My Startup Story: AMA Creatives
Monday, 25 February 2019
Hi, I am Toby Adeyemo, a partner and co-founder of AMA Creatives – a vibrant and inventive learning tech brand who believes that learning should be fun, edutaining and accessible anytime, anywhere, and on any smart device. My career profile is as straight as a jerry-curl; with over 10 years of experience combing IT, Learning
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Your Business Rocks
Monday, 18 February 2019
So you have set your BHAG, (big hairy audacious goal) and have cascaded it into short term goals or achievables. Then what? Rocks are key priorities/ activities that must happen or occur before you achieve your desired outcome. They are the 3-5 important things you must accomplish in the next 90 days. To your employees,
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Billionaires And Faith
Monday, 11 February 2019
John D Rockefeller Sr has been said to be the greatest businessman of all time, he was a man of faith. At one time in his life, he was adjudged to have the largest net worth in world history. John is recorded to have attended Sunday services and prayer meetings every Friday all his adult
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It’s Good To Work From Home
Monday, 04 February 2019
Zion is an avid believer in the idea of working from home and he has touted this for as long as he can recall since his professional career in Will Windows. He’d rather power his laptop by 7am and start churning out work than spend an average of two hours plus of his morning in
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A Startup’s Story – Printcess
Monday, 28 January 2019
I worked in a media company rendering printing services but we had a major issue – we couldn’t print out good quality jobs. We were unable to meet the client’s expectations because of the quality of our prints. For several years, I tried to make management see the importance of printing the right way but
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Beggar CEO
Monday, 21 January 2019
Yes, I saw them with my eyes, these begging chief executive officers or CEOs. CEO 1 is standing by a car (his?) in the mall’s parking lot, narrating how he’d spent a lot shopping and needed help with a little extra cash to get some fuel for his car. I met CEO 2 in one
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It’s Possible
Monday, 14 January 2019
Tons of people have asked these questions long before you with concerns about the most unimaginable things, like “I wish I could fly” – today, over 4 billion passengers fly numerous airliners annually. For some, it’s the lunar charm of the moon that held them mesmerized and they were fixated gazing at it with powerful
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I Have A Vision
Monday, 07 January 2019
It’s the beginning of another 365 days, early days yet for Ben and his team. He had a new year crossover that was fraught with uncertainty. But now, Ben believes he knows better and ready to transit the year. He had grand plans last year which he struggled with and tried to implement in sweat
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