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5 Ways Women Can Visit Yaba Market without Being Harassed

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Yaba market is one of the most popular markets in Lagos. At the market, you find all kinds of people selling all sorts of things. These traders are very aggressive and can be extreme sometimes to get customers. Women are always at the receiving end. They complain that whenever they…

How Nigerian SMEs Can Attract New Customers Despite Economic Recession

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By Damilola Oyebayo The purpose of every business is to create value for the stakeholders; the primary stakeholders include investors, employees and customers. In broad terms, every enterprise must seek to make profit, pay the wages of its workers, retain old and attract new customers. The negative impact of the…

Full List of NYSC Orientation Camps and Addresses

23/01/2017 ♦

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The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme is mandatory for full time Nigerian (HND/Degree) graduates of most Universities, Polytechnics and allied institutions in Nigeria and beyond who graduate before the age of 30 and intend to work in Nigeria. They are required to provide service in their Place of Primary…

Important Lessons Nigerians Should Learn from President Trump’s Inauguration

22/01/2017 ♦

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By Ify Everyday we watch how people do things in other countries and I am hoping that our Nigerian leaders watched how “precision” played out during Donald Trump’s inauguration! Did you notice that Trump’s “so help me God” came out at exactly noon? Did you notice how the “dignitaries” found…

House of Representatives Bans Recruitment Fees in Public and Private Sector

21/01/2017 ♦

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Nigeria’s House of Representatives has adopted a report that makes it illegal for recruiters from both the public and private sector to charge job applicants fees of any kind. Read the report as released by Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, the House Leader next… The House today (Wednesday) approved the Report of the…

The 2 Busiest ‘Market Places’ in the World

20/01/2017 ♦

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The past three weeks have been the most agonizing and tormenting moments of my life, emotionally and psychologically. I have practically witnessed some of the most horrible and horrendous experience that people go through in life. I have seen the worst, and it’s horrifying. From now on, I will never…

The Love Story Between a Law Student and Campus Babe

19/01/2017 ♦

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By Festus Ogun Last week, I met her in one of those rusty campus shuttles that are desperately in need of panel beating. As a lover and admirer of beauty, my mind ordered me to call her attention to her Marian beauty and thereafter appreciate it and if possible, she…

20 Quotes to Help Inspire Your Marriage

19/01/2017 ♦

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Marriage is one of the most important institutions in most societies. However, it can be a daunting challenge for many people to enter and sustain. We have compiled these great 20 quotes to either encourage you to get married or stay married as the case may be… “We do not…

5 Romantic and Affordable Destinations to Explore this Coming Valentine

19/01/2017 ♦

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Valentine season is a season to set every burden aside and celebrate the fullness of love. That might be a bit difficult considering the current situation of the economy. So here are five destinations you can appreciate and celebrate this season with your partner, without breaking a sweat. Jumia…

Bolanle Ambode Tasks FIDA on Violence Against Women

18/01/2017 ♦

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Wife of the Governor of the Lagos State, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, has charged the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), to be more vocal on the worrisome trend of violence against women and children. She spoke while receiving the group on a courtesy visit to her, at the Lagos House,…

How to Avoid Becoming an Unsuccessful Entrepreneur

18/01/2017 ♦

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By Michael Egbulefu What exactly drives people into business these days? I am particularly interested in young people or young graduates fresh out of school faced with a daunting unemployment problem. What drives these set of people into business? Is it the need to make money? The need to get…

5 Habits that Kill Financially

17/01/2017 ♦

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By Kazeem Abolore There are 5 distinct habits that kill financially which you might indulge in knowingly or unknowingly. As a friend advised, no time for epistle, let’s look at them quickly. 1. Excessive Debt Yes debt. Yoruba call it “gbese” and indeed it is gbese. It sucks one financially,…

One Day Can Change Your Life

17/01/2017 ♦

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By Salahudeen Quadri At times I look around and ask myself; Can today lead me to my ‘One Day’? Can I be fulfilled with all the activities I am engaged in today for it to be my ‘One Day’? Can I show anyone that One Day in my life can…

5 Reasons Your Bank Loan Application May Be Denied

17/01/2017 ♦

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An important and viable avenue for businesses to generate capital/funds is via bank loans. Today in Nigeria, the measures for granting loans have been tightened due to the recession. So, it is naturally difficult to get loans from banks if you are not a Dangote or Otedola. This doesn’t mean…

Abiola Ajimobi, Ladokites and a Worrisome Case of Inebriety from Power

16/01/2017 ♦

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By ‘Kunle Adebajo My edge of the social media was abuzz with conversation over the weekend following Sahara Reporters’ upload of a clip which shows Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo state addressing a crowd of students from the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH). Ordinarily, he has been infamous for his…

The Dangers of Startups Growing Too Big, Too Fast

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By Egbulefu Chijioke Michael In my short sojourn in the corporate world, I have noticed that some companies that started with a lot of promise end up doing very badly either by having very abysmal and insignificant growth rates (this is in comparison to competitors), remaining stagnant or even growing backwards…

How Victoria Island, Glover Street, Milverton Road and Other Foreign-Named Areas in Lagos Derived Their Names

15/01/2017 ♦

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This is an Excerpt from The British Once Were Here, written By Eric Teniola. Streets in Lagos especially in Ikoyi that were named by the British to remind us that they were once here: Cameron road was named after Sir Donald Charles Cameron (1872-1948). He was a British Colonial governor. In…

Issues in FRC’s Obazee’s Sack

15/01/2017 ♦

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Jarus I didn’t want to comment on the raging controversy over Financial Reporting Council’s (FRC) code that saw the exit of Pastor E.O Adeboye as Head of RCCG in Nigeria principally because such discussions are driven by emotions, rather than facts and logic, here. However, with the new twist that…

Celebrating KWASU’s Unmatched Precocity

15/01/2017 ♦

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By Olasupo Abideen Opeyemi “Spend not all you have, believe not all you hear, tell not all you know and do not all you can,” runs the wise old saying. But what greater injustice would it be to sweep such an impressive experience under the carpet when there could be a…

The Day Ladoke Akintola Was Killed

14/01/2017 ♦

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An excerpt from British secret files on Nigeria’s first bloody coup of Saturday January 15 1966. *** Of all the regions in the country and at the federal level, the Western Region was the only government with a deputy premier. When Captain Emmanuel Nwobosi’s convoy arrived at the front of Fani-Kayode’s…