Ben was a successful business man, he deals in local goods; buying and selling, consequently, he was able to earn a living and boast of fat bank account.

One day, a business was introduced to him which is directly related to the one he does but it was about importing those goods from foreign countries which if he did, his profit will be multiplied compare to the local business that he was used to.

Ben signed all the necessary documents and released all his business capital to import his goods. Two weeks later, he could not see his good so he called his supposed business partner.

Lo and behold, the partner referred him to the papers he signed and when Ben read over, he realised that, apart from the front page that indicated business deal, the page which he signed showed that he just refunded the money he had been owing for a while. This was how Ben lost his money and his business was liquidated.

* Never rush into a new deal if the content is not clear
* Nigerians are lazy when it comes to reading terms and conditions, because we assumed that we know it all. This is insanity
* Never judge a book by its cover, the content may not be favourable
* As much as you open your eyes, open your brain

God bless Nigeria.

Luqman A. Alawode

True talk