I will check out and publish more countries when I have time but you can all see that some countries require no money at all. All they want to see is that you can support yourself if granted a Startup visa and this has to be shown via your bank statement.

The most important though is to have a sound and viable idea followed by a good business plan but bear in mind that it makes no sense to get a Startup visa and not pursue it when your travel so you must be genuine and ready to put in the work. In my subsequent thread I will share some startup business ideas....

Entrepreneur visa: Spain

on-EU nationals who intend to develop an innovative business or entrepreneurial activity with special economic interest for Spain may apply for a visa or residence authorization for entrepreneurs.

Candidates who are abroad must apply for a one-year residence visa.

Candidates who are legally in Spain, i.e. who have a residence or stay permit or an entrepreneur visa, must apply for a two-year residence authorization.

After this time period, this authorization may be renewed for two-year periods, provided that they continue to meet the requirements that originated this right.




• A single authorization for living and working valid anywhere in Spain, including relatives if they meet the expected age labour regulations.

• Free movement within the Schengen member states.

• Streamlined processing: 10 days for visas and 20 days for residence authorizations, procedures can be arranged through a representative.

• Combined processing for family members.

• Residence permit procedures centralised at the Large Business and Strategic Sectors Unit.

• The application for a residence permit will extend the validity of the residence or stay in Spain of the permit holder until the end of the procedure.


Be over 18 years of age.

• Have no criminal record in Spain or in the countries where they have resided for the past five years, for offenses defined in the relevant Spanish legislation.

• Not be subject to an alert issued for the purposes of refusing entry in the territorial space of countries with which Spain has signed an agreement in this regard.

• Have a public or private health insurance policy with an insurance company authorised to operate in Spain.

• Have sufficient financial resources for themselves and their families during their residence in Spain.

• Have paid the visa or authorization processing fee.

The spouse or common-law partner and any children under 18 years of age or those of legal age who cannot provide by themselves and have not constituted their own family unit and parents who are dependant, who accompany or join the foreigner, may apply jointly and simultaneously or successively for their authorization and, where appropriate, their visa. In this case, evidence must be provided of being in compliance with the requirements listed in the preceding paragraph.

Specific requirements

The business or entrepreneurial activity must be deemed to be innovative with special economic interest for Spain by a report issued by the relevant Spanish Economic and Commercial Office abroad or by the Directorate General for International Trade and Investments in Spain.

The assessment will give special priority and consideration to the creation of jobs in Spain. The professional profile of the applicant, the business plan and the added value for the Spanish economy, innovation and investment opportunities will also be taken into account.

Non EU nationals wishing to reside in Spain and to set up or acquire a company there who do not qualify for the Entrepreneurs residence authorization, must apply for a temporary residence permit and a work permit as a self-employed worker. See information at: Residence for self-employed workers

Be older than 18 years.
No criminal record in Spain or countries lived in during the last 5 years for offenses stipulated under Spanish Law.
Not listed as objectionable in the territorial space of countries with which Spain has signed an agreement in this regard.
Have a public insurance or private health insurance with a Health Insurance Institution authorised to operate in Spain.
Have sufficient financial resources for yourself and for the members of your family during the period of residency in Spain (2.130€ monthly for yourself and 532€ for every family member that is in your care). x 12 = 25,000 euros. (Around 10 million naira).
Pay the fee for the processing of visa(s).

Italy

A company can participate in the Italian Startup Visa program directly or with the help of Italian startup accelerators. Entrepreneurs are granted a work visa for one year, which can then be extended for another two. The cost of a visa is €116.

An application with a description of your startup must be submitted to the Ministry of Economic Development of Italy. Entrepreneurs need to confirm the presence of at least €50,000 in the form of equity, venture capital, etc. The commission makes a decision a month later.

Italian law provides a lot of benefits for innovative startups. Financing, in the form of investments or loans, is also possible.

Italian business incubators can provide additional support for startups. They provide various assistance including training, solving administrative problems, and additional funding in exchange for a share in the project.

FRENCH TECH VISA
The French Tech Visa program is designed for founders of companies, investors, and those who want to join a startup as an employee.

As part of the program, technology incubators and accelerators select start-ups that interest them. After a startup is selected by one or more partners, the incubator sends an official document to the founders of the project, coordinated through the French public organization Direccte. Direccte confirms that the startup has an innovative idea and is valuable to the French economy. Candidates then apply for a long-term visa and residence permit.

The founder of the startup needs to confirm the availability of at least €17,981.60 (minimum annual salary) in capital.

Potential employees of the companies or participants of the program should send an application to one or more employers. If the company agrees to hire an employee, then it just needs to sign a contract and issue a long-term French visa.

Mandatory requirements for employees: they must have higher education (not lower than a master’s degree) and an agreement with a company that participates in the French Tech Visa program. Their annual salary must be at least €35,963.20.

To participate in the program you will have to pay at least €368 euros: €99 for the visa itself and €250 as a tax to the French Bureau of Immigration and Citizenship (OFII) and €19 for a stamp tax.

The program includes a simplified visa for immediate family members.

FRENCH TECH TICKET
The French Tech Ticket program provides a 12-month work visa, funding, and administrative support for entrepreneurs who decide to launch their startup in France.

In order to get into the first stage of selection, you just need to present an interesting technological idea.

A startup team must have two or three adult co-founders. Only one of them can have French citizenship. Entrepreneurs must be fluent in English and have no other job during the implementation of their project.

To implement the project, the team receives €45,000 in funding. One member of the team receives the money, who is called the project initiator. A total of €57,000 goes to their account: an additional €12,000 is needed to cover the costs of the incubator. A startup may spend up to €25,000 to pay for professional services, the remaining €20,000 is for personal expenses.

Participants can obtain a residence permit through an accelerated procedure.

Entrepreneurs can send an application to three of the 41 incubators, indicating their priority and then choose from the approved applications.

During the year, start-ups obtain receive help from business incubators to find investors, consultation with business experts, and other support. In particular, in dealing with administrative problems. Investors are presented the projects twice.

Latvia

Technically, it’s a temporary residence permit – which is much cooler than just a Schengen visa! For the sake of convenience, we call it “startup visa”.

Startup visa is offered to all non-EU startup founders who are willing to come and kick-off their startup ideas in Latvia, a proud member of EU since 2004. One startup can have up to 5 founders with a startup visa. The application process takes one month. The visa is given for the period of maximum 3 years and it is spouse and children-friendly.

The main criteria for getting the visa is a sound startup idea described in a free-form – save us some time and make it a 1-pager! No business plans or qualification interviews required!

Once your startup is registered and settled in, bring your team from abroad – there is a special type of visa (again – residence permit) reserved for them.

Here’s are the new requirements to qualify for the Latvian Startup Visa:

You are a founder
You have an idea (or multiple) for a scalable, innovative business
You can prove you have a financial buffer of €4,560 in your bank account
These are the conditions for keeping the visa longer than one year (it can be renewed for up to five years):

You establish a business entity in Latvia within three months of arriving in the country
After one year you can demonstrate that you have continued to work on, develop, and grow your startup, or have raised €30k in the first six months and another €30k within the first 18 months.

Portugal

Portugal’s New Startup Visa – No Capital Required, EU Grants Available

According to the program’s official website, you can apply for a startup visa if:

You are an entrepreneur who intends to develop your startup in Portugal, even though you might not have started your business yet;
You are an entrepreneur who has already launched a startup in your country but you want to set it up in Portugal;
You do not have residence in the Schengen area;
You have tax obligations fulfilled concerning tax administration and social security, when applicable;
You do not have criminal records;
You are not under 18 years old;
You have enough funds in your bank account in a total amount of 5146.08€ for 12 months (per person);
You’ll further need to demonstrate that:

Your project/startup is focused on tech;
Your startup shows potential to the creation of jobs, besides the entrepreneurs you include initially, along with yourself, in your application;
Your startup shows the potential to generate a turnover of 325,000€/ year and/or assets value over 325,000€/ year, within 5 years after the start of the contract with your chosen incubator;
You have the capacity to establish a company, when applicable, during the undergoing of the program;
You’ll also need a declaration of interest from a Portuguese incubator.

Entrepreneurs will have exactly the same rights as Portuguese citizens in terms of access to non-refundable EU grants and incentives, which constitutes a non-negligible advantage when compared to similar programmes in other countries.

The program’s chief advantages over conventional golden visas is the absence of a minimum capital requirement, coupled with the eligibility to apply for EU grants. In theory, an entrepreneur with a good enough idea and the faith of incubators that he/she will be able to turn a profit within three years, can get a visa and start a company with virtually no money down.

Denmark

Your business must contribute innovative ideas and potential for development to the Danish business community.

Your business idea must be approved by a panel of experts appointed by the Danish Business Authority.

You can only apply for a residence and work permit based on the Start-up Denmark scheme when your business idea has been approved.

There must be specific Danish business interests speaking in favour of the establishment of your business in Denmark. Normally, it is not possible to be granted a permit for businesses without an innovative potential, e.g. restaurants, retail stores, smaller trade, import and export businesses etc.

You can read more about the evaluation criteria for approval of your business idea and submit your business plan electronically on the webportal of the panel of experts.

Please note, that a maximum of 75 foreign nationals can be granted a permit based on the scheme per year, i.e. 1 January to 31 December.

You must be able to support yourself
You must provide documentation that you have sufficient funds to cover your first year in Denmark. If your family is accompanying you to Denmark, you must also provide documentation of your ability to support them.

You must provide documentation that you have (2019 level)

138.648 DKK if you are in Denmark without any family,
277.296 DKK if your spouse is accompanying you to Denmark,
322.908 DKK if your spouse and one or more children are accompanying you to Denmark,
184.260 DKK if one or more children, but not your spouse, are accompanying you to Denmark.

Documentation of your ability to support yourself and any accompanying family members could for instance be in the form of a bank statement.

Please note that I have copied some of points below online as I see no need to rewrite them, hence, the credit is not mine.


The United Kingdom

The UK remains a great destination for startups, with established startup networks across the islands, an efficient formation process and a low rate of corporation tax. Its startup and entrepreneur visas offer some more flexibility than others in terms of applications, but are also less flexible in terms of how long you can stay in the country, and the pathways to long-term residency. They are most accommodating to individuals who have studied in the country, or who have a significant amount of capital ready to invest.

The UK Startup Visa is the entry-level option for entrepreneurs who wish to set up a new business in the UK without a significant amount of initial capital investment. To qualify for this visa, you must be sponsored by either a UK higher education institution (e.g. a university) or a business organisation with a history of supporting UK entrepreneurs. This definition is relatively flexible, but could include UK-based incubators, accelerators or other sources of business funding or support.

Applications cost between £308 and £493 per person depending on where you’re coming from, and whether you’re changing from another visa to this one. Your business idea has to be assessed by an approved body, and you need to have had at least £945 in your bank account for the three months preceding your application. This is much lower than many other visas’ capital requirements, however, and you can also bring certain family members with you. The main limit on this visa is that you can only stay for two years with no opportunity to renew.

If you have more initial funding and intend to stay for longer, you can apply for the Innovator Visa. To receive this visa your business must be endorsed by an approved body, and must be a new and viable idea that has the potential for growth. If your business has not already been established through another visa, you must have a minimum of £50,000 in investment funds, and pay between £966 and £1277 in application fees, including additional payments for each co-dependent, as well as an additional healthcare surcharge.

Recipients of the Innovator Visa are eligible to stay for up to three years, and can extend this visa indefinitely for an additional period of three years. There is a simple pathway to settlement (otherwise known as ‘indefinite leave to remain’) once you have lived and worked in the country for five years, including your co-dependents (usually close family members). You can set up multiple businesses under this visa, but may not work for another business that is not your own, or receive any public funds such as low income or housing support.

FINLAND
The Finnish Startup Permit makes it possible for international growth entrepreneurs to build a startup company in Finland and to become part of Finland's vibrant startup ecosystem. The permit is meant for innovative startup founders coming from countries outside the European Union.

Before sending your Startup Permit application to the Finnish Immigration Service, you must get a favorable assessment from Business Finland. Business Finland evaluates whether your business model, team and resources show potential for rapid international growth. After the assessment you will receive an Eligibility Statement to be attached to the Startup Permit application.

The permit can initially be issued for max. two years, after which it can be renewed. The permit does not involve investments or financial support.

TO BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR THE FINNISH STARTUP PERMIT, YOU SHOULD HAVE

a startup team of not less than 2 founders with versatile expertise
an intention of founding a fast growth company in Finland
an innovative business plan
commitment to the business idea and eventually building the company
significant holding in the company (For example the team applying for the permit, has a holding of not less than 60% of the company.)
access to sufficient resources and funding for the company's early stage development
secure financial means for support

Canada


To qualify for the Start-up Visa Program, you must meet all 4 eligibility requirements, as well as the admissibility requirements to enter Canada.
Eligibility requirements for the Start-up Visa Program

You must:

have a qualifying business
have a letter of support from a designated organization
meet the language requirements, and
have enough money to settle and live in Canada before you make money from your business
Admissibility requirements to enter Canada
To be eligible to come to Canada, you must meet the admissibility requirements to enter Canada. These apply to all applicants, not just Start-up Visa Program applicants.

Have a qualifying business
A qualifying business means you created a business that meets the following conditions.

At the time you get a commitment from a designated organization:
each applicant holds 10% or more of the voting rights attached to all shares of the corporation outstanding at that time (up to 5 people can apply as owners)

AND

applicants and the designated organization jointly hold more than 50% of the total voting rights attached to all shares of the corporation outstanding at that time
At the time you receive your permanent residence:
you provide active and ongoing management of this business from within Canada
an essential part of the operations of the business happens in Canada
this business is incorporated in Canada
Get a letter of support from a designated organization
You must get a letter of support from a designated organization (a business group that has been approved to invest in or support possible start-ups).

You’ll need to:

contact the designated organization to find out how to get its support
convince the organization that you have a business idea that is worth supporting
get a letter of support from the designated organization
The process to pitch your idea is different for each organization. Each organization has its own requirements. For example, you may be asked to present your business concept in person or submit a detailed business plan.

If you reach an agreement with a designated organization, it will send you a letter of support. You need to include this letter when you submit your application to us. This is the proof you need to show that the venture capital fund, angel investor group, or business incubator is supporting your business idea.

The organization will also send a commitment certificate directly to us. We’ll use both your letter of support and the organization's commitment certificate to assess your application. Please note, we may ask you for more business information in order to take a final decision on your application.

If you don’t include the letter of support or meet any of the other requirements, we’ll refuse your application.


Bring enough money to settle
The Government of Canada does not give financial support to new start-up visa immigrants.

When you apply, you’ll need to give proof that you have the money to support yourself and your dependants after you arrive in Canada. You can’t borrow this money from another person.

The amount you need depends on the size of your family. We update these amounts every year.

Number of
family members Funds required
(in Canadian dollars)
1 $12,960
2 $16,135
3 $19,836
4 $24,083
5 $27,315
6 $30,806
7 $34,299
For each additional family member $3,492

To be cont'd

Okay I will provide some explanations below to the best of my ability and share some details of current Startup visas.

As I said earlier, Startup visa's are for genuine people who truly want to start a business abroad, which I think anyone can if they get their act together and find the right team member or get a good adviser on board.

Note that most Start-up visas will require you to find a business accelerator in your intended country (you will send your business plan to the accelerator for approval, you will have to back up your idea and if approved you will send the approval letter to a government department who will issue you a final approval which you will take to the embassy in Nigeria to procure your visa).

In some cases, you do not need an accelerator, you can just apply directly to a government department by sending your business plan, bank statements and so on. Once approved, you go to the embassy in Nigeria and apply for visa. In cases like this, you will have to show evidence in your bank statement that you have enough money.

In all cases, you will need a business plan and enough money in your account to show that you can start a business or that you want to expand your existing one if it falls into the expected category.

After looking at countries with Start-up visas in my next post, we will discuss some viable Startup ideas that I believe can quality for Startup visas.

Stay tuned!

Virtually every western country now has a Start-up visa program and about 60% of them are free.

As long as you can start a business that is meaningful and will generate at least 2-3 jobs for starters.

You have a nice idea or have already started

Have some money or have spent some money on your existing business and want to expand abroad

Sometimes you are required to show evidence that you've started and can sustain yourself when you travel and I believe that most Nigerians who pay millions of naira to agents can apply for this if you are well guided and intended.

Note that most startup visas also allow you to take your family with you and grant you temporary/permanent residence as opposed to just visa or student visas that require lots of money. Most also come with work permit to take on contracts, employments, etc... (depending on the country though).

In my view, it is better than student and other visa categories. Most of you who sell your cars and homes can also put your funds into proper use if you are to start a business abroad and get a qualifying permit to do so.

In 2020, people should consider this new direction and be wiser. I see no reason why most of you who already have nice jobs in Nigeria will sell your belongings and go abroad to start from the beginning, when you can go start something meaningful with your money.

For this type of visa though, you have to be genuine and committed, you will get it and make your travel more meaningful.

Google is your friend but I can be helpful if you need ideas and thinking as to what to do and places that are more reasonable to apply for a Startup visa.

Good PR for Sowore.

Richdad, you are analysing war and not business. I bet you've read a lot of Kiyosaki abi?

Look, if war breaks out - that would be a big problem for Israel too. Don't forget that Iran has Russia as a big ally.

Do you think Israel can win Russia..

Richdad50:


The greatest mistake that will be made by any nation in modern history is for Iran to attack USA, Isreal. It will be the end of Iran as you know it. Period!

The devastation will send shockwaves across generations to come. Most of you do not know the level of research, precision technology, and war scenarios the USA have rehearsed over years for Iran. They will decimate Iran beyond recognition.

Richdad

How old are you again?

mauriceju2:
Let USA blow that flag and the mosque together to pieces
Islamic religion is a treats to human existence on earth

If a Muslim country is world power,
Do you think there will be freedom of religion anywhere on earth?

May God make America world power for ever and ever

I think this was a mistake attack by some generals and Trump being who he is decided to take the blame. Otherwise, his action is beyond stupid!

I see many foolish and cowardly answers here about America's ability and Trump's show of power. Many cowardly Nigerians who know nothing about International relations and politics are analysing from a West vs /ArabMuslim country.

I hope most of you know that Iran is not an Arab country and even is a miniroty Muslim country because she and Saudi Arabia are ar odds religiously - as a minority shia population.

1. In the event of war with Iran, first America's dollar is coming down this year and there will surely be a recession by the end of 2020 or starting 2021.. this would send a terrible shockwave around the World. Even Nigerians will cry mercilessly until we run an economy that is not dependent on the west.

2. America will lose so much because eventually Russia will take a war on Iran upon itself and hit at America. Whether America will win Russia in a full blown war is still out to the jury... but all parties will not end well.

3. Hitting Iran was a very wrong move, there is a lot that Trump could have done, and a military option is not one of them.

I see you October 11...

We are the best!

Happinesswithin:
October 11

Oga what ever you do. just take it calm and don't get angry with her.

You can resolve it and even hear more that you haven't heard from her if you take it easy..

Don't get angry and don't take it on her, instead show more love and seek to know... then you can stylishly make your own inputs..

Sowore is the man of the year no doubt. He exposed the nature of our politics a lot and pushed everyone's button to the fullest.

The judiciary, press, executive, legislature, social media and every politician had his name on their lips. I think what he did is genius.

People do not understand that what he did is called 'disruptive politics', which will certainly not appeal to everyone but will surely bring hightened attention of everyone to the status quo and the imbalances of power. No democracy should not exist without a strong fourth estate, which usually is the media. But in their absense, Sowore became the fourth estate himself - by shouting and threatening the seat of power with the power of protest.

Today, we all know that our Judiciary system is weak, the DSS is poor and remains a terrible organisation. We've all seen the terrible nature of President Buhari's handlers and for real, people are now settling with the believe that nothing will come out of this adminstration.

For me, Sowore is full of imperfection, but so is everyone and he is not the man of the year because I think he is. He is the man of the year because he deserves it and because he has made history in our contentious politics.

Istand with Sowore.

Well, politically - the VP is not likely to have his way in 2020 as the cabals will fight him hard. He will likely stand tall and come out of it though.

Your dream has confirmed that which I think is where things are pointed towards. People will wonder why the VP needs to be fought. In my own calculation, Buhari will fall sick again and may go for a long time at some point putting the VP at the helm, which they don't like.

Even things may end up like Yaradua, Jonathan as it's going.

You are a living man, what are you doing with dead relatives?

Your friend is right, you need urgent prayer for death cancellation!

Bro,

First, don't commit suicide..

That is the plan and if you do, you have let her plans work but she's not the only one after you. Other members of your family too, pay attention to your father's house. She's just their face.

Your kids will suffer a lot - when you are gone. And take it from me that they will not last long before they join your deceased self.

Second: your wife is powerful spiritually than you realise. She is your angel and why you have not died since. Love her more, support and protect her. She and your mum have opposing spirits and she's probably some Ogbanje (emere) but a good one that fights for you. Pls don't joke with her. She has more role to play in your life.

Third: your mum belongs to the dark world (if you know what I mean). It was not what you said that offended her, it is your wife's spirit unsettling her and your star, if you survive this, you will breakthrough with that girl and my intuition tells me that you are destined for greatness in this life.

Fourth: if you are not careful, they will push her to want to divorce you and you may lose one of your kids. If you take the right action, you will win eventually.

Fifth: don't tell many people about yourlife and how your family are doing again. Code your life from now on and let anyone know your plans. Do you have any sibling (if you do, be very careful of them). That your wife and kids are your only family.

Solution:

Your need your father's spirit. Go to his grave and pray.. If you are Yoruba you have to do Sara for him every week; Thursdays are the best. If you are consistent he will come and support you.

You need to pray hard by yourself; do some night vigils and ensure that everyday after you do some charity to beggars. This will take the suicide part out and will ensure that you can survive.

Also, if you can travel outside your state; if in Lagos go to Ogun state, Osun or somewhere else. Don't tell anyone where you are off to, find a strong white garment church stay there for a week or two... Also repeat as much as you can..

It would be a hard fight but you will win in the end

Goodluck

What kind of patriotic sense is this?

It is simple economics sir nothing too smart in such decision, it would be foolish to join any nonsense euro pegged against any European currency..

tsdarkside:
i knew ghana would do something like that....

ghanaians are not happy with africa atall....
i wouldnt be either....

ghanaians are proud people....
you cant play pan africana with them anyhow....

Here is a powerful speech delivered by Sowore speaking about the politics of state and predicting that he would be caught.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyTxU_mFk8Y

Video was shot early 2019.

I know, just saying that we have to pray and work fr it, because a violent one will claim too many lives.

trutht828:


There can never be any peaceful revolution so long as buhari is the president. Buhari isn't a man of peace, but a man of violence and bloodshed

The simple truth..

Vanhooijdonk:
We have to pray against it.

Nigeria is not united and we have a large segment of the population that is illiterate and easily manipulated by the ruling elite.It will turn to ethnic cleansing in some parts of the country by the time ethnic and religious sentiments are used by the ruling class to whip up sentiments.

I totally agree with your vision, it correlates with many analysis I've heard and some vision that I've seen. They have to be very careful with Sowore in paricular, else, it would lead the a complete state of anarchy and the fight back from the South will be too much to handle. We want peace to reign, not war - I hope they listen.

Nuzo1:
I've seen these in my dreams several times. It was like a war but not a full scale war. The army could not handle it because it was a mass unified movement.

The young and no nonsense Hausa soldier will hand over to a Yoruba pastor (I have a feeling it will be Tunde Bakare) who will handover to the young "messiah" from the east.

What will trigger the unrest will be the assassination of a human right activist. Nigerians regardless of tribe and religion will wake up together. It was like a miracle.

God is about to shake Nigeria but the time is what i don't know.

I will encourage the government to be careful with Adeyanju, sowore, kanu etc.

If you can do the following; you will win the election and be the most useful and memorable Gen Sec that your school will ever produce.

First, remember that service means doing everything possible to improve the lives of your fellow students, department and institution.

Now you need to find and recognise some of the things that are not in proper order at the moment and design a new vision for them all. For example, are you satisfied with how past executives attended to the issues of students or how the school authority treat students?

If not, take some time out to think about what is wrong and develop a new vision of what can be done better. What would you do differently? If you think you cannot do anything different, you need to quit now. If you can make a change, congrats! let me give you a few quick tips. if you are not sure of what problems you can solve, find out some top institutions, could be ones abroad and do your research on what student administration looks like over there. Find two better Unis than yours in Nigeria and three abroad. Did you find any lacunae between yours and them? If so, how can some of the ideas you have seen be brought home to your own institution to better the current situation? That is the leadership puzzle.

Now that you have a purpose and goal; let's do some marketing moves.

1. Scholarships: I know that there are few scholarship making organisations that many students are not aware about I mean locally and abroad. You can research them and put them together in a list which you can avail to students. Print and give them out with useful contact information and suggestions on how to apply, etc. Use a space to advertise yourself and why students should go out voting. Before handling the papers out, get people's number and contact details so you can text or call later. But don't just print them anyhow, organise the lists and make it useful to students who attend your institution. For example, organise scholarships for Master's students who may want to proceed for masters after their first degree, organise scholarship list for short programs or for undergrads who may get some relief towards their studies by applying to certain organisations etc, etc.

2. If there is enough time left organise a pre-election event (don't associate the event with the forth coming election but make it an event that will attract those who will vote. Event suggestions: Saturday Quiz Night with Food & Drinks (Provide snacks and drinks; ask some of your trusted associates to donate food and drinks or approach someone who can sponsor it to take charge of food and drinks). Put together a very good quiz night and let there be lots of fun, play music and let it be worthwhile... no too much seriousness. Make people preregister so you have an idea of how many people are coming. At the event, show up and drop a 2 mins talk, be visible as the organiser and let everyone know that you will be the next Gen Sec but you need their support. Speak to people one on one and get their emails, phone numbers etc and send messages to appreciate them for coming.. also remind them about the election. Suggestion 2: Meet the alumni: - Can you find a few graduates of the Uni who can share some thoughts with current students? If so, organise one for few hours, and also provide enough to eat and drink... follow the same approach as above... Suggestion 3: Organise an open cinema in the school premises and show films that students will die for...(follow the same approach as no 1). (ask for more event ideas if you won't find the two above easy).

3. Clarify your vision: Design a simple web page and outline your vision and goals as the new Gen Sec; outline some of the things that you are not happy with and that you feel can improve. Share this weblink in every possible way on campus with target students. Also seek to speak to people one on one - at canteens, door to door and wherever you can find them. Note that 60% of men will promised to support you will not show up on the day, ladies are more reliable and will bring their friends too. Target ladies more and don't over promise anything to them. Just say the basics you can do and ask for their support.

4. Can you adopt this formula as your campaign slogan? S + P + O = S This means Success only happens when Preparation meet Opportunity. Attach your name to it and call it something like Iykestix Formula. Paste it around the campus and text it to available phone numbers, also make it visible any where possible. Not like it serves any extraordinary purpose, but it will be memorable and make people have your name on their lips; as anyone would wonder who the formula means and seek to solve them.

5. Attend events organised at the school and ask to speak if possible and speak to people one on one where possible.

If you win the election

Break your Vision and Purpose into smaller goals and look for the short wins (low hanging fruits} which are things you can easily achieve. Go for them and move on to the next short win and the next one. Then consolidate them all. For example, if you can help fight the case of a student who has been suspended unduly by the school authority and then another one, and another one, put all the cases together and seek for your fellow executives support to back an initiative to stop the Uni from suspending anyone without an initial warning letter or when the offence is not severe - as you can define. This is just an example, please apply as the context demands.

2. Push further by seeking for collaborations with inside and outside partners; for example, can you approach a scholarship making organisation asking for support for your students because some of them come from low income families. You may be surprised at the outcome. Another collaboration can be getting in touch with some scholarly institutions, depending where you are asking them to bring mobile libraries to your institution due to to support students, for example, because the library is too far away from hostels and students find it difficult to travel to libraries on weekends. And this affects academic performance.

3. Can you fight for free WIFI for students on campus? If so, include this in your campaign and outline how you want to do it. You can either fight it out with the school authority which may be difficult because of lack of funding and leadership or seek some outside partnership. I can give you some ideas on this later if you want, but it is possible. A way to take this up with the Uni authority is to champion that all students activities be digitized, assuming it does not exist, which I believe. For example, in advanced Universities, lectures must be online and all curriculum have to be available through online moodles, not simply handed by hand to students. This helps students in a lot of ways. Can you fight for this to happen, if so, include it in your campaign agenda and let the Uni know that free WIFI is essential.

4. Measure yourself as you go along, ask yourself what strong and genuine change you have brought. Have you affected any change, did you achieve your goals and purpose. If yes, push for more before your tenure ends, if not, review your self and see what you can do differently.


My 2 coins, goodluck!

Long story short, power belongs to the people

This is treasonable felony and all these people must be locked up for planning to bring down a new government, what nonsense.
Where is DSS when you need them.
Sadly, it is only in Nigeria that such as act of protest against a government is regarded as treason and to think that some deluded Nigerians are in support f this tyranical government's activities is beyond me. It's okay to support Buhari, it's anyone's right, but it is foolish to support his impunity.

Baba enter reverse, Lol

grandstar:
Baba Goslaw is too kind. "Baba go backwards" or ''Baba enter reverse'' is apt.

Children of hatred have come again oo. where were you when he completed the Ajaokuta steel industry...
He even built a World class hospital in my area.. That is where Barack Obama comes for treatment.
Buhari even gave all the old people in my village 5000 naira every month and he has been doing it since 2014 and will do it till 2030.

What pains you exactly?

GamalNasser:
Zombie

Lol

slimfit1:
I'll keep quiet on this one

You too can testify that it has all gone worse..
I don't condone PDP's corruption and thieving but Buhari is going about things the wrong way.

I know he has the will but surrounded by people with ill will.

OgunLaakaye:


So things were easy in Nigeria 10 years ago?

Please be fair with your judgements. Just say there is no free money again.

See another arse licker.

Unrepentant liar.. Show us the picture of the National hospital in your village. Show us the train in your area.

Arse licker when last did you have electricity. If you want to lick Buhari's dirty arse, lick it gently and don't bite his scrotum.

Onlyonebuhari:


Buhari is an unrepentant infrastructure builder and corruption fighter. I don't expect unrepentant thieves and their supporters like you like the man.

Meanwhile, I just read in the other news that Buhari acted on the briefing of the Dss and the justice ministry. Kind of justify my postulation about Buhari not knowing about what is happening, though, he is to be held responsible.