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How i hope the men in military and para-military should just follow the rule of engagement. It will minimize the embarrassment for Nigeria as a country. All these impunity wouldn't get Nigeria anywhere. There are list and gist related to this everywhere. It makes you sick. May God help us in this country.

Seriously, these are just conspiracy theories, so i won't go freaking myself out. But If these theories can be proven and evidence provided. Then, there is reasons for Nigerians to be really worried.
Wait, didn't one ex CIA just confess to killing Bob Marley on his death bed. If they can do that to Rasta Man, then may be they did it to Gen. Murtala Muhammed. Just thinking.
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Killing of General Alkali by Youths of Daura-Du Community in Jos

General Alkali’s death also featured in the list of Nigerian conspiracy theories.

General Alkali was a high profile officer in Nigerian army having served bravely for 35 years in several capacities until his retirement in August 7, 2018; a former chief of Administration and Acting General Officer Commanding 7 Division and many more.

Gen. Alkali however get caught and died in the protest by the youth residents of Daura-Du district in Jos South Local Government, Plateau State in Nigeria. At least, this is the official story corroborated by the Nigerian Army but the conspiracy theorist claimed otherwise.

Perhaps the fact that, Gen. Alkali was traveling with huge cash was the logic that fuel conspiracy theories. On the day General Alkali died, he was believed to be carrying sum of 3 million naira in his car with which the military claimed he intended to pay his farm workers or was he going to pay the unknown gunmen that killed people of Daura-Du community earlier?

The protest staged by the Daura-Du youth was in response to the innocent killing of 21 members of the community overnight by unknown gunmen the previous night.

One of the Nigerian conspiracy theories claimed the general couldn’t have been carrying such huge cash about only to pay his staff since his bank can do that faster and effectively except he was going to pay the unknown gun men for their service or broker a similar deal. This sound stupidly unconvincing enough, but ain’t all conspiracy theories?

Assassination of Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh By Unknown Gunmen in Abuja

Assassination of Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh By Unknown Gunmen in Abuja

The most fresh of all the Nigerian conspiracy theories involving the death of top army officers was the one on the recent assassination of Air Chief Marshal Alex Sabundu Badeh while returning from his farm on 18th December 2018.

Perhaps what makes this conspiracy theory more popular was the involvement of the Ex. Chief of Defense Staff in financial scandal while still in the service.

One of the leading conspiracy theorist in this stance was self-exiled leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu who claimed late Alex Bade was killed by the Wife of the president, Mrs. Aisha Buhari and the president’s Chief of Staff, Mr. Kyari.

Nnamdi Kanu opined that the threats made by the Ex. Chief of Defense Staff to both wife of the president and the president’s Chief of Staff after he, Badeh, was refuse any assistance as regarding his corruption cases pending in court was the reason he was assassinated.

Other high profile personality who shares similar view was the Ex. Nigerian Minister of Aviation, Mr. Femi Fani Kayode who said the killing was just too convenient. Fani Kayode believed the offence committed to those who killed Alex Bade was his threats to reveal alleged Buhari’s administration involvement in the Boko Haram insurgency activities in Nigeria.

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Killing of Lt. Col. Abu Ali by Boko Haram Insurgents at Mallam Fatori

Lt. Col. Abu Ali was probably the finest soldier Nigeria has ever seen in her long war against insurgence. He was specially promoted for recognition of his gallantry in the fight against Boko Haram in 2014 and despite his commitment to help get rid of the appalling insurgence, he and six of his men were ambushed and killed by the Boko Haram insurgents at Mallam Fatori on November 4, 2016.

The death of Lt. Col. Abu Ali and his men spark of one of the toughest Nigerian conspiracy theories due to suspicious conditions surrounding his death.

The conspiracy theorist claimed the death of Lt. Col Abu Ali and his men confirmed their suspicion about the complicity of top army officers in sustaining Boko Haram at the behest of unsuspecting Nigerians and that the force public relation department has deliberately continue to feed false information to the public about the state of things concerning the insurgency activities in Nigeria.

Earlier, the mercenaries and Chadian troops who fought alongside men of Nigerian army during the regime of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan were withdrawn as the new government terminates their contract. The controversy however was why the sudden withdrawal of the mercenaries when the army was just gaining upper hands on the insurgents?

Lt. Col Abu Ali was ordered by his superior officers to reinforce the troops at Mallam Fatori who are under attacked by the Boko Haram insurgents. On that fateful Friday morning, available Intel from the military revealed that one officer and 49 soldiers were ordered to withdraw and reassigned to another mission undisclosed. Boko Harams strike on that very night, an indication that the insurgent seems to have this Intel first hand. Why were the soldiers withdrawn on that fateful day? Could it be a plan to kill Col. Abu Ali who seems to be getting ahead in this fight at the expense of his corrupt superior officers who are making fortune in this war? These questions formed the basis of Nigerian conspiracy theories surrounding his death

Air Force Dornier 228 aircraft en-route to Cross River crashed and kill 12 army generals in 2006

Occurrence of military air disasters over the past two decades has often been a major part of Nigerian conspiracy theories. One of the weirdest of such air disaster was the plane crash that killed 163 military personnel in 1992 which practically wiped out entire generation of army officers in Nigeria at that time.

In 2006, President Olusegun Obasanjo, an ex. Military head of state, was at the IMF meeting in Singapore when Nigeria military plane carrying top military officers crashed killing 8 major-generals, two brigadier-generals, one Lt. Colonel and a pilot.

The conspiracy theorists question the timing of this plane crash. Nigerian unity at this time was under strain with various ethnic groups constantly suspecting each other for plan to marginalize or sabotage. This situation make the military the only truly national institution and hence the suspicion, according to the conspiracy theorists, that the military might plot a coup.

They speculate that Ex. President Olusegun Obasanjo have special Intel, being an ex. military general, on the plan of these military officers, who were in the top echelons of the Nigerian army, to topple his government, therefore he order their death through the only means that would never link back to him while he was away in Singapore.

Assassination of Gen. Murtala Muhammed by Col. Buka Dimka and his men

Friday 13 February 1976, was a dark day in the history of Nigeria as a sovereign state. Nigeria witnessed the murder of the president, Gen. Murtala Muhamed whose death is to become one of the most talked about among Nigerian conspiracy theories in decades. Gen. Murtala Muhammed along with his aide was assassinated on his way to work through George Street, Lagos in his Mercedes Benz at 8.00am.

The conspiracy theorist claimed that Gen. Murtala’s death has political undertone of the Western powers. It was speculated that Gen. Murtala made several enemies as he was becoming too tough for the liking of the Western powers especially Americans during mid-70.

First, he rejected the OPEC pricing guidelines which he believed put African countries at disadvantaged position. Then, perhaps what actually triggers his assassination, according to the conspiracy theorists, was the decision he made when he pledge Nigeria’s support for Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola as against the nation’s neutral stand in early 70’s.

This cause a strained relationship between United States and Nigeria which the conspiracy theorist claimed was the reason CIA hired Col. Buka Dimka and his men to do their dirty work such that CIA can maintain plausible deniability and blamed it on foiled coup.

Nigerian conspiracy theories involving unsolved murders of top Army officers in Nigeria was viewed to be so entangled by those who believe in such theories.

Of all these Nigerian conspiracy theories, there are some whose line of reasons still begs for answers as they are riddled with conspiracies that span so deep and hard to dismiss even by the most skeptic minds as the theorists based their opinion on the principles that; nothing happens by accident, nothing is as it seems, and everything is connected.

Nigerian conspiracy theories in this entry is about unsolved murders of high profile officers in Nigerian army which makes the cases more important to be resolved before they are laid to rest but the cynics and conspiracy theorist claimed these high profile assassination of top military brass may never be resolved due to the spiral web of conspiracies involved.

A conspiracy theory is an explanation of an event or situation that invokes a conspiracy—generally one involving an illegal or harmful act supposedly carried out by government or other powerful actors—without credible evidence. Wikipedia

Just like other Nigerian conspiracy theories out there, there is no factual evidence to support any of these claims of the assassination being politically motivated or otherwise but still, the entries on this list are worth checking and you can decide for yourself if they mean anything other than conspiracy theories.

Source: http://www.listngist.com.ng/list/5-nigerian-conspiracy-theories-on-assassination-of-top-army-officers

Nigeria elections 2019 offer yet another time for the entire Nigerians to choose who will lead the country for the next 4 years at various levels. The buzz in town about Buhari news will probably go down for a while as focus shift to who takes the seat of President Buhari in Nigeria elections 2019.

The race though is expected to be a close one between the incumbent President Buhari of APC and the ex. Vice President Atiku Abubakar of PDP, still there has been speculations that Nigeria Elections 2019 will witness new players on the scene that might actually be a game changer.

Recently, The Nigerian Elections Debate Group (NEDG) and the Broadcasting Organizations of Nigeria (BON) release the name of the aspirants who will be participating in the Nigeria Elections 2019 Vice President and Presidential debates and we see a lot of aspirants names being excluded which marvels the skeptics who feels there has been enough of Buhari news already and that every aspirant should be allowed to participate in such sensitive debate.

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Hey there! Are you thinking of the right business strategies to adopt in Nigerian business environment in year 2018? Don’t sweat it any longer. New Year is around the corner and it is time for every serious minded business owners to fashion out a way of positioning their business to be the best in the coming year.

Source: https://www.businessideasinnigeria.com/nigerian-business-environment-business-strategies/

However, regardless of whether you are a small business owner or boss of a multinational corporation, any business strategy you adopt for your business will definitely have a life changing impact on you and of course your business. There are several business strategies in Nigerian business environment that you can adopt for your business but certainly not all of them are good. So, before you adopt a business strategy that will hurt your business growth in year 2018, read through the right business strategies to in Nigerian business environment and by the end, I believe you will make the right decision for your business.
The Best and Right Business Strategies to adopt in Nigerian business environment

Considering Nigeria’s GDP of USD 332.6 billion and with the population of 187 million majorities of who are youths, Nigeria could be referred to as the largest economy and the biggest business environment for any entrepreneurs in Africa. However, Nigerian business environment like any other business environment in the world is ever dynamic which makes it difficult for any startup entrepreneur to navigate through it successfully without an itch. However, the purpose of this article is to explain the needed business strategies that you need to adopt in positioning your business for profitability and growth as the New Year approach.
Aim for profitability business strategy rather than expansion

Expanding your reach in your niche market is a great thing as it signifies your company’s growth. But seriously, growth doesn’t happen without a venture being profitable. Growth at the expense of profitability is no brainy, is it? So, as your business sail through Nigerian business environment to the next year, adopt the strategy that will guarantee that your venture is making money.

A good example of a profitability strategy is the one adopted by the likes of Finger Liking, a local brand in Nigerian business environment. When this brand was launched, it was expected to compete with the likes of Mr. Biggs, Tantalizers and host of others but instead, it aims at making profit by focusing on certain niche market and today, it was able to survive.
Focus on being unique in your business strategies

Leading your industry in term of innovation, technical break through as well as huge sales margins is good. It is great really, but at times achieving this feast seems impossible with the industry giants who are well positioned for competition and the Nigerian business environment being uncontrollable. In this case, adopting a business strategy in order to lead the industry will dent your growth. Rather than doing this, try to create a strategy that will make your business stand apart from the crowd.

Let’s look at how PAYPAL depict this strategy. We all know that banking is probably the hardest industry to break into as its entry is strictly guarded by thousands of policies and tons of startup capital meant to keep you out. But PAYPAL adopt a strategy that stand it out from the crowd in term of having the superior technology, easy arbitration as well as controlling the transactions that leaving millions of customers satisfied.
Embrace a business strategy that offers clear direction

One of the best business strategies is the one that allow you a clear direction to where you are going in an ever dynamic Nigerian business environment. Creating a business strategy which is enriched with specific goals help a business owner avoid an endless drudgery. Just like the perfect business plan help you focus on the necessary things in your business, the right business strategies often help you channel a success path for your business and forecast the evolution in your business niche as your business grows.
Adopt a referral (spread the words) business strategy

Whoever says, ‘words of mouth’ is dead in marketing/creating awareness for business should have a rethink. It is true that technology has change the trends of business strategy as we now have resources to connect with our customers in an easier and faster way. But make no mistake; none of these methods is as effective as words of mouth. Adopting a business referral business strategy will work for you when the conventional method fails as it will keep generating sale lead you never dreamed off.
Embrace parallel competition strategy in Nigerian business environment

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This particular strategy is similar to the earlier strategy that focuses on being unique. But it gets even smarter; it involved spying on your competitors’ strategies and creates yours which will allow you to be better. The clear understanding of the fact that Nigerian business environment is unpredictable and uncontrollable tells you that you should NOT just do what others are doing; but you only to do it better in order to forge ahead in the New Year. Snoop the business where others are not servicing their niche well, then exploit this opportunity by adding value to it.
Wrapping it up

Business is often taught to be similar to Chess game where you execute several strategies with the sole purpose of wining (i.e checkmating) your opponent but the successful entrepreneurs understand that unlike Chess, there could be many champions in business environment once they all have the right strategies.

No business strategies should ever be set in stone. The Nigerian business environment like I said earlier is ever dynamic, and as you gain better understanding of your market and your business evolves in the New Year 2018, you can amend your business strategies.

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Entertainment blog business plan is one of the main difference between a business blogger and someone who is just passing by. I know you hate that assertion but wait, when was the last time anyone ever get serious with anything without adequately planning for it? I bet you said none! That is why anyone who plan taking their entertainment blogging business to the next level like the likes of BellaNaija and Linda Ikeji must strive to have sound and strategic plan in place for his or her blog. In fact,entertainment blog business plan is a vital part of your preparatory work as a startup 'blogpreneur'.
Benefits of having entertainment blog business plan

Having an entertainment blog business plan for your new blog or existing blog will offer you numerous advantages.
You get to take your blogging business seriously as you can now follow a well laid out plan rather than grouping in the dark.
It becomes easier to evaluate your growth as your entertainment blog business plan serves as a tool for comparison.
Your entertainment blog business plan will help you stay within your budget. I have always emphasize that fact that starting small while keeping your eyes on the growth potentials of your business is the best move for any beginner in business and that include blogging business too.
Entertainment blog business plan will help you concentrate on your identified niche market and provide the chances of optimal performance as you become expert in that micro niche.
Help you earn more sales proceed by focusing on your brand related advertisement opportunities.
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Now, that you understand the importance of entertainment blog business plan, let me help you with a professionally designed entertainment blog business plan that you can use for your new entertainment blogging project. This template will guaranty that you earn full income in your blogging business as it set you apart professionally. This same template can be used for old entertainment blog. All it requires is a little fine tune and you will be ready to go.
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Mr Banky plans having personal business private but when a lady's involved, it's no longer your personal thing. Besides, his ordeal on the cancer thingy will get you think twice if you were in his shoes. Life is short and i wish him the best in the journey.

I understand Abuja has some of the best business opportunitiesin Nigeria but all the safe if this money making idea you are about to share will get me like 30k per day, i'm interested.

I believe there are lots of investment opportunites offline and online. But is this real? My take is that it's too good to be true. Convince me.

If you are thinking of starting a small business in Nigeria in 2018, it is necessary for you to protect your business idea and the best way for you to go is to learn the DIY Business Name Registration in Nigeria with Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). This process is otherwise known as registration of business names. This way, you will protect your business idea, give it the face lift it deserves and save extra cash for yourself.

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The only agency saddled with the responsibility of registering business and other corporate organizations in Nigeria is Corporate Affairs Commission and when it comes to the registration of small business, the agency has made it simple for everyone. The Nigerian law requires anyone either resident or foreign investors to register their business in as much as you are not carrying out illegal dealing. However, learning the DIY online registration small business might be considered a wise decision in 2018 for the following reasons.
Reasons for DIY business name registration in Nigeria

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DIY business name registration will help you protect your novel business ideas.
DIY business name registration help you avoid future legal issues in term of your business dealing becoming ultra-vire as you would be certain of your business object clause from the beginning.
DIY business name registration will help you give a facelift to your business venture by offering it a corporate identity both in term of bank account and business dealings.
It aids your business in discharging its major corporate responsibilities to the government in term of tax payment through Tax Identification Number (TIN) which is auto generated once your registration is approved.
DIY business name registration will also help you save extra cash for yourself as you would have cut out the fee you should have paid to a layer, a chartered accountant or certified secretary.
DIY online registration of your business assists you in getting some business deals that you will otherwise miss if you have no business TIN.

Now, that you know the amazing benefit that registration of small business offers, let dive in straight into the step by step process of DIY business name registration in Nigeria that you can follow to get your business registered within two weeks.
Checklist for DIY business name registration in Nigeria

Sign up to create account at the company's registration portal of CAC. Once you fill the required forms which include your desired username, fill in the captcha and click on submit button, the system will display your pre-filled username and auto generate password for you as a new user which you must keep as it will be used at the later stage. Then close the portal or navigate to login page.
Fill in your username and password obtained in step above. At this stage you will have to accept the terms and condition stated on the registration portal before hitting on submit. Once you are in, your first step should be to change your auto generated password for better security and easy remembrance. Note that once you made it to this stage of DIY business name registration, you can transact any business with the commission securely using your profile.
Search for your desired small business name and make reservation. To conduct the name search, once you are logged in, navigate to "SEARCH NAME" on your dashboard and genuinely complete the forms displayed on the screen taking note of the importance of asterisked fields such as principal aims and objectives of the business. Once you are done, then you can proceed to pay for the name search. Please note that, unlike the manual registration where you will have to pay for the name search at the office of the Corporate Affairs Commission, DIY business Name registration is different. You must always click on "CONTINUE" button to navigate to the end of the form to be able to fay for the name search. At this stage of your DIY online registration, it is advisable for the small business owners to have about four variant of names such that once a name is not available in the system, you can easily switched to another name until you are able to find the one that is available. Once your desired small business name is available, make reservation such name quickly.
Confirm the availability of your small business name and download. Now that you are back at your profile page after login, hover your mouse on any of the name(s) previously scheduled for reservation one by one and click on "ACTION" on any of the name that is already reserved. Here, you will download the business name(s) approval file. Once opened, this file contains the business name availability approval serial code to complete your business name registration.
On your profile, select registration and choose the registration class or type i.e whether business name, company or incorporated trustee. For the purpose of this article, we are online concerned with the DIY Business Name Registration so your choice here will be "BUSINESS NAME", you will see a pop up page, then enter your business name availability approval serial code and then click on continue to proceed with the registration.
Fill in the details of the business activities you proposed to register. Here, details of the business owner or owners must be supplied; the general nature of the business, full address of principal place of business and other information must be supplied. To have a good grasp of the information required, download the PDF of form required for of Business Name Registration
Choose your desired drop state and Make electronic payment through the portal.
Download registration details from your portal by clicking on the "REGISTRATION". Follow the process in step four above. Once these documents have been downloaded, you must print them and properly signed them. Note that you must keep these documents and they will be requested for filling at your pickup office once your business has been registered. Now, in order to complete your registration scanned these signed documents.
Go to the CAC website and navigate to DOCUMENT UPLOAD then enter the business name and select the originating office. Make sure the originating office you select here match the drop state you choose in step seven above because, this is the exact office where your certificate will be dropped for pick up. Fill in the Captcha and proceed to upload your documents as necessary. Note, make sure you attach the entire document before hitting SUBMIT button.
Wait for the registration approval and pick up your certificate at your pre-select drop office. At this stage of your DIY business name registration, you have done your part and the next step is for you to patiently monitor your business registration status from your profile. If you have done everything right and submitted valid documents, you will soon notice "APPROVED" and "BUSINESS REGISTRATION NUMBERS” on your registration status within the next. Once you noticed this, prepare your documents (the ones you have earlier scanned and uploaded into the portal), and take them to your drop office and file them in exchange for your certificate. One good thing here is that, once your business name registration has been approved, you will be automatically issued a Tax Identification Number (TIN) by the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) which makes the process easier unlike the manual registration which requires that you take your certificate of registration to the FIRS office and apply for TIN.


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There you have it, the simple check list for DIY business name registration in Nigeria. If you find this article helpful, please share though the social media buttons bellow so as to help someone organize their small business and give them a corporate identity that they can build on.

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Are you an aspiring entrepreneur who dream of venturing into new business ideas come 2018 but you don’t know the simple strategic plan template for startup business in Nigeria? Truly, you are right to learn this strategy. Business environment has never been more volatile than now and from all indication, 2018 is not going to be any different. Statistic has already confirmed that 99 percent of startup business failed to survive their first five years but don’t you worry, my goal in writing this article is to make sure you don’t fall where others fall and that your business is excluded from that 99 percent failed business.

No successful entrepreneur comes into world with the understanding of business. Everyone learn it on the way through. So, I am going to share with you some simple ways through which your startup business can avoid failure in 2018 by. In case, you are stumbling on my blog for the first time and you are wondering who am i. I am Adeyeye Ayobami, an entrepreneur and a business consultant. I own one of the fastest growing business development consultancy firms in the country.

Now enough about me, let’s talk about sound survival strategies for startup entrepreneurs and the simple strategic plan template for startup business in Nigeria that you can follow to get your new business ideas off the launch pad.

Learn what’s working currently and avoid ego trip

You as a startup entrepreneur must understand that it is not all ideas that can be transformed into commercial ventures. As you invest into new business ideas in 2018, remember you must not rush into business because it seems to be trending. Use all the necessary evaluation methods to rate your identified business ideas and brutally screen them. Yea! Brutally screen your business ideas before investing in them so as to guaranty absolute return on investment in the long run. The fact is there are business ideas whose times have gone and there are ideas whose times have not come. Provided here are the natural ways to identify business opportunities and also 5 rules to rate your identified business opportunities.

Seek expert advice when creating your simple strategic plan template for startup business in Nigeria

Daymond John said Mentors, by far, are the most important aspect of businesses

Another thing that must be included in this simple strategic plan template for startup business in Nigeria is seeking for the expert advice. If you plan to avoid small business startup failure in 2018 you’d better learn from those who have achieved what you are trying to achieve. They understood the business terrain in Nigeria and learning from their stories will endow you with their strength and help you avoid their failures. Innovative entrepreneurs often readjust their path when constructive criticism comes from experts. Learn the working methods from the experts in the business industry and the journey will be a lot easier.

In your simple strategic plan template for startup business in Nigeria, set realistic goals to avoid small business startup failure

As a startup entrepreneur you must develop sound and achievable goals for your business. The goals are like guidepost on your journey to successful startup business. They are meant to ease your journey. But you must set a realistic and achievable goal. In fact, you must be brutally realistic about your goals so as not to set unachievable goals. When you are creating a simple strategic plan template for startup business in Nigeria, remember that unachievable goals often lead to frustration which is a precursor to business failure. Setting goals in stages preferably in small achievable stages is better. Read more on goals setting.

Adopt and refine your competitors strategies for your business success

When preparing your simple strategic plan template for startup business in Nigeria, include competitive intelligence. Spying on your competitors is not a bad idea once it is done legally. It is what experts called “competitive intelligence”. In business, once you discover your competitors given, the same circumstances are still doing better than you then it is logical to find out their magic. For example, you could try to locate your competitor’s business sponsors and see if you can win them over. Also, determine your competitors selling methods that works re-modify it and launch yours. This is exactly what Jumia does in Nigeria with Aliexpress.

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Don’t start bigger than necessary

Creating simple strategic plan template for startup business in Nigeria will help you start small while keeping your focus big. Since there is no way of knowing for sure what the future holds in business, it’s better to avoid small business startup failure by not starting bigger than necessary. When you play it down little, it saves you time, energy and will improve your business operational efficiency. Besides, it will be easier for you to be flexible once you got the full grasp of the market.

Be focus and establish strategies to avoid small business startup failure

One of the things I love so much about business is that, it will definitely worth your while if you do what you have to. The world renowned entrepreneurs like Bill Gate, Warren Buffet and host of others have one thing in common. It is focus and strategy! Remember, business is like a game of Chess where the ultimate goal is to protect your most valued piece, the king. As you start your business in 2018, strategize your opening moves with the end game in mind which is to protect your business. Parts of the moves to beat your competitors are already discussed in this article: 8 winning moves for startup business to beat the competition.

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Polish your customer care

Customer care should be one of the major component of your simple strategic plan template for startup business in Nigeria. Unless you plan to sell to the robots without feelings, then you must brush up the customer care for your startup business in 2018 to connect with your customers. Currently, Nigeria is facing though economic situation and we can only pray for better days ahead. But caring enough for your customers might be the only chance of survival for any business be it startup or corporations.

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Creating a winning business plan for Nigerian small business may seem a daunting task to a startup entrepreneur but it shouldn’t be. Creating a winning business plan and effectively implementing such plan in order to ensure that limited funds available to small business are focused in areas that matters is an essential task that must be perform by every small business owners. Therefore, in this article i will explain the effortless ways to create winning business plan for Nigerian small business that will guaranty that your limited funds offers maximum returns on your investment and help you focus more on areas that matters.

So let’s dive in straight into 6 ultimate steps to create a wining business plan for Nigerian small business.
Opportunities found must be explained in business plan for Nigeria small business

The business plan for Nigerian small business should explain to the investors at a glance what goldmine you have stumbled upon. That’s what attracts them for they also want to lay their hand on their own fair share of that. Really, who wouldn’t? Your ability as a startup entrepreneur to recognize a distinct, previously undiscovered need in the market place which your product or service will satisfy is the juice of it and you must explain this to the investors in your business plan. How do you do this? Start with a brief description of the business; highlight the competitive advantage your product, service or business will have over the others etc.
Proposed product or service must be explained in business plan for Nigerian small business

As a small business owner, you must get a clear picture of your proposed product or service and describe it in your business plan. In describing your product or services, simplicity is required. You must avoid the use of big technical terms and strive to explain the uniqueness of your product or services from your competitor. This is related to your unique selling point, you can read more about UPS here.
Business plan for Nigerian small business should explain the niche market

In my previous post, I have written a lot about identifying your niche market as well as opportunity recognition for startup entrepreneurs. If you have missed it, you can try to read them to keep up to speed. I am only going to explain here how this fits into overall business plan for Nigerian small business. You have to understand here that as a startup entrepreneur; your goal is to protect your investment and making sure that you reflect this in your business plan is essential. You must describe who your potential buyer/clients are and support your claim with some valid market research where necessary. This proves to your investors that you know what you are doing. You can also season the niche market description of your business plan with information like the location of the market, your proposed pricing strategy, your competition as well as your distribution strategies.
Business plan for small business must explain the proposed management team in detail

As a small business owner, this particular section is crucial to the success of your business plan because, the investors often place great deal of importance on the proposed management of the new startup business. Imagine yourself as an investor; would you rather invest your fortune with someone who is not capable of driving a business venture into a success? I don’t think so. This is why it is important for you to include in the business plan for your small business your managerial capabilities as well as special skills that will help the business to succeed and grow.
Business plan for small business must explain your financial projection

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Small business need funds to succeed just like any other business. When preparing the business plan for Nigerian small business, you must include the financial projection for such business opportunity. This aspect of your business plan will include a projected balance sheet, income statement, cash flow statement etc for foreseeable feature probably for the next three years. For small business, this section of business plan shouldn’t run into several years as economic atmosphere is extremely volatile and you will want to be dynamic to keep up with the pace. You should not forget to provide details of the premise for your projected finance as well as statement of cost for product/service development.
Business plan for Nigerian small business must explain the required Investment

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The business plan for small business has been described to be a guiding post for startup entrepreneur in your journey. Since the purpose of your business plan is to help you seamlessly float your business, you must describe the amount f investment that your business will require and the timing for such cash commitments. Also, you must ensure that all the funding sources and purposes are well detailed and plan your repayment methods for external funds.

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Are you looking ways of wining investors over for your small business? Do you feel you can increase the odd your startup business if you get more people to believe in your business dream? If YES, read on to learn easy rules of winning investors over for small business in Nigeria.

In this article, you will learn how to discover your business personality, make investors to believe in your business and easy rules of wining investors. So, let’s get started.

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When I was starting out my business consultancy firm in 2011, i had only one mission in mind; to help genuinely small business owners and startup entrepreneurs in Nigeria (my potential clients) grow without compromising my integrity and values. That sounds like a strong words coming from a business owner whose goal should be wining investors over for his small business, especially when I quite understand that in Nigeria, your business success might be tied to who you know. Ask me what I do? I believe there is a room for me even if the business niche has been saturated. All it will take is for me to get people believe in my dream. Guess what, I was able to do just that. How exactly? Well, I follow this model and you can too.
Match your entrepreneurial personality with your business

Your personality is a strong factor in determining whether your business succeed in the long run or not. That’s exactly why you must strive to match business opportunities with your business. It’s certain that if your personality matches your business, such business will run smoothly and naturally.

As a startup entrepreneur who plans of wining investors over, you must present yourself as someone who can succeed naturally. Remember, every entrepreneur is different and if you can determine what makes you unique, and then you have an edge. How could you do this? Invest in your personal development.

Personally, I will like you to see this assignment as a personal SWOT analysis. This will help you to realize who you are as a person and what is required of you by your business. Only this can guaranty your business success.

In my own case, I have attended a lot of personal development sessions delivered by foremost authorities in the industry and that has helped me in realizing that helping entrepreneurs with their business strategies matches perfectly with my personality type.
Make investors to believe in your business

You plan wining investors over for your startup business in Nigeria? Start believing in your business now! Nobody knows your business like you do and no one will believe in it unless they know you do too. It’s only logical right? So, how would you make investors believe in your small business? The best away to convince your investors is to have these three key ingredients in place as a single package. They are:

Your Personality: I have just explained this up above. Your personality is who you truly are and irrespective of how you try to adapt in the business environment, your personality will give you up. If you want investors to believe in your business, they must see that you have the charisma to succeed.
Your niche market: I have always said this to my clients; your identified business opportunities must uniquely serve the need of some people or business. Without this, no one needs your beautiful brand and truly, investors don’t care too. The pronounced attitude of Nigerian investors is “what’s in it for me?” but truly, that applies to other investors too. So, the best way to make investors believe in your dream is to validate your business opportunity by showing them that you have hit a ‘goldmine’ in term of unique opportunity recognition. All this could be neatly expressed for an investor in your UPS.
Their easy way out: No investors in Nigeria want to lose his hard earn money. They are aware of dynamism of business environment and its risks so they would be a little bit skeptical unless make them feel comfortable investing their money in your business otherwise they are better off keeping their money somewhere safer. The best way to do this is to anticipate the investors “what if questions”. What if the business fails? What if you sell the business? What if there is a harsh legislation?

If you can honestly answer these concerns, wining investors for small for your business will be easy for you.
Easy rules of wining investors over for your small business

In the beginning of this article, I promised you that I will you will learn easy rules of winning investors over for your small business. So, let’s quickly read through other easy ways through which you can win investors. Remember, these aren’t set in the stone rules, they are just simple initiatives that works

Be first to introduce yourself to your potential investors.
Be sure you get the potential investor get your name right and you can pronounce his name properly. Nothing pisses investors off like an entrepreneur without attention to details.
Make a cold call to your investors to show them you really need them. You can do this through phone call, letter or email.
Massage their ego. Yes, you heard me right! Make them feel important as they truly are to your business even if not to you. You can do this by saying pleasant things about them even though in a natural way.

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I have met several people who have missed wonderful business opportunities in Nigeria only because they felt they have no money or because they are in debt. If you are among those people and you have read this article, I believe you are now well position for winning investors over for your small business, just go ahead and take the bold step and everything will fall in line. If you find this article helpful, you might also want to read how to register your business in Nigeria and easy ways for small business to get funds in Nigeria. Make sure you subscribe to our newsletter for wonderful business insights and ideas.

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If this guy takes upon the business of his father, he'll predictably be more sophisticated than Osama. He has always be Osama's favourite and has bee exposed to this all his life. That's mean something, right?

Considering all the robust offshore banking and private jet these have, i don't think his access to good health is in question. Death is inevitable.

Ofcourse. Once i'm still performing my duty financially both on her and my kids. Her business is what maker rich so, i should face mine too.

August 18th was my birthday and as usual, I was in a fun park, having a nice time with friends and family. As we were chatting away over a cup of lemonade we observe a known young man in our community, whose startup business is growing by the day, cruised by in his car. Femi, a close family friend, was quick to note reasons for this young man’s success. “He must have strong connections”. Less glorious as that may sound, the truth is that startup business networking techniques matters to it overall success.

Every successful entrepreneur around the world thrives simply on their various business networks and if you plan to succeed in your startup business too, it is time to network for success.

Explained in this article are 5 Startup Business Networking Techniques in Nigeria you should know and apply to your startup ventures in order to start seeing positive changes in your business growth

Always seek referrals

Average Nigerians opinions are mostly shaped by views the important people around them. We all we tend to listen to their recommendations and value their opinion. This is the reason why, seeking referrals from these kinds of people should be number one among the startup business networking techniques you should know. Somebody knows someone who knows exactly what your startup business needs and can offer you that big break you need. All you need is make sure your business satisfy that somebody first and his word of mouth will do the rest.

Unhook from the same circus

There was a saying that until new blood is injected into your business, there’s no way it can experience new life. How true is this? It is not logical to keep company of those who would never buy your services for long. This includes people from the same industry or those friends and family members. They often times end up being our competitors or jackass never do good. Rather than staying with the circus, find and connect the network of someone who has already achieved what you are trying to achieve. A single startup business networking in Nigeria or anywhere else in the world can make all the difference in your business journey. That’s a sound startup business networking strategy, if I may say.

Join community events and industry meetings
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Participating in community events and industry meetings offers you’re unique startup business networking strategy as it afford you opportunity to expand your knowledge (in case of industry meetings)or share knowledge/introduce your product or services(in case of community events). Nigeria is a country where people value social gathering and such gathering often have in attendance those who matters to your startup business So, if you study that a personality worth your time, try to be right in the middle of action where he/she can notice you and you can get access to engage him/her in meaningful conversation. Remember, this must be done in a moderate manner so as not to send negative signal across.

Network for value and not money

As part of your startup business networking moves, you must be conscious not to attach too much importance to monetary gain but the values that you can offer the other partner. Remember that it takes much time to build relationship than to destroy it. So, concentrate on how you will add value to the network rather than being a parasite to your network. If you can maintain this kind of relationship in your startup business network, it will definitely lead to trust and friendship which is most likely going to lead to business opportunities in the foreseeable future.

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Grow your business network

The importance of this particular technique can’t be over emphasized especially in Nigeria where the population is over 140 million. The more people (the right people though) you know, the brighter your chances of your startup business. How can you grow your business network? You can adopt blogging method and social media platform. These two methods offers great avenue for your customers and prospects to get to know you, your business philosophy, and your company, products, and services.

Like a sage once said, no success is accidental and no success ever occurs in isolation. It is time to set your startup business networking strategies in motion in order to guaranty your business success and growth.
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That profitable business opportunities abound in Nigeria is no longer news. Nigeria is a multi-diverse country both in term of ethnicity, cultural settings, exposure and level of education. This diversity is strength as it presented vast unique business ideas to anyone who has entrepreneurial spirit. However, if my years as a business consultant cum entrepreneur have taught me anything; it is the fact that, people from this part of the world don’t easily share what is working for them especially when it comes to business. You might think ‘oops! That’s not cool’ but the fact is if you live in a country with the largest population in Africa, you might as well think twice before sharing your viable business opportunities and trade secret with anyone.
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This article will expose you to 7 profitable business opportunities in Nigeria that you probably don’t know about and how they can fetch you tons of cash.
NGO Support Services Business
This is one of the cool profitable business opportunities that you probably don’t know about. With the Nigeria’s population of over 168.8 million, there are definitely a lot of things that government cannot provide and this is where non-government organizations and community based organization comes in as their aim is to bridge the gap or vacuum created by the government’s inability to provide some certain services. They provide wide range of services ranging from humanitarians to developmental among others. How is this a business opportunity? That’s a good question! Let’s do some brain storming.
How many NGO’s do we have in Nigeria? Did you say thousands? Probably but the figure is quite astonishing. Do they all get funding? That’s definitely a NO because some of them are not setup the proper way, most of them are not even aware of the grants announcement while some find it hard raising funds locally. This is where the business opportunity lies. If you know how to conduct SWOT analysis for NGOs, write grant proposals, get grants from foreign donors or you know how to locally mobilize fund then you are into business. A lot of these NGO’s are just floating around with fair cash in the hands of their coordinators to spare to anyone who can fix those issues I just mentioned. If you ask how I know all of this, I will simply tell you to go through our consulting service list at Dovespring Consulting.
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Independent TV / Radio Presenters
Great and interesting radio and television’s shows seemed so rare these days. And I must tell you that is a sound profitable business opportunities that you have out there. With the number of private radio and television stations increasing, there is high increase in the business opportunities you can find in independent being an independent TV or radio presenter. These new private TV/Radio stations, aside from seeking to earn their rightful place in the media industry, need inflow of cash to cover their operating cost and they can only do that through adverts, publicity etc. This can only happen if the stations have interesting programs that are valuable to the audience. Approach the TV/Radio station of your choice with a sound and value adding program proposal and you will be surprise at a deal you will land.
Herbs Dealing Business
You definitely have head a lot about how viable herbs dealing business is especially in Africa. People deals in various spices, dried herbs etc. and make millions of Naira. But what I am about to share with you is different. It is something more unique because of the SPIRITUALITY involved and will be fetching you more that you ever dreamed of. In Nigeria, majority of people have need for one herbs or the other in order to make magical hex, good fortune rituals or spiritual fortifications. Most of these herbs are common herbs that you grow all around but it requires trained eyes to see them and at least a little knowledge of magical cum spiritual use for each of these herbs. Now, the real juice of this business is that, you can sell it at insanely high price and no one will question you because of the sentimental views and also because there’s no, at least not yet, any regulatory authority in this field. One very interesting facts about this is that Sherman, voodooist and priest all around the world use these herbs at one stage or the other in their practice so it has high export potentials. I know a lot of people who have built quite a fortune from this business.
Micro Credit Agency Business
There are lots of profitable business opportunities in the Nigeria financial sector which could make you a million within months but the major barrier here is the legal requirements for the entry into this ever buoyant industry. But there is a way around this barrier and you can begin your investment right away. How can you do this? You can register as a community based organization, indicating micro credit as your service area. Then, when you set it up, you can lend micro credits to the small business owners around at a moderately low interest. Don’t worry. Your fund will be secure once you demand for civil servants at guarantors from the loan applicant. I can tell you expressly here that this business is so lucrative. Aside from helping the local business owners grow their business, you are also growing the country’s economy by empowering people. You will amaze at the ROI on this investment.
Local Search Service Business
If you live currently in Nigeria especially in big cities like Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt, you would have discovered that getting quality services of skilled and reliable workers e.g. plumbers, electricians, carpenters, painters etc. requires thorough search and to be candid, not everyone has the luxury of time to do that. That’s your nice market. All you need is firstly do a conduct a market survey and compile a register of qualify workmen in various fields as mentioned earlier, as well as their service charge and your commission inclusive of course. After this important task is being done correctly, then you can go ahead and advertise in the local media or through leaflets about supplying house-holds with reliable workmen in any areas they might be needed. If you think local media publicity will be expensive, you can resolve into e-marketing making use of social medias like Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp etc. These advertisement channels are even cheaper and if you know what you are doing, I can bet it will pay you even more than the local media. We have helped coach a lot of people on e-marketing and you can also learn from our coming free seminar on E-Marketing for Business Growth.
Boxer Manufacturing / Selling Business
I have explained earlier that Nigeria has the largest population in Africa. Large fraction of Nigeria population makes use of boxer which most people referred to as men’s under wear. Now, the fact is that 70% of the boxers used in Nigeria are locally made and you can key in into this business too since it requires you little startup capital as little as N10,000 naira for startup entrepreneur and less than N200,000 for big time investors. I know this sounded too good to be tru but seriously, it is true as against the myths that most people in this business will want you to believe. All you need is to decide on your entry point into this business; either you are going in as a manufacturer or as a supplier. Either way, you stand to rake in lots of cool cash. If you eventually decide to invest in this business, Aba in Nigeria should be your first point of call.
Local Courier /Logistic Service Business
We are all too familiar with Fedex, DHL, American Express and lots of other international courier services as we have used their service at one time or another. But if you deal in supply business that requires you to buy goods from Lagos and have it transported any state in Nigeria, then you would know that there is no way of monitoring your goods from Lagos to anywhere in Nigeria except by calling the driver who may be feeding you wrong information. In this situation, you are left with one choice. Put your fate in God that your good will be delivered as promised or go for international courier service which are definitely expensive. Now, imagine the ready market waiting for you in this particular area. If you can enter into a contract with few car / bike owners to serve as your messengers within certain hours, then set up various charges based on mileage and other parameters. With that you are ready to start your courier business, but you must make a difference right? That is why you may need to invest a little into a database driven website that will help your customers track the movement of their consignment as well as knowing their expected delivery time. Don’t you ever wory yourself about the cost of web development you can get it up and running with as less as N50,000 If you are able to put this in place, I assure you that you will be smiling to the bank.
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My Conclusion
Now, if you have thoroughly followed this article, you will discover that some of the business opportunities here are not something you read in everyday business articles yet they are the kinds of business through which you can make millions of Naira. The reason is that, people in this kind of business keep the trade secret to themselves. Why i share these profitable business opportunities is because the passion of my firm is to help in building productive nation of self reliant individuals.