₦airaland Forum

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I'm a temporary resident of Anambra state and i can categorically state that there's 24hrs uninterrupted power supply in some parts of the state mostly towns.

Power supply in the major cities the OP highlighted is bad but take a trip to Ekeh, Nri, Agulu... You'll be shocked at how long power is available. For example, my friends around Nri said they've got power since 10am yesterday and it has not blinked.

However, in Awka, you're either subjected to one day on and the next off if you stay around Aroma n Ifite. Other parts of the town are at the mercy of the epileptic power while they rely on the use of Generators mostly.

This is True looking at the total number of hours that light is on. To have power for 23hours every blessed day even when its raining cat and dog! Forever impressed with Peter obi's administration

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Of course it is the best time to prepare for the exams. Met a couple of folks who have suggested IELTS is best because of it being more British based. The questions seem more easier.

Please i also would like to ask if anyone has got basic preparatory questions for IELTS. Some questions that i practised online aren't as easy i would have expected. House please...

musa in: Applications resume Nov- Feb. This is d best time to prepare ur documents eg; TOEFL/IELTS, make arrangements for ur transcripts and a gud motivation letter and CV.
Question of d day @ ALL;
TOEFL/IELTS, which of the two presents d best chance for success (80-100 IBT/6.5 resp)?

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After the lot of experience I gained from the previous topic I posted here, I'm letting out another fear that has constantly consumed me and hoping that with the help of the MOD and vast NL'ders this topic will be trashed and generations coming up right behind and those already in it, will be saved from heading down that education drain line. There are thousands of graduates and undergraduates in our various higher institution of learning who have mixed stories mostly of negative comment or the 'I wish I had never....." tag as regards this course.

The current state of basic medical sciences courses (human anatomy and physiology) most especially in our country is shocking. Truth said, it's deteriorating at an alarming rate as our universities keep churning out graduates from this courses while the country currently does not have the capacity or any facility whatsoever to employ them(based on my knowledge).  Most graduates from this field roam the streets after receiving the shock of their lives when told they've got no definitive job specification in our hospitals. Somewhere they've all believed to earn a living from while they joyful collected their admission letters.

After coming to terms with this rude shock of life,  many have sought greener pastures outside the shores of the country by either re-enrolling to study MBBS or going for masters in Public health, with while some lucky biochemists have been able to get job in coy's like NAFDAC, pharmaceutical org's, e.t.c. The larger percentage of this graduates most especially those from humble background   have got no where to turn to are left to call the shots of moving forward which most are afraid to take based on previous mistake.  

I would love NL'ders to please help us graduates and young undergraduates with the following questions;
1. Prospective career paths in Nigeria and also in foreign countries.
2. Medical health institutes that require services of graduates of this courses both home and abroad. Sometimes past, I heard EkoIle or so mention the creation of a forensic centre by the Lagos state Government.
3. Other career paths that is readily available for those who might want to switch over and would not later be discriminated for it. (I know they will have to read and undergo professional exams)
4.  General advice for the teeming young ones who will rather pick up admission letters for this courses just to escape sitting at home for another year.

Thanks everyone. 
Dear MOD, as my Oga at the top kindly help move this to the frontpage so others could at least gain from the vast experience of those who will comment.

ohaleoghene: Pls is there any woman I can look up to in Nigeria ? Why just men ? I have a dream of becoming a big philanthropist, and to have the biggest fashion house in Africa . Is thetr anybody I can pick as a mentor in that respect ? Thank you

Mrs Alakija if I'm not mistaken is your best shot. World richest black woman.

Desric: My dear they ve not really answered the OP's question, where were these guys before they became the celebrities that they are today, what were their background? Who were their parents? because I ve come to understand that most of these early millionaires in Nigeria especially those of the 80's and 90's do have either a favourable background or they benefited from the Corrupt Military era Largesse. Please if anyone has a concise profile of these guys, I am interested and will appreciate the information. Most times when you read about most Nigeria Millionaires profiles, you hardly can point their break even point, all you read or hear is how they ve become mega billionaires please advice and motivate the youths who wants or aspires to be like you in a positive way by telling us how u accessed your first capital, which I bet might be very difficult to say capital because in most cases you must find corruption or Government patronage.
Ibeto, Innoson, Ekene dili Chukwu, Tonimas etc are some examples of some self made millionaires if I am not mistaken, but the ones the OP mentioned, pls we need more info.

Thank you so much for coming up with this. You took it right out of my head. A whole lot of our Mega nigerian millionaires only tell us how big they are but little about how they started things out, how their background was like, hurdles they had to cross before they could call themselves comfy.
If Jarus could do us all a favor and include such questions while profiling them, it'll be of great benefit to an average man who aspires to be like them

Stegomiah: Nice I have so much 2 say but i'll av 2 stop hia 4 naw.

Thanks for your contribution. Would look forward to reading more from the lots you've got on your mind. I'm sure that it'll also be of help to others who are following the thread.

Cheers


For those who said attending Ivy league schools wasn't major, it was just a trend i noticed in their lifestyles that i listed.

For example check our own Aunty Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, Charles Soludo and so on.. This trend keeps recurring if you ask me.

The responses so far have just wow'ed me and given me a renenwed inspiration to work harder. Just can't thank the contributors enough. God bless y'all!

MOD thanks for giving the topic the audience it deserved. I'm reading up on the comments.

Jarus: Stories of young and successful that interest me more are those that never had headstart in terms of being put there by their parents or so (e.g Paddy Adenuga, Kola Abiola, Ladi Balogun etc), but those who were just average Joes and rose to high positions at young age.

Look at:

Atedo Peterside, founded IBTC in 1989 at 32
Fola Adeola (at 35) and Tayo Aderinokun (at 34) founded what is GTB today
Herbert Wigwe and Aig-Imhoukhude, both left GTB at 34 years of age, to found Access Bank. When they left GTB, they can't be less than AGM. So AGM at 34 was an achievement on its own.
Tony Elumelu was in his early 30's when he co-founded STB and became CEO.
Jim Ovia was also in his 30's when he founded Zenith Bank.

All these guys (except Wigwe and Aig) founded these banks 1989-1990. Before that time, we had the old school banks (Union, First, Wema, Cooperative, Savannah, UBA etc), later dubbed First Generation Bank. These guys, most of whom, were working in these banks, probably thought there were more innovative ways of providing financial services than what these conservative First Generation banks were offering. That's an opportunity. Pronto, they explored it, and coupled with IBB's liberalization policy of the era, they established the banks. A couple by the old folks (Adekanye, Osayemah, Femi Ajayi, Duro Emmanuel etc) failed, but these young guys' became mega successful.

Atedo Peterside came back from LSE and realized merchant banking as was practiced in Nigeria was still crude. That's an opportunity. He floated Investment Banking and Trust Company (IBTC) in 1989, to do just one thing: investment banking. He made it.

I think it is about recognizing an untapped opportunity quickly and grabbing it.

As much as we all know of their groundbreaking success stories, my mind has always wandered on what they seem to all have in common In terms of educational background, previous work experience, e.t.c. I know it can't be 100% same but an insight into the life before the success is what my mind seeks.

Opportunity truly maybe have come their way coupled with luck they've had but we all would agree that they must have all had 'Preparatory Stages". What they all did at their preparatory stages is what I'll like better experienced people share with us upcoming youths.

Jarus: I told the stories of 2 Nigerian 'young and successful' in my blog:

Bank Subsidiary CEO @ 27: http://jarushub.com/2013/03/17/young-successful-the-inspiring-story-of-akeem-oyewale-chartered-accountant-at-20-bank-subsidiarys-ceo-at-27/

Oil company CEO @ 29: http://jarushub.com/2013/03/21/young-and-successful-from-toilet-cleaner-to-oil-company-ceo-the-story-of-yomi-awobokun-oando-marketings-ceo/

I also interviwed the CEO of Accenture Nigeria, who got that position at 40 (though relaticely old): http://jarushub.com/2013/03/31/i-failed-math-in-year-1-because-i-thought-what-worked-in-secondary-school-would-work-in-university-niyi-yusuf-ceo-accenture-nigeria/

Thank you for sharing... I will read up on them.

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Over time out of the hunger for success, I've constantly wanted to know how the likes of Jim Ovia former MD of Zenith Bank, outgoing Access bank MD Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, Late Tayo Aderiokun, current MD of GTB Segun Agbaje, Chief Obaze an intending gubernatorial aspirant in Anambra state all built their careers and rose to the top at a very young age.  The hunger and thoughts of being like them 'young and successful" builds up in most Nigerians everyday most especially me.

I've searched maybe not deep enough but i will like to share the things that I've noticed about them.

1. Harvard business school has mostly played a major role in their career.
2. They've mostly had education outside the shores of the country; US and UK.
3. Had training in well renowned  international institutes.

Looking at their different paths, it took a whole lot of financial requirement to make all of this come true and we've got a whole lot of people from average homes who want to achieve what i will term as this 'lofty dream" 

Please I would like to ask from the more enlightened and experienced ones on NL to please help us younger ones as to how we could train ourselves and model our different careers ending up 'young and successful". Specific mentions of school they might have attended or how this could be done would of immense help.

Moderator please help move this to front-page so as to get wide range of advice from more experienced minds.

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All this god of men nawa for them o..

Ozonna: If you a young civil servant, I suggest you start looking for a business to start or you grab start now to grab prof courses and certs and prepare for life in Ϯh℮ private sector because if GEJ comes back in 2015-2019 many civil servants will lose their jobs. In fact it will be a miracle if 70% of this current workforce are retained btw 2015-2019 (excluding those due for retirement).

I see GEJ implementing Ϯh℮ Orosanya report to Ϯh℮ letter, Ϯh℮ only thing stopping him is his 2015 re-election bid

If only he'll do same for Ribadu's report!

As much as I'm not a fan of the style of reporting by SH, I'm not going to allow my eye get blinded by my disdain for them on the matters of national interest. Questions should definitely be asked of the former world bank vice-president on which of her promises to our dear nation has been fulfiled.

Year in and out she has had an influencing role on the decisions made by the FG on matters concerning the economy of the nation and she has promised heaven and earth while delivering her yearly speeches. Questions should be asked of her on how many of this promises have seen the light of the day.

1. Where is the said $1BN per year savings the country is supposed to have since 2006?

2. How well is our currency faring in the international market? Remember that under this same tenure of hers, exchange rate has risen from 155 to 160 instead of reducing to 120 as she boastfully promised.

3. She single-handedly became the spokes-person for the FG during the #occupyNigeria protest promising palliatives that we are yet to see after almost 2yrs of such promises.

All the above questions and others, should definitely make her role in the FG cabinet come under heavy scrutiny. The beam of search-light should be on her words more because less than 50% of her promises have seen daylight. I'm pretty sure in saner climes she aunty Ngozi would be out of power already.

However, the said SR's should bring up more objective questions and not allow their scrutiny be fueled by so much political hate towards the GEJ led administration. At least we see how well their major members(the Twitter Political CANARY family) lick her ass at the slightest mention of her name on Social media.

LAST SHOT: Like @takeDat said, Academic excellence doesn't guarantee being a good manager of an economy. Aunty Ngozi should please leave the four walls of power if she can't deliver her promises before she gets disgraced out. We've got better hands outside that will deliver better if given the chance. Soludo at least did it before our randy Mallam Sanusi........ ..:x...

Goodness! I've not heard of some of this govt agencies before. It sure high time they're all scrapped!
Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE); Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC); Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC); National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC); National Poverty Eradication programme (NAPEP); Utilities Charges Commission (UCC); the National Economic Intelligence Committee (NEIC) and the Public Complaints Commission (PCC).

Other agencies like National Sports Commission (NSC) & National Institute for Sports (NIS); should be merged while the most surprising of all, Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), should be scrapped. This NDPHC makes one wonder what the millions being pumped into NDDC & NIPP is supposed to be for when its not that the Niger delta folks generate power seperately on their own.

Overall, its such a great idea from the GEJ led admin. Believe me, call GEJ dumb as you may but he's got a mini blueprint that may lead to a better nation if he sets his PRIORITIES right and our blood sucking general and his BH boys will make Nigeria governable.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Scrapping agencies as much as it is great idea leads me to question the govt on what they intend doing with the staffs on the payroll of such agencies. Will they become jobless or will they be distributed to other agencies that are already overloaded and hence make them not have any work doing in their new workplace save earning their mega pay? ??

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All these technical terms sadly don't translate to anything if its impact cannot be felt on way or the other on the life on the citizens who ply the streets for their daily manna.

If they like, they should save $50BN in fixed treasury or buy the highest returning value bonds across international markets. All we are worried bout is the judicious utilization of these mega funds that keep being screamed in our faces.

Like someone said earlier in the day while at work concerning the $7BN donation Obama promised Sub-saharan Africa, MONEY ISN'T OUR PROBLEM IN NIGERIA! Implementation is our problem and should be looked into before its late.

PARTING SHOT: There's nothing to be happy about on the fact that we've got a fixed $12BN fixed investment somewhere....OBJ blew $17BN on power generation during his tenure. The question is how will the investment proceeds better the life of the masses.

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Great Writeup from the OP i must say and things like this are some of the things we need our youths to hear more often so that life can be blissful for them. But there are lots of issues have got with this post because we're in the jet age where people take freedom without limits.

Our youths should learn not to do everything in excess even in the name of trying to catch fun. For example @OP this line;

Stegomiah: Be funny; be silly. You are too young to be so serious. Make new friends; explore new places

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This is the coverUp for most young ladies in the society today have inturn made themselves mild prostitutes on the streets.

Same as this;

Stegomiah: Most importantly be yourself, workhard, have a purpose in life, be determined to succeed, have fun

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Which has made most young boys involved in cybercrime and become the lastest bosses in town.

Stegomiah: 1. Take risks

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Great One i think every youth should understand as it will go a long way in helping them with their self discovery.

Stegomiah: 6.Life goes on and never stands still

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Every Man should always this at the back of their mind.

Stegomiah: 9. You have the power to empower

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Its too wild of a statement to tell everyone to act like a leader. Like i often discuss with my friends, i stand to be corrected tho, NOT EVERYONE IS BORN TO BE A LEADER. Some of us are meant to help some folks acheive greatness because in your partners greatness lies your own success. Don't Believe? find some time read the facebook story same as microsoft's. Paul Allen will forever love to come back as himself. He's not a CEO but supporting Bill Gate's dream in the best way is what made him a billionaire. Be best wherever you find yourself either as a follower supporter or leader

Stegomiah: 10. Some Battles Have To Be Fought Alone,
Some Paths Have To Be Crossed Alone,
So; Never Be Too Emotionally Attached to Anyone.
You Never Know When You Have To Walk Alone!

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The best line of all! Just as it reads it has said it all.

LAST SHOT: Wherever you find yourself be the best you can be. Explore opportunities as the best of things is only gotten by those who find things out. My favourite line in world is my signature. Not just hustle hard... #hustleSmart.