Nigeria... A country where people know how someone should do his job, (the coach this,the coach that, the president this, the president that) but can't get their own job done properly, most people who criticize coaches can't even meet simple targets and deadlines in the small offices they work.

This is strictly for people who live in Portharcourt

I just started my business and some aspects of the business are getting quite overwhelming.

I just need a smart assistant who will help handle a small aspect of the new business.

I don't have an office space yet which means you will be working from home. You can spend your time doing other stuff as long as it doesn't affect our deal.

Here are the requirements

1. You must live in portharcourt

2. Be able to speak and write properly

3. Be willing and able to make cold calls (If you can't talk to strangers over the phone then this is not for you).

4. Being friendly and an extrovert would be an added advantage.

5. Have a good knowledge of the internet.

6. Be honest and self driven.

7. You will be giving daily report of your activities and we might be having physical meetings from time to time to discuss the way forward.

8. I am not a big fan of qualifications or paper certificate so that doesn't matter.

What is expected from my end:

1. Basic pay would be discussed with the chosen candidate.

2. commissions and profit sharing bonuses are also included. The basic pay won't be so superb but with other bonuses and commission, you might be going home with about 200k or more monthly depending on how smart you work.

3. Every other requirement that will make your work a success would be provided.

If you are up for it, send me a mail with not more than 250 words telling me why you are a perfect fit for this. Sell yourself and let me know your capabilities and experience level.

Please don't send your CV, just type a mail and sell yourself.

Send all mails to webpreneurdiary(at)yahoo.com

Entry closes 03/10/2017 at 12am

Thank you

Hello,

I have a product that school owners would want and I want to partner with people who have access to school proprietors.

For every deal struck through you, you'll be getting a minimum of 30k and can be as high as 50-75k.

If you currently have access to school proprietors or have a way of accessing them, send a mail with your contact details to

webpreneurdiary(at)yahoo.com

I will personally call you for further discussion.

I live in portharcourt, so I will prefer to deal with people in Rivers state and neighbouring states plus Lagos (I visit Lagos from time to time)

Please don't drop your contact details on this thread.

Only very serious minded individuals should contact

Thank you

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If you live or know someone that lives in Portharcourt and is in need of a job then this might just be it.

I am starting my business very soon and need an assistant to help me get things going, I work full time for now so won't have the time to get some things done.

I am not a big fan of qualifications or paper certificate so that doesn't matter.

Here are the qualities I am looking for:

1. Be able to speak and write properly.

2. Be willing and able to make cold calls (If you are the type that doesn't like talking to strangers over the phone then this is not for you).

3. Be able to make good presentations.

4. Have a good knowledge of the internet.

5. Being active on the most popular social media platforms (twitter, facebook and instagram) is an added advantage.


What is expected from my end:

1. I don't have an office yet so you"ll be working from home most of the time except when you need to make a presentation to a client. However, daily activity report would be sent to me.

2. Basic pay would be discussed with the chosen candidate.

3. commissions and profit sharing bonuses are also included. The basic pay might not be so superb but with other bonuses, you might be going home with about 200k monthly.

4. Airtime and data would be provided to make your work a smooth one. However, you are required to have your own laptop or at least a desktop.

If you are up for it, send me a mail with not more than 250 words telling me why you are a perfect fit for this. Sell yourself and let me know your capabilities and experience level.

Send all mails to adfusedigital(at)yahoo.com

Entry closes 5/05/2017 at 12am

All applicants must live in Portharcourt

Thank you

Solecontroller:


You cannot be 26 and invited for the test. If by mistake you were, you won't attend training school. If you clock 26 before training school starts, you won't attend.

You shouldn't be more than 26 by the time you are writing your test but after then you are safe. I was well over 26 years when I got into training school.

Solecontroller:


You cannot be 26 and invited for the test. If by mistake you were, you won't attend training school. If you clock 26 before training school starts, you won't attend.

Well, I was already 27 when I got into training school though.

TheUnderDog:


Pls I would really appreciate if you forward the material to me as well. mdon145@gmail.com

Thanks

Sent.

You can forward to others who request. I might not have the time to check this thread after now.

All the best bro

olajire00:





Hello Tracy, I know the post is old, but can u help me with it too? I'm having my Gtb test next week and I am so worried. I don't want to fail in this opportunity. My email is. tmodupeolajire@yahoo.com

I just sent you a mail with some practice questions and what to expect. Did mine almost 2 years ago and today I'm in. All the best. Dropped my number in the mail, you can call me if you need to ask any other question.

espn:
Nice analysis..easier said than done.. the same way we analyse a football match with some good statistics and end up loosing massively. Is it all about the maths? NO. It's all about the people who will make work. IRRATIONAL..INSATIABLE..GREEDY.. and POWER DRUNK human beings.

My point exactly- very sweet to stay behind the screen and type but the reality is a different ball game entirely. After the referendum, south south will vote against biafra then I'll see where the oil will come from.

dned:
@op

you said the sw region is well developed? Apart from Lagos which other states in that region can survive without fed allocation?

As for Lagos, its development is as a result of revenues within the state. And don't think Lagos made itself.

The fed govt cited virtually all economic and political institutions that made the state attract immigrants from all other parts of Nigeria hence its population and market. Mind u even all d states in the sw regions have its indigenes migrate massively to Lagos. Has the fed govt given any Eastern state such opportunity... why comparing their performance to that of Lagos? How much is left with a governor in the east after its recurrent expenditures?

You think if the fed govt sited these in Ondo or Rivers and spend heavy on it who will be migrating to Lagos.

Have you noticed the influx of ppl into Abuja? If yes then you understand me.

YOU said Igbo should show love to others. if u live I Lagos and doing business there and you are not Yoruba you will definitely pay more than your Yoruba neighbors to the council authorities and agberos. what kind of love do u want an IBO to show. Is it not enough by their investment and trades, real estates and accommodation and jobs they provide? Both in the North too.

Yoruba's e-propaganda to make SS see their SE brothers as wanting to lord over them can't hold waters.
mind you se or ss is artificial. calabar and Akwa Ibom is core east geographical. We know Eastern Nigerian, the Midwest was divided and the east and west got their Delta and Edo respectively.

U.S did to Germany because they pose threat to them even with Russia (USSR) But Germans reunited. The average Nigerian in the sw or the north knew the strength of the se and SS together.

While some of your points are valid most of them aren't entirely true.

I don't have a problem with biafra breaking out but the reasons tendered for such a huge commitment is disheartening.

The fight for biafra is kind of vague, no vision. All I see are impulsive freedom fighters. You guys aren't thinking things through and you expect south south to join a visionless struggle? E go shock una like high tension.

Calabar might be in the east as you claimed but this people aren't ready to become biafrans. If you doubt me, go into calabar and take a survey. Abi una go make them jon biafra by force?

The truth is, if biafra finally breaks out, the same issue you had as Nigerians would continue because the foundation of this struggle is extremely faulty.

I admire the strong will of the igbo people but at this time, it is being channeled in the wrong direction.

aristodavid:

even if you were constructive,still,dont say that rubbish of Anambra badmouthing imo peeps again. don't say it again,you're just overblowing a silly issue that's not nearly as widespread as you're trying to portray. just drop it already. gosh. lemme ask you. in a biafra of tomorrow do you honestly think Anambra this or imo that will be a problem. oh please. There's a reason igbos speak with one voice. we love each other dearly.

You won't understand until biafra finally gets it's freedom.... That's when you
will get to see that the solution to the problem wasn't breaking up in the first place.

This is just an impulsive fight with no concrete direction.

EasternPride:
As long as u ended ur rant with "One Nigeria".

I just have this message for you....


Fall and Die.

As long as you continue with such hate and hateful words.... you will never see the light and truth. I believe you really don't know what you are doing yet until it will dawn on you.

Whenever I come online these days, I hardly go 5 steps without seeing statements like "let Biafra go" "Nigeria is a mistake" "we've not been treated right we want to leave"

We have known the igbo nation to be a very determined tribe- an igbo man is that man who would do almost anything and go any length to get what he wants. They will continue to fight till they get Biafra, I have no doubt about their qualities.

but here are my fears

First and foremost, I wasn't born when the civil war was fought but I asked questions, read books about the war and talked to people who experienced it first hand, to be frank, the experience wasn't a pleasant one. I understand that any region can break out from Nigeria without resorting to war but my fear is that the present crop of igbo leaders we have today don't mean well for the igbo tribe, they are selfish and are only after their pockets.

If Biafra had succeeded in 1967, it probably would have been a great country because the leaders those days meant well for their people but today, same can't be said of the present crop of leaders you have.

You keep complaining that Nigeria has done nothing for the Igbos; which of the tribes and region has Nigeria favoured anyway? You need to go deep into the north to see the rot there, though they have had more past presidents than any other region.

Even the Niger Delta producing the oil that we feed on isn't any better, they recently had a president from that region but that didn't change their situation.

The west is a little bit developed because they've had thoughtful leaders in the past who meant well for their people. Till today the yorubas are still benefitting from the legacies of people like Obafemi Awolowo and Lateef Jakande.

Recently, we have been talking about Lagos as one of the best states in Nigeria but one man called Fashola and his team made it work. These yoruba leaders I mentioned weren't presidents of this great country, they were mere governors/premiers but made their impact felt.

My dear igbo brothers, what have your leaders done for your region especially in the post war era? The only problem I will have with Nigeria is if you can prove that it hasn't been giving the east the necessary allocations it gives the other regions. Instead of blaming Nigeria, blame your post war era leaders for the misfortune that has befallen the east recently.

If Biafra breaks today, the same crop of leaders that have caused the rot in the east would be the same set to rule over you. Is that what you really want?

My next point is this- I can't help but feel bad that the present freedom fighters are just fighting without thinking of the future. They are just going about this without calculating and without thinking about the fact that a natural igbo man thrives more outside his territory.

Being impulsive in a struggle like this isn't the best way to go. Before going into a fight like this, have you thought about the long term implications and are you ready for the task that lies ahead?

I have asked some of these fighters about their long term plans for Biafra but none seem to be able to give me any concrete plan as to how they intend to tackle the future, some others believe that there is crude oil in Biafra and it's enough to sustain them.

Now let's thrash out the issue of oil

The last time I checked, the oil producing states aren't in the east and thinking these states would agree to form a certain Biafra is like living in delusion. Who wants to leave the post of minority and still form a country where they would still be minority.

I did my NYSC in Cross River state and from what I observed through the questions I asked, these guys aren't ready to form Biafra because they felt they weren't carried along during the war and Biafra made them to suffer for nothing.

Have you ever thought of the fact that the natural igbo man is very enterprising and they succeed more when outside their lands? We have so many millionaire and billionaire igbo businessmen who have businesses in Lagos, Abuja and other big cities. Have you ever sat down to think about what would happen to these guys if Nigeria breaks especially if the break up is an unfriendly one?

Let's leave the millionaire businessmen for a moment and think about those who have smaller shops and hustling really hard to make money to send home to their poor parents. What would happen to these set of people?

Like my neighbour who has two shops in Lagos and she's the breadwinner of her family, she's doing well for herself in Lagos and using whatever she gets to help her family in the village. What would happen to this young enterprising lady who is just 23 years of age if Biafra goes?

Lastly, the Igbos themselves have a problem with each other; an anambra man would say the most atrocious thing about an Imo man and vice versa. Even within the same Imo, an Mbaise man doesn't roll well with an Owerri man. I have seen several cases of these situations but I don't want to give illustrations so I don't make this article any longer. Even the bible says "can two live together except they agree?

I'm not against the fact that Biafra wants to go but my main concern is what happens thereafter. I see this fight as an impulsive fight, many other things and structures aren't just in place. My fear is what happens in the next 5-10 years after biafra is formed.

Like I said before, you should hold your post war era leaders responsible instead of blaming Nigeria as a whole.

You also need to understand that Nigeria itself hasn't been favourable to any region. The west that is currently kind of developed was due to the hardwork and selflessness of the western leaders like Awolowo.

My dear Igbo brothers, we always say that the other tribes hate us but have we ever tried showing love to them. Love is very powerful, when you give it, you naturally receive it in return, when you also give hate, you receive hate in return.

I have stayed with yoruba people and I can boldly say that they are one the most accommodating and welcoming tribes in Nigeria.

My best pals in cross river were corpers from the north; these guys were very wonderful to me not minding the tribe. I started loving the northerners after I came in contact with these guys in calabar.

As an Igboman, have you tried being accommodating to other tribes?

If the right things are done by the Igbo leaders, the east can be great without ever needing to leave Nigeria.

Like we learned in Business 101 about the power of synergy where one plus one can give us 10, we can work together to make Nigeria the greatest country on earth. This is a feat one part or region cannot and will never achieve on it's own.

Don't let the greed of a small part lead you into doing something you will end up regretting later.

I'm calling on the igbos, the yorubas, Hausas, Fulanis, Tiv, Efiks, Ibibios and all the other tribes in Nigeria to come together, see each other as brothers instead of enemies. Why can't we just see each other as humans, as Nigerians with a common goal of greatness?

Our diversity should be an advantage and not a problem, if only we can harness the power of our diversity, we should be at par with countries like China and the United States.

Let's begin to leave sentiments aside and support leaders that will move us forward. We should stop supporting leaders base on tribe or region or religion but based on their intentions.

I believe in one Nigeria, I believe in the synergistic power of staying as one.

God bless Nigeria

Thanks for trying to clarify ma

I understand your stand but what I really meant in my post is this: I will rather be at the top of the ladder and in control, at least I know my destiny is in my own hands than being at the bottom earning peanuts in relation to those at the top.

Maybe it's just me but I love to be fully incharge that's why I decided from time not to work for anyone but run my own business.

I will rather leverage on 100 people to achieve my own goals than use 100 people to achive another man's goal.

Dear sister, think about starting your own mlm business so that others can make the kudi for you. It's more profitable that way. The rich dudes you mentioned are actually at the top and in total control of the models

tabletgirl:

Dear Brother, nice one. But like one of the worlds richest men now long dead said "I'd rather earn 1% of 100 peoples efforts than 100% of mY own" . Most top earners I know receive and invest otheir "commissions". For them its in millions of naira. .. Check this: you have only 24 hours in a day but if you have 100 people on your team, you leverage on 100X24 hours= 2400. Okay, let's say they only work 8 hours a day that's still you leveraging 800hours daily. How long would it take you to give that 800 hours to your business sand earn from it? By then they would have given thousands of hours. They also have people under them they leverage from. Are you employed? Then you must know your employer us leveraging on you. If you have 10 employees and they work 8 hours a day then the owner is gaining 80hours worth of work per day he or she would not ordinarily be able to produce in a day. So my friend, 100 percent of your effort is nothing compared to the small percentage of 100 peoples efforts. Get rid of that ideology now sir. Cheers

Here is my take on mlm.

I won't say it is scam or not but one thing I believe about this mlm of a thing is that you are putting yourself at the mercy of those "oga at the top". They might wake up one morning and decide to fold up the business. What then happens to you?

If you are making anything close to 200k monthly on mlm then this is my advice to you: why not create your own business system where you will be in total control? I bet you, if you can make up to 200k from mlm, with half of the effort, you will be making a killing from your own business.

I mean I don't believe in building another man's wealth just because I earn commissions, I'll rather use the efforts for my own business and get all the profits to myself. Just my 1 cent

Nice thread, following with great interest.

Ayoolla: He is under no obligation to repay her back in whatsoever form. She decided to stay because she wanted to, it doesnt matter what kind of liestyle he'z living right now, the Op did not write that she contributed to that lifestyle(something like she got a job for him or the likes). So whatever the guy gives her should be good enough. Ahba the guy get family na, siblings, and atrailer load of friends. So you want him to put them aside for only the girl? Abeg if she know like make she move on after all her make- up can never fail her on the field. Where many men await

I'm not sure she wants to be repaid for staying put but once a while surprises shouldn't be a bad thing for the girl you love and want to settle down with. Those things can't stop him from attending to other needs and responsibilities. I read her story well, she didn't ask for a house, a car or millions of naira just a show of care once a while. Naija men are just so unromantic chai.

I understand where the OP is coming from and what she feels. I'm not saying the guy should buy her a house, a car or some expensive stuff running into millions but at random times he can buy her some nice gifts. Or give her a good sum just to show her that he cares. As long as he intends to marry her he shouldn't be told to do little things for his wife to be even if it's not every month.

I know of a woman married for about 16 years who had the same problem, she went ahead with the marriage and now she is paying dearly for it. She is a civil servant with 4 kids and she pays the fees of her children, the man is working but he's always complaining that there is no money. What on earth is he using his money for if not for his family. This lady I'm talking about saw the signs but chose to ignore hoping he'll change after marriage.

My advice to the poster is that you should sit him down and tell him how you feel, a guy who cares about you will do things once a while to make you feel extra special.

It might just be that you are not the special person in his life. This might hurt but it's true. Just shine your eyes and observe things for yourself, don't let love overcrowd your thinking.

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