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3. Improve your negotiation.
You negotiate much more than a raise or higher prices for your work. Practically everything in life has an element of negotiation. The better you are at the science and art, the more effectively you move through the world, and that includes making money.

2. Research your field.
As part of looking for improved salary or wages or setting better pricing, you need to know what your occupation and industry typically pay. Do the research to see how you fit into the bigger picture so you know how much room there might be for someone to offer more.

You may find one or more of these relevant.

Culled from http://www.inc.com/erik-sherman/17-ways-to-make-more-money-in-2016.html

1. Ask for a raise.
Whether you're an employee or have a business, there are people who pay you. When's the last time you asked for more? It may be that you ultimately aren't successful, but if you don't ask, you can't get.

I remember trying to subscribe few months ago but could not because their service wasn't available to Nigeria. I just thought to myself how they were missing a huge market potential in Nigeria. Here's the maths (projections):

1. 10,000,000 Monthly subscribers x $8 (average monthly sub) = $80Million per month in revenue.

2. $80million x 12months = $960million (approx $1billion) annual revenue.

The figures above can easily be achieved and even surpassed within 2years if:

They partner with banks, ISPs and other telecom providers by ensuring special data rates / bundles for Nexflix subscribers.

Nigeria have a growing youth population. Indeed, the Nigerian market is a goldmine for both local and International organisations that take their businesses seriously with the right strategies.

The last time I checked their stock price today, it was down by about 2.65% on NASDAQ. Buying their stock ($114.56 as at today) may not be a bad idea considering their growing global expansion.

PS: I subscribed today. Their potential subscribers / customers (mainly youths) will need cheaper and faster internet connection. They should work on this to succeed in Nigeria.

Good move (policy) by the governor. There will always be proponents and opponents for every government policy. For those who criticize the governor's policy, kindly explain the difference between social security in developed nations and the governor's policy of stomach infrastructure.

The governor should refine the policy by pushing for a social security bill to take care of these issues in the Ekiti state house of assembly to ensure continuity even after he leaves office. Federal and/or State government's policies backed by the national or state house of assembly that becomes an act of parliament (statute) often stand the test of time since they cannot be unilaterally discontinued by the Executive arm of government.

It will also be good for the economy of the state if these food items (rice, chicken, etc) are/were produced in Ekiti State to encourage local production and boost the local economy.

Some social security policies in USA: http://dfcs.dhs.georgia.gov/food-stamps

http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/gov/departments/dta/food-assistance.html

http://chfs.ky.gov/dcbs/dfs/foodstampsebt.htm

http://www1.nyc.gov/nyc-resources/service/1113/food-stamps

Even in the core capitalist societies / nations there is huge investments in the social welfare of its poor citizens.

Also in August 2011, I made the following comments:

As a result of the foregoing I believe the exchange rate of the Naira against the USD will get to about =N=200 by 2014 and crude oil price might hover around USD 50 per barrel without any major war or conflict in the middle east. Hence, the country might turn to the IMF / World Bank to finance her deficit budget by that time.

I am not surprised as I made a forecast about this present reality 4 years ago in this thread below:

https://www.nairaland.com/731115/nigerias-economic-financial-future-within

With the current economic and financial challenges facing Nigeria as a country, I believe the following will take place (some already taking place) in Nigeria within the next ten years:
1. Continuous weak Naira against major foreign currencies.
2. IMF / World Bank Bailout.
3. Redenomination of the Naira inevitable.
4. Continuous Two-Digit inflation.
5. Downsizing / Rightsizing of the Federal and State Civil Service.

With the past and current mismanagement of our oil and gas resources amidst high crude oil prices, our economy remains very precarious to the impending drop in crude oil prices as a result of the following:
1. Increase in the use of renewable energy resources.
2. Discovery of new oil fields in international waters juxtaposed against decrease in world oil recoverable oil reserves.
3. Global slow pace of economic recovery.

Please kindly state your own forecast for Nigeria's economic and financial future within the next ten (10) years.

This was my forecast in 2011.

To acquire some relevant skills, visit www.udacity.com co-founded by:

Sebastian Thrun (born May 14, 1967) is an educator, programmer, robotics developer and computer scientist from Germany. He is CEO and cofounder of Udacity, an institution he cofounded with David Stavens and Mike Sokolsky. He was a Google VP and Fellow, and a Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University.

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebastian_Thrun

Don't let money be the ultimate motivating factor before you decide to acquire relevant skills especially if and/or when you hear (listen to) tales by moonlight.

I posted about Elance and Odesk some years back on this site in 2013 ( https://www.nairaland.com/1378158/global-freelance-jobs ) without mentioning mouth-watering sums. Until you mention huge figures people generally would not listen to you or take you serious.

Once again people interested in acquiring some tech skills should simply visit www.udacity.com

Hmmm!!!!

“El Rufai is an intellectual rodent when placed side-by-side with Prof Osinbajo. He is always trying to prove that he knows more than the veepee, many times attempting to dismiss Osinbajo’s contribution before Buhari,” he revealed. “What people like El Rufai forget is that he is a product of a quota system that celebrates barely adequate people as champions, while Osinbajo emerged from a competitive academic environment. They are no match. El Rufai tries too hard.”

The ghost of August 27th, 1985.........and the Game of Thrones continues.......till 2019......or before 2019.......

An articulate article for discerning people........

The inability to think deeply or profoundly is a curse. The inability to read widely and learn from others is a pitiful and costly affliction.[quote][/quote

I have just sent a mail to NAFDAC and the FDA concerning this information. I will copy their response here on nairaland once they reply my email concerning this issue. For those that have the time to read, see:

http://www.fda.gov/Radiation-EmittingProducts/ResourcesforYouRadiationEmittingProducts/ucm252762.htm#What_is_Microwave_Radiation_

The fact of the matter is that some of the items listed are used as mere smokescreens for round-tripping/foreign exchange arbitrage and/or money laundering.

Those individuals and companies involved in round-tripping would simply move on to other items not yet included in the official forex exclusion list.

With this response from NAFDAC, the general public (consumers) have been placed on notice (caveat emptor ).

This also means that NAFDAC is lame duck pending a global ban by other stringent regulatory bodies.

Let the buyers (consumers) beware.

Below is the second response by NAFDAC to my mail received today:

The use of Aspartem has not been banned globally by stringent regulatory bodies, Codex or by Nafdac.

Aspartem like many other food additives, including sugar all have some side effects sometimes adverse in some, not all consumers.

In the light of the above Nafdac requires manufacturers of products containing such additives as non-nutritive sweeteners to compulsorily declare their content in the labels.

This empowers consumers to make informed choices regarding what is consumed and in what quantity.

Thank you.

Reforms Unit
For: NAFDAC

I will advise people to stop taking Coca-Cola Zero, Nutri-C and any other food/drink that contains ASPARTAME. Prevention is better than cure.

NAFDAC response to my mail:

[b]The Reforms Unit hereby acknowledges receipt of your mail.

We have forwarded your complaint to the relevant department. We will get back to you as soon as we get a feedback from them.



Thank you.

Reforms Unit

For: NAFDAC[/b]

I hope they act fast to avoid and/or stop/reduce the seen and unseen health hazards the continuous use of ASPARTAME in food and drinks causes to many people who consume these products especially children.

The health hazard of aspartame is quite scary. Some of which includes the following:
1. Headaches / migraines

2. Dizziness

3. Brain tumors

4. Mental retardation

5. Birth defects

6. Chronic fatigue syndrome

7. Multiple sclerosis

8. and other chronic illnesses that can be triggered or worsened by ingesting of aspartame.

I was about to create a thread concerning this topic when I saw yours. However I have written to NAFDAC about this issue today. Here's my email to NAFDAC:


Why does NAFDAC continue to allow the use of ASPARTAME in food drinks such as Coca-Cola Zero and Nutri-C.
These two products readily comes to mind as indicated on their labels.
The use of Aspartame is a known and proven health hazard.
Kindly respond ASAP.
Nigerians deserves proper protection from NAFDAC. Thank you.

@ Cne010, How much is the ATF and where was it purchased? Thanks.

Peterwins:
As a result of the foregoing I believe the exchange rate of the Naira against the USD will get to about =N=200 by 2014 and crude oil price might hover around USD 50 per barrel without any major war or conflict in the middle east. Hence, the country might turn to the IMF / World Bank to finance her deficit budget by that time.

I made a close call (forecast) about three (3) years ago (2011) concerning the present state of crude oil prices and US dollar exchange rates to the Naira. The country (Nigeria) needs to wean itself from crude oil. We cannot continue to be a mono-economy where over 75% of our national income and about 95% of our foreign exchange receipts comes from crude oil sales.

My attention was drawn to a purported termination request sent by me to yahoo mail:

Dear Customer,

we received a request to terminate your Account and the

process has started by our Mail Team, Please give us 3 working Days to close your Account.

To cancel the termination request click[b] https://login.mail.com/cancel.php?account=cancel %40yahoo.com&cc=504e1eb49[/b]
All files on your yahoo mail including (Inbox, Sent, Spam, Trash, Draft) will be deleted and access to your Email address will be Denied.

Regards, Account Services

____________________________________________________
Please do not reply to this message. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered.

Do not attempt to respond to the mail IF you did not place a request for termination. The link (to cancel the termination), a purported / fraudulent Yahoo response form will seek your email address and password for verification. This fraud / hacking attempt is similar to fraudulent Bank emails seeking your banking details. DO NOT ENTER YOUR YAHOO MAIL ADDRESS AND PASSWORD. SPREAD THE WORD.

There was (is) the Next Eleven (N-11) after the BRICS. Nigeria was (is) part of that acronym (N-11). The MINT countries are also part of the Next Eleven (N-11) as propounded by Jim O'Neill. Before the present MINT there was the MIKT/MIST (Mexico, Indonesia, South Korea, Turkey).

I guess "S" (South Korea, letter S will be used this time around instead of K to make it sound better ) will be added to the current "MINT" to form the "MINTS" just as we had "BRIC" to "BRICS"

Nigeria have always been part of the global economic equation:

The Next Eleven (known also by the numeronym N-11) are the eleven countries – Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Turkey, South Korea, and Vietnam – identified by Goldman Sachs investment bank and economist Jim O'Neill in a research paper as having a high potential of becoming, along with the BRICs, the world's largest economies in the 21st century. The bank chose these states, all with promising outlooks for investment and future growth, on December 12, 2005. At the end of 2011, the four major countries (Mexico, Indonesia, [South] Korea and Turkey) also known as MIKT, made up 73 percent of all Next Eleven GDP. BRIC GDP was $13.5 trillion, while MIKT GDP at almost 30 percent of that: $3.9 trillion.[1]
The criteria that Goldman Sachs used were macroeconomic stability, political maturity, openness of trade and investment policies, and the quality of education. The N-11 paper is a follow-up to the bank's 2003 paper on the four emerging "BRIC" economies, Brazil, Russia, India, and China.[2] It can be compared with the CIVETS list coined by Robert Ward, global forecasting director for the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) – having a few differences, but many similarities.

Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_Eleven

Bode George comes to mind.

@op (FFK, FFK's media aide or whoever you are) can you reconcile this part of your so called true life story:

I have never spoken about that incident with that lady and I never will. Whenever we see each other we just smile and say hello: she knows that her secret is safe with me but I do pray for both her and her husband. I pray for their marriage because we are all vulnerable from time to time and we all have our moments of weakness. And neither will I ever tell anyone the names of this interesting couple. My lips are sealed forever on that and neither is it relevant.

.....oh! Eureka!!! I just got (found) it. Your lips are sealed forever and not your pen or keyboard.

Potiphar's wife also said same to falsely accuse Joseph. I guess all the servants in Potiphar's household also believed madam Potiphar's tale of how Joseph wanted to seduce her severally. Hmm!

Continue with the smear campaign if all else fails and keep Nigerians entertained. Goodluck with your new found career or hobby.

Afam4eva: I think the only way Nigeria can move forward is if we put competent foreigners to run our major government parastatals(not ministries).

We have a lot of competent Nigerians as well but they will be bogged down with the usual ethnic, religious and tribal attacks. The Britons also have competent hands available but decided to appoint a non-Briton to head their Central Bank. I would have to find out why they did it.

However, some members of our judiciary have being heads of the Judiciary of one or two African countries in the past.

I also love this part: He (Mark Carney) has been quoted as saying Haldane does not have a "proper understanding of the facts" on bank regulation, referring to the Bank of England's Executive Director of Financial Stability Andy Haldane.

I hope our next CBN Governor " will have a proper understanding of the facts on bank regulation".

I wish the next CBN Governor will be as intelligent and unassuming as Mark Carney. Imagine commuting to work using the London underground system (public transport) instead of being chauffeured.

Femolacaster: Can the same gesture be replicated in Nigeria?.....maybe next 100 years!

Perhaps in the next 20 years, if we get our politics right especially as the global economy continues to integrate financial/monetary policies across nations.

Mark carney's Career: Goldman Sachs

Carney spent thirteen years with Goldman Sachs in its London, Tokyo, New York and Toronto offices. His progressively more senior positions included co-head of sovereign risk; executive director, emerging debt capital markets; and managing director, investment banking. He worked on South Africa's post-apartheid venture into international bond markets, and was involved in Goldman's work with the 1998 Russian financial crisis.[3]

Bank of Canada

Governor, February 2008–June 2013[edit]
Carney returned to the Bank in November 2007 after his appointment as Governor, and served as advisor to retiring Governor David Dodge before formally assuming Dodge's job on February 1, 2008.[10] Carney was selected over Paul Jenkins, the Senior Deputy Governor, who had been considered the front-runner to succeed Dodge.[11] Carney took on this role during the depths of the recent global financial crisis. At the time of his appointment, Carney was the youngest central bank governor among the G8 and G20 groups of nations.[12]

Mark Carney's Qualifications:

Carney completed a bachelor's degree in economics at Harvard in 1988. He later attended St Peter's College, Oxford where he received an MPhil in economics in 1993, and Nuffield College, Oxford where he received a DPhil in economics in 1995.[4]

More about Mark Carney:

Mark Joseph Carney (born March 16, 1965) is the current Governor of the Bank of England and Chairman of the G20's Financial Stability Board.[2] He was previously the Governor of the Bank of Canada, and began his career at Goldman Sachs and the Canadian Department of Finance. Carney has been credited with shielding Canada from the worst effects of the late-2000s financial crisis, and has earned recognition by the Financial Times and Time magazine as a top figure in the financial world.