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What skills do you need to suceed in 2020 as a Nigerian?



Originally appeared on  Everyknows Q&A's : the most trusted platform in Nigeria where people ask a vast number of questions that require live human to answer.


Answer by Ifiok Sampson, Member at Everyknows:



At the moment, digital skills are the way to go to succeed in Nigeria in 2020 especially for the young and the young at heart. This is even more so given the new reality that we live in, no thanks to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.
These skills include graphic design, website design, mobile app development, digital marketing, animation, coding, data science, etc. 


Within digital marketing, there are many areas one could specialize in such as email marketing, social marketing, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) content writing, copywriting, etc.  These skills are not only relevant for now, they will not go out of fashion. 



More so, one who acquires any of them doesn't necessarily need to wait for full time paid employment but can work on a freelance or part-time basis even for companies and individuals abroad.


Perhaps the best part is that these skills are readily available and accessible to those who are willing to learn them for free. You can search for videos on Youtube and other dedicated websites to learn them. Also check out dedicated learning platforms such as Coursera, IBM Digital Nation, Google Digital Skills for more.

Dr. Obadiah Mailafia has been in the news ever since he granted an interview to a Lagos-based radio station in which he made very grave allegations about the killings in Southern Kaduna. Two of his allegations were particularly weighty and most likely have been the reason behind his run-in with the law.     First, he had alleged that a serving governor of one of the northern states is a commander of Boko Haram. And, second, he claimed that Boko Haram plans to orchestrate a civil war in 2022.    Following his comments, the Department of State Services (DSS) invited him twice to its Jos office for questioning. And he honored the invitation on both occasions. But some interesting twists to the story happened after each visit to the DSS office that suggests that there might well be more to the faceoff than meets the eyes.    After the first visit, the DSS put out a statement claiming that Dr. Mailafia apologized wholeheartedly and profusely for his comments in the radio interview.   However, Dr. Mailafia said that the DSS statement was not true as he did not apologize, adding that he was standing by his interview comments and would not retract them. In his words, he said, "I did not apologize for inciting Nigerians to violence, I never admitted that I was inciting Nigerians or apologized. My name means a 'man of peace' and that's what I am."   He also insisted that his comments in the interview were not new, adding that he has always expressed them in his column. His seeming defiance must have prompted the DSS to invite him again for another round of questioning.    Before the second invitation, the DSS statement regarding the Dr. Mailafia case had read in part;    "It is even more condemnable that Mailafiya, who had profusely apologized during his visit to the Service's Plateau State Command for his ignoble statement, would, afterward, announce to the world that he stood by his misguided eruption."    The statement also accused the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress presidential candidate in the 2019 general election, of playing to the gallery and attempting to incite citizens to breach the peace in the country.    After the second visit to the DSS, the former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Deputy Governor, did not only apologize for the comments but also disclosed that he got the information about a serving northern governor being a Boko Haram commander from Fulani traders in his local market—a rather ridiculing source of information for a man of his standing in the society.    But a discerning observer of the twists and turns in the case would readily detect that some things are not just adding up. He would be tempted to ask what changed between the first and second interrogation sessions that prompted Dr. Mailafia's volte-face. Did the DSS pressure or threaten Dr. Mailafia against his will, to retract his earlier statements and apologize for them? Could it possibly be that the DSS adopted intimidation tactics to hush Dr. Mailafia? These are many more are the unanswered questions around the case.    The questions become even more relevant because earlier this week, Dr. Mailafia resigned his appointment as a directing staff of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS).    Although he cited his nagging conscience as the reason for his resignation and stated that nobody pressured him to resign, it still begs the question of whether the powers-that-be forced him out of the institute. This is even more so because media reports have emerged, after his resignation decision became public, indicating that the management of the institute had formally queried him over the radio interview.     Again, it is worth adding that a part of the DSS statement after Dr. Mailafia's first invitation had read;   "Mailafia, as a former Deputy Governor of the CBN and currently a Directing Staff at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, had unhindered access to government platforms, noting that he should be conversant with official information management protocols.   "But regrettably, he chose to cross the lines of decorum and conduct expected of a personality of his status.   "It is disappointing that he never took advantage of these to reach any of the security or related agencies to share the so-called information at his disposal."   In between his run-in with the DSS, yet another twist to the case happened. The Police Headquarters invited him for yet another round of interrogation on the same controversial radio interview. Dr. Mailafia, however, refused to honor the police invitation and rather chose to approach the court to enforce his rights. The question would be, why did Dr. Mailafia decide not to honor the police invitation?    As things stand at the moment, it would appear like the last has not been heard of the face between Dr. Mailafia and security agents. It remains to be seen whether, indeed, there is more to the faceoff than meets the eyes as both sides continue to present different narratives to the case. 

Source: The Dr. Mailafia—DSS/Police Face-off: Is There More to It than Meets the Eye?

An 80 year  old woman with no underlying health condition has been identified as the first person to die of COVID-19.  She caught the disease in Royal Gwent hospital in the UK after going for a routine gallbladder operation on the 28th of February.



According to The Guardian, Marita Edwards caught an infection which was initially thought to be pneumonia until she tested positive for Covid-19 three weeks after arriving at the hospital and died shortly after.


Marita death has highlighted the risk Covid-19 could pose to patients being treated in UK hospitals for diseases and illnesses other than the coronavirus.


Public Health Wales (PHW) has not released the identities of the 17 people who have died after testing positive for the virus in Wales, as of Tuesday, and declined to comment to The Guardian on the case.


“We have a responsibility to protect individuals tested and patients being treated for coronavirus,” a PHW spokesperson said.


“For this reason we will not share any information on these individuals other than that published in our official statements.”


Stuart Loud, Ms Edwards’ son, suggested his mother would be alive today if she had not been in hospital during the Covid-19 outbreak.


“If she had not been in hospital she would still be alive,” Mr Loud told The Guardian.


“Clearly there was a coronavirus infection in the hospital which claimed my mum’s life.”


Although Ms Edwards did not have any underlying health conditions, she was considered too frail to be given a ventilator after contracting the virus.


The Independent has contacted Public Health Wales for further comment on the case.


Mr Loud told the BBC on Tuesday he had not been able to organise his mother’s funeral as he was currently in self-isolation due to the virus.


“We couldn’t touch her, we couldn’t hold hands, kiss her, hug her or anything else. We just had to watch her slip away,” Mr Loud said, as he explained how he had to wear protective clothing to see his mother after she was diagnosed with Covid-19.


He also urged the public to “please listen to what you’re being told” and follow measures set out by the UK government to slow the spread of the virus.  

Credit Everyknows: UK IDENTIFY THE FIRST PERSON TO DIE OF COVID-19

Programming is fun. I started coding in 2013. I have had years of experience in Oracle SQL, Java Standard Edition and Web programming. And I have been learning new things each day and every day.  

Firstly, I started with Oracle SQL in 2013, and then in 2014 I proceed to Java SE programming.  As a young boy with so much energy, I joined the web development class in 2016.  

Then in 2017, a friend introduced me to wordpress and Google blogger.  I spent few weeks learning the platforms. I wrote and shared some contents to friends and families. But something happened along the line.  I saw myself doing what I don’t derive joy in…so I quit blogging because it makes me feel lazy.

I discovered myself as someone who has more interest in writing computer programs than the normal writing stuff. Even when the money is not coming, I keep on doing it for fun because it makes me feel complete. 

These days I can code for more than 6 hours without food on my stomach. Maybe this is who I am.

There are many interesting facts about web programming that I discovered. [url='https://everyknows.com/category/1075/what-is-so-interesting-about-web-programming-'] Click here to find out more [/url]

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British-Ghanaian rapper, Solo 45, whose real name is Andy Anoyke, has been jailed for 24 years for repeatedly raping and assaulting four women while he held them against their will. Continue Reading..

Corp members serving in River state expressed their disappointment in NYSC inability to probe NYSC Rivers State Co-ordinator, Mr Chukwu C.O and the entire NYSC State management team in Rivers State for embezzling her Corp Members state allowance fund.

Recall that, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike approved  payment of N15000 monthly allowances to corps members serving in the state since July 2019. 

An Ex-Corp member who served in Ogu-Bolo Local Government Area, Rivers State took to his NYSC  L.G.A WhatsApp group to express his sadness. He wrote:  Continue Reading

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