Back to Basics: Rediscovering the Value of Honest Living, Hard Work and Patience
It's time to go back to the basics. We have to go back to that old landmark where we let people know that working hard and growing progressively should be the norm. Parents, preachers, and leaders of our communities need to emphasise that unexplained or sudden wealth is not acceptable. We need to...
Silent Exodus: The Costly Consequences of Brain Drain in Nigeria’s Healthcare System
With the continued brain drain ravaging our health sector in the country, the hope of an average Nigerian getting good health services continues to hang in the balance. The sad trend has led us to the importation of our very own Nigerian medical expertise into the country. Sometime in 2021, I had...
What Joseph Can Teach Us about Overcoming Adversity
Whatever you’re going through today is preparing you for the future. Joseph was thrown into a dungeon. He heard as people negotiated for him. That was his introduction to negotiation--a skill that would greatly help him when he became the Prime Minister years later. A skilled negotiator knows the...
Leadership and Teamwork: You Are Very Important
I still remember this story very vividly today even though it happened in 2006 or thereabouts. Our overall boss who was addressed as the Chief Marketing Officer then let out a short scream in his office and charged out. We all wondered what the trouble was. We ran after him as he walked very...
Two Practical Ways to Create Your Own Opportunity
I have known her for a few years. She sells clothes--very good fabrics. I patronized her a few times. It was a thriving business. Her IG page was well followed. Then COVID came. In 2020, there was total lockdown and nobody bought clothes. Where would you wear them to? Her business tanked just like...
My Favourite Books
I learnt about differentiation of employees, how to hire well and fire fairly.
What to Do in a Time Like This: 12 Ways to Thrive in a Depressed Economy
Let me quickly share what has been a burden upon my heart throughout this week. There is a lot of confusion in the nation as a result of the economic challenges and I believe there is a need to address this. What do we do at a time like this and how can we thrive in a depressed economy? NB: This...
The Law of the Lift
Making money is like weightlifting. With every financial obligation met, money becomes easier to make. It’s the same with almost anything in life—goals, career—you name it. Any object in life at first seems so big until you tackle and overcome it. The moment you hit that mark, it becomes almost...
Conversation With A Genius: A Day With Dr Omololu Olunloyo (1)
The initial meeting was brief as Mrs Xtiana Ojo and I saw him off to his vehicle after last week's Afenifere Oyo meeting. He told us he was just recovering from an illness and that he was robbed. I was alarmed. Are we so godless that we now rob octogenarians? As he sat in his vehicle that...
Travelogue: Ibadan – Hills, Bottoms, Masquerades and Research
More than 15 years ago, I met an Italian who had lodged at KS Motel at Total Gardens, Ibadan. He was in Ibadan for the first time and was very fascinated with the city when I informed him that Rome and Ibadan shared a unique similarity: both were built on seven hills. He asked me to take him...