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The Nigerian Fascination With Religion (Perspectives Of A "Troublemaker")

May 3, 2014

I suspect that this article is going to get me into "trouble" – BUT I am convinced that if I do not put my ideas regarding this subject on paper, I will not be able to rest easy, as they say! So, here goes. [NB: This article was first published online - on 6th September […]

Entrepreneurship

FREE TALK: Profitable Buyers for Your Farm Products at Zero Cost!

May 1, 2014

Happy Workers' Day to you! A representative of an organisation serving a large farmers group in Lagos yesterday indicated interest in inviting me to give my FREE 1 hour talk to their members. I just published the flyer on my SD Nuggets blog. The offer is open to farmer groups across Africa. See details in […]

Farm Biz

How to Correct Excess Energy Content in a Livestock Ration [Feed Formulation Home Study Video Series]

April 16, 2014

Quick Take-Away : This is Video No. 21 (out of 33) in my New Practical Feed Formulation (& Compounding) Home Study Video Series. I discuss the process of calculating a Substitution Value to correct excess energy in a derived ration - as described in pages 26 to 27 of my popular feed formulation handbook, which the video […]

Career Development

Earning Income Working From Anywhere (True Story)

April 1, 2014

Yesterday, I was in a Cotonou taxi headed for the Benin Republic-Nigeria border, when Alhaji Usman S., CEO of a pelleted livestock feed manufacturing company in Nigeria’s Kano State, called, and we spoke like old friends…even though we have NEVER met. I've been having such conversations weekly, with increasing frequency since last year... If truth […]

Career Development

Extracting Useful Lessons From Travel Experiences (True Stories & Tips)

March 22, 2014

Have you ever interacted with an unschooled, but widely traveled person? Stop for a moment and think about any such person you know. They often come across as knowledgeable, and self-confident don’t they? Now, consider an unschooled person whose soccer skills earned him a high paying pro career, in clubs around the world for years. […]

Career Development

To Succeed, Extract Useful Lessons from Your Travel Experiences

March 21, 2014

You arrive in a new country at night, and check into a hotel. Then at 10a.m you meet your business associate, for a meal. You talk business, and then fly out. Get this: You have NOT really "been to" that country! If your schedule makes doing the above necessary, I do not quarrel with that. […]

Entrepreneurship

How To Deal Effectively With Risks & Uncertainties To Ensure More Consistency In Your Farm's Performance

March 18, 2014

As a Performance Improvement Specialist, with a bias for Farm Research & Extension Advisory Services provision, I encourage farm CEOs to adopt what I call a BOPMS™ i.e. a Best Operating Process Management System™ for Profitable Farm Management. When implemented correctly, a BOPMS™ can - among other benefits - enable competent handling of the many RISKS […]

Entrepreneurship

Need Help to Raise Money for Your Farm Business?

March 15, 2014

On 2012-04-17 at 23:15:18, Obinna N., a Mechanical Engineer with a well known multinational oil company wrote me saying: “i have a plot of land and i have just raised 2 million naira to start cat fish farming please i need to succeed, i need your help in every way possible thanks” But I Never […]

Career Development

Coming Soon: Practical Livestock Feed Formulation (and Compounding) Home Study Video Series

March 8, 2014

Update: The Home Study Video Package is now available - click HERE. I share below, my personal story as a practical example of how you can monetize what you know in different ways, You will learn how a combination of requests from buyers, and difficulties meeting unique challenges they faced with what I had, helped […]

General

Asking Questions Can Stop People From Exploiting You (Lessons From My Seme Border Experience)

March 7, 2014

I took the picture below, today at the United Bank of Africa (UBA) branch, on the Nigerian side of Seme border. I stood outside because the hall where the ATM machines stood was too hot for me. The air conditioners had broken down, and a long queue of people had built up. Since I considered […]

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