My DN Travel News
Are Those Who Do Bad Things, From Outer Space...Or From Amongst Us?
November 22, 2013









[Update 22nd Nov. 2013 @ 11.28: PDF download link to FULL write-up now added!] Everyday I read comments and posts on social media by smart thinking, well educated Nigerians who live in the country, and elsewhere. 99% of the time they seem to be lamenting another gory news item served to them by their trust […]







Read more
Career Development
Frequent Secondments Can Lead to Career Success
November 21, 2013









Do frequent secondments, transfers or movements in your current workplace bother you? This article offers ideas you can use to make the most of them. Recognise the Opportunities They Bring, and Use Them While majoring in Agricultural Extension Services in the University of Ibadan, I took courses in Sociology and Psychology. Exposure to those courses […]







Read more
Farm Biz
10 Frequently Asked Questions About Feed Formulation
November 19, 2013









===Email excerpt starts==== From: “Bello Hassan”  Sent date: 06/09/2011 08:55:34 PM To: “Tayo K. Solagbade” Hi Tayo, I have seen that attachments and will go through. I have browsed the book and my iniital impression is that you have succeeded in demistifying poultry feed formulation. I intend to post my full review of the book […]







Read more
My DN Travel News
No. 116: We Are Poor - Not Because of God (Lessons from 7 True Stories)
November 18, 2013









As an expert in your field, know this: The creator made YOU. You therefore have the capacity, as well as an obligation, a duty.. indeed a calling (!), to be so creative in doing what you do, as to make the world a better place...and the most of yourself. You CAN do this regardless of […]







Read more
My DN Travel News
Why You May Want To Rejoice When Others Mock You!
November 16, 2013









I've relocated this piece from its static html page on my website, to the parenting category on my blog, because I believe every parent needs to tell his/her child this story. It's about a visionary scientist who despite widespread mockery and ridicule, courageouly continued his pioneering work in the field of rocket science, that eventually […]







Read more
My DN Travel News
Writing Is Serious Business. Not Doing It Can Cost You Money!
November 14, 2013









For the sake of those who may be misled, I feel obligated to write this piece. Especially after reading this status post by Mike, a Facebook friend. In a recent facebook wall post, he noted the comment made by a certain associate of his, about the usefulness (or lack thereof) of "writing". Hmm??? Sigh. People […]







Read more
My DN Travel News
Why I Relocated from Nigeria to Benin Republic (Hint: A "Poor" Country Where Even Poor People Live Well!)
November 13, 2013









If you’ve ever been second-guessed, doubted, and treated with suspicion, you’ll know it can be very unpleasant. As a Nigerian, I’ve had (and HAVE!) to endure the stigma of being from a country renowned for scams - in countries I've visited, and - ironically - even back at home :-))) Like a well traveled Beninese […]







Read more
Entrepreneurship
“Biafra Born” Micro-Refineries Operating in Nigeria? Lessons for Nigeria/Africa!
November 12, 2013









Chinua Achebe wrote: “Let me give one more dimension of what we were hoping to do in Biafra...We were told, for instance, that technologically we would have to rely for a long, long time on the British and the West for everything. " This is Issue No. 3 in my "IDEAS for Making Nigeria Better" […]







Read more
My DN Travel News
No. 115: Why Persistent People Succeed (Hint: A Silent But Irresistible Force!)
November 11, 2013









You may have heard about - or read - Napoleon Hill’s book titled “Think & Grow Rich”. In this issue of my newsletter, I highlight what is perhaps the most potent message in that book for ANY reader, to take away. Especially one who desires to know how to succeed, no matter how tough things […]







Read more
Farm Biz
Customizable Excel-VB Driven Poultry Layer Farm Manager Software (Video Demonstration)
November 10, 2013









Watch screen shot demonstration video of the Excel-Visual Basic Driven Poultry Farm Manager I build from scratch, or customize/scale down to suit the needs of different farm business sizes. It allows users make daily entries of farm production/operating data.   Click here to watch on Youtube And it instantly generates Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), like […]







Read more