My Ideas for Making Nigeria Better

Do You Want a Comprehensive Guide to Private Universities in Benin Republic?

February 12, 2014

A recent email from one of my newsletter subscribers read (in part) as follows: "Tayo, pls can u guide me on university education in Benin Republic? Ranging from the standard ones to qualifications and range of tuition fee as well as accommodation." Sadly, I was only able to send her links to a list of […]

Career Development

You Can Agree to Disagree and Still LOVE (Tribute to my father at 80!)

February 8, 2014

Photo: My father - Ezekiel Oluwajimi (E.O) Solagbade - cuts his 80th birthday anniversary cake on Tuesday 4th Feb. 2014, with my mom (his wife for 43 years now). Dad is a Civil and Structural Engineer by profession. I absolutely LOVED the cake, because it was beautifully decorated to depict technical drawing tools he uses! […]

My DN Travel News

Proof That Poverty Cannot Make People Steal...If They Don't Want To (A True Story)

February 5, 2014

One minute the phone was next to my elbow in the space behind the hand brake, the next minute I was looking all over the taxi to find it. The driver asked “When did you last see it?” “I called my mother just before we left the border” I replied in a puzzled voice. (The […]

Career Development

Happy 80th Birthday to our SUPER DAD!

February 4, 2014

By the time you read this, I'll be in Lagos with my siblings and the rest of the "Luwaji Solagbade family" to join in celebrating with my father, on his 80th birthday anniversary, at the University of Lagos. [Update (12th Feb 2014): Dad's 80th anniversary celebration went perfectly! Click here to read about/view photos :-))] […]

Entrepreneurship

Achieve Entrepreneurial Success - ANYWHERE - Without Becoming Crooked

January 28, 2014

I once told barefaced lies, for months, to loved ones in order to prevent them stopping me from using money I'd set aside for an agreed purpose, for a new idea I had for my business. Yep. I did it. Irresponsible? Probably. I'm certainly not proud of it! Today, I have no need to do […]

My DN Travel News

No. 124: What Today's Teachers Miss (and How It Can Hurt Your Child!)

January 13, 2014

This is not an attack on teachers. It's instead an informed view of what a growing number of this group of "public speakers" are failing to do, inadvertently denying learners (our kids!) the most important "knowledge and skills" they need to excel in life. If you're one, or have relations with one, my advice is […]

Entrepreneurship

Meet the Best Agricultural Radio Program for 2013: Alhaji Luqman Ibidunni's Global A.I.M.S

January 1, 2014

Happy New Year to you! And here's one bit of news that will help you start up the new year perfectly - on radio. Especially if you're a lover of agriculture. Global A.I.M.S is a company specialized in providing agro-industrial information marketing services. And they are making BIG strides in agribusiness communication nationally. Infact, their […]

My DN Travel News

Must You Quit Paid Employment to Influence Change in Nigeria? (If YES, will you get a FAIR & IMPARTIAL chance to do it?)

December 28, 2013

I tried posting a contribution to a friend’s recent post, in which one person asked him to quit his job to do something about the problems he was complaining about regarding Nigeria. It’s however morphed from a comment into this 5th issue of "My Ideas for Making Nigeria Better" PDF series :-)) Click here to […]

Career Development

SMART Acronym for People Who Succeed (Incl. Infographic)

December 17, 2013

[NB: Post updated - see bottom - on Wed 18th Dec 2013 @2:04pm - causing reset of views counter.] You probably know the popular SMART acronym - a mnemonic - for setting goals and objectives ("S" for Specific, "M" for Measurable etc). I’m not referring to that. Over the past 10 years, I’ve conceived a […]

Career Development

When You're Not Working, Create a Bigger Dream (Hint: New Product - My Pineapple Peels Based Cakes...Made Without an Oven!)

December 7, 2013

When I'm not hammering away at my laptop keyboard, writing articles, reports and books...or building custom Excel-VB software, I'm likely to be found sleeping, or working to progress further towards my ultimate dream. That dream is to own what I call a Home-Based Farm-Products-Brew-Pub. And I've nursed it since 1999, when I still worked in […]

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