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LITCAF embarks on The Nigerian Encyclopedia Project
Literature cafe, a book club, managed by Tope Apoola, is set to make Nigeria’s first indigenous encyclopedia. Speaking on the necessity for the project, Apoola discussed how the need for a well rounded story and well documented history can be instrumental even to the development of a nation. According to ...DCT21082013: Diligence is it
DAILY CAREER TIPS 21/08/2013 Yesterday on DCT, we talked about integrity as being everything. Diligence is another very noble quality that has been proved time and again as always pays. Diligence is about doing the right thing and being forthright on it. It embodies commitment and hardwork, or smart-working as ...Is Real Estate Investment only for the Rich?
INVESTMENT TALK By Abiodun Doherty Many aspiring real estate investors often wonder if real estate investment is for them due to the perception that it requires huge amounts to start. This is just one of the several wrong perceptions that have limited many people and calls for the analysis in ...Re: Please Advise Bosun
INVESTMENT TALK WITH EMMA Emmanuel Ewumi Last week I narrated the story of Bosun and his over 1 million units of NB shares valued at about N170 million. The advice I will give Bosun is to sell his NB shares and diversify his investment. I think NB shares are overvalued ...DCT20082013: Integrity is everything
DAILY CAREER TIPS 20/08/2013 I have never seen any person with integrity that doesn’t succeed in his career. And by success, I don’t mean being necessarily stupendously wealthy, but but being contented. And they are even rich by sane standard. It is very hard to come across persons with 100% ...Beyond the Office Space: Where Deals Get Sealed
The job of a managing director or a top management executive is not for the faint-hearted. The pressure can be excruciating, the competition fierce and the hours are long. Hence most executives feel compelled to add to their busy diaries membership of some social clubs for businesses opportunities. In both ...FEMI TAIWO ON MONDAY: Enhancing Serendipity (ii)
Michael Oluwafemi Taiwo, Ph.D There are principles by which people live that make them turn out to be lucky or unlucky. The first one I introduced last time was the principle of maximizing chance opportunities. To do this, you need to be able to create, notice and respond ...Press Statement on Forthcoming Jarushub Career Conference
PRESS RELEASE LAGOS, NIGERIA AUGUST 18, 2013 ACCENTURE, PROSHARE CEOs, OTHERS SPEAK AT JARUSHUB YOUTH MENTORSHIP CONFERENCE Mr. Niyi Yusuf, Chief Executive Officer of Accenture Nigeria; Mr. Olufemi Awoyemi, Chief Executive Officer, Proshare Nigeria Limited; and Mr. Simon Kolawole, former Editor of ThisDay newspaper, are some of the speakers ...JARUS ON SUNDAY: Jarus @ 31 Series
My cerebral friend and Jarushub’s Monday columnist, Dr. Michael Taiwo, when he clocked 30 last month, did a series on his life at 30. It is a must read, as I believe it is loaded with lessons. By the special grace of God almighty, I will also be 31 on ...Register for Jarushub’s Career & Mentorship Class with Nigeria’s Top CEOs
Jarushub is one of Nigeria’s leading online platforms with primary focus on career and mentorship. The platform has continued to make invaluable contribution to the raising of a generation of vastly informed Nigerians. With tens of thousands of visitors, Jarushub has continued to shape the life of many young Nigerians, ...Jarushub Career & Mentorship Class on September 21
Jarushub is one of Nigeria’s leading online platforms with primary focus on career and mentorship. The platform has continued to make invaluable contribution to the raising of a generation of vastly informed Nigerians. With tens of thousands of visitors, Jarushub has continued to shape the life of many young Nigerians, for good. The efforts of the founder ...How to subscribe to Jarushub
Scroll down the homepage to where you have: “Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.” Type your email address in the rectangular box just below the above message Click the ‘SUBSCRIBE‘ button just below it, and an instant message will ...DCT16082013: If illiterates do well as self-employed, why not you with your higher education
DAILY CAREER TIP – 16/08/2013 I like this quote by Emma, one of Jarushub’s columnists. I am of the opinion that self-employment is not what you decide doing after graduation, but having a mindset of going solo right from your days in the University. If people with little or no ...Insidify.com: These guys mean business
This online job search website was first mentioned to me by a friend, another Great Ife. I checked it out and was impressed with their activities. Their design is very attractive, very neat. I did deeper checks and got further impressed. Okay, I mentioned Great Ife earlier. Well, like Jarus himself and ...Top Nigerian CEOs gather for Jarushub
Respected newspaper columnist and immediate past editor of Thisday newspaper, Mr. Simon Kolawole; Chief Executive Officer of Accenture Nigeria, Mr. Niyi Yusuf; Director Equity Brokerage, Standard Bank, Mr. Akeem Oyewale; Chief Executive Officer, Proshare Nigeria, Mr. Femi Awoyemi; and Mr. Obafemi Bamidele, formerly of Renaissance Capital, are confirmed speakers as Jarushub, ...DCT15082013: Understand your colleagues
DAILY CAREER TIPS: 13/08/2013 One key to having an enjoyable work environment is understanding your colleagues. We all have different personalities – even siblings. Managing this personality difference is important. I know someone that almost resigned from her job, not because she doesn’t like the job , not because her ...The Truth about Self-Employment
By Edwin Ekene Uhara Self employment is a concept which has the potential of reducing the burgeoning unemployment rate in the country. Please note the word “potential” and it means, the possibility of something happening or being developed. In physics, it means energy at rest! But, in this country, self ...Jarushub introduces Daily Career Tips
DCT (Daily Career Tip) is the latest addition to Jarushub’s stream of quality posts. It will be be short and snappy, and featured everyday. Stay tuned to Jarushub, Nigeria’s numero uno career and mentorship blog.2014 Global Enterprise Experience for Students
Undergraduate-Jarushubbers, this is for you. I also participated in the 2004 and 2005 editions when I was an undergraduate. It helped me a lot as I gained experienced in multi-national, multi-racial team work. You get to work with other college students across all continents. It is very enlightening and exposing. I ...Tony Elumelu Endows Future Awards, Hosts Young Person of the Year Honourees
In another big move, one of Africa’s most influential entrepreneurs, Tony O. Elumelu, CON, has announced a 5-year endowment of The Future Africa Awards prizes. Recognised by the World Bank last year as ‘The Nobel Prize for Young Africans’, The Future Awards Africa, which is in its 8th season, is ...Please Advise Bosun…
INVESTMENT TALK WITH EMMA Emmanuel Ewunmi Bosun is a 1990 graduate of Business Administration from the University of Lagos. He was born into a family of investors. His father is a retired Professor of Economics from UNILAG, and his mother a retired stockbroker and fund manager at the pioneer investment bank ...Want to become an Investment Banker: CFA or Msc Finance?
Good Day Jarus, I have been an active follower of your posts on Nairaland forum, hence, I got to know that you launched a blog on career and mentorship. I commend you immensely for the good work you and your eggheads have been doing. God bless you all. I am a ...Part-time Forex Trading Trainer Needed
A friend, a banker, needs a personal foreign exchange trading trainer. Send an email to me through jarushub@gmail.com with a 100-word statement on your skills if you are interested. JarusFOCUS ON COURSE: Economics
Welcome to the first edition of FOCUS THIS WEEK on Jarushub. Like I mentioned in the post that introduced this new initiative, I shall be taking a course, career and personality to analyse every week. I am starting with economics as a course, economist as a career and the personality ...Investing in our Careers
INVESTMENT TALK WITH EMMA Emmanuel Ewumi A career is the job or series of jobs a person has until retirement. Careers are the patterns of work or work-related activities we develop throughout our working life. Almost every adult has a career of some kind. People build a career to help ...Tips on Lecturing Job Interview?
Dear Jarus, I want to commend you for the good work you and your team are doing. My prayer for you is that God will keep you all. I write to seek for an information from you. I will like if you did not post my identity with this mail ...FEMI TAIWO ON MONDAY: Enhancing Serendipity: First Principle of Increasing Your Luck in Life
Michael Oluwafemi Taiwo, Ph.D In the introduction to this series, I gave out some “homework” I called the first lesson in Luck School. The task was that you should go out and meet four new people in two weeks. If you did so you have uncovered a powerful principle in ...JARUS ON SUNDAY: Tax Enforcement – Knowledge, not Aggression
Suraj Oyewale After decades of slumber and parasitic reliance on allocation from the centre, state governments in Nigeria are gradually waking up to their responsibility of maximizing their internally generated revenue potential. Many states are rejuvenating their tax systems and structures and with the Federal government also championing various tax ...Focus on Courses, Careers and People
I am introducing a new intiative on this platform that will involve profiling courses, career lines and distinguished or upcoming personalities, every week. It will be published every Saturday. For courses, I will choose a course (e.g economics, accounting, geology, chemical engineering etc) every week and do an analysis, with special reference ...God will never forgive my teachers!
‘Sola Fagorusi God will never forgive my teachers who taught me that the word ‘artiste’ refers to a female artist. Today, I had to pay hugely for arguing blindly with friends…. Crying, not for how much I spent, but for the shame…. – Emeka Nwosu E. When around 10pm yesterday, ...Common Interview Questions and Answer Tips
Like I mentioned in my article, Reflections on Graduate Unemployment in Nigeria (BusinessDay, November 12, 2012), two of the greatest hurdles Nigerian youths face are gaining admission into university and securing decent job after graduation. With the proliferation of universities in every village today, the former is no longer a ...Jarus writes for Ngcareers
Beginning next week by God’s grace, you will get to read me on one of Nigeria’s biggest career and job websites, ngcareers.com. After looking at the vision of the founders of the platform and finding it in consonance with my vision of a better informed citizenry, I have taken their ...Femi Taiwo @ 30: Top 10 Places That Shaped My Life in 30 years
Michael Oluwafemi Taiwo, Ph.D Introduction to the Top Ten Places I remember the most There is nothing magical about the places I have been. I remember them because they were locations where my view of humanity rose via the interactions I had with people or places where I had a ...Investing in Education
INVESTMENT TALK WITH EMMA Emmanuel Ewunmi Last week we were told that investment is the use of savings to produce future income. Some of the ways we can be positioned to invest in real estate, stocks and businesses is by first of all getting good education and having a job ...Deficiency in key WASSCE subjects and my CV
Dear Jarus, May I say thank you for your generosity. Please how could one handle the issue of deficiency in key subjects in one’s WASSCE which were now cleared in the following year, though in another high school as an external candidate? I ask because I feel only the deficiency-free ...What do Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Nairaland and Linda Ikeji have in common?
This is just a random thought. Yes, they are all internet platforms, but am I the only one that keeps observing that these successful social media platforms (discussion forums, blogs etc) started between 2004 – 2006. Most of them 2005? See the list: Facebook – 2004 Perez Hilton – 2004 Nairaland ...Pizza Evening with Jarus (i)
Dear Jarushubbers, To reward your loyalty to this blog and in line with my belief that readers keep writers writing , I have decided to host for the first time a face-to-face session with my readers. It will continue from time to time, anywhere and anytime I am chanced, by God’s ...Oil & Gas: Ghana – A Curse Foretold?
| As I read the headlines, my mind raced to an article I wrote last year on my return from a tax conference in Accra. I hope my fears for our West African neighbours are not sliding to this ugly reality too soon. Here is the essay: ******************************************************************************************************* Oil Economy: ...FEMI TAIWO @ 30: Lessons in Selflessness (iii)
By Suraj Oyewale Part 1: FEMI TAIWO @ 30: Lessons in Selflessness (i) Part 2: FEMI TAIWO @ 30: Lessons in Selflessness (ii) ENTER GREAT IFE….. To keep me busy while I waited to resume at Ife, Femi, who was in the Faculty of Technology, went to the extent of ...FEMI TAIWO @ 30: Lessons in Selflessness (ii)
By Suraj Oyewale Continued from: Part 1 GCE 1999 AS A TURNING POINT Again, Femi was instrumental to my newfound confidence and self-belief. As was the practice, most of us attempted GCE in SSS2 and when the results came out, Femi, not surprisingly, made 9 distinctions (6 A1s, 3 B2s). ...FEMI TAIWO @ 30: Lessons in Selflessness (i)
Suraj ‘Jarus’ Oyewale INTRODUCTION One writer, his name I can’t remember, identified five people that are critical to a man’s success. One of such people is who he called ‘The Instigator’. The Instigator, the author writes, is one who pushes a man, who literally sets him up, and gives the ...How to Reduce Housing Deficit in Nigeria
INVESTMENT TALK WITH EMMA Emmanuel Ewunmi Abraham Maslow identified the following as the basic needs of human: food, clothing and shelter. Accommodation or shelter is one of the basic needs of mankind, but the figures coming from the Ministry of housing is very scary and there is no hope of getting ...Femi Taiwo @ 30: Memoir Series
One of my blog’s columnists, Michael Oluwafemi Taiwo, Ph.D , will be 30 tomorrow, Saturday, July 27, 2013. He is doing a 3 part series on people, books and places that shaped his life in the last 30 years. I am publishing the series on this blog. They will be ...FEMI TAIWO @ 30: Top 30 Forces That Shaped My Life in 30 Years (i)
Michael Oluwafemi Taiwo, Ph.D On Saturday, July 27, 2013, I will be 30 years. It is a good time for me to pause, look back and acknowledge the help I have received along the way. I have parsed the dominant influences on my actions and behaviors into three: people, books ...Academics or Corporate World?
Dear Jarus, I came across your website a couple of weeks ago and after going through the weblog, I observed that you are not just a genius, you are a bona fide Geek. I imagine a country named Nigeria blessed with young talents like you and your group. I’m 24 years ...
