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Kperogi: The Man Who Redefined Grammar Column Writing in Nigeria
Grammar column writing did not start with him; in fact, this specialization is almost as old as newspaper column writing itself. But not a few people will agree that Professor Farooq Kperogi, Kwara-born, US-based Assistant Professor of Journalism and Citizen Media at Kennesaw State University, redefined that branch of columnism ...Impact of Engineering in Nigeria’s Drive Towards Development
By Austine Archibong Unlike the proverbial snail that leaves no trail, the sole contribution of the engineering discipline to the economy of Nigeria is overwhelming. Kofi Annan, former secretary to the United Nations (UN), once defined a developed country as a country that allows all its citizens to enjoy free ...Farooq Kperogi speaks with Jarushub
This platform has interviewed notable Nigerian public personalities like Professor Pius Adesanmi, respected public intellectual and columnist; Mr. Segun Adeniyi, former media adviser to late President Musa Yar’adua; and Mr. Niyi Yusuf, CEO of Accenture Nigeria. Joining the growing list of our exclusive interviewees is Dr. Farooq Kperogi, US-based Nigerian ...The Constitutionality of GEJ’s Emergency Rule in 3 States (I)
Misbau ‘Mislaw’ Lateef After what seemed an endless cluelessness on how to confront the Boko Haram insurgency in some parts of the Northern Nigeria, President Goodluck Jonathan eventually put an end to his pussyfooting, or so it seemed, by recently slamming an emergency rule on the apparently most-insurgent-ridden states of ...Tired of traditional banking; need to re-ignite my entrepreneurial spirit
Hi Jarus, It’s not impossible that I am over reacting or just not taking things easy with myself; however, I am in a dilemma! I can’t just seem to make a decision and follow it through. Let me give you a brief background. I used to be a passionate person ...Nigeria must get real about its oil
By Mohammed Dahiru Aminu London, United Kingdom mohd.aminu@gmail.com The ultimate goal of every benign government, especially of countries so categorised as ‘developing’, and so intended for a keen march into 21st century modernity is to adopt global best practices as regards governance. And as regards countries with huge oil reserves, ...BEYOND THE JARGON – PIB FOR DUMMIES
By Suraj “Jarus” Oyewale May 2013 A bill is a draft of a proposed law that is still undergoing legislative scrutiny. When it is passed by the National Assembly, it becomes an Act. No other bill has been more popular since Nigeria’s return to democratic rule in 1999 than the current ...Atedo Peterside: Father of Investment Banking in Nigeria
An investment bank, says Wikipedia, is a financial institution that assists individuals, corporations, and governments in raising capital by underwriting and/or acting as the client’s agent in the issuance of securities. An investment bank may also assist companies involved in mergers and acquisitions and provide ancillary services such as market ...Age and the Nigerian Entrepreneur
Recently, a friend and university classmate of mine surprised me. I contacted him for something and he told me he had resigned his appointment as Head of Fixed Income at a Nigerian investment banking firm. That was not the surprise, because I knew Niyi as hot cake that had moved ...Tints in Vehicle Glasses, You, Police and the Law (II)
Misbau ‘Mislaw’ Lateef In this concluding part of our discussion on the above subject, it is worth refreshing our memories, first and foremost, that we did note in our Part I of the discussion that the National Road Traffic Regulations of 1997 (“N.R.T.R 1997”) being gleefully cited and relied upon ...Your Brother’s Keeper
Michael Oluwafemi Taiwo, PhD We are all caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied into a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. We are made to live together because of the interrelated structure of reality. – Martin Luther King Jr. I will use a ...With my 2:2, how can I break into investment banking industry?
Dear Jarus, Thank you for bringing up this initiative. God bless you. I am glad that such a platform as this is created to enlighten young Nigerians on career related issues. This is indeed a right step in the right direction and from beautiful minds. More power to your elbow! ...Young and Influential : United States’ most influential under-40
Hi Jarus, I saw your blog and noticed that you were interested in young success stories. I wanted to reach out to share an infographic my team is promoting on today’s youngest influential people because I thought it would be a nice visual follow-up for your readers. It would be ...Employment Gap on my CV?
CONCERN Dear Jarus, I have been an active user on Nairaland for a long time now and I can’t but notice and respect your posts and opinions on many issues from politics to career. I have decided to seek your counsel on matters as regards my career bordering on reason ...Unveiling Jarushub Analysts Council (JAC) – The Jarus Eggheads
Like I have mentioned several times, the primary foci of this blog are career, mentorship and political economy. Other areas (politics, sports etc.) that we have delved into are secondary. My goal is to make this platform Nigeria’s online hub for issues bordering on career and mentorship in particular. As ...JARUSHUB ANALYSTS COUNCIL (JAC) – THE JARUS GANG
To be unveiled within 24 hours.Tints in Vehicle Glasses, You, Police and the Law (I).
Misbau ‘Mislaw’ Lateef Factory fitted or manually fitted, opaque or no opaque, vehicle owners and users in the recent time have been on an incessant collision with the Nigerian police authorities over tinted glass in their automobiles. Apparently worried by the waves of insecurity across the country, the police ...Letter to my Future Wife
‘Sola Fagorusi As it is now, I can submit that I have been graced beyond measures by a great family – one in which the principal thing (love) flows uninhibited. I was nursed in an atmosphere where the collective good remained the most important. My parents watched my back. ...I simply kept quiet whenever I wasn’t convinced of a presidential decision – Segun Adeniyi
Olusegun Adeniyi was the Special Adviser to late President Umaru Musa Yar’adua on Media and Communication and currently the Editorial Board Chairman of Thisday newspaper. In this interview with Suraj Oyewale, JARUSHUB editor, he reflects on his time as the image maker for the late president, his career as a ...FEMI TAIWO ON MONDAY: Taking Achebe’s Challenge (ii)
Michael Oluwafemi Taiwo, PhD Last week we ended by talking about self-examination. Self-examination as a leadership tool will lead you to see gaps in your knowledge. This is where studying books comes in. Readers are leaders. Read widely, read deeply, read wisely. I cannot do justice to the role books ...Mike Adenuga: Salute to ‘the Guru’ at 60
Suraj Oyewale He has different monikers. ‘The Guru’ and ‘the Bull’ are two of them. The guru is one that has extraordinary thinking and problem-solving ability, the bull is one that executes aggressively – meaning he is a combination of brain and power! Welcoming you in front of his architectural ...Msc or MBA?
Hi Jarus, I have been following you on Nairaland for a while now and I’ve noticed how you are able to make insightful contributions to topics that relate to career and travel and as such I’ve decided to send you this e-mail to seek your opinion on a decision I ...CV review sample 2
I got this from a reader who wants to participate in Jarushub’s CV clinic platform. Ignore the alignments. The original copy (attached in PDF) is better aligned. unuigbe kingsley -current resume_updated Unuigbe Katra Ejalonibu No, 2 UIDC road off Refinery Road Effurun, Delta State Nigeria Phone: 070382146**, Email: ****@gmail.com SUMMARY: ...The Law and the Fourth Estate of the Realm
Misbau ‘Mislaw’ Lateef The term Fourth Estate of the Realm, a descriptive term for the Press, is almost unanimously agreed to have been coined by Edmund Burke, a 19th Century British statesman and orator, who championed many human rights causes and brought attention to them through his eloquent speeches. By ...Two Days at Nigeria’s Premier Teaching Hospital
‘Sola Fagorusi As a country, we are still far from it. We are eon years away from that point when to die would be hard! We are decades away from that age when Nigeria’s maternal health statistics would be the poster boy for other African nations. Recently, I spent the ...Taxation for Dummies (ii)
Suraj Oyewale The bulk of the revenue of the government of Nigeria comes from direct taxes. Direct taxes, like I explained in the first part of this series , are taxes on income. Income taxes can broadly be divided into personal taxes and corporation (corporate ) taxes. In Nigeria, the ...Nigeria: Secular or Non Secular?
Misbau ‘Mislaw’ Lateef In the midst of often conflicting and competing ideas for publication, particularly in a badly run country like ours where intriguing events – from the ridiculous, to the gory and to the sublime – happen in such a quick succession that is akin to the speed of ...Two Can Play: A Tale of Government and Young People (ii)
‘Sola Fagorusi Several myths have been around in Nigeria for years. Given that young people are closer to their peers; these myths are the first kind of information about SRH young people get to hear. The myths and misperceptions about contraception combined with inaccessibility to supplies harshly abate prevention habits ...Have you checked your blood pressure lately?
Dr. Muhammad Shakir Balogun The World Health Organization (WHO) was founded in 1948. To celebrate this, the World Health Day is marked every 7th April with a specific theme. This year the theme is hypertension – or high blood pressure. The ultimate goal is to reduce heart attacks and strokes. ...FEMI TAIWO ON MONDAY: Taking Achebe’s Challenge
Michael Oluwafemi Taiwo PhD Achebe divides opinion. He is either a traitor or a patriot depending on who you talk to. But that is what great men have in common: they are necessarily controversial. What is indisputable, however, is that for five decades his literary works paint a vivid – ...Beyond ‘Oga at the top’: How well do you know your organization?
The ‘oga at the top’ (OATT) national comedy that went viral in recent weeks once again affirms the towering place of Social Media in Nigeria. Story is told of how a second republic governor, in the full glare of viewers of national TV, listed Coca Cola and Fanta as mineral ...Sustaining the Culture of Impunity through Fund Raising Bazaar!
Misbau ‘Mislaw’ Lateef The contention in certain quarters that Nigeria is a failed state is, admittedly, debatable. What is not however debatable is that Nigeria is indeed a failing state. Noam Chomsky in his 2006 best seller book- Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy – ...TWO CAN PLAY: A TALE OF GOVERNMENT AND YOUNG PEOPLE (1)
‘Sola Fagorusi I am sitting down with one of my closest friend and trying to sound him out on contraception and its accessibility. I am amazed to discover he really has no subterranean knowledge on how to use the condom properly despite his active sexual life. He tells me he ...LEGAL CLINIC: Making the rule of law our “oga at the top”
Misbau ‘Mislaw’ Lateef Welcome to Legal Clinic where you will be treated weekly to legal and quasi legal delicacies of analysing the trouble with Nigeria! The trouble with Nigeria, wrote the legendary Chinua Achebe, is simply and squarely a failure of leadership. Invariably, failure of leadership stems from and extends ...FAGRO FLAYS: Why we need to steal more!
Sola Fagorusi In Wale Adebanwi’s Paradise of Maggots, he tells a story of how himself and the country’s arguably distinguished anticorruption czar were at an event on corruption and financial crimes in London (I think) and Nuhu Ribadu had confidently told Adebanwi how sure he was that the name of ...CV CLINIC – Review of CV1
NAME WITHHELD OBJECTIVE: To contribute to the advancement and realization of the organizational goals and Objectives using strong analytical and administration skills. PERSONAL DATA: DATE OF BIRTH: January 4, 1984. SEX: Male. STATE OF ORIGIN: Kwara State. HOME TOWN: Offa. NATIONALITY: Nigerian. ...HEALTHSCAPE: Universal Health Coverage – the right thing, the smart thing
Dr. Muhammad Shakir Balogun One cold evening in 2005 I was with my cousin in Grays, a quiet town in Essex County some 35 km east of London. Glued to the computer screen as I was wont to for several hours every day, I was utterly oblivious to my surroundings ...FEMI TAIWO ON MONDAY: Setting the tone….
Michael Oluwafemi Taiwo, Ph.D I will start my first column on this blog with the words of Thomas Paine: These are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by ...JARUS ON SUNDAY: TAXATION FOR DUMMIES 1
Last week I justified why basic knowledge of taxation by everyone is key to the attainment of issues-based political participation and knowledge-driven society. Tax has been defined as a compulsory levy imposed by government on individuals and businesses to generate funds to finance its activities, among other objectives. The need ...Somebody once advised me to try and be like Reno Omokri, so I can also ...
Professor Pius Adesanmi is arguably the most restless public intellectual in Nigeria today. He needs no introduction to millions of Nigerians that regularly visit leading web-based platforms like Nigeria Village Square, Sahara Reporters and Premium Times. Beyond those new media platforms, his essays on contemporary issues are also usually published in other ...Can use of slang mar an interview?
Dictionary.com defines slang as a “very informal usage in vocabulary and idiom that is characteristically more metaphorical, playful, elliptical, vivid and ephemeral than ordinary language”. There is ordinarily nothing wrong in slang, as their usage eases tension and makes us get along well in informal discussions. The problem however is, ...Jarushub gets health, legal columnists
Determined to be Nigeria’s leading blog, especially on professional matters, Jarushub has brought on board two more columnists. They are Dr. Muhammad Shakir Balogun(pictured right) and Barrister Misbau Lateef (left). Trained at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Muhammad is a medical doctor with specialization in medical microbiology and epidemiology. He is ...Towards Raising a Tax-literate Generation
By Suraj Oyewale My first article to be published in a national daily appeared in the Punch edition of May 9, 2003. I just finished year one in the university and what was supposed to be a three month break stretched into almost a year as OAU’s internal crisis rolled ...Player Rating: Nigeria vs Kenya
Definitely not a great game for the Super Eagles as they struggled against the East Africans that did not even qualify for the last Nations Cup. Yet, the 1-1 scoreline is face-saving. Jarushub Player Rating (10) Enyeama: Not tested that much as the goal he conceded was more of brilliance of ...
