David Adeoye, CFA David is the Team Lead, Transaction Advisory Services, MBC Capital Limited   A few days ago, my Group MD and I sat at lunch somewhere in Asokoro area of the FCT. While we waited to be served, we talked about a few matters related to young people ...

DIARY OF A CORPORATE ABOKI DCA is a true life story of a young man working in Lagos who anonymously shares the unconventional and probably humorous side of his work experience in Lagos. He writes every other Friday. Yaya dei Welcome to the first edition of my diary. I style myself ...

Hi, I came across this platform through Nairaland and I must admit you’re doing a very good job. I studied Physics in one of the reputable Federal Universities but graduated with a 2:2. In fact, I just completed my NYSC. Due to my inability of making a 2:1, I have ...

  Hello Dr. Taiwo, Good day, compliments of the season to you, and I hope you’ve been enjoying the festive season. I am Olu, and have been following you since-I-can’t-remember-now, but I can recollect that I came across your post on “Winning the Wrong Race” on Jarus Hub; for me, ...

Jarus, I must commend you for  your  very informative write-ups on interviews here. I learnt a lot but my problem is I have never been to an interview before. I’m serving and I have no working experience and I’m worried and scared to death. I’m jittery when answering questions – a problem I haven’t been ...

Hello Jarus, First and foremost I’ve got to say you guys are doing a stellar job on this platform! I am a recent subscriber to your  blog and I’m amazed at the wealth of priceless information here. Please keep it going. A bit about myself, I am a 22 year ...

Good afternoon Mr Jarus, I have been following some of your updates on Nairaland lately, and of course your blog, which has been of immense help to me at this point of my life. I have made a mistake that is still haunting me; I was never serious with academics ...

Good Day Sir Jarus, I wouldn’t want to write a long epistle, so I will just make my question short and straight to the point. I am a 3rd class graduate from one of the federal universities with a Bsc in Banking and Finance, due to some reasons I wouldn’t want ...

Hi, I’ll like to commend you for what you are doing, this vision of yours means a lot to Nigerian youth like us who need guidance. God bless you. I’ll like to discuss a very heart breaking issue with you. I graduated from the University last year (about to go ...

SAGAMITE Sagamite is a bachelors graduate from one of the UK’s elite universities after an early life in Nigeria. He is an experienced management consultant that has worked with firms in a diverse range of industries both in public and private sector. His experience provides him with a catalogue of ...

Good Afternoon Jarus. It is really a pleasure reaching out to you this afternoon. Firstly, I want to commend you for the wonderful job you are doing to build the capacity of the Nigerian Graduate. It is quite commendable. Kudos. I often read your highly incisive and educative posts on ...

SAGAMITE Sagamite is a bachelors graduate from one of the UK’s elite universities after an early life in Nigeria. He is an experienced management consultant that has worked with firms in a diverse range of industries both in public and private sector. His experience provides him with a catalogue of ...

Yes, we talk about mainstream factors that aid job hunting. We tell you to make sure you graduate with a good grade, write professional exams, read extensively, etc. But there are still some factors that are often ignored but which may be the decider in your job hunting efforts. I ...

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 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 ...

We received over 1,500 applications; 600 of them finished with a First Class or Masters with Distinction. I’m impressed with the quality of the applications, but I also like that the six geopolitical zones were represented.

Al-Ansar, a group of young Nigerian Muslim professionals based in North America, is now receiving applications for its 2nd Annual Scholarships. The scholarships are given to qualified indigent Nigerian Muslims for GRE and TOEFL. These tests are essential parts of a successful application to many graduate schools in the United ...

Editor’s Note: Austine Archibong is one of the oldest followers and contributors to JarusHub, Nigeria’s most authoritative education and career resources platform. He had been a follower and contributor to JarusHub from his undergraduate days in UNILORIN in 2013. Now with one of the Big 4 professional services firms, he recently resumes his contribution ...

By Michael Taiwo, PhD Michael, a first class chemical engineering graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, and a PhD holder in same discipline from the University of Arkansas, United States, works in a major energy company. In his free time, he mentors and coaches a growing number of students – ...

JarusHub is Nigeria’s top career resources firm. Over the past 8 years, we have established ourselves as Nigeria’s top career information and guidance outfit. Our knowledge of Corporate Nigeria is unrivalled and this is evidenced by the quality of information we share and the calibre of people that associate with ...

Jarus Inspired by this tweet by Professor Kingsley Moghalu, who talked about being deliberate about wanting to have a career in the UN since age 13, to the laughter of this friends and schoolmates, I share similar story. At 10 in 1992, I decided I wanted to be a banker, ...

JarusHub Nigeria’s Most Authoritative Career Resources Platform & JarusHub Career Club Nigeria Biggest Career Information Hub present JOB SEARCH AND RETENTION IN A POST-COVID WORLD A free webinar to cover key issues that will be advantageous to finding or retaining job after the corona pandemic Key issues to be treated ...

Hello Sir,I am writing to know if you can refer to an engineering personnel who can guide me into certificate courses that I can sit for either in the oil and gas industry or the power industry.Your guidance would be highly appreciated.Thanks in advance. Regards, AA Dear AA To be honest, I ...

Abdullateef Eluyemi Elufowora Abdullateef is a social commentator and education enthusiast. He tweets @EluOmoElu I have received loads of Admission guidance appeal and questions, most of which I have attended to in my little way and from my pool, I observed some things which need to be cleared once and ...

Mukhtar Balogun Before we gained admission into university or polytechnic as the case may be, it wasn’t an easy task. Some of us took JAMB thrice before we could scale through. And, some of us took it once. By now, I expect you to be on a sterling CGPA – ...

Dear Jarus, Four years ago, I sought your advice on choosing between banking & finance and accounting. I switched to accounting in my second year. I was on first class before making the switch. I tried my best to maintain it but I couldn’t. I found out that I wasn’t ...

Andela Nigeria (the best place to work in Nigeria according to Jobberman – 2018) announced today the appointment of Omowale David-Ashiru as its Country Director. She replaces Seni Sulyman (currently Vice President of Andela’s global operations). Omowale has over 20 years of management consulting and entrepreneurial experience having been and has worked ...

Dear Jarus, I came across your blog when I searched “job opportunities for economics graduates” on Google and was quite astonished as it offers a lot of insights into student life, career and succeeding in your chosen path overall. Most importantly, I found out you’re a graduate of Economics, a ...

Dear Jarus,   I need your advice for a friend of mine.   He was my friend in school, very smart. He studied Civil Engineering, came out with first class from a federal university Completed NYSC few months ago.   After NYSC he joined a tech marketing firm, to keep ...

We continue our response to the many questions from students who want guidance on courses of study:   I had F9 in Commerce; A1 in Government; D7 in Biology; B3 in Mathematics; C5 in English; C6 in CRS; B3 in Marketing; E8 in Literature; C5 in Civic. What can i ...

Uchechi Moses As individuals get into the corporate world, they start off their careers for the foreseeable future. However, as they progress in their various endeavours, they tend to do less of the things they did before starting their careers. There are several reasons for this: Age advancement, tight schedules, ...

Uchechi Moses It is not a new thing anymore that you can work in various industries without studying the basic course required for the industry. Unless for specialised professions like Medicine, Law, Engineering etc. Those disciplines and few others require you should the basic degree in the profession before practising. ...

The interview tips shared in this article apply to all banks in Nigeria as listed below: Access Bank Citibank Diamond Bank Ecobank Nigeria Fidelity Bank Nigeria First Bank of Nigeria First City Monument Bank Guaranty Trust Bank Heritage Bank plc Keystone Bank Limited Providus Bank plc Skye Bank Stanbic IBTC ...

JARUSHUB “WORKING IN” SERIES (J-WIS) (J-WIS is a platform by JarusHub to enlighten prospective job seekers about companies in Nigeria with a view to aiding them in making informed career decisions. The information is drawn from basic research. While we did our best to ensure the information is accurate, we may not be able guarantee 100%  accuracy ...

The Board of Dangote Cement Plc, global, announced the appointment of Cherie Blair and Mick Davies as Independent Non-Executive Directors. President/Chief Executive, Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, speaking on the new appointments said “it is exciting seeing a female occupy such a high position. We are gender sensitive and create equal opportunities for both male and ...

In order to strengthen the group’s Executive management team and sustain its strategic business growth trajectory, Africa’s foremost indigenous conglomerate, Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) has announced new appointments. In the new organizational rejig, Olakunle Alake the erstwhile Chief Operating Officer (COO) is now the Group Managing Director and Dr. Adenike ...

Hello sir, Good evening to you. Please kindly help with some guidelines / advice sir. I’m a Mechanical Engineering student of a first generation university, starting final year in a month’s time, and looking forward to an career in Oil and Gas. Please I need guidelines / recommendations on certifications ...

WHO’S WHO IN CORPORATE NIGERIA OLUSEUN AKINRINOYE CURRENT POSITION: Senior Consultant-Tax, Reporting & Strategy, PwC Nigeria. PAST POSITIONS: Tax Director & Executive Director, Finance, Kennedia Consulting Limited | Assistant Manager, Tax Reporting & Strategy, PwC | Consultant, Tax & Regulatory Services, PwC | Finance Manager, Phillips Outsourcing | Senior Accountant, ...

Good day, Jarus I would like to thank you for creating such a wonderful platform as the JarusHub, which I greatly benefited from during my undergraduate days. I am a recent graduate of Accounting, Obafemi Awolowo University, an Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA) and a student member of Association of Chartered ...

 Muideen Oladayo Abubakar Muideen is an economics graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Nigeria My Aphorism Guy, there are jobs and there are jobs out there, they may just be hard to get! This used to be my recurring soliloquy in my latter days at university as I give nods in ...

Uchechi Moses Uchechi works at JarusHub Universities receive admission applications from thousands of aspiring students. For instance, Harvard University had 39, 041 applications for her undergraduate programs in 2018 and accepted only 5.4%, University of Oxford had 24, 645 graduate students applying and accepting 0.215% in 2015/2016 session. What about ...

WHO’S WHO IN CORPORATE NIGERIA ADETAYO BAMIDURO   CURRENT POSITION CEO MAX Delivery NG PAST POSITIONS TechStars Founder (NYC Fall 2015 Class) | Product Consultant, Denox Brasil | VP, Logistics Konga Online Shopping | Product Manager, Nigeria LNG | Associate Consultant, PwC | Associate Manager, UACN | Founder, Trinitech Systems ...

Hello sir, My name is Sayo, currently an undergraduate in a top private institution here in Nigeria.  I am currently reading your book, “The Road to Victoria Island“, where I got your email address. I must say I have learned a whole lot from the book, even though the initial ...