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BUSINESSDAY NEWSPAPER INTERVIEWS JARUS
Founder of JarusHub, Jarus, was recently interviewed by BusinessDay, Nigeria’s most respected business daily. He discussed his book, The Road to Victoria Island, employability of Nigerian graduates and other matters in the interview published in the Sunday, 27 September 2015 edition of the newspaper. PDF version of the newspaper cut can ...ADVICE TO AN ENGINEERING STUDENT IN GRADE DILEMMA
Hello Jarus, I’m a third year student of Regional Maritime University, Ghana, offering a Bsc programme in Marine Engineering. When I came here my goal was to make a first class. I felt I was capable because if my academic background and all that; but after the first semester results I saw getting ...A STRUGGLING STUDENT’S PATH TO THE ATTAINMENT OF CAREER GOAL
Dear Jarus, Ever since I was in secondary school I had always had a big vision of becoming an investment banker in the near future, I did excellently in my WAEC but sadly I got a D in English, which is very saddening considering how well I did in my other subjects. But God ...BEST TIME TO START ACCOUNTING PROFESSIONAL EXAM
Good day, sir. I sent you a mail about 2 years ago to seek your advice on what career choice to make. I am happy to inform you that I have graduated from Obafemi Awolowo University with a first class in accounting, and I have plans to start my ICAN exams this ...MARRYING AGRICULTURE DEGREE WITH COMPUTER FLAIR
Hi Jarus, I am a 200level student in a Nigerian university in the department of Animal Science. I got to know about Jarushub through a friend and when I checked your site, I was highly impressed by your laudable mentoring work. I’ll like to make enquiry about the career path which ...COMPANY REVIEW: KPMG
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 do our best to ensure the information is accurate, we ...WHY IS CHEMICAL ENGINEERING THE LEAST SOUGHT AFTER ENGINEERING COURSE AMONG STUDENTS IN NIGERIA?
Sir, I’m Godwin a school certificate holder. I would like to commend you and the eggheads for the wonderful career mentorship service you are all rendering. May God keep on elevating you from grace to grace. I got to know about your blog via a friend..I’m a science student with ...REVIEWING A 2.2 GRADUATE’S CAREER PLAN
Hi Jarus I need the professional advice of you and your team on this. I am a 2012 graduate of Industrial Chemistry from one of the best Federal Universities of Technology in Nigeria. My desire to study Industrial Chemistry wasn’t a well-thought out act as I later realised I became frustrated ...FEMI TAIWO: SECRETS OF WINNING AT WORK (VI) – AUTOMATE
STRATEGY WITH FEMI TAIWO ON MONDAY Oluwafemi Michael Taiwo, PhD Michael is a first class chemical engineering graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria, and a PhD holder in same discipline from the University of Arkansas, United States. He works in a multinational energy giant in the United States. Highly ...CAREER PROSPECTS IN GENETICS AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Good Day Jarus, I write to say thank you and really do appreciate your career advice on your blog. As somebody who bought your book, THE ROAD TO VICTORIA ISLAND, though I’m not through with it, I have learnt a lot from it. I say thank you. I am a student ...FEMI TAIWO: Secrets of Winning at Work (IV) – Standardize
STRATEGY WITH FEMI TAIWO ON MONDAY Oluwafemi Michael Taiwo, PhD Michael is a first class chemical engineering graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria, and a PhD holder in same discipline from the University of Arkansas, United States. He works in a multinational energy giant in the United States. To ...FEMI TAIWO: Secrets of Winning at Work (III) – Simplify
STRATEGY WITH FEMI TAIWO ON MONDAY Oluwafemi Michael Taiwo, PhD Michael is a first class chemical engineering graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria, and a PhD holder in same discipline from the University of Arkansas, United States. He works in a multinational energy giant in the United States. We began ...MOVING FROM ENGINEERING TO ECONOMICS: ADVICE TO A STUDENT
Hi Jarus, I am a part two Electrical & Electronic Engineering. I was in commercial class before I was advised to move to science and do an engineering course. I was given admission into Elect/Elect and since my part 1 till now, I have not been able to cope well ...ECONOMICS OR POLITICAL SCIENCE?
Hi, I opted in for economics in Obafemi Awolowo University, but I didn’t meet the cut-off mar so I had to settle for political science. I have been trying to change back to economics, but it has been very hard. I have been advised to stay and finish political science. However, I am not ...10 CAREER SUCCESS TIPS FOR STUDENTS
CAREER AND MORE WITH XFIRE ON WEDNESDAY Xfire is a graduate of one of the notable public universities in Nigeria, with working experience in the FMCG and petroleum industry. He currently works as an engineer in a multinational oil company in Nigeria. He is passionate about guiding people to ...HOW A FINANCE GRADUATE CAN BECOME AN ECONOMIST
Hi Jarus,, I had BSc and MSc in Banking and Finance with First Class and Distinction respectively, but I really want to switch to Economics. Would you advice me to opt for PhD Economics, PhD Finance or PhD Banking and Finance as I am presently a Lecturer in a university here in Nigeria. Ola *** ...FEMI TAIWO: SECRETS OF WINNING AT WORK (II) – ELIMINATE UNNECESSARY WORK
STRATEGY WITH FEMI TAIWO ON MONDAY Oluwafemi Michael Taiwo, PhD Michael is a first class chemical engineering graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria, and a PhD holder in same discipline from the University of Arkansas, United States. He works in a multinational energy giant in the United States. Secrets ...WHO’S WHO IN CORPORATE NIGERIA: RAZAQ AHMED – THE EMERGING TURK
WHO’S WHO IN CORPORATE NIGERIA RAZAQ AYINDE AHMED AGE: 28 STATE OF ORIGIN: Oyo CURRENT POSITION: Executive Director, SART Partners PAST POSITIONS: Gas Commercial, Shell PDC Nigeria; Business Economist, Shell PDC Nigeria; Research Analyst, Vetiva Capital Management Company Limited; Investment Analyst, Meristem Securities Limited CAREER START: Meristem Securities Limited EXPERTISE: ...WHO’S WHO IN CORPORATE NIGERIA: YEMI OSINDERO – ANOTHER ENGINEER-TURNED-FINANCE-GURU
WHO’S WHO IN CORPORATE NIGERIA YEMI OSINDERO CURRENT POSITION: Managing Director, Private Equity West Africa (Standard Chartered Bank) PAST POSITIONS: Chief Operating Officer, Virgin Nigeria; Investment Manager, Virgin Management Limited; Associate, Hawkings Partners Limited; Analyst, Goldman Sachs; Facilities Engineer, ExxonMobil EXPERTISE: Investment Banking, Corporate Development, Mergers and Acquisition, Corporate Finance ...WHO’S WHO IN CORPORATE NIGERIA: ABIODUN SANUSI – INVESTMENT BANKING HEIR APPARENT
WHO’S WHO IN CORPORATE NIGERIA ABIODUN SANUSI AGE: Early Thirties STATE OF ORIGIN: Kwara CURRENT POSITION: Vice President, Renaissance Capital (RenCap) PAST EMPLOYMENTS: KPMG, Vetiva Capital Management Limited, Africa Finance Corporation (MBA internship) EXPERTISE: Private Equity, Mergers & Acquisition, Capital Restructuring NIGERIAN EDUCATION: Bsc Accounting (University of Lagos), First Class, ...WHO’S WHO IN CORPORATE NIGERIA: ACHA LEKE
WHO’S WHO IN CORPORATE NIGERIA ACHANKENG LEKE NATIONALITY: Cameroonian AGE: 38 CURRENT POSITION: Director, McKinsey & Co; Head, McKinsey Nigeria EXPERTISE: Consulting ( Oil & Gas, Telecommunication, Financial Services) EDUCATION: PhD Electrical Engineering (Stanford); Msc Electrical Engineering (Stanford); Msc Industrial Engineering/Engineering Management (Stanford); Bsc Electrical Engineering (Georgia State University, US). JARUSHUB ONE-LINE ...GETTING POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP ABROAD WITH A 2.2
Dear Jarus The article, POSTGRADUATE STUDIES ABROAD – 9 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW, written by one of your contributors, Tope Ajetunmobi, is a good write-up. Please I want to ask if it is possible to get a PhD scholarship abroad with a B.Sc of 2.2 and M.Sc (a ...FEMI TAIWO: SECRETS OF WINNING AT WORK
STRATEGY WITH FEMI TAIWO ON MONDAY Oluwafemi Michael Taiwo, PhD Michael is a first class chemical engineering graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria, and a PhD holder in same discipline from the University of Arkansas, United States. He works in a multinational energy giant in the United States. Secrets ...TOP 10 ARTICLES ON JARUSHUB IN 2014 PLUS OTHER STATS
Here are the top 10 articles on JarusHub, Nigeria’s numero uno career and management portal, in 2014. 1, TOP 10 MOST MARKETABLE COURSES IN NIGERIA When I jointly prepared this article with two other contributors to this portal in April, I never thought it would be a hit. Everyday, Google ...CAREER OPTIONS FOR ECONOMICS GRADUATES
Dear Jarus, I am a young lady studying Economics in the university. I have no idea of what next to do after my degree…if I decide to go for masters (which is on my mind), I don’t know what course to take and what school to pick; what do you ...FEMI TAIWO: EMBRACE YOUR CRISIS
STRATEGY WITH FEMI TAIWO ON MONDAY Oluwafemi Michael Taiwo, PhD Michael is a first class chemical engineering graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria, and a PhD holder in same discipline from the University of Arkansas, United States. He works in a multinational energy giant in the United States. Embrace ...CAREER CHOICES FOR ECONOMICS GRADUATE IN AN OIL & GAS COMPANY
Sir, please what other roles can a graduate of economics fill in an oil and gas company apart from that of an accountant? Tope *** Dear Tope, like I presumed you know, many economics graduates write ICAN or ACCA to become accountants, which may get them job in an oil ...FEMI TAIWO: WINNING A WRONG RACE
STRATEGY WITH FEMI TAIWO ON MONDAY Oluwafemi Michael Taiwo, PhD Michael is a first class chemical engineering graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria, and a PhD holder in same discipline from the University of Arkansas, United States. He works in a multinational energy giant in the United States. There is ...CERTIFICATES ARE JUST PAPERS: REALLY?
I first wrote this article for 10 Minutes With, a global education and career matchmaking platform with Headquarters in the United Kingdom. **** James is a brilliant young man, at least going by his contributions in various discussions – from politics, sports to information technology. At 25, he already has ...GETTING JOB AFTER NYSC: HOW LONG IS TOO LONG?
Hello, I studied Counselling in school because I didn’t get Accounting…and because I had started with ICAN exams before getting admission. I finished with 2:1. I completed ICAN exams November 2012 (can’t get the ACA yet because of work experience requirement). I started with CFA too, passed level 1 in ...SUNDRY QUESTIONS & ANSWERS ON COURSES OF STUDY (IV)
Sir, I am a Distance Learning Institute (DLI) student studying economics and writing ICAN at the same time. The problem is, prior to my admission I was not informed that faculty of DLI would be included in the certificate, I am in 200 level now, but I have been advised to take JAMB again, ...FEMI TAIWO ON MONDAY: NATURE VS NURTURE – NURTURING NATURE
STRATEGY WITH FEMI TAIWO ON MONDAY Oluwafemi Michael Taiwo, PhD Michael is a first class chemical engineering graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria, and a PhD holder in same discipline from the University of Arkansas, United States. He works in a multinational energy giant in the United States. Nature ...FEMI TAIWO ON MONDAY: NATURE VS NURTURE – THE CASE FOR NATURE
STRATEGY WITH FEMI TAIWO ON MONDAY Oluwafemi Michael Taiwo, PhD Michael is a first class chemical engineering graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria, and a PhD holder in same discipline from the University of Arkansas, United States. He works in a multinational energy giant in the United States. The ...OIL & GAS: HOW TO GET A JOB IN SHELL
If you pick 10 Nigerian students (in secondary school or tertiary institution) at random and ask them where they wish to work when they complete their studies, it is very likely that 7 out of them will tell you they want to work in Shell. Shell (or SPDC – Shell ...FEMI TAIWO ON MONDAY: NATURE VS NURTURE – THE CASE FOR NURTURE
STRATEGY WITH FEMI TAIWO ON MONDAY Oluwafemi Michael Taiwo, PhD Michael is a first class chemical engineering graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria, and a PhD holder in same discipline from the University of Arkansas, United States. He works in a multinational energy giant in the United States. Nature ...BANKING & FINANCE OR ACCOUNTING? DILEMMA OF A FRESH STUDENT
Mr Jarus, Please I need your advice. I recently got admission into the University of Nigeria, Nsukka to study Banking/Finance. Accounting was my first choice but I bought UTME change of course and switched to Banking because the number of people going for Accounting was much and UNN being a fiercely competitive school means ...NEXT-BEST: DILEMMA OF AN ECONOMICS ASPIRANT
Dear Jarus, Please help a brother out. I did the last post-UTME exam of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, and passed, but I didn’t make the cut-off score of my preferred choice which is Economics. When we got to the Dean of the faculty of Social Sciences, he said he already ...FEMI TAIWO ON MONDAY: NATURE VS NURTURE – A TIMELESS ARGUMENT
STRATEGY WITH FEMI TAIWO ON MONDAY Oluwafemi Michael Taiwo, PhD Michael is a first class chemical engineering graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria, and a PhD holder in same discipline from the University of Arkansas, United States. He works in a multinational energy giant in the United States. Nature ...JARUS DISCUSSES HIS BOOK, SOCIAL MEDIA WITH THECABLE NEWSPAPER
JarusHub founder, Suraj Oyewale (aka Jarus) recently spoke with The Cable Online Newspaper on his newly published book, The Road to Victoria Island, pains and gains of the Social Media and other issues. We have reproduced the interview below. SOURCE LINK: WHAT YOU NEVER KNEW ABOUT VICTORIA ISLAND – THE ...JARUS, OTHERS DISCUSS CAREER PLANNING IN UNILAG
The Expedition is designed by Nigerian Economics Students Association (NESA), University of Lagos Chapter, with the aim of developing the Leadership, Intellectual, Flexibility and Entrepreneurial (L.I.F.E) skills of students in the field of Social Sciences and Business. The objective of the conference is to engage organizations and professionals and provide opportunity to ...FEMI TAIWO: WHY WINNERS WIN (II)
STRATEGY WITH FEMI TAIWO ON MONDAY Oluwafemi Michael Taiwo, PhD Michael is a first class chemical engineering graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria, and a PhD holder in same discipline from the University of Arkansas, United States. He works in a multinational energy giant in the United States. PART 1 ...ACHIEVING ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE – BLUEPRINT FOR A FRESH UNDERGRADUATE
Good morning Mr Jarus. You have been doing an immense job and I hope that many youths like me are getting inspired daily. I am Ayodeji by name, a follower here and on Nairaland. I feel the need to come out bare and seek for help and advice, which I ...BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES OF THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY TO CAREER AND EDUCATION (II)
CAREER AND MORE WITH XFIRE ON WEDNESDAY Xfire is a graduate of one of the notable public universities in Nigeria, with working experience in the FMCG and petroleum industry. He currently works as an engineer in a multinational oil company in Nigeria. He is passionate about guiding people to achieve ...FEMI TAIWO: WHY WINNERS WIN (I)
STRATEGY WITH FEMI TAIWO ON MONDAY Oluwafemi Michael Taiwo, PhD Michael is a first class chemical engineering graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria, and a PhD holder in same discipline from the University of Arkansas, United States. He works in a multinational energy giant in the United States. Winners do ...HOW TO BECOME A POWER ENGINEER
Dear Jarus, I have been greatly touched by your blog which has helped me so much in my personal life. I’m a first class graduate of PHYSICS from one of the federal universities and I’m hoping to go into power engineering. I need your advice on the required steps to ...
