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Nigerian Youths Urged To Embrace Entrepreneurship And Skill Acquisition

Participants at a conference in Abuja on skill enterprise development who made the suggestion, also advised the youths to strive to always look inwards instead of whole sale dependence on government. Ikenna Adin, Ejike Oji Community Dev. Foundation, said, "Youths can help themselves by trying to earn some skills or finding out what natural endowment God has given you and work towards to develop them." Aisha Audu-Emeje, A3 Foundation, said, "Entrepreneurship, which is do it yourself or do something yourself and earn something. That is one of the reasons why we are here today. I believe that there are a lot of such call, that’s why we are saying that people should get skillful."     Ogidi Bara, D.G. House To House campaign, said, "As youth you must come up with good ideas, good innovations, so that at least you might come up with something before you seek for the government." Organizers of the event observed that skill acquis...
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Want to Own a Primary or Secondary School in Nigeria? Follow These Ten Steps

Want to Own a Primary or Secondary School in Nigeria? Follow These Ten Steps The educational sector is one of the sectors that is yet to be fully developed in Nigeria. Due to the falling standard in the quality of many government owned schools, many parents have resorted to sending their children and wards to private schools. As more children are being born every day, so does the need for the establishment of more schools increase, else the capacity of the existing schools will be stretched to limit. Apart from the provision of food, shelter, and clothing, education of our children is a vital need that every parent does not take for granted. This is because, the education of our children is considered as one of the best legacies that parents can give to their children so as to have a good future for the children and also to secure a good future for the parents when they get old. Therefore, thinking about setting up a primary or secondary school or both is a good bu...

Agencies and employers say more needs to be done to prepare graduates for the job market

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What happens when a Nigerian soldier dies at war?

What happens when a Nigerian soldier dies at war? Although soldiers go to war knowing they may never return, nobody ever prepares for what happens when a Nigerian soldier dies at war. Most especially their wives and families. When a soldier goes to war, Nigerian or otherwise, death is usually treated as a foregone conclusion. The idea is to stay alive as long as possible and return home, unscathed with stories to match the intensity of their experience. It explains the equipment, the Kevlar, the helmet and armoured vehicles. But when a soldier dies at war, the pain is usually one of something that may have been avoided, not one that should never have happened. Since it was renamed from the Nigerian Military Forces in 1960, thousands of soldiers in the Nigerian armed forces have passed in combat. play Ironsi's ascent signalled the beginning of many incursions by the Nigerian military into government. (Guardian Ni...

How To Start A Creche And Daycare Center In Nigeria

The number of full-time housewives in Africa’s urban areas in on a rapid decline. Unlike anytime in its history, more African women are working at paid jobs or running their own small businesses. As a result of this trend, there is a growing opportunity for services like crèche and daycare Center businesses. More middle class families can now afford these services and appreciate the value it brings to their children’s early mental and emotional development. The crèche and daycare center service business is a venture that can be run from your home. It is an exciting and fulfilling prospect for anyone with a passion and natural energy for children. This article explores everything you need to know to get your daycare center business in Nigeria off the ground. What exactly is a Crèche/ Daycare Service For those who do not know, crèches (or nurseries) are facilities where care is given to babies, toddlers and young children. Daycare center (also referred to as ‘child ca...

How To Make ₦10M Per Deal In Real Estate Business In Nigeria

If there is any business in Nigeria that is truly lucrative and extremely profitable, it has to be Real Estate business in Nigeria. Most of the top billionaires in Nigeria are real estate investors. The business is a money spinner to the highest level. Real Estate is currently booming in Nigeria and people are making millions in it. Today, we want to take a closer look at the business and see how you can invest in this sector of the economy (irrespective of how much you have) and make serious profit. One thing very good about real estate business in Nigeria is that the investment opportunity is so diverse that there seem to be something for everyone. Anyone who wish to invest can invest whether he has thousands or billions of naira, you can even invest without a dime in your pocket. Let us see how it works. This is the first article I am writing on real estate business on this website. So, I will try to highlight some of the best investment opportunities in the indus...

27 Small Business Investment Opportunities in Nigeria 2019

What are the best small scale business ideas in Nigeria ? What is the best business to start in a harsh environment like Nigeria or Lagos for 2019? What are the best small business opportunities for Nigerians ( Investment Opportunities ) living in Diaspora or oversea ? Are you an entrepreneur or investor looking for where to invest your money with good returns? Do you want to invest in Nigeria but you don’t know where to invest your money?? Do you want to know where to find fast growing business ideas in Nigeria? Then I advice you read on because this article was written specially for you. For quite sometime now, my email box has been filled with request from fellow Nigerian entrepreneurs asking for the fastest growing business opportunities in Nigeria which they can invest in. Before I proceed with any detailed explanation, I want to state clearly that there are untapped small scale business opportunities in every industry both in Nigeria and all over the world; you j...