.@simonkolawole: Unfortunately, we cannot build a “new” Nigeria with “old” Nigerians — particularly those who have made up their minds to see nothing but gloom and doom for the country. bit.ly/3jsPr64
.@simonkolawole: To them, Nigeria is finished and beyond redemption. To build a “new” Nigeria, therefore, we need “new” Nigerians — those whose passion is fuelled by a desire for the development of the country, those who look around and see massive opportunities for greatness...
.@simonkolawole: "Those who expend their energies on promoting what unites us rather than magnifying what divides us, and those who believe every part of Nigeria deserves to be treated with equity, no matter their population, tongue, beliefs or political leaning.
.@simonkolawole: "Whether we like it or not, the youth are the leaders of tomorrow. This is not subject to argument. It is a natural fact. They are the building blocks of the society. bit.ly/3jsPr64
.@simonkolawole: They will end up in different fields — business, sports, media, politics, civil society and civil service. They will end up calling the shots. If we lose them today, we lose the future of Nigeria. If we mismanage their today, we mismanage our tomorrow.
.@simonkolawole: "What we owe them is the duty to encourage the positive use of their energies, to correct their mistakes, to celebrate their successes and to show them the light so that they can find the way. Read more 👉🏾 bit.ly/3jsPr64
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Otedola: Before setting up Zenon, I was selling diesel in drums from door to door
Can you picture Femi Otedola, son of a former governor of Lagos state, sitting beside a driver in a pick-up van and going from door to door to sell diesel in drums?
Before setting up the monstrous Zenon Oil — which later became a monopoly in the Nigerian diesel market — that was exactly what he did, according to his revelations in ‘Making It Big: Lessons from a Life in Business’, the Amazon bestselling business memoir.
“To prosper, accept that nothing is beneath you,” the billionaire businessman wrote.
“In the beginning, I went around pushing diesel, riding in the van beside Samson, the driver. I always wore jeans and a polo shirt as we went from door to door, to market or deliver the product.
“When we met at nightclubs on weekends, my friends would tease me with questions like, ‘Where’s your truck?’ They’d laugh when I walked in and ask, ‘Are you here to sell diesel?’ I took the wisecracks in stride. I didn’t feel that selling diesel was beneath me. I had my wife and children to look after; there were school fees to pay.”
He said he had to survive “and face up to my responsibilities”
“After I’d started this small-scale selling, I came to realize that the entire country was running on diesel – homes, offices, factories, trucks and trawlers. The energy situation was dire, with constant blackouts and shortages, and the demand for diesel was enormous.
“The opportunity was certainly there; we had to rise to the occasion. I got to work on an ambitious marketing strategy. I employed 14 sales executives, all young, brilliant and driven women, and gave them new cars. In my experience, female salespeople were more effective in convincing prospective clients, perhaps because of their commitment, ability to charm and reluctance to take no for an answer.
.@officialABAT: “My fellow citizens, I want to talk to you about our economy. It is important that you understand the reasons for the policy measures I have taken to combat the serious economic challenges this nation has long faced.”
.@officialABAT: "I am not going to talk in difficult terms by dwelling on economic jargon and concepts. I will speak in plain, clear language so that you know where I stand. More importantly, so that you see and hopefully will share my vision regarding the journey to a better,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
@officialABAT .@officialABAT: "For several years, I have consistently maintained the position that the fuel subsidy had to go. This once beneficial measure had outlived its usefulness. The subsidy cost us trillions of Naira yearly. Such a vast sum of money would have been better spent on… https://t.co/ZvBcjKhKYBtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…
.@officialABAT: "Fellow Nigerians, it is exactly three decades today that Nigerians went to the polls to exercise their inalienable right to elect a President of their choice to lead the transition from military dictatorship to a representative government of the people.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
.@officialABAT: "The fierce opposition to the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election and the unrelenting pro-democracy onslaught it unleashed was the equivalent of the battle against colonial rule by our founding fathers that resulted in the gaining of Nigeria’s… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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In Abuja, Nigeria’s federal capital territory, many residents consume ‘Baba Aisha Herbal Medicine’, a low-end herbal product that sells for just N100 and is touted to cure common diseases. In this five-month-long investigation, @kemi_busari scientifically probes the content of… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Among the various elixirs and tonics on offer, one potion reigns supreme: Sacra Herbs, known popularly as Baba Aisha herbal medicine. From thronging markets to busy intersections in Kubwa, Lugbe, Nyanya, Jabi, Kuje, Kurudu – in fact, every residential community in the federal… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
After six months of intense campaigning, political acrobatics and sometimes hard-to-predict machinations, E-Day is finally upon us.
The wave of rallies came at a frenetic pace while the antics of politicians and their supporters were on rapid display, leading to the much-awaited February 25.