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Sir Jarus (J9)

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Jan 21

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Making a 1st Class in a Nigerian University: Personal Experience

Okay, since 1st class has been trending in the past few days, pulling up this piece of advice I wrote 7 years ago to a young man that just gained admission into Ife and convert into a thread

Caveat: Cocky

1, Year 1 is critical

I ended year 1 with a CGPA of 4.90 (2 students had 5.0). This was so strong that when a school-wide tsunami happened in year 2, I had enough buffer to withstand it, yet I was so hit that when the tsunami chips were down, I found myself in 4.63 after year 2

What if I didn’t do too well in year 1, pre-Tsunami?

2, Never rest on your oars

I must say, Year 1 could actually be the easiest, but no matter how well you performed in year 1, your CGPA is not insulated from shock in the remaining 3 years. In fact, one of the students that

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Sir Jarus (J9)

@SirJarus

Jan 12

https://twitter.com/davidogbodo_/status/1481311627098173449

There was no mobile phone or email in Nigeria then so it would be more difficult then

However, if it was today

1. Send an sms immediately you get home to thank him for the lift

2. His card is likely to contain his email, send him an email a week later to thank him again

1/n

https://twitter.com/davidogbodo_/status/1481311627098173449

3. Include in the email that as a young undergrad, you look forward to being successful like him after school, that you like his humility

4. Send him occasional sms or email (say once in 4 months) to keep in touch & if there is anything in the news about him or his firm,

2/n

mention it to him and congratulate him if positive news or commiserate if negative - or if neutral (eg you listened to his speech on TV), commend him or just say something to show you follow and care for him or his affiliations. Only important news/event pls.

3/n

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Sir Jarus (J9)

@SirJarus

Jan 11

#NigeriaVsEgypt Player Rating for #SuperEagles

1. Okoye

Not tested as much but was solid the few times. Very composed and controlled the tempo of the game where necessary through traditional tactics like time wasting

7/10

2. Aina

Solid and confident. Nice runs.

7/10

3. Zaidu

Promised to stop Salah and he did. Defensively solid, confident on attack. Made Simon's job easier as a good cover

7.5/10

4. Ndidi

Midfield general. Nice interceptions, break of play. Good control of midfield

7.5/10

5. Ekong

Good defense. Solid pairing with Omeruo. Good leadership too.

7/10

6. Omeruo

What a defender! Great performance. Kept the Pharaohs at bay. Clean tackles with only very few fouls.

7.5/10

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Sir Jarus (J9)

@SirJarus

Nov 26, 2021

My Top 5 Career Lessons

Started working in June 2008, few weeks after NYSC and have worked in three companies since then. Here are my top 5 career lessons

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1. Visibility is important

No matter how good you are, you need to be visible. Visible people in the workplace tend to rise faster. Sources of visibility include speaking in meetings, volunteering for corporate activities (from year end party committee to technical groups)

Doesn't mean you should turn into eye service merchant, else you create enmity for yourself. Be moderate but be deliberate.

2. Versatility helps

Demonstrate that you can do beyond your work. Position yourself as a fixer. Read well about your industry. Understand your company

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Sir Jarus (J9)

@SirJarus

Nov 7, 2021

Knowledge Share: NOCs vs IOCs

NOC means National Oil Company and is the state owned oil company of a country. While most countries have just one (eg Nigeria=NNPC), some have multiple NOCs eg China (SINOPEC, CNOOC, PetroChina) & Russia (Rosneft, Gazprom)

You don't need to officially be an oil producing nation before you have an NOC. Ghana established GNPC in 1983 but officially became oil producing in 2010.

Most countries have NOCs but some countries have fully or partially privatized their own. Also, some of the NOCs were

not originally established by govt but were nationalised at some point. For example, BP was originally a private company (one of the offshoots of Rockefeller's Standard Oil) but it was nationalised by British govt at some point to become British NOC.

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Sir Jarus (J9)

@SirJarus

Sep 14, 2021

From the Brown Roofs of Ogbomoso to the Skyscrapers of Dubai, then to ....

I saw a younger friend of mine Facebook-check into Dubai this evening and I went into our private channel of communication to ask him whether he had taken the job he sought my advice on few months ago.

The answer was in the affirmative. He resumed early this month in a Private Equity (PE) firm in Dubai, one of the top financial centers of the world. For the uninitiated, PE is one of the most lucrative jobs in the world of finance, nay in any field

He had sought my advice in October last year (2019) on whether to choose that Dubai-based PE firm he was talking to or stay where he was (another top finance firm in Nigeria with international capital backing) and move to Canada later this year to resume at a top Canadian

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