DNA vs MBA: You can never be a success by degree

 Something happened recently that triggered my subconscious to act. I was in a bus with someone and during the course of our discussion, she mentioned the fact that it is not easy getting a good job in the country, so after her Bsc, she would go for masters in order to increase her chances.

I was perplexed and at the same time not surprised to hear that. You see, many people think that way. You don’t need a 1^st class to ride on first class. Your certificate is not a determining factor of you being successful in life.

 I was watching a program on cable sometime last year and Pat utomi on that same program said something that touched me. He said “Nigeria is filled with certified illiterates’

 More than 10 million Nigerian graduates are out there jobless. Why? Because, they have underestimated the importance of intuition, they never recognized the fact that their degree is just a lamp to guide them through darkness.

We need to change our mentality about life, we need to change the way we view life.

 Education is just there to show you the way and not take you there; it is your intuition, your thinking that would bring you success in life. 

Your success in life deals more with your DNA and less of the MBA you have acquired.

The university would not teach you how to become a success. Outside the four walls of the university or college lies a different ball game that is different from the principles you have learnt in college.

We are exposed to more information that our fore- fathers might have been exposed to in a lifetime, but we are lazy to use them. Instead we depend on the achievement of others. We no longer take time to think daily on the person we intend becoming in life

I am not saying you should drop out from school, we have great men that went to school and succeeded but education was not the major factor for their success. One thing that made them standout was how they viewed life; they saw life in a whole new way, thy discovered themselves and helped people to live better with their talents.

 If you want to be a success in life, you have to discover yourself. You have to think, there is no such thing as a stupid idea. 

Think outside the box.

There is a reason why you were created on earth, discover that reason and fulfill it. In every man lie unlimited potentials waiting to be unleashed. Tap into you potentials.

Discovering yourself isn’t enough if you want to be a success. One major difference between a successful person and a failure is that the successful person will consistently perform in such different way.

What makes extraordinary people extraordinary is the little EXTRA things which ORDINARY people neglect.

 Your life is a field of unlimited possibilities; if you focus your activities on cultivating success, success will flourish. If you want to succeed in any area of your life, you must nourish that area daily through your actions. The bounty of success is within your grasp, you need only to reach out and take it.

In addition, your actions determine your value in life.

Your net worth does not determine your value to the world around you.

To people, the value you hold is determined by the degree of benefit you bring to their lives. A glass of cold water has absolutely no value to a thirsty man unless he can drink it. Likewise, although you may possess tremendous potential, unless you develop your potential so it benefits others, it is worthless.

Every act is a seed that will create the plant of a corresponding reaction, and eventually produce the fruitful harvest of an ultimate result. If you desire a more abundant harvest, then you need to increase the number of actions seeds you sow.

Watch out for the concluding part of DNA vs MBA, where you will learn how to condition your self for success, tame fear and eliminate fear.

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MADE IN CHINA: Nigeria will collapse come 2030

 Many people have been calling for the disintegration of Nigeria.

“Nigeria should split”, “we are tired, Nigeria should be disintegrated”, these were some of the comments made by Nigerians on nairaland. The question that keeps popping up in my mind is, on what basis do they want the split of a country that was created over 90 years ago?

A group of US military experts said Nigeria would be disintegrated and its collapse would be directly connected to corruption, tribalism, ethnocentrism and political crises

Some political leaders said that the 1914 amalgamation was a mistake and Nigeria cannot last. They also mentioned the fact that Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Sudan corrected that mistake by separating.

Must we follow their examples if it worked for them?

One major factor to their success was due to the fact that the people shared a common identity, a common principle and objective. This factor can be attributed to their levels of efficiency, society and economic prowess.

Is the 1914 amalgamation responsible for the lack of infrastructures for the development of the youths? We have over 20 million youths without jobs and this has lead to increase in crime rate in the country. Is 1914 also responsible for the insecurities in Nigeria? Many innocent lives have been lost as a result of the activities of insurgencies especially in the northern part of the country while section leaders watches and creates the impression that Nigeria can go to hell.

We celebrate democracy in Nigeria, what laws have been passed since 1999 that resulted in improvement in the lives of Nigerians?

Nigeria has retarded in13 years of unprecedented receipts from oil and gas sales with governments that only promise to make the country better.

Is 1914 responsible for our leaders going abroad for medical care? Government hospitals are unable to provide basic health services, even the leaders do not trust the health services they provide for the people.

The security and welfare of the people should be the primary purpose of the government. When will Nigeria provide electricity for its people? Nigeria is a nation blessed with fertile land and resources, yet we cannot feed the nation. 8 billion is spent daily on importing rice and wheat into the country.

 Will our leaders ever send their children to public schools they have made available to the masses? Will our leaders ever contemplate patronizing Nigeria’s public transport system?

The problem is our leaders and not Nigeria.

Most of the calls for disintegration of Nigeria are routed in frustration at the loss of relevance in the power calculations.

The disintegration of Nigeria would bring nothing other than war. If you don’t agree with me, ask those that were alive during the civil war which has lead to the shaky foundation upon which the entity called Nigeria stands today.

1914 amalgamation was and will never be a mistake.

If it is difficult for these leaders to manage Nigeria as it is , what would be the case when the so called ‘disintegration’ come into place?

UNILAG now MAU(Moshood Abiola University):From naming ceremony to disaster

          I never planned to write about the recent development in the name of one the prestigious universities in Nigeria (UNILAG) but when I saw how the news was spreading like wild fire i decided to join in the 'groove'.
        I was on my bed thinking of how to find time out of my tight schedule to see Dami, he had just lost his cousin and I must pay him a visit before I return to school. but how is that possible considering the fact that I have loads of work to attend to.different thoughts and ideas kept strolling in until I heard someone shout "JESUS" it was my younger brother's voice. What happened? What made him scream like that? I must tell you, I was scared. I ran down to where he was but when i got there he was alright, there was nothing wrong with him.
       I swear i heard his voice, I could tell my brother's voice even in my sleep. so when I confronted him, he said "Dan, see wetin your president don do again. He changed the name of UNILAG to Moshood Abiola university".

My mouth was wide open, I couldn't believe my ears. I picked up my phone, dialed my friend's number and asked about what i just heard, he confirmed it. I still didn't believe until I logged on to my Facebook and twitter accounts and saw loads of status updates and comments on my timeline about the name-change.
      Just yesterday I wrote an article on Jonathan's 365 days in office, mentioning the fact that it was a disaster and how he was in the belly of a big fish called Nigeria. Who will definitely deliver him from this big fish now. He has stepped on the toes of many in this country.
      He doesn't have the perfect timing for his decisions, at first, it was the removal of oil subsidy on New Year's day, now on democracy day changed the name of the dream school of many to Moshood Abiola University. What for? Will that create good jobs, provide electricity and infrastructures for the development of the students? Is this the 'fresh air' he promised Nigerians? Can you feel the 'fresh air' from all he had done so far.

      In economics class, we were taught by our teachers to make decisions according to how important and relevant they are, with the less important ones coming after the most important decisions have been made. But, his excellency has done otherwise. The matter of insecurity in Nigeria is one thing the president should tackle and not some 'naming ceremony'.
      It is only when a man marries an illiterate that can make decisions as foolish as that of Jonathan's.
This singular act of renaming UNILAG has brought nothing other than confusion which could lead to unnecessary violence.
Student's of UNILAG have marched out of their hostels and gathered at the Yaba tech junction where they moved round the school chanting protest songs denouncing the name change of the school.
The students blocked all access roads to the school causing heavy traffic on the university of Lagos road. Some carried placards with inscriptions: reverse or resign, UNILAG can't be called MAU! etc.

       It is obvious that GEJ has made one of the worst decision in his life and the questions to ask are: what would GEJ do? And will he ever be delivered from the belly of this big fish?

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JONATHAN IN THE BELLY OF THE BIG FISH CALLED NIGERIA

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR, in the presidential inauguration speech he gave May 29, 2011 said “we must grow the economy, create jobs, and generate enduring happiness for our people. I have great confidence in the ability of Nigerians to transform this country. The urgent task of my administration is to provide a suitable environment for productive activities to flourish”.

            I guess his Excellency was not thinking straight when he wrote this speech considering the fact that nothing has being done after good 365 days of ruling the nation. He promised transformation, he said he was going to make a change. And he said he would; hit the ground running, once he got into office.
The questions to ask are: how far has his transformation agenda gone? Or is he still on ‘honey-moon’?
            The number one problem the country is facing is insecurity. The Boko Haram insurgency clearly stood out of all defining issues of the Jonathan presidency. The unrelenting destruction of lives and properties occasioned by the activities of insurgents especially in the Northern part of the country, whole a section of that self same the leadership watches, creates an impression that Nigeria as a nation can as well go to hell.
            I think the president is in state of total confusion. I guess he has now realized that the role of the presidency isn’t as easy as he thought. The roads are still terrible in many parts of the country. The cost of living gets more expensive daily.

I am horrified that the president who ought to lead by actions and words that will inspire and rouse people for change has projected the image that he is not in control or has lost control.
            Before the April 2011 elections, Northern political leaders with the connivance of some southern politicians had vehemently opposed Jonathan’s bid in 2011 on the basis of what they claimed as ‘infringement of the PDP’s zoning configuration".
Let it not be lost on Nigerians at all, the PDP is not Nigeria and Nigeria is not PDP. But the implication of a shambolic PDP, with its preponderant spread in the firmament, makes it easy for Nigeria to catch cold anytime PDP sneezes.
            The 150 million Nigerians who live in Nigeria have continues to suffer needlessly since Jonathan Goodluck became the president of Nigeria. Poverty and unemployment have increased. There are no infrastructures: good federal roads, good security and stable electricity. People die daily from preventable diseases due to lack of medication and access to medical care.
            The president is no different from the Osama Bin Laden and Saddam Hussein of Nigeria that have ruled us in the past.
Despite good advice to the president from sound Nigerians that oil subsidy should not be removed, the president removed it as a New Year gift to Nigeria. That singular act has brought enormous pain and suffering to Nigerians.

Nigerian youths protesting the oil subsidy removal

 

            In fact everything about Jonah’s era of transformation is sham.
            I hate it when people just talk, talk, talk and don’t act. Our leaders do not lead by example. These politicians are self-centered.
The Nigerian economic environment is becoming more capitalistic. If not, why should government allocate oil blocks to private individuals instead of communities which will take advantage of it to spread national wealth?
 The impoverished people across the globe have realized the destructive profile of capitalism and have come out en masse into the streets. The “occupy” syndrome is now everywhere and may still be in Nigeria.

#Occupy Nigeria

There is nothing to celebrate in democracy. What laws have been passed since 1999 that resulted in improvement on the lives of Nigerians?
            Nigerians have been promised to make sacrifices and that they would enjoy the dividends of democracy. Nigerians have been making these sacrifices since 1999 till date and has not enjoyed a ‘tiny-little bit’ of anything but suffering.
With the “occupy” syndrome in Nigeria, who will deliver Jonathan from the belly of this big fish called NIGERIA.
            Three years is enough for any formidable government to fix some salient infrastructural development that can enhance economic growth and development. Jonathan is yet to fulfill the promises made to avid Nigerians that he had no shoes and school bag and today is being democratically elected as the president of Nigeria.

The president must consciously look into the Federal roads, health, water supply, security, electricity, education, jobs and all that he had promised us.

But his leadership qualities are glaring and demand magical touch to convince Nigerians to return him in 2015.

(credit:dailypost.com, vanguard newspaper)

LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT; FROM THE STREET CALLED NAIJA

I stared. I was lost in thought as i stared and i must have been opening my
mouth because my friend, Lola, came up to me and tipped my chin, causing
my mouth to snap out.
    "Dan, what are you looking at? why the sudden interest in these kids,
thought you said you don't like kids?".
    As she threw these questions at me, i opened my mouth in response to
her questions but the words are not forth coming.
I watched with joy how these kids fell on each other, destroying the sand castle
they had just built and reconstructing it again. I felt like partaking in the game
but I was all dressed up and ready for Lola's elder sister's wedding ceremony.
Lola had invited me for the wedding ceremony a week before and it is a must-
attend occasion for me because Lola and I are childhood friends. How time flies.
    I remember vividly my childhood, I had little friends. I was quite
reserved. I used to envy those kids across the block that visited beaches and
amusement parks during summer holidays and Children's Day.

    My family was not the type that takes kids out on such treats. My
parents were strict and we were told to read and work hard so that we can make
money and have time to play and do what ever we wanted.
    But my childhood was still fun, i played 'suwe' (if you can remember)
'kelegbe', 'ten-ten', 'after-round-one', e.t.c, with my friends after school hours. I
really had fun and the most important thing was that i had most of the things i
needed at my disposal.
I don't really think nowadays - kids had fun like we did back then. I could
remember when i was in primary 5, after school hours, Ben, Lekan, Lukman
and I used to.......
    I have digressed so terribly. I apologise.
    With all that is going on in Nigeria, very few people remember the
fact that next Sunday, May 27th is Children's Day. A day dedicated to
celebrate children.
    The Federal government has declared Monday, May 28th public
holiday but that is not enough. The government should really look into matters
concerning children in Nigeria. The future of this nation is in the hands of our
children.
    Child abuse and child trafficking has become rampant in the society.
Just last week i heard a story of how children are being transported illegally to
neighboring countries, maltreated and abused sexually.

    Young teenagers from 11-17 have taken to hawking, begging and
stealing. You see them selling 'Gala', 'La-casera' and sachet
water in traffic jams. some run after fast moving vehicles in abid to sell and
earn a living.
    I had a chance to speak with one of these teenagers. Biodun, 13,  when
asked about her parents said her mother died when she was nine and since then
been living with her aunt who roast fishes for a living. Immediately after
school, she(Biodun) hawked fishes from street to street until very late in the
evening. " sometimes i dey enter house around 8pm and na that time i dey chop
my afternoon food", she said.
    Imagine such a scenario. How is she even expected to be at her best at
school when she does not even have time for herself.
Hawking fishes till late into the night! That is risky, exposing her to sexual
harassment and molestation. This is "pure child abuse", but how do we expect
her to survive?
     The Federal government is tardy in matters relating to child abuse, I
only hear of different programmes but i do not see their effects, I still see children
on the street being molested and abused.
    Go to the street and you shall see them in mass numbers. These kids
don't deserve to be treated this way, the rate at which young teenagers die
these days is alarming.

    Our leaders should initiate projects and programmes for the
upliftment and growth of these kids; these way child abuse can be reduced to
the bearest minimal.
    Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, (GEJ), Olusegun Obasanjo, (OBJ),
Babatunde Raji Fashola (BRF), David Mark, Ibrahim Babangida (IBB), all passed
through childhood and now are leaders and fathers.

    These kids deserve to be treated with respect, they need values,
attention, love and security.
    Oh! lest i forget HAPPY CHILDREN'S DAY. Who said i am not still a
child. **laughing**

LESSON FROM THE DIASPORANS

A united kingdom- based immigration lawyer, Mr Fola Rahman, once shocked his listener when revealed that no fewer than 20,000 Nigerians were Languishing in various prison and detention centres across Europe for immigration offences.

              1,2,3,4,5......20,000. oh my goodness! 20,000 Nigerians? when i heard this shocking news, different things ran through my mind, the story swept me off my feet, i lost appetite for the food i was eating. Is that they prefered European  prisons to that of "NAIJA" or what?    
    The chairman, House committee on diaspora affairs, Mrs Abike Dabiri Erewa (according to sunday punch) During a fact finding mission to Brazil, returned with a chilling story of 456 Nigerians being held in various prisons across the south- American country.
    Among this Dabiri Erewa said, Were a 72 -year old grandmother, Fausat Aosede, 13 women and  43 other Nigerians who were being held for drug related offences.
    In an interview with (Sunday Punch) Dabiri Erewa said about 100 Nigerians were also in detention in Ukraine for various offences, adding that the country called on Nigeria for their repatriation, which has yet to be  effected. She added that Brazil had invited Nigeria to  sign a reputation treaty with it since 2009, but the Nigerian Government has yet to respond, underscoring its perceived lackadaisical attitude towards protecting the rights of its citizen.

Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa displaying a picture of some Nigerians in Brazilian prisons, during a press briefing in Abuja.
| credits: NAN

    For some Nigerians nothing matters to them than travelling abroad in search of "greener pastures", many of whom have no relation nor where to stay at their destinations, but one single word keeps them going "Hustle".
    Some trek from Mali to Libya, passing through Egypt and other African countries with the hope of ultimately crossing
over to Spain by sea.
    Nothing irks me more when i hear stories of how Nigerians are suffering abroad, as at March, over 500 Nigerians were in jails across India and another 1,000 in Chinese prisons. Over 400 Nigerians are said to be serving various jail terms in Indonesian prisons for peddling hard drugs, while over 20 of them are on death row.

Nigerians in Brazilian prison

    But Nigeria is a place where our leaders are alien to the masses and the development of youths. Instead of spending money on infrastructures and creating good jobs, money is lavished and wasted on useless PET projects. The government should create room for self development in youths.
    More than 1 million Nigerians have travelled out of the country over the last 20 years. 1 million youths that might have made the difference, 1 million youths that might have made a positive difference in this country had it been there were room for self development, had it been necessary logistics were put in place for their development.
    The state of Nigeria is all paradox; we do not respect the  potential in our youths, yet we call them leaders of tomorrow. How do we expect them to lead when the necessary logistics are not provided.
    Nigeria is a place where dignity is alien to labour, workers are oppressed and made to feel subhuman, hating themselves, hating their jobs and hating life! workers are poorly paid and when this is added to the inhumane treatment they get - being addressed and ordered around, even by children and wives of their employers. It becomes understandable why attitude to job especially of the menial kind, is without cheer.
    The federal government are not proactive enough on the matter concerning Nigerians in foreign prisons. The federal government should create establishment of a support structure in Nigerian embassies to take up matters concerning Nigerians who  are in conflict with the laws of their host countries.

Dabiri Erewa

     Our leaders have built economic empires for themselves, while the poor masses troop daily to worship place seeking salvation for their battered bodies and souls.
    There i s urgent need for our leaders to create room for self development in youths and the masses, reducing Nigerians in diaspora and also restore dignity to labour in Nigeria for only then can genuine manpower productivity for economic growth of the nation can ensue.

WHO IS THE REAL VAMPIRE

"God willing, by 2015, something will happen. they either conduct a free and fair election or they go a very disgraceful way. if what happened in 2011(alleged rigging of election) should again happen in 2015, by the grace of God, the dog and the baboon would all be soaked in blood". These words came out in form of fire and brimstone from the mouth of Gen. Muhammadu Buhari(rtd) during a meeting with his party (Congress For Progressive Change) members in Kaduna last week. he also blasted the federal government under Jonathan's leadership as the real Boko Haram.

       In reply to what Buhari said, the presidency in separate reactions fired back at the general, describing him as a frustrated serial election loser and the National publicity secretary of the PDP, Olisa metuh also said "what a BLOOD THIRSTY leader in Buhari! if the retired general was suffering from combat withdrawal syndrome, then the federal government should allow him to lead the ecowas military contingent to Mali or Guinea Bissau to enable him an opportunity to exorcise the blood letting demons apparently haunting him".

Olisa metuh

     When i read about this 'bullshit' on one of our dailies, i was shocked. If Buhari had said what he was reported to have said, the president should have ignored him and not aggravating the situation by calling him a "vampire". if there should even be any form of reply it should be of action and not mere words. The president should not divert attention from numerous problems confronting the nation which he has not been able to solve. Let him face governance and stop chasing shadows
       Buhari is not the reason why he has not been able to fix power, provide security, jobs and other problems bedeviling the country. It is time for the president to act and stop reacting, Nigeria is facing a lot of challenges and he has been voted in president (leader). He should lead and as they sat "action speaks louder than words".
        Is the FG and PDP planning to rig in 2015? Why are they panicking, if they are not? Mr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (GEJ), act! act! act! we need ACTION, come 2015 and we shall know who the real VAMPIRE is, but now, with the current state of this country i think we all know who he is.
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