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YOUTH SPEAK COMMUNITY - Opinions and Opportunities
24 May 2013
(By Ugodre Obi-Chukwu) A lot of people have applied and even paid for the new pre-paid meters and are yet to even receive it. However, there was even more confusion some months back about whether Meters are to be paid for or not. Well, some months back the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) Chairman, Sam Amadi confirmed that Nigerian will now
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(By Michael Schrage) “Virtually every global enterprise of note, whether commercial or non-profit, now has the internal networks and social media tools that make internalizing a Kickstarter-like initiative technically possible. The more obvious, and challenging, concern is whether organizational leaderships have even begun to think through the innovation implications of these novel tools, technologies and techniques for creating new coalitions of
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(By Grace Nasri) “If I had one piece of advice to give my younger self it would be to stop doing what makes you unhappy and focus on what makes you truly happy,” Courtot shared. “This philosophy, strongly advocated by the Dalai Lama, seems simplistic but its power lies in the fact that it forces you to reflect on what
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(By Kyle VanHemert) “For the last few years, Newsweek’s presence on the web has more or less been an unglamorous existence as a sub-section of The Daily Beast, the popular news site that merged with Newsweek in 2010. “It hasn’t really been able to breathe on its own,” says Eric Moore, managing director at Huge NY. The new site gives it some room to
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(By Francine Hardaway) “In the race to prove themselves up to the task of working with the CIO, CMOs have forgotten what Steve Jobs knew well: We are human and therefore emotional. We make decisions mostly on emotions. Where are our customers and what makes them buy? How do we query data to arrive at effective media buys? Effective advertising provokes decisions, but
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(By Ugodre Obi-Chukwu) “Nigerian fashion industry, like any other business, is faced with the problem of making demand match supply or vice versa. Since demand for made in Nigerian fashion is still quite low compared to the population, a lot of them prefer to charge high for the few who patronize them. That way they are able to make up for
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(Ugodre Obi-Chukwu) “A good business plan is the surest way of even getting your application through the lower level management of a bank. Whilst the people who often review your business plan are not the ones who approve it, their opinion actually does count in the vetting process. Your business plan must sound convincing and not confusing.“ 1. Have a good
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(By Ugodre Obi-Chukwu) “I know a guy who had a friendship record of appearing as a best man nearly a dozen times. Now thats a great attribute as it indicates the high regards his friends place on him. The pitfall for this off course is that he may have had to buy a Suit 12 times. It’s even worse for
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(By Ronald E. Riggio) “There is some emerging evidence that suggests that women may have certain advantages in leadership, particularly for today’s workplace that demands that leaders have strong emotional and social skills (women tend to have an advantage). Research suggests that women are more sensitive to ethical issues than are men (although there are some findings that suggest that there are no differences
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(By Ugodre Obi-Chukwu) “The Tony Elemelu’s and Fola Adeola’s of this world are no better than most of the guys born in the 70′s. Them being successful entrepreneurs and probably billionaires didn’t make them any smarter( not saying they aren’t) or never before seen geniuses like those who came after them, they were simply lucky as the world around them
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(By Odimegwu Onwumere) “While that question is salient, it behooves Nigerians to know that determined power is an enemy of democracy. It is, indeed, shameful, and Nigerians should wonder where this tyrannical features orchestrated against Amaechi would take the country. Amaechi may be intimidated, but the truth can never be intimidated or suppressed.“ TOTALITARIANISM is progressively returning to
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(By Kehinde Ajose) “When you are feeling lonely or desperate, you are much likely to make poor love choices and end up in unfulfilling relationships”. Some people are so emotionally empty that they are desperate for anyone to marry. In the end, they end up in a painful relationship. The following are the signs of desperation which are not exhaustive.“ THESE days
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