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['Fisayo Soyombo @fisayosoyombo]

I spent 47 days as one of several thousand African migrants seeking to enter Europe through the Sahara Desert and the Mediterranean Sea.

Story on @fijnigeria tomorrow, Thursday and on Friday.

[Samuel Omogor @SamuelOmogor]

At some point, Nigerians will raise up to fight the system with everything they have because the country can not continue like this.

How can citizens buy flight tickets, a 5:30 PM flight, @flyairpeace will wait till the minute the flight was supposed to be taken off and announce casually to waiting passengers that the flight has been shifted to 8: PM? By 8:PM another shift and so on till around midnight and you tell the passengers that the flight has been canceled? And in all these, not even a sachet of pure water for the passengers. There was no arrangement to get the people accommodations, nothing. Imagine passengers have to sleep on the seats at the departure hall. Where is that done?

The agencies responsible for protecting the citizens are sleeping and acting like it is none of the business. The Minister of Aviation, @fkeyamo since he came into office have acted like the spokesman of private airlines association. The next thing is to sing on your mandate we stand, then attack the opposition.

If my train in Germany is delayed for three house while I am supposed to take the train, I and every other passengers will be compensated. If it is canceled, accommodation will be provided. Transportation to the accommodation and back to the train station, the food and water will be on the railway company, DBahn. I will still be compensated. And all these will be done with alot of 'sorry sir', 'sorry ma'. If it is a flight it is even worse. But in Nigeria we are treated like slaves by airlines that we paid our hard earned money in our own country and the government agencies that are supposed to regulate them don't even care.

Nigerians must wake up and demand this country work by force. Citizens of the developed countries we look up to didn't sit down and watched some gang of criminals do whatever they like with them forever. They demanded for it, sometimes even violently. We as Nig must insist the right thing is done at all times. When things like these happen, citizens that can afford it must go to court.

We certainly can't continue like this

[Aminu Dalhat @AminuDalhat]

As a northerner, I’ll be blunt here.

There are not very many excellent jobs in Nigeria, especially, in the North. And the few ones that are in the public sector? They usually go to the "highly connected” people.

And if you are able to get a place in the few ones that are left, you’ll only be paid a "survival wage." It keeps you afloat, but it won’t build you a future. In fact, with bills and family, it can make you poorer.

If your goal is to move into the middle class, which is the most realistic goal for most of us from humble backgrounds, then your strategy cannot be:

1. Waiting only for public sector jobs.
2. Limiting yourself to just your city or state.

The harsh truth is that unemployment is higher in many northern cities than it is in the south. That means your chances of landing a good job here are slimmer.

As young people, we must be pragmatic in coming up with solutions. I think these 4 practical moves can help:

1. Look to the private sector - While you’re still hoping for government, go hard for private companies. They pay better. They train you faster. They expose you to bigger opportunities.

2. Be mobile - Don’t be fixated on staying in your state or town. Be open to Lagos, Abuja, PH, Kano, anywhere with opportunity. Build yourself there first. When you’ve made it, you can always come back home and give back.

3. Polish your skills - A degree alone won’t pay bills. What problem can you solve? Learn a skill. Tech, sales, logistics, content, trades. Make yourself valuable.

4. Start something small - Having a degree doesn’t mean you must have a 9-5. The goal is to have a source of livelihood. It can be a business, a side hustle, catering, farming, e-business. Start small. Grow it.

Just be out and work hard.

I hope we succeed.

[Rufybaba @Rufyb]

Porter's Five Forces and how you think about it when you evaluate that business or company.

✑ Buyer's power: Can customers force prices down?
The strategic implication is that strong buyers weaken pricing power (the cement guys can not relate sha, but the brewery guys can relate very well).

✑ Supplier's power: Can suppliers raise input costs?
The strategic implication is that strong suppliers squeeze gross margin.

✑ Rivalry: How hard are competitors fighting?
The strategic implication is that high rivalry compresses margins and raises spend.

✑ Threat of substitutes: Can customers solve the same need differently?
The strategic implication is that substitutes cap pricing and growth (NB: Pepsi is not a substitute for Coca-Cola. A Chivita juice or even bottled water looks more like a substitute).

✑ Threat of entrants: Can new players enter easily?
The strategic implication is that low barriers reduce long-term returns (for more than twenty years, we have not seen another entrant in the telco space).

And then there is one last one that does not get mentioned often: "regulatory power". This one can cascade every other force.

For example, MTNN is green in four of Porter's Five Forces. Even the last one (rivalry) is increasingly weakening. But "regulation" has a very strong hold on their business (re: the 2015 fine, capital repatriation, NIN-SIM, tariff-hike embargo, etc.).

[AⓂAA @4hmadu]

@sisihauwa @Rovingheights Yup, Surulere and another store somewhere on the island

[Aminu Dalhat @AminuDalhat]

If you don’t have a familiar surname, not born in money or power, your network isn’t strong to get you into those high paying government parastatals, don’t waste your time looking for a government job.

You are better off in the private sector.

[FéMi | NGX BUFF @the_goodfemi]

Nigerian Exchange Group made more money than every listed company in Q1.
Over 100% revenue growth.

Yet every weekend, their website disappears for maintenance like it’s running on a generator.

You literally have to download any company result you want to study before Friday evening because once it’s weekend, the site may be gone.

An exchange that wants global investors cannot keep operating with fragile technology infrastructure.

@ngxgrp @ngxregco fix this thing.

[Aminu Dalhat @AminuDalhat]

Having an interview? Try these tricks to stand out.

1. Black or navy blue suits on a plain white shirt and a matching tie.

2. Insert a visible pen into the front pocket of the suit.

3. Carry a nice black book to the interview panel.

4. Once they start asking you questions, bring out the pen, open the book and start writing something.

5. Do this whenever they are explaining something technical.

6. You may refer back to the book when you are answering their questions.

7. Most importantly, know your stuff.

[Ifeanyi ifebi @Nnewi300]

Our last born called me sometime ago to say that his name was on the list of those going for NYSC..

I said my congratulations, happy that he will soon become a government pikin earning minimum wage.

The next thing he said made me hiss so loudly that my colleague at work asked me what's wrong..

"Bros they said my jamb registration number has been used by someone else"

"How is that possible?" I asked.

"I don't know." He replied. Obviously frustrated with the whole thing.

I dropped the call and went to the only place I was sure I could get the information I need.

NAIRALAND.

I looked for the NYSC thread for corpers and started to read through over 50 pages of information..

People complained about the same issue in the past and they wrote about how they resolved it.

I called my brother back and told him to go to jamb office in owerri to complain.

He simply told me the student affairs officer suggested the same thing.

He went to jamb office, made some payments and the issue was sorted out.

He went back to the student affairs officer with some information from jamb and that was it.

Dude was in camp weeks ago..

This morning I learnt of someone who missed camping last month because of the same issue.

He had a nairaland account but wasn't aware that he could have gotten the information there.

They simply told him to wait for the next batch and he went home to sleep.

Today is Monday..

I just want to remind you how valuable NAIRALAND is if you are a job seeker, looking for how to apply for a study visa, following up on current recruitment, infact anything.

Just Google the information you need and add nairaland..

Boom you will see information that will help you sort whatever problem you are having.

Please we also have people fraudulent intentions on nairaland. So be careful too.

Have a great week!

[Rufybaba @Rufyb]

Zenith vs GTCO 🔥🔥🔥

[Aminu Dalhat @AminuDalhat]

Every day, new data tells us Nigeria’s economic reality.

Yet:
We see huge numbers of luxury cars
High-end real estate expanding
BDCs booming

Something doesn’t add up.

If you see it, let me know.

[ROYZ @royzkingin]

Ramadan has just concluded, and I’ve emerged as a changed person.

Fasting wasn’t just about abstaining from food; it was about depriving my ego, curbing my desires, and discovering that true strength lies in quiet persistence and unassuming power.

In the solitude of hunger, I found clarity. In restraint, I found control. In prayer, I found peace.

O Allah, please don’t let me lose the insights I gained during this Ramadan. May this experience not be a fleeting moment, but a transformative journey.

Eid Mubarak 🤍

[𝗠𝘂𝗵𝗲𝗲 ♛ @muheediva01]

One thing about life… it will humble the person who tried to humble you

[AⓂAA @4hmadu]

I said this last year, today CSCS announced plan to transition to T+1 effective 29th May 2026.

👏🏼

[AⓂAA @4hmadu]

@ScFidelis In 2025, a T+1 is all that's needed (for local trade settlement)

Banks & NIBSS = NIBSS settlement happens 4 times every day. The 3rd clearance is usually around 2:15-2:40pm (which coincides with NGX trade closing time). The 4th clearance (usually around 5-6pm) can cater for EOD

[Rolayo @rolayomide]

Education is not a scam.
Going to good schools is worth it.
The type of exposure that my mind has gotten in my MBA, especially in the past few days, has changed my perspective about the world and life.
Get out of your comfort zone & see a world that is bigger than what you know

[Abubakar Suleiman - previously blue ticked @suleimana]

Study the thing you fear the most, challenge the logic of your anger, know the people you despise.

If you are right to fear them, you get to know your enemy. And if you are mistaken, you will be freed of the poison.

Be it a clan, a tribe, a nation or a religion. Read to be free

[Chisom Agbafor @ChisomAgbafor]

This colleague of mine is always the first to arrive.

8:00am sharp.

She finishes her work early, keeps everything organized, but leaves by 5pm on the dot.

Meanwhile there’s this guy who stays till 8pm every night because there is no light in his house.

They called him “hardworking.”

That was the day I realized something:

Productivity doesn’t impress people.

Visible suffering does.

[Elelu Ayoola @EleluAyoola]

“Allah will not forgive me…”

My first visit to Northern Nigeria was in 2018 when I was posted to Nasarawa State for my one-year compulsory NYSC. Before then, I had never travelled beyond Enugu State. The North was completely new territory for me.

When my call-up letter came out and I saw Nasarawa State, I prepared myself mentally for the journey.

There was no direct vehicle from Aba to Lafia, so I was advised to travel to Makurdi, Benue State first, then continue to Nasarawa. I arrived at the park in Makurdi around 4:30pm and immediately found a vehicle loading for Lafia. I entered and waited.

For over 30 minutes, I was the only passenger.

Concerned about the time, I approached the driver and told him I might need to find an alternative since it was getting late and this was my first time traveling to the North. He begged me to stay and promised:

“No matter what happens, I will carry you to your destination.”

I trusted him and went back to my seat.

Around 6:00pm, another vehicle arrived from Enugu with six passengers heading to Lafia. The vehicle I had been sitting in could only carry six people. The loaders began transferring their luggage into my vehicle and asked one of them to board another car. The group refused — they insisted on traveling together.

Then something shocking happened.

The agberos brought out my bags and told me to find another vehicle.

I was angry and frustrated. It was getting dark. I didn’t know the town. I had already waited for over an hour. When I realized the loaders were Igbo like me, I pleaded with them in Igbo. They didn’t listen.

I walked up to the driver and reminded him of his promise. I told him it wasn’t fair to abandon me now that he had seen full passengers.

He was quiet for a moment.

Then he said something I will never forget:

“If I do this to you, Allah will not forgive me.”

He asked all six passengers to come down from his vehicle and told them to board another car.

The loaders were furious. They insulted him, calling him a bad businessman who didn’t have sense.

But the driver stood his ground.

He returned my bags into the vehicle, started the engine, and began driving, with only me as his passenger.

I couldn’t believe it.

He crossed River Benue with just me in the car and kept driving. At that point, I even started feeling sorry for him. If I were in his position, would I have done the same?

About three to five minutes into the journey, he received a call from the park. Another vehicle had just arrived with five passengers going to Lafia.

He looked at me and asked, “Should I turn back?”

I said yes.

He reversed, returned to the park, picked up the five passengers, and we finally headed to Lafia.

That was my first personal encounter with a Muslim man in the North.

Till today, I still think about the spirit that made that driver willing to carry just one passenger — at his own loss — simply because he gave his word.

You may be Christian.
You may be Muslim.
You may be a traditional worshipper.

But before anything else, we are human beings.

There are good people in every religion.
There are bad people in every religion.

Your prayer should simply be this:
May you never meet a bad person irrespective of religion or tribe.

Kalu Kelechi Kalu

[Notadeepdive @readnotadeepdve]

In a ₦5.2 trillion company, that’s a rounding error.

Also, MoMo PSB has 3.7 million active wallets, far from its target of 30 to 40 million.

Sunday's Notadeepdive is worth reading:

https://t.co/pU0xEQm3jy