Samuel Edem

Medical Doctor

[Samuel Edem @TheValueDoctor]

The internet can HARM you.

I think it's time we talk about it

A thread🧵

[Sheila of the Most High @sheilatebra]

I really love the idea of a Christian who quietly fixes their walk with God and tells no one.
They just start waking up for early morning prayer. Start opening their Bible every day. Start giving quietly and generously. Start interceding for others in secret.
No post. No story update. No "look at my spiritual growth" caption.
Just a quiet transformation that only Heaven noticed the kind Jesus talked about when He said, “Your Father who sees in secret will reward you.”

That’s the true flex. Not the public testimony. The secret-place consistency.

[Viral Gospel @viralgospelhq]

A lot of people have gotten rich off your insecurity!

You must learn the Psychology of money. It takes a lot of discipline to have a future!

[Samuel Edem @TheValueDoctor]

I'll be back soon.

[Nathaniel Bassey @nathanielblow]

Dear START UPS, those present at Day 5, don’t take the prayer we prayed over you lightly ! Very soon, we shall be announcing your names on HC as one of our partners in Jesus’ name !

[Morris Monye @Morris_Monye]

When you find your infinite money glitch, be ruthless in stacking up that money.

It’s not as infinite as you think.

[Samuel Edem @TheValueDoctor]

Na once everybody eye clear

[Ungugu, MD @whales_medics]

Post-medical school, you wonder what the stupid competition was for??

[Morris Monye @Morris_Monye]

For me, this is the best way live. A simple, non-descript life.

Let those that know you know you.

[Somto Okonkwo @General_Somto]

LAGOS: Moment a Biker Stepped In To Calm a Road Rage Incident Between a Man And a Woman Behind The Wheel. 👀

[Dhaboy 😎 @dhaboy01]

Everything seems not to be working for him after he lost his job but Grace found him.. 🍿🎬

[Apostle Emmanuel Iren @pst_iren]

Guard your heart.
Watch what you watch.

[Tosin.X @Dontee___]

A man of wisdom.. A man of courage!

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

I’m convinced that the ability to remain unshaken by the minor inconveniences of life puts you ahead of 95% of people. Emotional control is the ultimate power. Few have it. Not every collision or slight deserves your energy. You can just let them float by.

[nduka omeife @ndukaomeife]

Some time ago, when things were really tough for me financially, I decided to do something unusual.

One Sunday, we were having a men's meeting in church, planning for our District Men's Programme. We needed to feed the men for the two-day programme.

I don't know what came over me, but I told the president:

"I will take care of the feeding."

Deep down, I knew I didn't have the money. 😭

Days passed, and I completely forgot about my promise.

Then on Thursday, just before the programme, I was sitting in my office when my phone rang.

"Nduka, about the feeding you promised to take care of—the food vendor said it will cost ₦XYZ."

Ah! 😭

I suddenly remembered.

I dropped the phone and thought:

"Oh God! I don't have this money."

But I continued with my work.

Not long after, my office landline rang.

"Nduka, please, we need you to do a portrait for us."

I gave them my bill.

They paid immediately.

I looked at the amount.

It was enough!

I quickly called the church and transferred the money for the feeding.

I was still thanking God when the brother from church called again.

"Nduka, sorry, we forgot to add the refreshments for the night vigil."

Ah! 😂

Okay o.

And then...

My office landline rang AGAIN.

"Nduka, sorry. We actually need TWO portraits, not one. Please give us the bill for the second portrait."

I gave them the bill.

They paid immediately again.

I called the church and transferred the additional money for the refreshments.

I just sat there amazed.

Oh my God. Thank You, Lord! 🙏🏿

That experience did something to me.

My confidence in God's provision grew mightily that day.

Sometimes, you may not know where the provision will come from.

You may not know how God will make a way.

But I have learnt from my own journey that God can send provision from a direction you never expected, at the very moment you need it.

Praise the Lord! 🙏🏿❤️

[Pastor to the Bad Boys @abolajiadeola]

This robotics surgery thing is small, compared to what RCCG has planned. We are bringing bone marrow transplant for sickle cell treatment soon.

[Aji Bussu Onye Mpiawa azụ 🇨🇮 @AfamDeluxo]

Is there any way to get this video in front of everyone living in Nigeria? Nigerians in the diaspora, please help circulate it widely. Abeg, this message needs to reach as many people as possible.

[Apostle Emmanuel Iren @pst_iren]

Pay your workers promptly!

[Alex Onyia @winexviv]

Nigeria trains doctors and nurses, then frustrates them until they leave for UK, Europe, Canada and America.

Our politicians destroy the hospitals at home, fall sick, then fly abroad only to be treated by the same Nigerians they forced out, at 300 times the cost.

What a foolish country.

[Dr Joe Abah, OON @DrJoeAbah]

Apart from DG NAFDAC's highly inappropriate laughter, it is instructive that the successes she mentioned were financial achievements, the agency's maturity level, and membership in select bodies.

Of course, these are important, but when assessing an agency’s performance, we must always return to the mandate. Even the NAFDAC name emphasises that the agency’s main purpose is food and drugs administration and control. That is what we must judge NAFDAC by, in addition to the functions set out for it by law in Section 5 of its establishment Act, none of which are financial, by the way.

So the real test of success should be: What is the prevalence level of fake and substandard medicines, food, drinks and cosmetics in Nigeria?

Dora Akunyili brought down the prevalence of fake drugs from 41% to 10%. I believe that Paul Orhii further brought it down to 8%.

Today, the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria and the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria say that independent research shows that 50% of drugs in circulation are fake, falsified or substandard! NAFDAC disputes this and says it is only 15%, presumably based on its own sampling. But even if we were to go with NAFDAC’s figures, it is clear that we have regressed as a country.

The focus of an agency must always squarely be on its core mandate. Yes, financial performance, organisational maturity and membership of select groups are important but they pale into insignificance if the core mandate is not being delivered.

You can have a very well-run organisation with shiny financial and organisational statistics but that is not fulfilling its mandate. On the other hand, you could have an agency that is delivering its mandate and saving lives but is managed in a disorganised fashion. If the public were forced to choose only one out of the two agencies, the choice would be clear.

My honest opinion is that NAFDAC has been overwhelmed and needs help. NAFDAC should retain the setting of standards to ensure uniformity but the Constitution should be amended to enable state governments to enforce those standards jointly with NAFDAC.

Of course, it is only drugs and poisons that are on the Exclusive Legislative List. A state government can control food and drinks in its domain and the bigger killers now appear to be adulterated foods and drinks, even more than fake drugs. State governments should do more to protect the lives of their people.

I am Ezemmuo. I know things.

[Eni Adeoluwa @Enioluwa]

I got to interview Alhaji Aliko Dangote.
It has changed my life.

[Imran Muhammad @Imranmuhdz]

We are not expensive people and maintaining us is not expensive. Me, my daughters, and my family we are very down-to-earth. I have lived in my house for 36 years. We don’t have any needs. There is nothing I haven’t seen. What I want to leave as a legacy is the industrialization of Africa.

- Aliko Dangote

[Elizabeth Jesulade @Jesulade_EA]

Open your camera app, scan and start reading the word of God.