We did it!
The project I’ve been pouring my heart into is finally complete.
Every stage came with lessons, challenges, and little wins I can’t wait to share.
Stick around 😊
The best part of the story is just about to begin.
On Saturday, we took our Cyber Awareness Outreach to Okene Market.
The response was amazing! People listened, asked questions, and even shared their own stories.
Step by step, we’re helping our community stay sharp & cyber-aware.
More pictures & highlights loading. Stay tuned!
Top Halal NGX stocks and Money Market Funds in 2026:
Stocks:
Okomu Oil
Presco
BUA Cement
Dangote Sugar
NASCON
BUA Foods
Fidson Healthcare
Money Market Funds:
Lotus Halal Equity ETF
Lotus Fixed Income Fund
Afrinvest Halal Fund
FBN Halal Fund
TAJ Bank Sukuk
I was chatting with one of my mentees over the weekend about interviews, and while I was trying to explain how he should respond to a particular interview question I found myself going back to the 4 quadrants for prioritization, just to drive my point home.
I just thought to share this here because it’s such a simple but powerful tool, especially when everything feels urgent at the same time.
So basically, you put your tasks into four quadrants:
First quadrant: things you just have to do.
These are urgent and important. They usually have short deadlines, like 2–3 days, and if you don’t do them on time, there are consequences.
Second quadrant: things you can delay.
They’re important, but not urgent. Maybe the deadline is in 3–4 weeks. It still matters, but it doesn’t need your immediate attention.
Third quadrant: things you can delegate.
These are urgent, but not that important for you to personally handle. The key thing is that the task gets done, whether by you or someone else.
Fourth quadrant: things you can delete or ignore.
Not urgent, not important. You can let them go or push them to a much later time.
Most times, when you actually sit down and categorize your tasks like this, you’ll realize not everything is urgent, and not everything is important.
Have a purposeful week 🌸
This practice took me from 700 naira to making $15k in one year without a mentor or any prior experience.
If you grew up poor, there is a high chance your parents were poor too. That is not an insult. It is a pattern. Study that pattern carefully.
Look at the habits, decisions, and environments that kept them in that position. If they ever told stories about missed opportunities, bad partnerships, fear of taking risks, or lack of information, take those stories seriously.
They are lessons. You are an extension of your parents, environment in a different dimension and generation, and without awareness, you would often repeat the same cycles they were raised in. Your job is to break the parts that did not work.
First, learn a valuable skill. Something people are willing to pay for. But do not stop there. A skill without marketing and sales is invisible. Learn how to present your work, communicate value, and convince people to pay for what you know.
Learn to speak and write clear English. Like it or not, it is still one of the most powerful languages in business, technology, and global opportunities. Communication opens doors that talent alone cannot.
After developing a skill, talk to people. A lot of people. If possible, speak to 2,000 to 3,000 strangers in a year online. Send messages, join discussions, attend virtual rooms, comment on posts, ask questions, and participate in conversations about business and money. Opportunities often come through networks, not silence.
Numbers matter.
Also understand that you cannot do life completely alone. Find at least one person you can speak to honestly when things get hard. Someone you can vent to, exchange ideas with, or receive perspective from.
Everyone needs a sounding board.
Reduce distractions. Too much focus on chasing pleasure, relationships, and temporary excitement can derail long-term goals. For a season of your life, obsession with improvement and financial stability may require discipline and sacrifice.
Practice daily affirmations and mental conditioning. The way you speak to yourself shapes how you act. Confidence, persistence, and belief are built through repetition.
Compete with yourself, not with other people. Your target should be beating your previous performance. Improve your output, your knowledge, your network, and your discipline year after year.
Be visible online. Share what you are learning, what you are building, and what you are thinking about. The internet rewards visibility. People cannot support or hire someone they cannot see.
Be careful around people who dismiss everything as “cruise.” Life is not a permanent joke. If you are not careful, you can cruise your way straight into long-term poverty.
And when you finally start making money, do not relax too early. Learn how to grow it, invest it, and multiply it. Financial progress is not about one win. It is about building momentum and continuing to move forward.
And join my Wednesday spaces 8:00 pm WAT today to learn how to make money.
10 Tips to Appear Smart in Meetings
(What’s your favourite?)
1. Stand up and draw a Venn Diagram
Even before you’ve put that marker down, your colleagues will begin fighting about what exactly the labels should be and how big the circles should be, etc.
In Nigeria, there’s an inclusion gap in professional events that many Muslim attendees experience quietly.
When conferences and networking events are planned, organisers often think about publicity, aesthetics, and logistics. But faith considerations are frequently overlooked, even when Muslim professionals are part of the audience.
Last Ramadan, I attended a two-day youth conference in Lagos. Day 2 was held in a church. When we arrived, the service was still ongoing, and attendees waited outside until it ended before the conference setup began.
And I want to be honest about the human side of it.
Imagine how I felt. I had paid for the event, travelled across states, I am Muslim, and it was Ramadan. I did not like it at all.
A friend shared a similar experience. She only discovered the venue was a church after paying, and the registration fee was not small.
Since sharing this, several Muslim professionals have shared similar experiences. Many people are simply not comfortable in those settings, and that discomfort deserves consideration.
I understand that organisers may not always plan around Muslim prayer times. People can step out to pray. That is not the core issue.
The deeper issue is transparency and inclusion.
A church is not a neutral venue for every attendee. If Muslim participants will be present, choosing a faith-based venue without clear communication before registration can place people in an uncomfortable position or leave them feeling overlooked.
To make the point clearer, imagine a professional event hosted inside a mosque with non-Muslims in attendance, without prior notice. Many would understandably pause, ask questions, or opt out. That would not be intolerance. It would be personal conviction and comfort.
Inclusion means planning with that awareness.
To event organisers: if you care about diverse participation, choose neutral venues where possible. If a faith-based venue is unavoidable, communicate early. Give people the dignity of informed consent. Provide a prayer space and build short breaks into the programme where possible.
To Muslim professionals: confirm the venue before making payment. Ask direct questions. Plan for your prayers. Protect your deen.
Inclusion is not only who is invited. It is who is considered in the details.
Professional spaces should not require anyone to quietly compromise their faith in order to belong.
@pm_series I am very optimistic that you're going to get it by God's grace, considering your project management proficiency and dedicated to do this.
Rooting for you sir
@Nwankwo43891309@wuzi2304 Exactly what I wanted to know, Thanks
It comes with a personal charger, right?
Does it also come with a type to type C cord for laptop?
Your usefulness to your parents may not go beyond help me charge my phone, help me call so and so, help me check this, what is this and the like.
Do these things diligently. That mansion you are thinking of building for them may never happen.