If you want people to take you seriously, aim to speak with such articulation that you convey in single sentences what takes people paragraphs to do so. The more clearly you can compress a complicated idea without losing its brevity, the more authority, control and respect people will attribute to you.
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I have seen intelligent people destroy their careers by never learning to play dumb strategically. And there's game theory behind it: in most high-stakes hierarchies, influence is perceived as a zero-sum game. People want to accumulate it, hold it for themselves, and avoid sharing it whenever possible. If you appear "too intelligent," people see you as a threat. Is this ridiculous behavior? Yes, but it happens anyway. Unfortunately, this can lock you out of important networks. The solution: Let others feel superior for a while and try not to make them look stupid next to you.
Here is a long list of Nigerian indigenous upstream exploration and production companies based on NUPRC and NEITI records.
- Seplat Energy Plc
- Oando Energy Resources / Oando E&P
- Aiteo Eastern E&P Company Limited
- Heirs Energies Limited
- Aradel Holdings Plc
- First Exploration & Production (First E&P)
- ND Western Limited
- Neconde Energy Limited
- Amni International Petroleum Development Company
- Famfa Oil Limited
- Oriental Energy Resources Limited
- Midwestern Oil & Gas Company Limited
- Newcross Exploration & Production Limited
- Eroton Exploration & Production Company Limited
- Niger Delta Petroleum Resources (NDPR)
- Conoil Producing Limited
- Energia Limited
- Platform Petroleum Limited
- Pillar Oil Limited
- Moni Pulo Limited
- Green Energy International Limited
- Frontier Oil Limited
- First Hydrocarbon Nigeria (FHN)
- Network Exploration & Production Limited
- Shoreline Natural Resources Limited
- Belema Oil Producing Limited
- Yinka Folawiyo Petroleum Company Limited
- Continental Oil & Gas Company
- Dubri Oil Company Limited
- Enageed Resources Limited
- Excel Exploration & Production Limited
- Millennium Oil & Gas Company Limited
- Brittania-U Nigeria Limited
- Chorus Energy Limited
- Antan Producing Limited
- All Grace Energy Limited
- Sterling Oil Exploration & Energy Production Company Limited (SEEPCO)
- Amalgamated Oil Company Nigeria Limited (AMNI/Amalgamated-related interests)
You know what to do already. Prepare your credentials, check their websites, leverage LinkedIn to connect with staff, and shoot your shots.
Find attached cover letter samples in the comment section.
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Your laptop can have 16GB RAM, Core i7 and still be a very bad purchase.
Before buying a laptop, take not of these 10 things:
1.🔹Go for SSD instead of HDD.
SSD makes the laptop significantly faster when booting, opening apps and transferring files. It also doesn't make the spinning noise HDDs make.
You can check by pressing Ctrl + Shift + Esc → then Performance → then Disk.
2.🔹Having a high RAM isn't enough.
A laptop with 16GB RAM and a weak or old processor can still perform poorly. So it's important to check the processor.
3.🔹 Focus more on the generation of the processor rather than just “Core i5” or “Core i7.”
Never assume an i7 is automatically better than an i5. A newer-generation i5 can outperform an older-generation i7, depending on the specific processors.
When you check the model number for most Intel Core processors, the number immediately after the hyphen tells you the generation.
For example:
i7-6500U = 6th Gen
i5-8250U = 8th Gen
i7-1165G7 = 11th Gen
i5-1235U = 12th Gen
i7-13700H = 13th Gen
4.🔹Don't ignore battery health, especially when buying a used laptop.
To check on a Windows laptop, open Command Prompt and type: powercfg /batteryreport
This will generate a battery report showing the design capacity and full charge capacity. The bigger the gap, the more the battery has degraded.
5.🔹Check the screen quality, not just the size.
A 15.6-inch screen isn't automatically better than a 14-inch one. To confirm, go to Settings → System → Display → Advanced display to check the resolution and refresh rate.
6.🔹Check whether the RAM and SSD can be upgraded.
Some newer laptops have their RAM already soldered, meaning you may not be able to increase it later.
7.🔹Check the ports you need.
USB-A, USB-C, HDMI, SD card slot, headphone jack and other ports can make a difference depending on what you use the laptop for.
8.🔹For a used laptop, test everything.
Don't just open the laptop, see that it boots.
Test the keyboard, trackpad, speakers, microphone, webcam, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, charging port, USB ports, HDMI, hinges and screen.
Open a document and test every key. Play audio through the speakers. Connect to Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Plug in a USB device and test the charger.
9.🔹Buy according to your needs.
For browsing, Microsoft Office, online classes and basic work, you don't necessarily need a high-end laptop.
For programming, heavy multitasking or professional software, you need a strong processor and sufficient RAM.
For video editing, 3D work and serious graphics work, you have to pay attention to the GPU, processor, RAM and display.
For gaming, don't focus on RAM alone. The dedicated GPU, processor, cooling system and display matter a lot.
Stay informed
And
Stay sharp! 🪒
@eagleseyeinc When you have kairos moment, use it, abuse it - in the presence of the king, be his beloved - everything else holds no value
Make mistakes of ambition, not mistakes of sloth - Niccolo Machiavelli
You are not born with value, you build it. If you're a man, you either succeed or get erased. Study your personality, master a single domain, then dominate. The world respects output, not potential. Play the success game like your life depends on it, because it does.
If someone can provoke you, they control you. Your reputation, your position, your momentum, they can all be ruined in one moment of reaction. Let others perform. Let them burn energy. Power belongs to the one who does not flinch.
How to get your spark back.
No 1. Talk to people who energize you. Avoid spending all your time around negativity.
No 2. Talk to people who energize you. Avoid spending all your time around negativity.
No 3. Talk to people who energize you. Avoid spending all your time around negativity.