Babs Osho 🌍

#Sustainability | Climate Change | @BristolUni & @commschols Alum | Fellow @STGEUI

[Oreoluwa Bukola, CFA. @BukkyOA]

I am a sucker for educational podcasts.

But there are only a handful of podcasts that have truly changed me in unimaginable ways.

Read the thread for those and the links to them.

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[Olúwáférànmi Adéyemo, PhD @FeranmiFerary]

🚨GLOBAL TALENT VISA (Research Route) X SPACE 🚨

Following the numerous messages and questions from prospective applicants on how to successfully apply for the UK Global Talent Visa (Research Category), I’ll be hosting an insightful X Space this Sunday featuring current GTV recipients 🎓🇬🇧

They’ll be sharing:
✨ Their application journey
✨ Key strategies and lessons learned
✨ Common mistakes to avoid
✨ Tips for building a strong portfolio/evidence

If you’re a researcher, academic, PhD student, or aspiring applicant considering the Global Talent Visa research route, this conversation will be highly valuable.

You’ll also have the opportunity to connect with recipients in your field and ask them questions about recent changes and how to better prepare your application.

🗓 Date: May 17
⏰ Time: 5PM (GMT+1)
📍Venue: X Space

https://t.co/g3Bz0bPpms

Please help retweet: @taadelodun @ireteeh @iamkayfactor @TosinOlugbenga @the_Lawrenz @oko_chukwuemeka @AskMichaelTaiwo @Yemisiolufemi

[Sir J (J9) @SirJarus]

TotalEnergies Young Graduate Program

0-3 years experience.

Recommended

https://t.co/xCx4uQSleL

[KPMG Nigeria @KPMG_NG]

We are proud to announce that KPMG Nigeria has had the privilege of contributing to the White Paper on 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬.

[Akíntúndé Babátúndé @olorunwababs]

There have been so many takes on privilege, access, and background since Femi Otedola announced his book, “Making it Big.”

Some saw inspiration in his story. Others scoffed: What does a man born into privilege have to teach the rest of us about making it big?

It’s a fair question, and the heat of the debate reveals something deeper about how we think about success.

I grew up watching classmates whose parents’ names opened doors mine never could. One could fail an exam, switch schools, move abroad, and somehow still land on their feet. That’s what privilege does: it softens the fall. It lowers the cost of failure and makes risk less terrifying. Even being “comfortably middle class,” gives you a push that others — the real hustlers — don’t have.

But here’s what is also true: plenty of privileged people amount to nothing. I have seen heirs burn through fortunes, powerful last names lose their sheen, and the children of governors and tycoons fade into irrelevance. Having a head start doesn’t mean you will reach the finish line … and certainly doesn’t guarantee you will build something enduring.

That is why dismissing Otedola’s story outright misses the point. Yes, he started ahead, but he also kept running. Privilege alone doesn’t multiply itself. It still takes vision to scale what you inherited, grit to keep going when you could just coast, and competence to not lose it all.

Does this mean his story is relatable? No, not fully. But is it useless? Not at all.

And if we are being completely honest, in one way or the other, we all have privileges that have softened the journey for us. It might not be as massive or visible as Otedola’s, but privilege is privilege. Maybe it was a teacher who believed in you. A parent who paid for your school fees. A mentor who made a call on your behalf. A safety net you didn’t even realize you had.

Success is usually a cocktail of three ingredients: privilege, hard work, and luck. The proportions differ, but you will find all three somewhere in the mix. So perhaps instead of asking, “Can a privileged man teach me anything?”, we should ask, “Which parts of his story can I actually learn from?”

Study his mindset, his strategy, his ability to multiply opportunities but don’t delude yourself about the role his safety net played. At the same time, don’t assume you’d automatically do better in his shoes.

Otedola’s story is not a “grass to grace” fairy tale. But it is a story worth telling, and even more worth interrogating.

[KPMG Nigeria @KPMG_NG]

𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 – 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝!
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[Team Marwick @TeamMarwick2025]

Togetherness isn’t just about equal effort. it’s about showing up when it counts.
Cheering our team the loudest

At the games we don’t just win medals and enjoy the bragging rights

We make our voices heard, we keeping going, we are Marwickians, we are relentless.

[Eric Gugua @eric_gugua]

Five things that can greatly improve your productivity!💯💯
Sending this again so you can be reminded!📌

Do better!

[Sir J (J9) @SirJarus]

Advice for fresh grads willing to go into 9-5

- subscribe to job boards like HotNigerianJobs

- start practising job tests (SHL, GMAT etc free resources online)

- if your field has some important professional exams and you are capable of funding it, enrol

- polish your communication skills

- avoid negative people that will tell you you can never get jobs

- identify 3-5 successful people in your field and follow them on social media or LinkedIn

- explore scholarship opportunities

- apply aggressively for jobs

- network, stay close to friends from school in similar situation, and keep in touch with seniors who are now working

[DON “Tobechukwu” Ade 👑 @Row_Haastrup]

This story reminds me of my own testimony.
Shared it here previously…

I just lost from my job with no sign of another job in sight, right in the heat of Covid.

I did a 3-day vigil and went into the book of Esther, using that book as the weapon in my prayers. The prayer was FAVOUR
I went for an interview where the MD was there; he is a Christian & seemed to like me but my ask was high for him as per their budget for that role.

I went home & still continued in my vigils & prayers with my wife.
I was called some days later that I had been given the job & would be paid the salary I asked for.
Now this is where it gets interesting…

After about a month of resumption, the MD called me into his office & said something strange happened after the interviews.
He said they had already prepared the offer letter of a second guy who did well as me but his ask was within budget so that was why they went with him.

However, on the night before they were to call him to give him his offer letter, while he was asleep, he heard a very audible voice inside his bedroom call my full name, he woke up, looked around & there was no one.

He said the voice never left his head until he got to the office the next morning & told the HR not to send the offer to the other guy, but prepare mine with the salary I asked for, & that was when I was called for the job.

[KPMG Nigeria @KPMG_NG]

The KPMG Graduate Trainee Programme 2026 is officially open!

Are you a young, ambitious graduate eager to build a successful career in a dynamic, innovative, and world-class environment? This is your opportunity!

🔗 Apply now: https://t.co/mrf7oTbTdc

#KPMGGraduateTrainee2026

[Talk Church @churchtalkative]

Sexy isn't Christ nature. It meant for the bedroom not to be broadcasted.

[Dr. God Abeg ooo @josh_uglyasf]

Atleast, let’s listen to a multi millionaire/billionaire talk about this things. Let those who have kept their home for decades speak and not the single people who haven’t even made a pint of wealth laying out gruesomely horrendous standards

[Talk Church @churchtalkative]

Sexy isn't Christ nature. It meant for the bedroom not to be broadcasted.

[Mehari Taddele Maru @DrMehari]

Scholarships for Experts and Young Leaders from Southern Africa!

An opportunity to hone your expertise in geopolitics and foresight.

Young African Leaders Programme (YALP) @STGEUI @EUI_EU and @issafrica @ISSAfricaFR offer an executive training course for young professionals, experts, and leaders interested in geopolitics and multilateralism.

Apply now, don't miss this opportunity!

https://t.co/ByOcFGXknu

[KPMG Nigeria @KPMG_NG]

Thrilled to announce that submissions are now open for the Internal Audit Student Article Writing Competition.

Deadline: 25 May 2024

Send your articles to the following email: [email protected]

Don't miss this chance to win exciting prizes.
#InternalAudit

[Babs Osho 🌍 @babsosho]

@richardokunolar That armed assailant part cracked me up 😄 😄

[KPMG Nigeria @KPMG_NG]

Join Segun Sowande, Head of Strategy & Markets and Head, Management Consulting at KPMG West Africa, along with other experts, for a panel discussion on "Navigating Succession Dynamics in African Family Businesses: Balancing Tradition and Innovation."

#KPMG #FamilyBusiness

[MIKE BAMILOYE @mikebamiloye]

BIBLE READING GUIDE FOR THE YEAR, you can save it on your page and also post it. You can use it in your ministry and church.

[Babs Osho 🌍 @babsosho]

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