Another milestone 😁, I just completed the second part of skills plus Egypt scholarship on "Network Essentials". Now onto the last phase on "Enterprise Network" 🚀 #networking#SkillsPlusEgypt#certification
🎉 Another Milestone Achieved 🎉
Proud to announce that I've earned my first certification in Linux Essentials through the NDG Linux Essentials certification course 🐧💻
Excited to continue expanding my skills and knowledge in the world of IT🚀 #Certification#Linux#NDG
1. Understand that you're an engineer first, a great engineer isn't necessarily the one with the most tools in their toolbox, a great engineer makes things work, they understand how and why things work and most importantly, a great engineer makes the life of everyone easier.
Over 150 women and children in Kwara state have been in the forest living with terrorists since February 2026!
That's a whooping 4 months!
Have you seen the Kwara state governor still talk about them?
What of Ahmed and Remi Tinubu?
When I say I can't associate with APC, some feel I'm exerggerating
The party is evil.
I’ve seen a lot of people from the comment session ask:
“Won’t deriving balances from a long ledger history cause massive latency?”
Yes, if you’re recalculating millions of ledger entries every time a user opens their app.
So here’s what most banks and mature fintechs actually do:
The ledger still remains the source of truth,
A balance snapshot is maintained for fast reads,
Every transaction updates both the ledger and the balance atomically within the same database transaction.
When you check your account balance, you’re usually reading the snapshot, not replaying years of transaction history.
The ledger is for accuracy and auditing.
The balance is for speed.
If anything ever looks off, the balance can be recomputed from the ledger.
Trust that is very clear now ?
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Please release these children for the sake of our shared humanity
I am deeply shocked and heartbroken by the condition in which these abducted school children are, as seen from their flagellated bodies. It is a painful reminder of the depth of insecurity in our land.
I have always made it clear that the society we abuse today will take its revenge on our children tomorrow. When I first began making that statement, some of these children were not even born. This is a classic example of how the abuse of governance and society today can produce devastating consequences long after the abusers are gone.
It is on the same line that I argue that the loans our leaders take today will hurt our children in the future, as many of them will mature for repayment and consequences long after we are gone.
To those holding these children, I make a direct appeal to your conscience. Remember that these are innocent children - sons and daughters of people who have placed their hopes, dreams, and entire future in them. In every one of them, you will find reflections of your own children, your own family, and your own humanity.
No grievance, no hardship, no justification can ever outweigh the sanctity of a child’s life and innocence. Whatever path has led to this moment, there is still room for remorse, for humanity, and for a change of heart.
I therefore appeal to your sense of mercy: release these children immediately. Let them go. Return them safely to society to reunite with their families. -PO
As a beginner in DevOps, you just want things to work — a CI/CD pipeline that runs, a Dockerfile that builds. As you grow, your standards shift. You start optimizing pipelines for speed, writing Docker images that are lean and secure. The goal stops being "it works" 😄
Profile Update 👇🏾
Name: Dr Iretioluwa Akerele
Director, CybariK Limited
Co-Founder, CyBlack
Visiting Lecturer, United Kingdom
Certified Information Security Manager
Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control
ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Cybersecurity Career Coach and Mentor
I have supported over 80 organizations to achieve compliance to best practice standards and frameworks
Big Name 💪
State visits by Leaders are not tourism, and diplomacy is not a fashion parade. Every foreign trip undertaken by a government must deliver measurable benefits to the people, including investments, technology transfer, trade agreements, factory expansion, industrial partnerships, and job creation.
During President Trump’s recent visit to China, the American delegation reportedly included a few top government officials, and many of the biggest figures in global business and technology:
Consequently, huge trade deals worth several billion dollars including about 200 Boeing orders were achieved.
The list of the entourage included
1. Donald J. Trump – President of the United States
2. Marco Rubio – Secretary of State
3. Pete Hegseth – Secretary of Defence
4. Elon Musk – CEO, Tesla & SpaceX
5. Jensen Huang – CEO, Nvidia
6. Tim Cook – CEO, Apple
7. Larry Fink – CEO, BlackRock
8. Stephen Schwarzman – CEO, Blackstone
9. Kelly Ortberg – CEO, Boeing
10. Brian Sikes – CEO, Cargill
11. Jane Fraser – CEO, Citigroup
12. Larry Culp – CEO, General Electric
13. David Solomon – CEO, Goldman Sachs
14. Sanjay Mehrotra – CEO, Micron Technology
15.Cristiano Amon – CEO, Qualcomm
16. Dina P. McCormick – President of Meta
17. Ryan McInerney – CEO, Visa
18. Michael Miebach – President, Mastercard
19. Jim Anderson – CEO, Coherent
20. Jacob Thaysen – CEO, Illumina
That is how serious nations approach diplomacy, by aligning foreign policy with economic expansion, industrial growth, innovation, and national productivity.
I hope that lessons can be learned from these recent visits comparing them with the President of Nigeria’s recent state visit to the United Kingdom.
A large entourage of politicians, aides, and government officials travelled, yet Nigerians are still asking a simple question: what exactly did Nigeria bring home?
Which factories are coming to Nigeria?
What power, technology, manufacturing, agricultural, or industrial agreements were secured?
How many direct jobs will this visit create for Nigerian youths?
What investments were attracted?
What measurable economic outcomes can the ordinary Nigerian point to?
The delegation reportedly included:
1. President Bola Tinubu
2. Senator (Mrs) Tinubu
3.12 governors
4.9 ministers
5.7 members of the National Assembly
6. Over 20 senior State House staff
7. Over 30 security personnel
8. Over 10 domestic staff
9. Several supporters and associates
It is not enough to ride horses, wear matching uniforms, attend royal banquets, and release glossy photographs. Symbolism without substance cannot feed hungry citizens.
Today, Nigeria is in decline, battling serious insecurity, food insecurity, unemployment, a weakened naira, declining industrial productivity, and worsening poverty.
At a time when millions of Nigerians struggle daily to afford food and survive economic hardship, every kobo spent on foreign trips must produce tangible national value: investments, factories, jobs, exports, infrastructure, and economic opportunities.
Nigeria needs leadership that is focused less on optics and more on productivity; less on ceremony and more on measurable economic results.
A New Nigeria is POssible. -PO
@fhuzzyyy@jed_bezos4@Benn_X1@enyinna_ The possibility of almost everyone who you see at the top today making it as of sometime was zero. One thing that happens before you succeed is life testing your conviction and that's were most people fail. You have to bet on yourself regardless of the odds or the environment.
Dear Obidients all over Nigeria,
The Excel spreadsheet below shows the list of Individuals who rode on the Obidient wave to secure their seat then dumped the movement that made them to join the very evil we are up against (APC)
Remember that some of our colleagues died for this course while some continue to live with the injuries they sustained for standing tall for the movement.
Mark their names, they must NEVER return in 2027 neither shall we allow them back into the NDC.
NO FORGIVENESS!
I have been looking for the right vocabulary to express the sadness I felt watching that video. I haven't found it yet.
How do you go on a platform with a global appeal to make such a derogatory statement about Nigerians who against all odds are pushing themselves to be productive.
That video irks me.
If you like be a heaven-class engineer, not just world class engineer, your local market will determine what you get paid.
This is how global markets work!
Also, the earlier you understand that your skills and expertise are just small components of what determines your rate, the better for you.
You need a different strategy to maximise your income.
Even within Nigeria, a senior software engineer at Moniepoint will earn more than a Head of Engineering or even CTO at a small startup. It does not necessarily mean that the Moniepoint engineer works harder or is more knowledgeable and experienced.
In every market, companies are in tiers and the 'market rate' depends on the the company's tier.
Outside of tech, do you think medical doctors have a uniform salary in Nigeria? I picked medicine as an example because there is limited supply of doctors, yet the market still decides the rate.
Fellow Nigerians, good morning.
I woke up this morning after my church service with a deeply reflective heart, and despite every constraint, I felt compelled to share these thoughts with you.
Many people do not truly understand the silent pains some of us carry daily—the private struggles, emotional burdens, and quiet battles we face while trying to survive and serve sincerely in difficult circumstances.
We now live in an environment that has become increasingly toxic, where the very system that should protect and create opportunities for decent living often works against the people—a society where intimidation, insecurity, endless scrutiny, and discouragement have become normal.
More painful is when some of those you associate with, believing you would find understanding and solidarity among them, become part of the pressure you face. Some who publicly identify with you privately distance themselves or join in unfair criticism.
We live in a society where humility is mistaken for weakness, respect is seen as a lack of courage, and compassion is treated as foolishness—a system where treating people equally is questioned simply because you refuse to worship status, tribe, class, or power.
Personally, I have never looked down on anyone except to uplift them. I have never used privilege, position, or resources to oppress others, intimidate the weak, or make people feel small. To me, leadership has always been about service, sacrifice, and helping others rise.
Let me state clearly: my decision to leave the ADC is not because our highly respected Chairman, Senator David Mark, treated me badly, nor because my leader and elder brother, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, or any other respected leaders did anything personally wrong to me. I will continue to respect them.
However, the same Nigerian state and its agents that created unnecessary crises and hostility within the Labour Party that forced me to leave now appear to be finding their way into the ADC, with endless court cases, internal battles, suspicion, and division, instead of focusing on deeper national problems and playing politics built more on control and exclusion than on service and nation-building.
Even within spaces where one labours sincerely, one is sometimes treated like an outsider in one’s own home. You and your team become easy targets for every failure, frustration, or misunderstanding, as though honest contribution has become a favour being tolerated rather than appreciated.
And when you choose to leave so that those you are leaving can have peace, and you step out into the cold, you are still maligned and your character is questioned. Despite all your efforts to continue working for a better Nigeria and engaging people with sincerity and goodwill, those who do not wish you well continue to attack your character and question your intentions.
There are moments I ask God in prayer: Why is doing the right thing often misconstrued as wrongdoing in our country? Why is integrity not valued? Why is the prudent management of resources, especially when invested in critical areas like education and healthcare, wrongly labelled as stinginess? Why are humility and obedience to the rule of law often taken to be weakness rather than discipline?
Let me assure all that I am not desperate to be President, Vice President, or Senate President. I am desperate to see a society that can console a mother whose child has been kidnapped or killed while going to school or work. I am desperate to see a Nigeria where people will not live in IDP camps but in their homes. I am desperate for a country where Nigerian citizens do not go to bed hungry, not knowing where their next meal will come from.
Yet, despite everything, I remain resolute. I firmly believe that Nigeria can still become a country with competent leadership based on justice, compassion, and equal opportunity for all.
A new Nigeria is POssible. -PO