Wole Soyinka is 81! Happy Birthday Sir
Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde Soyinka is 81! He turned 81 yesterday, 13 June, 2015 and the Connect Nigeria team won’t let one more day go by without celebrating a great Nigerian Playwright, Author, Poet, Political activist as well as the only Nigerian and the first African to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1986. An advocate […]
Learning from Elon Musk: How You Can Change Your World!
Are you one of those who never is excited about Mondays? Then it is time we talk and learn about changing the world. The monotonous cycle of our lives – Work, family, religious activities, friends, social media – tends to be boring at times and we seek for someone or something to inspire and tell […]
Are You Investing Too Much in That Friendship?
A friend of mine surprised me recently when he said that my view on friendship is just an excuse. For what? I don’t know. Sometime ago, when I read the statistics that the average person spends at least half of his/her earnings in a year on the phone, I was shocked into silence and deep reflection. Have […]
5 Tips to Help You Read More This Year
If you want to hide a secret from a Nigerian, hide it in a book. – Anonymous To read effectively and enjoy the process requires time; time some people cannot seem to create. So I am writing this for that reader and lover of books who has little to no time for reading anymore because […]
Why You Should Be Good At Small Talk
Making small talk can be a total waste of valuable time for some. Although it has been proven that most times, the valuable relationships we need to cultivate happen when we give room to this seemingly wearisome necessity called ‘small talk’, I find it quite bothersome. And while some people might think that people like me […]
Meet The Boss; Damilola Taiye, CEO Damiam Bridals
Meet Damilola Taiye, CEO, Damiam Bridals and a graduate of Biology from Ladoke Akintola University, Oyo State. The idea to start up her company, Damian Bridals came to her while in school. After going for professional training and learning how she could turn her passion to profit, Damiam Bridals was birthed. She spoke with Connect […]
Inspirational Video – Life and Music by Alan Watts
The end of a composition cannot be the point of a composition, so also is the truth about life. Life is a musical thing and you were supposed to sing and dance while the music is being played. Enjoy Life and Music by Alan Watts
Meet The Boss: Ayodeji Dabiri, Managing Director, Swift Digital Motions
Ayodeji Dabiri, a graduate of Electrical and Electronic Engineering with Communications from the University College of London and an awardee of the APMP qualifications for project managers in the UK speaks to Connect Nigeria about the company, Swift Digital Motions. Ayodeji Dabiri became involved with the company in its early stages. Here he tells us […]
Tired of Old Bad Habits? Here is How to Break Them
Acts become habits when we let go of the conscious process involved in an activity. Becoming aware that every little habit we allow influences our general approach to life might help you see why old bad habits need to be broken. Think of the life you want. Think of the results you are getting now. […]
Tips For Handling Family-Induced Holiday Stress
You know how good it feels when you effectively handle family relations at a distance through the year and you were able to bear annoying excesses because everyone was busy? Holidays aren’t like that. Everyone has the time for everyone on holidays. Those excesses are thrown in your face often during the holidays and at the […]
Business Profile: Danny ImageWorks Enterprise
Danny ImageWorks creates great graphic works for clients ranging from vector illustration, Ad designs, photo manipulation, 3D artworks and more. The company also creates great brand identity that suits clients’ personalities, whether for an individual, or for a firm, profit or non-profit. In providing the above services, they bring clients a package full of creativity […]
Hilarious! Watch #WhatFamilyAsksFor
Dele is Father Christmas without the red and white garb and wants to meet the needs of his family, close and extended. He succeeds with the help of Konga… almost! Osuofia wouldn’t have it any other way… Hilarious! Watch Konga Christmas TVC #WhatFamilyAsksFor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbeNUB89BVM Lest we forget, most people are primed and ready for the […]
NGOs We Like: Slum2School Project
Slum2School is a creative initiative by the founder, Otto Orondaam and several other young volunteers targeted at reducing the number of out-of-school children in Nigeria and in Africa. The focus of the project is to mobilize the efforts of individuals, private organizations, the government and other development agencies towards building a collaborative and sustainable network […]
“SMEs Will be More Productive When Internet Penetration Grows High” – Mr. Olayinka Oni, CTO Microsoft Nigeria
The impact of IT infrastructure to the growth and the productivity of SMEs in Nigeria cannot be overemphasized. We have seen upcoming sectors such as the e-commerce sector grow at a rapid rate in recent years. Chief Technology Officer, Microsoft Nigeria, Mr. Olayinka Oni believes that technology will continue to shape the interaction between businesses […]
BlackBerry Classic: The Familiar is Back and Better
BlackBerry’s decision to bring back the QWERTY keyboard with the release of the BlackBerry Classic has got most BlackBerry lovers excited. We love the company’s innovation and its experiment with the new technology introduced with the BlackBerry 10 devices and the BlackBerry Passport, but die-hard lovers called for a come-back of the QWERTY keyboard […]
Apps We Like: PhotoBump App For IPhone Users
Hello iPhone users and lovers, we’ve got a little something for you! It is the PhotoBump App, an African content photo editing app, with an exciting variety of phone stickers and memes. This app is free and available for download on the Apple App Store. Downloading the app gives you access to hundreds […]