Travel Deals To Look Out For
Flight deals Travel Beta Fly Economy class Lagos/Abuja to London on British Airways for ₦290,600. Sales promo is from 10th September to 30th September 2018. Also, you can fly Business Class from Lagos to London on British Airways for ₦1.266M. Although Travel Beta’s deadlines are set for 30th September, the promo might run till 30th November for those booking either economy or Business class […]
Advice for Travel Enthusiasts
Are you a travel enthusiast? A travel enthusiast is someone who is passionate or excited about travelling. Some people consider themselves travel enthusiasts, but rarely ever get on the road; they enjoy encouraging/supporting others to travel and playing the know-it-all. Do you know someone who fits that ‘bill’ or is that person you? Sometimes it’s […]
Is Joining Your Family’s Business Right For You?
Family businesses are an object of pride for the families that run them. This pride gets even bigger when the business is really successful. And there’s the aura that grows around such ventures if they’ve been going on for generations. Members of business owning families may be inspired to build upon the past successes of their forebears; […]
SME 101: Five Mistakes Most SMEs Make
The most notorious minefield any SME will encounter presents itself when they first start up. This minefield is fraught with mistakes and pitfalls that can take your business out. Stepping Out When I decided to step into the entrepreneurial waters after a career in financial services, I believed I would be the best thing since […]
The Cece Yara Foundation Launches Groundbreaking Child Protection Online Directory
In a bid to provide community information and access to hundreds of child protection services, The Cece Yara Foundation has launched the Cece Yara SafeKids Directory – a web based/ online portal which provides information on police stations, State Child Protection Units, medical services, Sexual Assault Referral Centres, free legal services and mental health care […]
Money Tips for the Nigerian Firstborn
The life of a firstborn anywhere in the world is far from a walk in the park, but it’s even more challenging for the Nigerian firstborn. Apart from the fact that your parents seemingly practiced parenting with you, winging it without any prior experience, you were also forced to grow up fast, in many cases […]
3 Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Tie the Knot
There are no guarantees to this marriage thing. You can do everything you know to do, and still have your marriage not work out. But does that mean you should dive in with reckless abandon? Certainly not. Many terrible marriages would never even have happened at all if certain questions had been asked. For instance, […]
I’m Too Lazy to Have a Fantastic Marriage
Yes, I’m too lazy. I don’t have the energy and this is why my marriage is “good”. Sure, there are people with great marriages but those ones have two heads, you just can’t see the other one with your physical eyes. Someone once likened a great marriage to ducks swimming, smooth and effortless on top […]
Christmas and Family Bonding
Christmas season is one of the best times to strengthen the bonds in the family. It’s the time we get to spend with our family and loved ones the longest and spending time with people often creates lasting memories that strengthen our bond. Here are few tips to help strengthen the bonds this season: Do […]
Living in a Family House
A family house is an arrangement where the extended families live together, sleep together, work together while upholding the unity found in the families. For many of us who grew up with the modern nuclear family lifestyle, a lot of flexibility and adaptability skills would be needed for us to live in a “Family house”. […]
3 Awesome Nigeria Comedy Shows That You Can Watch On DSTV
If you use a DStv and you are looking for shows with local content that you can come home and have a good laugh to ease the stress of the day, relax, I’ve got you covered The Johnsons (Rated PG13) The Johnsons is a family sitcom focused on an average Nigerian family (The Johnsons) that […]
Monday Motivation: Moving On
Everyone was once a child, so it is safe to say that we all had friends in the neighborhood or school. Even if you were an only child, chances are you still had friends or cousins to play/hangout with. But a time came for you to leave your environment, school or family or your friends […]
5 Things to Consider When Packing Your Kids’ Lunch
Schools are resuming, this means back to school lunches, packing your kids’ lunch ensures that they eat safe and healthy meals, it also saves you money. Packing a school lunch can be tiring, I know this because I pack my cousins’ lunch. It’s no small task trying to put together a healthy meal that will […]
Tips For Toothbrush Hygiene
Often times, when we teach about oral hygiene we mention brushing twice daily with a fluoride toothpaste, flossing, having a good diet and visiting the dentist when we need to, but we neglect to mention anything about our tooth brushes. Back in the days, our parents made use of chewing sticks, they were extremely conscious […]
Away From Ethnicity –The Case of Biafra 3
My Dad used to laugh at ethnic sentiments. For him, none of us did anything to belong to our ethnic extractions. We just arrived and through no fault or effort of our own, we BECAME IBOS’, YORUBA’S, HAUSA’S, IDOMA’S and whatever else! Just by being born! If we all had a choice in the matter, […]
Are You a Diplomat in Your Home?
Many of us erroneously believe that if someone truly loves us we should be able to talk to and treat them without as much carefulness and tact as we employ with others, but this simply isn’t true. The fact that the home is a “safe place” doesn’t mean we shouldn’t take others’ feelings into consideration. […]