Ventures Platform Appoints Additional Talents
With new funds in its purse, Ventures Platform has strategically appointed more talents at the partnership and senior management levels. The VC firm has brought to its fold an accomplished entrepreneur, investor, and former Principal at pan-African VC firm, Novastar Ventures, Dotun Olowoporoku, as Managing Partner. Read more about Business Dotun’s addition to the […]
Mikel Obi Launches Back2Base Initiative
Mikel retired from the Nigerian national team after the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. Read more about Sports In a bid to give back to the society, former Super Eagles of Nigeria captain Mikel Obi has launched the Back2Base initiative. The program aims to encourage young Nigerian athletes to pursue careers in football, […]
Qualified Talents Or Right Talents: Which Should You Hire?
One of the most important ingredients to success in business is having the right talents in place who can do the job well. Being that it is one of the most important ingredients to success in business, it is one of the most challenging factors which businesses–whether small, medium or large–face. This is because it […]
Practical Ways To Attract And Retain Talents For Your Small Business
It has been estimated that over 75% of small businesses have challenges attracting the right type of talents to join their organizations. Below are some of the ways small businesses can compete and win in the talent marketplace: Read more about Business Have basic sustainable business structure and systems in place: Let’s look at […]
Ingressive For Good To Train 1 Million Tech Talents In Africa
Ingressive for Good to train 1 million tech talents in Africa and place 5000 of them in the workforce. Ingressive for Good (I4G) is a nonprofit dedicated to empowering African youths with micro-scholarships, technical training, and talent placement. Their mission is to create and increase the earning power of African youths through tech training […]
GOtv Boxing NextGen Search: 20 Boxers Shine
No fewer than 20 highly talented boxers were discovered at the 4th edition of the GOtv Boxing NextGen Search staged in Abeokuta last week. The 3-day boxing event which began on Thursday, witnessed its highest turn out since its inception — over 150 participants were present from all across Nigeria. However, only about 15% of […]
Important Questions You Must Answer to Beat Poverty
If you’re like me, you’ve often wondered about people with two heads. You know, those ones who seem to have started on the same level as you did, and yet have ostensibly “overtaken” you financially. You can understand those with rich or well-connected parents/relatives, those who slept their way to wealth, or those who engaged […]
Are You a Multipotentialite?
Here’s a new word: Multipotentialite. The word is not in any dictionary – at least not yet – but it is an interesting word to find out about. Emilie Wapnick takes us through what it means to be a multipotentialite and how those who are called this are not confused or limited as society would […]
Being in the Spotlight
I’ve never liked being in the spotlight. All-eyes-on-me type of situations have never been my thing. During one of our weekly meetings my pastor’s wife gave this illustration about facing criticism. She took a book from the table and began to slowly raise it towards the light bulb. When the book was just underneath the […]