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Hope is not a Strategy!
Published on 2011-10-28 16:08:16
Nigerians were once branded the happiest people on earth. The situation is rapidly changing but till now; they are just about “Suffering and Smiling.” Nigeria comes across as a nation where there is too much hardship and yet the people bear it with a certain inexplicable equanimity. In the midst of suffering, they would be seen smiling. A man pulling many times his own weight in goods, with a wheel barrow, under the baking sun, with sweat pouring down his face and cascading down his body, wo
Back to School!
Published on 2011-10-23 05:44:03
Our car entered the narrow lane of the overcrowded Yaba area in Lagos as we proceeded to meet our prospect; a mid-size business into outdoor media. My colleague who accompanied me, had explained to me that the prospect was one of the leaders in the vertical and was in dire need of a suitable automation solution. He quickly spoke to my driver in local Youruba dialect and the car stopped in front of a dilapilated building. There was no road ahead. I gathered that we had entered a wrong lane. ̶
Oga! You are Welcome!
Published on 2011-10-22 16:04:56
The frail figure in front of me offered me a hand and spoke in a heavy voice. “Good morning sir!, You are welcome”. I gathered myself hurriedly, least expecting the blunt welcome. I struggled to put on a smile and reciprocate his greetings. He led us to a dimly lit conference room and offered me a chair to seat myself. I sat lightly respecting the fragility of the chair and turned towards my host and offered him my visiting card. He took it, but offered me none and came straight to t
