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The Value of a B.A LGDS Degree; a Labour Market Perspective

Local Government and Development Studies (LGDS) is a unique discipline being offered at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and IBB University, Lapai. This course is a multidisciplinary one that arms students with skills cutting across different fields of human endeavor.  It is the melding of two independent but mutually reinforcing disciplines that have been noted to affect the lives of people at the grassroots.  It is the unification of Local Government Administration as an academic discipline and Development Studies. Whilst the former has been around for quite a while, the latter is a budding discipline that only very few universities around the world offer.

Sustainability; Knowledge, Attitude and Skill

Do you want to know much about Sustainability, the concept that is shaping the world?

Are you interested in acquiring the attitude and skills relevant for bringing about Sustainable Change?

Do you want to hang out with Sustainability Professionals?

Then log on to https://www.facebook.com/asd.live and have some fun.

growth v development

Nigeria's GDP grew by 6.81% in third quarter of 2013 http://t.co/3Gyr6DyheQ... #growth must be translated to #development to be meaningful
— Sam Odaudu (@bookofsam) November 18, 2013

#word

Most people like or can only afford inferior goods. Hence, the best products are mostly used by only a paltry few.
— Sam Odaudu (@bookofsam) November 16, 2013

The Twin Principles of Natural Justice

EXTENSION ACTIVITIES OF THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS IN NIGERIAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Introduction   

A good understanding of the structural-functional analysis tells us that every structure is meant to perform a function. The structures of local government were designed to perform certain functions. Hence, it is important to point out that the way and manner these structures are designed will go a long way in determining how far it will live up to the expectation of delivering the goods to the people. Local government is said to be that level of government that is closest to the people, such that it is that level of government that is supposed to meet the needs of the people most efficiently. Thus, to achieve this end local government carryout what is known as Extension Service.

Job Vacancy in a Nigerian Based Fashion Company

Our client is a leading Nigerian based fashion company in need of qualified personnel to fill the following positions;

1.         Sales/Front-desk Officer

•                    Industry: Fashion

•                    Location: Ikoyi, Lagos

•                    Salary: Very Attractive

Wake up Nigeria!!!

The task ahead of me is to insist on what is right, to bear witness to the truth and say it as it is.

It shall never be heard that I will be caught on the side of religion, ethnicity, regionalism and any other sentiment that have shredded my country so.

From Waste to Beauty

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My Favorite African Prints

20 Places to Educate Yourself Online for Free

http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/20-places-educate-yourself-online-for-free.html

25 Killer Websites that Make You Cleverer

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The Irresponsible Giant

The Nigerian state is like a man who is highly respected in the eyes of the public. He goes out to top-notch restaurants  and bars, buy the most expensive food and drinks for himself and enjoy, wears expensive dresses and drives the latest cars. He attends important functions and interacts with other men of higher, equal and lower status as he. 

  

Meanwhile, at home, his children are hungry, they go about begging their  neighbours for food, wear tattered clothes and their school fees aren't paid. The furniture in the sitting room are broken, utility bills aren't paid, his many wives and children are fighting amongst themselves.  

Yet this man, the Nigerian state, goes about thumping his chest and calling himself a giant. He is indeed an irresponsible giant!

Invention, Innovation and Enterprise (part 1)

Back in my days at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, I came across two books that really gave me insights on the difference between Invention and Innovation and how they relate to entrepreneurship. The one, titled Innovation, by William Kingston, made a categorization of different creative types that drives society, and the other titled The Challenge of Innovation, by John Adair, tells of how ideas are converted into products and into profit through the combined efforts of certain characters. These books, in my opinion, are good reads and I strongly recommend them for anybody interested in knowing the nitty-gritty of Innovation. 

My COUNTRY

My COUNTRY has to choose... 

Between stagnation and progression  

Between oblivion and aspiration 

Sustainable Energy is the Future

The world over, businesses and households are seeking for ways to reduce their energy expenditures and thereby switching over to more sustainable ways of powering their systems. The burning of fossil fuel and emission of carbon into the atmosphere are not only costly for businesses, the economy and environment, but are also viewed as unethical in our green economies of today. The need to change over from traditional energy systems to alternative energy sources has never before been so

10 Reasons Why People Look for Jobs

Although different people seek employment for varied reasons, the following are among the raison d'ter for their decisions

Days of Blackberry

These days of Blackberry

Of the Western funny panty

And tricky curly jerry

My sister’s turning scary

Quick to spread her thigh

To the dude paying high

While tomorrow she’ll cry

On her knees asking why

Forgetting her silly folly

While she was making nasty

And selling so hasty

The epitome of her beauty

Now she is a slave

To the articles she crave

Loathing all the rave

She wish she never gave

At The Junction of Nowhere

The title of this article has been deliberately chosen to draw attention to the problems entrepreneurs face in their quest to find  a silver lining in  the dark cloud of confusion that is usually associated with this challenging field of human endeavor. Another appropriate title for this piece would have been “The Entrepreneur’s Dilemma”. But I’d opted for ” At The Junction of Nowhere” because it sounds more creative, catchy, descriptive and unique.