Awwal Ademola Blog

The richest states are measured in terms of the states' Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and the per capita income. The richest states in Nigeria are as follows:           STATES            GDP & PCI  1. Lagos                 $33.679 billion, $4,333. 2. Rivers                $21.073 billion, $3,965. 3. Delta                 $16.1749 billion,$3,990. 4. Oyo                     $16.121 billion $2,666. 5. Imo                     $14.212 billion $3,527. 6. Kano                   $12.393 billion $1,288. 7. Edo                     $11.888 billion $3,623. 8. Akwa Ibom     ...

Nigeria as a country needs to place serious concentration on certain sectors of her economy in order to improve it's growth and development in 2019. Any government who wins this forthcoming election should place more emphasis and focus on certain sectors aside the oil and gas sector like; 1. Agriculture: This had been the practice of majority of Nigerians, before the discovery of petroleum which caused a shift from agriculture to the oil industry.  Although the present government under the administration of President Muhammad Buhari has really improved the local food production especially rice. The importation of rice has reduced due to the focus of the government on food production in the country. It is also required of the government to also place its attention on other agricultural products like Cocoa, cotton, oil palm and other cash crops. This will also reduce the importation of these cash crops from other countries and also improve the country's GDP. The focus on...

Entrepreneurship is all about making an innovation or introducing something special and unique to other products or services offered to the society. The basic focus about entrepreneurship is problem solving. That is when people see problems, entrepreneurs see opportunities and that's why they are regarded as problem solvers. It's with the problem solving innovation or product that brings in profits for them and also gives them advantage over their competitors. Entrepreneurship is not limited to the business sector alone, even in the career world, entrepreneurial skills and abilities are needed because companies nowadays employ people with the hope that they will be able to solve their problems. And they will be able to make new innovation that will boost their success, growth and development. And that's why entrepreneurship in this sense is all about exceptionality. Some human resource managers are fond of asking their job applicants "what makes you exceptional?...

Below are the hot business opportunities available at various NYSC camps in Nigeria. As a corper, you should get yourself busy with something instead of sitting idle or waiting for your phone to ring a credit alert of your monthly allowance. The businesses that can fetch you money at camp are as follows: 1. Printing & Photocopying Services: At camps, there is always the need to get some documents printed or photocopied due to insufficiency of some NYSC documents. Emergency need of some of these documents creates the opportunity to those who know about printing and photocopying. 2. Photography: If you are talented in taking photographs, it's an opportunity for you because it's a very lucrative business at NYSC camps. Corpers are always in taking photographs of themselves especially when they are together or at an outing. With this, you can make much money at camp. If you are also good at taking passport photographs, you can help corpers with insufficient passport photo...

1. Communication Skills: A tax consultant must have an effective communication skills. He/She must be bold to enough to speak with the clients, press and government over tax matters. Effective communication skills is also needed in offering tax advisory service yo clients. A good example of tax consultants in Nigeria with good and effective communication skills are  Taiwo Oyedele of PwC, Yomi Olugbenro of Deloitte and Touche, Wole Obayomi of KPMG etc. 2. Mathematical and Arithmetical Skills: This is needed by every tax consultants especially in the computations of taxable income, tax liabilities, capital allowances etc. That's why a tax expert from the legal profession needs to have the accounting knowledge in order to aid the preparation of taxable income and tax liability of company's clients. 3. Problem Solving Skills: A tax consultant must be able to solve problems relating to tax evasion and avoidance. He/She must know and also must be able to advise his/her clients a...

The following are the likely interview questions at Goldman Sachs, a multinational consulting firm: 1. Tell me about your CV. 2. What was your preferred class when you were in the university? 3. What are your strengths? 4. What are your weaknesses? 5. Why do want to work with Goldman Sachs? 6. How do you know you want this job at Goldman Sachs? 7. What makes Goldman Sachs different from its competitors? 8. Tell me about the mistake you made in the past, and how did you overcome it? 9. Tell me about a time when you failed to meet a deadline. 10. Tell me about your previous jobs. 11. What would your team mates say about working with you? 12. Are you a perfectionist? 13. Tell me your important experience in your career. And why? 14. Tell me about yourself in three minutes. 15. Explain to me the time you acted as a leader. 16. What are the three different ways of valuing a company? 17. Walk me through a D.C.F? What does a D.C.F do? 18. Walk me through a...

1. Isaac Oboth (Uganda) - CEO Media 256. 2. Ally Edha Awdh (Tanzania)- CEO, Lake Oil Group. 3 . Adii Pienaar (South Africa)- CEO, Woothemes. 4. Uche Pedro (Nigeria)- CEO, Bellanaija. 5. Nick Kaoma (South Africa)- CEO, Head Honcho Clothing. 6. Stephen Sembuya (Uganda)- CEO, Pink Food Industries. 7. Clarisse Iribagiza (Rwanda)- CEO, Hehe Limited. 8. Julie Alexander Fourie (South Africa)- CEO, iFix. 9. Ronak Shah ( Kenya)- CEO, Kronex Capital Limited. 10. Christian Ngan (Cameroon)- CEO, Madlyn Czalis. 11. Issam Chleuh (Mali)- CEO, African Impact Group. 12. Trushar Khetia (Kenya)- CEO, Tria Group. 13. Rex Idaminabo (Nigeria)- Founder, Achievers Media. 14. Rasaq Ahmed (Nigeria)- CEO/Founder Cowrywise. 15. Babatunde Oladosu (Nigeria)- CEO/ Founder Edubridge Academy. 16. Tom Manners (South Africa)- CEO, Clockworld Media. 17. Stephen Akintayo (Nigeria)- CEO, GText Media. 18. Mubarak Muyika (Kenya)- CEO, Zagace Limited. 19. Abiola Olaniran (Nigeria)- CEO, Ga...