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Music:
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A READING LIST 

1. We need immigrants to bolster our economy and fill jobs 

2. “More artists are succeeding in the streaming economy...”

3. African FOODS, Cuisines, Delicacies, and Recipes 

4. Professionals: see the best-paid careers in Nigeria 

Dressing masquerades could create 1000 jobs per week for Nigerian men https://t.co/wRhCVGocPd pic.twitter.com/TwVtngeZH7

— Mr simple (@Mr_simple001) May 3, 2016

1000 jobs in dressing Masquerades? What are your thoughts #YourViewTVC
A good venture or not. pic.twitter.com/qb2mNwnhUh

— TVC (@TVCconnect) May 10, 2016

Bond! Osheeyy! 👏👏🔥😭 "@frankdonga_: Only a professiona can do a professiona's #job #JamesBond pic.twitter.com/v2dIcVepDW"

— Undisputed King Of Disco 👑🎧 (@DJTOHBAHD) September 2, 2015

Nigerians, do you miss Twitter?

Section on Multitasking and Grindmaxxing - Turn down for what now?  

Musical project: We Got Love (Love Is The New Money)
with Teyana Taylor, Kanye West, Ms Lauryn Hill, ...

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half-year don koja, we still dey carry go... #Quizzes #ThisLife #MoneyLife #CareerPlan #Business #CashFlow

Aside: Remember this song? Four Years, by Styl Plus

Forget your actual career path.
This quiz knows what you should really be doing: https://t.co/Q030zVexfk

— Zikoko (@zikokomag) September 30, 2020

Are you a 9-to-5er, an entrepreneur or both?
Let’s see if we can guess: https://t.co/lizRAa0Qx0

— Zikoko (@zikokomag) June 23, 2020

Before you start on that business plan of yours, take this quiz to determine what kind of entrepreneur you are.

This one doesn't lie.https://t.co/Pfe9d8Fm63

— Zikoko (@zikokomag) December 10, 2020

JOKES! 

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NOI ✔

Meet Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria, the next Director-General of the WTO. #WTODG@NOIweala pic.twitter.com/xWjm2p1lbH

— WTO (@wto) February 15, 2021

Nigerians are recreating the distinctive signature style of new WTO boss Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala with #BeLikeNgoziChallenge to celebrate her confirmation for the role https://t.co/JB3X4sVD2n

— CNN Africa (@CNNAfrica) February 16, 2021

Thanks to Temi @temite & all my wonderful sisters who dressed up in Ankara yesterday.Thank you for all your messages of support.I’m delighted&honored to see so many getting the “gele” right.Please let me know who won the challenge. #AnkaraArmy #BeLikeNgoziChallenge #NoiGoesToWTO https://t.co/bl3DHQ8vFQ

— Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (@NOIweala) February 16, 2021

My baby's entry for #BelikeNgozichallenge pic.twitter.com/ip2aMSlfal

— Jime_vieve (@jime_vieve) February 16, 2021

Congratulations Ma! 🎉 @NOIweala #BeLikeNgoziChallenge#WTODG pic.twitter.com/nRKygYopfR

— Genevieve Njoku (@Geneve_vaa) February 16, 2021

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#Collabo with #oyinbo :: check out all these movers and shakers at twitter

Twitter has various teams of diverse background each working on the product used by millions of people all over the world. Here are 11 badass Nigerians who are part of these teams: https://t.co/uRKXKjsavw

— Techpoint Africa (@Techpointdotng) September 6, 2019

“One of the things we want to help with is people growing their businesses on Twitter” - @michaelmontano Head of Engineering, Twitter. #TechpointMeetsJack #JackInNigeria pic.twitter.com/9XXv86UVN1

— Techpoint Africa (@Techpointdotng) November 8, 2019

When @kayvz asked @QuotedReplies to come work at Twitter. #TechpointMeetsJack #JackInNigeria pic.twitter.com/8nhCAly4r6

— Techpoint Africa (@Techpointdotng) November 8, 2019

“Things went way better than I expected”. @dara_tobi, creator of @QuotedReplies, reacts to getting a job offer from Twitter. He also discusses the fate of his viral Twitter bot in this interview https://t.co/ZVQKwH6mc3 pic.twitter.com/1wgYOxjHv5

— Techpoint Africa (@Techpointdotng) November 9, 2019

Visiting @UnilagNigeria! Great questions with students and staff. I’ll be back pic.twitter.com/1lCQxrkxPx

— jack 🌍🌏🌎 (@jack) November 8, 2019

Just like Jack, I'll be back! 

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Why can't we all get along?

Myers-Briggs J and P types

Perceiving Types and Judging Types, we can all get along and work together.
Sort of.




But first, we should learn more about the other. 
For example:

Some of the strongest business types are J personalities.  

One of the biggest differences between judging and perceiving types is how they make decisions. Judging types are more decisive [while] a lot of hippies are P personalities, and enjoy jobs outside the regular corporate world. 

 It may seem like the hardest thing in the world to mix these two tribes in a workplace, but it seems to be happening a lot.  Comments?

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Hey, @PulseNigeria247 is hiring in the ff'ng positions:

- Snr. Reporter - Business & Tech
- Reporter - Sex Lifestyle & Erotica
- Reporter - Money & Personal Finance
- Snr. Reporter - Music

Mail me [osagie@pulse.ng] with a cover letter, detailing why you'd love to work with us.

— Osagie Alonge (@OsaGz) February 20, 2018

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Birthday Boz

Gazing at the goodness of God as I read my cover story article in the Sunday style section of the @nytimes on my way to church this Sunday morning... and I feel like testifying! 🙌🏿 Listen here... my journey has had its share of ups and downs, but what I know for certain is that the adage is true-- the Will of God will never take you where the Grace of God can not keep you. So this morning I give thanks knowing that my steps are divinely ordered... so get out of my way! I'm coming for what is mine! AMEN?? I'm also giving thanks for my 15,000 @uber colleagues who are doing an amazing job of evolving the company and our service. Teamwork makes the dreamwork... AMEN?? Last but certainly not least, I'm thankful for the incredible talent of @sheilaym who has told my story so well (link in bio) #thankfulheart #SundaySermon #blackgirlmagic

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With @applemusic's wonderful head of global consumer marketing @badassboz and her mother at Boz’s 40th birthday party. Hard to imagine what she’ll do by 50! (and if my dress looks familiar to any, it should — it’s a #repeat. We should all embrace the #repeat!)

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What was supposed to be a simple shopping trip to find masks, turned into a history lesson when we stumbled upon ancient masks deep in the back of the market. It holds special reverence for me because it’s a carving of the fighting face of Yaa Asentewa. She was the Queen Mother of Ejisu, who in 1900, when the chiefs were discussing how they should make war on the British and force them to bring back the Asantehene (The King) Yaa Asantewaa saw that some of the chiefs were afraid. She stood and said: "Now I have seen that some of you fear to go forward to fight for our king. If it were in the brave days of, the days of Osei Tutu, Okomfo Anokye, and Opoku Ware, chiefs would not sit down to see thier king taken away without firing a shot. No white man could have dared to speak to chief of the Ashanti in the way the Governor spoke to you chiefs this morning. Is it true that the bravery of the Ashanti is no more? I cannot believe it. It cannot be! I must say this: if you the men of Ashanti will not go forward, then we will. We the women will. I shall call upon my fellow women. We will fight the white men. We will fight till the last of us falls in the battlefields." So let’s take a moment to pause and celebrate badass warrior women everywhere!!! 💪🏿 #Legacy #AfropolitanHoliday #HolidayBozie

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THIS MOMENT! 🙌🏿 When @kwakusaddo called to say that His Excellency, Nana Akufo-Addo @nakufoaddo, The President of the Republic of Ghana wanted an audience with me on the last day of my holiday in Ghana, I could not even contain my excitement. What a spectacular way to end what has been a truly an incredible homecoming. As @boriskodjoe & @nicoleariparker and our families sat in the presidential office at The Flagstaff House, I was so inspired by The President’s commitment to economic and social growth for Ghana, but also the instrumental role Boris & I can play as influential Ghanaians in the diaspora. I am leaving Ghana a more determined, focused, and excited contributor to this great nation & Africa as a whole. I AM SO PROUD OF US! And we, the collective we, should all be... so wave the flag high! God bless our homeland, Ghana!! 🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭 #PurposeDrivenLife #LiveUpToGreatness #Legacy #AllForOneOneForAll #AfropolitanHoliday #HolidayBozie

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Bozoma Saint John is the Chief Brand Officer at Uber. 

I feel like we should do a regular birthday thing for UpNaira users actually...ah, drop a comment with suggestions.  

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Because we ain't got time to waste time no mo'

There is so much truth in this, it hurts. @MichelleObama on the fools who get free passes to the top table...
pic.twitter.com/BflpJT5ivE

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) October 5, 2017

Congresswoman @RepMaxineWaters has his antidote #Reclaimingmytime pic.twitter.com/fUw1B5CGhk

— Soni Akoji (@akoji007) August 20, 2017

Which inspired a song!

I just rediscovered this and it makes me so happy #ShePersisted #ReclaimingMyTime Reclaiming My Time -Gospel Mix https://t.co/PXRtoUtgfi

— Farheen Qurashi, MD (@fqurashi) September 22, 2017

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Let's really break this all the way down: 

What SHOULD you do for work - suggestions from astrology

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What is a real job anyway? Here are some examples:

The Wildlife Keeper

Photo by @amivitale. Wildlife keeper Kamara has spent 10 years at Lewa Wildlife Conservancy (@lewa_wildlife) and is an expert in caring for orphaned animals, from baby rhinos to lions and now he is working at Reteti Elephant Sanctuary (@r.e.s.c.u.e) where he is raising an orphaned baby rhino but also gives love to the elephants when they need it. The team will work to rehabilitate these orphaned and abandoned elephants and reunite them with their wild herds. Read more about Reteti in my @NatGeo story: https://tinyurl.com/kvopc69 You can help support the great work happening here by visiting Sarara Camp (@sararacamp) and Lewa or supporting the organizations working directly with the local communities. Follow all of us, @lewa_wildlife, @r.e.s.c.u.e, @sararacamp and @amivitale to support and learn more about these initiatives. @nrt_kenya @kenyawildlifeservice @tusk_org @sandiegozoo @conservationorg @natgeocreative @thephotosociety @nature_africa #elephants #saveelephants #retetielephants #ecotourism #stoppoaching #kenya #northernkenya #magicalkenya #whyilovekenya #africa #everydayafrica #photojournalism #amivitale

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The Stay-at-Home Parent

The Professional Gambler

and one more:

Photo by @mattiasklumofficial for @natgeo Deadly encounter... Not really... People frequently explain to me that I have a dangerous job. Working close to elephants, tigers, polar bears, leopards, lions, sharks, illegal logging operations and venomous snakes such as this beauty. In my line of work doing serious research and reading nature well is key! It'll get my closer to my subjects and it has so far kept me alive! During a @natgeo assignment in the republic of Congo I managed, with kind assistance from Samuel, (my camera assistant at the time) and Zoltan (a great herpethologist), to close in on this beautiful and highly venomous banded water cobra! It resulted in a series of unique images of this rarely seen species. Go to @mattiasklumofficial if you want see some "result-pictures". Photo by #samuelsvensäter/Tirragrande Productions #grateful #teamwork #determination #respectnatur #watercobra #congo #cobra #snake #conservation #rainforest #respect #photooftheday #protectbiodiversity #bestjobintheworld #instagood @irisalexandrov @mattiasklumcollection @thephotosociety @natgeo

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More interesting options here: So You Want My Job / Trade on www.ArtOfManliness.com 

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 Like Falz, I wanna:
be a chairman 😎  .  eat sxy food  😋  .  afford general upbringing  😊  .  


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Learn from people who work (behind the scenes) in entertainment and music

Eddie Lawani, technical director / event manager


Chioma Ude, film festival founder



Jake Gosling, songwriter

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Six Questions with Doctor Ameenah Hassan

Amina Muhammad Hassan earned her MBBS in April 2006 from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.  

Ready, Set, ...

 She subsequently worked at:  
- Uthman Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto - Internship
- King of Kings Specialist Hospital, Asaga, Ohafia, Abia State - 8 months of NYSC
- Kawo General Hospital, Kaduna state - last 3 months of NYSC
and since then, she's been with the 
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department of King Fahd Women and Children's Hospital, Gusau, Zamfara State. She is currently the Head of Clinical Services in the hospital. 

An old photo: Zamfara is quiet

Some more-recent photos HERE

Alongside this, she serves as 
- a State Trainer in the Malaria Action Programme for States (MAPS) 
- a master trainer mentor for MNCH2 (Maternal, Newborn and Child Health 2)

She is a member, and former Zamfara state treasurer, of the Nigerian Medical Association.
She is married, and enjoys taking walks and admiring nature in her spare time.

Back in Queen's College where we were classmates from January 1991- June 1996, Amina was often class captain and when she became a house captain, as expected her Obong House was swiftly transformed into a winner at inspections and sports. 

SS3Y Class Photo in 1996: Ameenah is second from left, with face obscured by Fatima's head (precursor surgical mask? :) I made sure my face got in :) @3rdLeft

I remember her as a Muslim person of principle.   

Also, I think it was she who started the trend in our class of going regularly to the library to enjoy the reference books on the upper floor, that is, not just when we had homework.  I came to enjoy the habit very much too. 


I badly wanted to ask her a few questions for only my fourth ever Six-Questions feature:
  

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1. Tell us a story about the oldest person you've met at work. And the youngest? 

 The oldest patient I've attended to was a 60-year-old woman with uterovaginal prolapse, we managed her successfully.  

The youngest was a neonate born with ambiguous genitalia, we referred [this child] to the teaching hospital in Zaria.

[Ask Google/Wikipedia, like I did :) ]

2. What are the two biggest solvable problems you encounter regularly at work? 

Late-coming especially the HMIS staff,  

and 

Attitude - we generally need to be proactive.

 
3. Three things we should all do for better health? 

Eat healthy, laugh a lot and exercise.

 
4. How did you decide to become a medical doctor? 

I initially wanted to read accounting, like my Dad. 

The turning point was JSCE Book-Keeping [back in 1993, as a JS3 / 9th-grade student.] It got me tied up in knots, lol.   

At that point I decided to save lives instead.  All I had to do was pass JAMB so I got admission in ABU Zaria.

5. What is the meaning of life? 

Life is a gift. Cherish it and make the best use of it, irrespective of the circumstances.  

The Doc with her handsome baby.

6. Does Nigeria need more doctors?

Where I work the ratio is one doctor to 40 [patients] averagely, this can be overwhelming.  

A conducive working environment and more hands will help.  

[Today, it's New Year's Eve] I saw outpatients and now I'm in theatre to perform an elective Cesarean section, and work still continues after the surgery.

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