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Wake up Africa, let's get started! #twende #allonsy #yalla #letsgo 2021-2030

The World’s Largest Exporting Countries From 1971 to 2020 , with zero Africa presence.  

We can change.  We can do it!  

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It's becoming easier to Be Part Of The Solution - what do you think?

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Dr Rahul Panicker, our Chief Innovation Officer, spoke about our work and approach towards creating large-scale social impact at Google Research India’s AI for Social Good workshop in Bangalore.

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Earlier this year, we attended Google I/O as one of the winners of the Google AI Impact Challenge, and had a chance to demo our integrated pest management solution and take part in a week-long accelerator program. Read about our experience on our blog (link in bio) ➡️

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AI can meaningfully improve lives by giving us new ways of approaching humanitarian problems. We’re thrilled to announce that we’ll be receiving a $2M grant from Google.org as well as AI expertise and resources as a part of the #GoogleAI Impact Challenge. . . . . . . #wadhwaniai #aiforsocialgood #aiforall #artificialintelligence #technologyfordevelopment #ai #mumbai #socialgood #socialdevelopment #nonprofit #technology #health #ruralindia #google

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This is one of my highlights for the month of September. Global citizen sept 26 2020: The End of Extreme Poverty. West Africa: Lagos North America Asia.... Are you a Global Citizen?

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Elections coming up.

Does Nigeria's 'generation democracy' want to vote? https://t.co/R8MsWCodiO pic.twitter.com/jtZivqmwVO

— BBC News Africa (@BBCAfrica) February 10, 2019

Can you blame them?

Nigeria's 180 million population is divided among numerous ethno-linguistic groups.
Both main candidates @MBuhari and @atiku are Fulanis, with running mates from the south. President Buhari's deputy is Yoruba pastor @ProfOsinbajo; Mr Abubakar has chosen Igbo politician @PeterObi. pic.twitter.com/gtAIr4acQ1

— BBC News Africa (@BBCAfrica) February 11, 2019

Click to study the candidates and electoral landscape in "Will Nigerians choose the devil, the deep blue sea, or the open road, for President" in Pulse.NG.   Photographed are the major THIRD WAY candidates for the presidency.

Remember: It's not only presidential elections coming up.
Don't forget to use your voice and vote your choice in your state and local government area:

If you're voting in Eti Osa Local Government area of Lagos State, under House of Representatives, kindly press your hand on umblerra broom, lion, that is, vote for Ferdinand Adimefe, ANN candidate.
Eti Osa covers Ajah, Lekki, Ikoyi, V.I. and so on.
Also on the ballot running for the same position is Bankole Wellington (entertainment-entrepreneur, singer-songwriter Banky W) with MDP.  Modern Democratic Party is one of our youth parties, as per #NotTooYoungToRun is becoming a reality, so please support MDP also.
There are candidates from the two major parties also, and at least one female candidate - Tessy Owolabi of SDP, Social Democratic Party.  We need more women reps, so when you vote, please support women in all the open positions. 

Click for details of how candidates for Eti-Osa constituency of Lagos State performed at the House of Reps debate

Please don't just vote mindlessly, this is an opportunity to elect OUR OWN PERSON to the House of Reps.

WATCH: Eti-Osa House of Representatives debate

All the candidates are OK, but if you vote for Ferdy/ANN/Lion, I will give you tom-tom 😄😁😜.  Also, I feel you will be very proud of your vote if that's who you choose.

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Economic Progress worldwide but that's not the full story

14 of the 18 countries in the world where the number of people in extreme poverty is rising are in Africa. 


 the number of extreme poor in India is declining at a rate of about 44 people a minute, compared with Nigeria, where it has been rising by six people a minute.   

 Running Backwards 

The Democratic Republic of the Congo, currently ranked third, is also expected to overtake India soon  (also running backwards) 


Source: Oil-rich Nigeria outstrips India as country with most people in poverty

where is this?  what is this?  see: Makoko

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Why so many so poor?

 EVERYBODY should have food! 

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current #mood

 😂 laughing tears

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


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Assay your core values right now.  

Utopia for Realists

 (ideas changing work, pay, borders to increase happiness) 

and how we can get there
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Optimism // Beautiful world

How Bill and Melinda Gates have tried to make Warren Buffett's vision of optimism a reality - and how you can too https://t.co/EvLnEX1i07 pic.twitter.com/zbSbV642Ci

— CNN International (@cnni) February 14, 2017

Only 1% know poverty has halved since 1990. Optimism in pessimistic times. Read Gates Annual Letter – https://t.co/dKc994XAzq via @billgates

— Carlos A. Reck (@yuyay) February 14, 2017

Announcing the 2017 World's 50 Most Innovative Companies—from @Snap to @Glossier #FCMostInnovative https://t.co/FCIXTrYzaI pic.twitter.com/HVQS89WwGs

— Fast Company (@FastCompany) February 13, 2017

Announcing the 2017 World's 50 Most Innovative Companies—from @Amazon to @Chobani #FCMostInnovative https://t.co/Betg3uxDck pic.twitter.com/dvvHhBkFrU

— Fast Company (@FastCompany) February 13, 2017

She's the first woman to travel to every country in the world https://t.co/OfwVnh3Hf3 pic.twitter.com/79uj49TunQ

— CNN (@CNN) February 10, 2017

All these countries have had a woman leader before the U.S.: https://t.co/7bfYfLjDcW pic.twitter.com/KaY1YPmFIN

— CNN International (@cnni) June 10, 2016

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Is this love?

Seventeen goals. pic.twitter.com/iAWimOhdKi

— Erik Donald France (@eriklevert) February 10, 2016

~ Towards a better world ~

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How to Make 2016 Memorable and Impactful

’'A man without a vision for his future, always returns to his past.’’

Happy New Year! How I love beginnings! A wise man (King Solomon) once remarked in the book of Ecclesiastes that ‘’the end of a matter is better than its beginning’’. However, there’s something about a fresh start that never fails to energize me.

You need to begin this year with ‘’fire in your belly’’ – with the conviction that it could very well be your ‘’best year ever.’’ Here are some ideas on how to make 2016 memorable and impactful for you:

Look In

There are limiting beliefs that stop us from achieving our fullest potential. Some of these limiting beliefs are below:

• Beliefs about yourself: 
  • I have big bones – I can never be slim
  • I love junk food – I could never make healthy eating choices
  • I don’t have an MBA – I can’t start a business
• Beliefs about others:
  • Women are too emotional – I could never understand them
  • Men are shallow – I can’t share my feelings with them
  • My boss is evil – nothing I do could ever please him/her
• Beliefs about the world:
  • I’m in the Third World – nothing I do could ever be world-class
  • The world is evil – things just keep getting worse
  • You can’t get a job without the ‘’right’’ connections

You need to identify these limiting beliefs and replace them with positive affirmations:

• Affirmations about yourself:
  • With the proper exercise, I can attain the body of my dreams
  • With self-discipline and willpower, I can change my diet
  • Even if I don’t have an MBA, I can acquire business knowledge through self-education
• Affirmations about others
  • I can be patient with women and learn to understand them
  • I can be open with my man and help him become more sensitive
  • I can improve my relationship with my boss – or get a job with a better boss
• Affirmations about the world
  • Technological advancements are breaking down the barriers between countries – anything is possible
  • There are good people in the world – heroes as well as villains
  • People are getting good jobs every day – so can I

Look Back

You need to ‘’close the books of 2015’’ before you can strategize for 2016. Looking back, identify:

• Achievements: What happened in 2015 that I am proud of?
• Failures: What happened in 2015 that I regret?
• Lessons learned: What critical factors contributed to my achievements and failures and what can I learn from these?

Look Forward

Set goals for the year. For best results, keep the following in mind:

• Set goals in every area of your life: For a balanced life, you should have goals in every major life domain:
  • Health: Diet, exercise, fitness
  • Relationships: Family, friends, romantic relationships
  • Career: Work, education
  • Spiritual life: Prayer, worship
  • Hobbies: Sports, writing, art, music
  • Finances: Income, expenses, savings, investments
• Ensure that these are AACTION goals: Michael Hyatt developed the following AACTION framework for goal setting. Your goals should be:
  • Actionable: Begin with a verb
  • Aligned: Fit your season of life, values and other goals
  • Challenging: Set high enough to demand your best effort
  • Time-bound: Have a specific date for achievement
  • Inspiring: Not boring
  • Objective: Include criteria to evaluate progress
  • Narrow: Specific, not broad or general
• Identify 5-10 motivations for each goal: When you get into the ‘’messy middle’’ of your journey, these motivations will remind you of the reason why these goals are important and will give you the determination to press on.
• Determine the ‘’Next Action’’ that will move your goal forward: Don’t overthink the process of attaining your goals. Identify the next action that’s required to make your dream a reality. Schedule each action in your calendar.
• Review your goals every week: Or daily, if possible
• Pick a theme for the year: 2016 can be your Year of Enlightenment, Prosperity, Peace, Wisdom etc. You can also pick a theme song and play it on the days you need a bit of inspiration.

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Still trying to find your passion? What ANNOYS you?

I'm feeling a little under the weather today, but I had to go out twice to sort out an electricity billing matter.

I didn't like the early afternoon heat,
but how lovely it was when I stepped into the shade, say, of someone's streetside shop.
Why can't we keep the heat where we want it (in micropower plants, in boilers, and so on) and have shade where we want it (in our homes, offices, wherever we are)?

Is that not what science and engineering have been doing for years? Helping us control energy?

Science aside, how about hats?  With state-of-the-art HAT technology, I could stay nice and comfy in 30degree heat.

Ventilation at home too, of course.  But back to those micropower plants - how - maybe reflectors combined with solar cells?  And lots of trees to complete the shading effect?

For the electric billing, what annoyed me so much was that this was my second visit, and then I had to wait, and then the customer service rep did me dis-service by asking me to get even more paperwork and come again.

So I feigned a fit (they're never really real, are they) and said I would need to see her manager because their processes suck (she wouldn't like me to see her manager, I could see in her eyes), and it is HER job to make this easy;
and then I tried but the new paperwork probably doesn't exist, and it's all a scam anyway, and that got me thinking:

1. ask google, because there'd be many sites telling me how to pay my power bill without dealing with all the human nonsense - and I have asked, and I have found these sites explaining "how to buy IKEDC units power" etc
2. ask someone to investigate where this money is going.  My actual power usage would cost a laughably small amount, say 600naira per month.

My 40 units since installation just ran out after 3 1/2 weeks, and I read online that the per unit rate is N12.50, and that it will be increased soon - Merry Christmas - and that there's a monthly service charge in addition to the usage charges of about N750 per month.

For years I've paid about 3,000 naira per month, occasionally we've had to pay larger lump sums (we share a bill of which I pay 1/3 or so) , and supposedly I owe another 70,000 a third of over 200,000.  I'm required to pay 20,000 of that sum before being allowed to pay on the new meter.  And now I have to run around to pay this into separate mysterious accounts.
You see why we need investigators?

You see why the new president tried to mandate a single account for the nation's treasury?  Because clever clever people create separate accounts, and would insult the customers doubly by making them runaround and file paperwork to feed them?  Meanwhile, I bet the electricity "company" itself is starving while Mrs. or Mr. Somebody has a racket running?

But what about the prepaid cards?  Can't I just buy a card, say 5k or 10k as advertised and be done with this payment nonsense for 6 months at least?  I'm not sure.  I've searched around the internet...maybe the systems aren't up and running yet.

I would beware of online payment portals, it's too easy to set up a fake one, and entering card data online on ANY NIGERIA PORTAL is at the very best an invitation to get defrauded at some point.  I'm still trying to get a response from the Central Bank from an old fraud case.  The bank won't refund, to which I say but if you're not liable then you have no incentive to protect my card/account which I didn't use in any special way anyhow, only used at ATMs and shops.  Now I no longer use the card at shops - I withdraw cash first and take that to the point of sale.  It's a shame.

As you can see, there's a bit of anger here.  What am I going to do about it?
First, I'm going to do the human nonsense, this is Nigeria after all: I'll get some units on my prepaid electricity card by the buddy system, screw the backpayment.

I'll hope there's an exposé at some point that tells poor residents not to pay the inflated amounts into the strange Zenith Bank accounts or wherever.  It's so not fair; these people can't buy any luxuries for Christmas and have to save it all to feed the power scam.  

I'll wear a raffia hat sometimes even if it's not fashionable.  It's the logical thing to do, it IS.
I'll go to the beach and enjoy the country.
Do you know how perfect it is in the morning and evening when it's a mild 25ish degrees and just leafy paradise?

I'll try to be an engineer and train engineers that re-think society, that create the type of energy management that I described here: comfort, power, sustainability, in a comprehensive design. 

I'm still trying to find my passion - to find the word to describe it.  But talking about things and getting people to locate their anger is part of it.  Blogging?  Policy (Social engineering?)  Engineering itself?  Even fashion? And urban design.  Definitely teaching.

But the passion, should it be one thing? 

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