A sobbing little girl stood near a small church from which she had been turned away because it was “too crowded.” “I can’t go to Sunday School,” she sobbed to the pastor as he walked by. Seeing her shabby, unkempt appearance, the pastor guessed the reason and, taking her by the hand, took her inside and found a place for her in the...

Aug 10, 2008

Hi guys…..take a look at some interesting quotes below. Business “I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me.”  - Dudley Field Malone “A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining and wants it back the minute is begins to rain.” - Mark Twain “The difference between a...

Aug 1, 2008

It’s been raining very seriously everyday for 4 straight days in Lagos. ‘Cats and dogs’ don’t adequately describe the intensity of these rains i’m talking about. ‘Lions and wolves’ seems more like it. I was “fortunate” enough to get caught up in the rains one way or another everyday. Two days ago, I went...

Jul 29, 2008

“And God made the two great lights; he greater light to RULE the day and the lesser light to RULE the night and he made the stars also. And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth and to RULE over the day and over the night, the light from the darkness and God saw that it was good”…Gen 1:16-18 I read this...

Nigeria has been described as Africa’s faster growing insurance market with 18.0 percent growth rate, while Angola is leading with 35.0 percent nominal growth rate. This statistics was disclosed today in a presentation prepared by Afrinvest West Africa titled “Nigerian Insurance Market- Capital Market Perspective” at the ongoing Insurance Future Summit in...

Jul 21, 2008

The Nigerian Stock Exchange on Thursday placed full suspension on the shares of Cadbury Nigeria Plc, following the decision of the Investment and Securities Tribunal to uphold the indictment of the company by the Securities and Exchange Commission over financial misstatement. The Deputy Director-General, NSE, Mr. Lance Elakama, disclosed on the floor of the...

Jul 17, 2008

 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth….Gen 1:1 I was reading my Bible from the beginning a few days ago and would love to share a few things with my readers. Gen 1:2 – And the earth was without form and void and the Spirit of God moved upon the waters. All that is needed for the creation of an idea always exists around us. The...

Answer “True” or “False” to each of these questions as a proof of your leadership qualities. QUESTIONS: 1. Always delegate to the subordinate who has experience with similar tasks. 2. The person you delegate to should have as much information about the task as possible. 3. Controls should be built into a delegated task from the...

Jul 13, 2008

One of the major problems I’ve had in my years of development and growth is the lack of self-discipline. I couldn’t bring myself to be disciplined to stop bad habits; I couldn’t bring myself to continue good habits even after I have sworn to do so. I got tired of giving my life to Christ over and over again for many years. I learnt that self-control...

 “Train a child in the the way he should go and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”  ”..if you spend just one hour on the same activity everyday, in five years, you will become an expert at it…Joel Osteen (U.S. preacher) Tiger Woods was just 18 months old when his father began giving him golf lessons, painstakingly talking him...