How the Way We Acquire And Share Knowledge Is Fast Changing

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Written and submitted By: Muhammed Abdullahi Tosin The enduring advancement in scientific innovation and the irresistible potentialities of technology are transforming how we acquire and share knowledge, our understanding of what constitutes educational materials, and the key learning skills we will need to be successful learners. Yesterday, there were no books. Today, books fill libraries [...]

Smart Ways to Get Valuable Work Experience without a Job

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Submitted by guest writer: Muhammed Abdullahi Tosin If you need a job, get experience first. If you need experience, get a job first. Which way out? It is not uncommon to find announcements of job openings requiring applicants to have a number of years of work experience. This is a towering stumbling block for most [...]

Interview with Commonwealth Shared Scholarship winner at Cardiff University – Mesele Oluwaseun from Nigeria

Mesele Oluwaseun - Cardiff University

An excellent first class undergraduate degree and a passion for Chemistry brought Nigerian Oluwaseun Mesele’s application for Cardiff University’s Commonwealth Shared Scholarship to the attention of the deciding scholarship committee. Rising above nearly 60 other applicants, Mesele is enjoying this highly prestigious award, enabling him to study his chosen programme, MSc Physical Organic Chemistry. Mesele [...]

5 ways to Become a more Employable Candidate- Stand out

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Nothing can be more depressing for new job seekers than working on your resume as necessary, sending countless applications, and still remain in the category of the unemployed. No feedback from employers, let alone a call for interview. Business owners are not looking to reduce the rate of unemployment. They are looking to grow their [...]

MOOCs – The quest to educate One billion people freely

Educate One Billion

“The cost of illiteracy as well as the huge cost of formal literacy is one of the major financial and social burdens of the societies.” MOOC – Massive open online course technology is bringing enormous change to the way we learn. It wouldn’t be too ambitious to say that open online tech start-ups brings the [...]

Do you read and listen to music at the same time? Good or bad habit?

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Many students (not only students) like to turn on music when they read.  Some say, when they read and listen to music, it helps them associate the content of the book with the music; for some, it creates an inspiring environment and others love that background sound to keep focused. I was also guilty of [...]

The Pains and the Gains of Social Media

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Submitted by: Muhammed Abdullahi Tosin The recent cruel murder of the daughter of a retired Nigerian general, Cynthia Osokogu, by persons she allegedly met on Facebook has once again brought to the fore, the pervasive risks and threats affiliated with the usage of social media. Many observers, especially those who – or whose friends of [...]

10 Vital Future Skills required to keep up with Change, Competition and Opportunities

Image Credit: Institute for the Future (IFTF): 2020 future work skill.

Researchers at Harvard University once made three predictions about the future. First, they said, in the coming year, there would be more changes than ever before. Second in the coming year, there would be more competition than ever before. Third, in coming year, there would be more opportunities than ever before. The forth conclusion, which [...]

Job Promotion: Greater Freedom or Just Greater Responsibility?

This article is written and submitted by Tess Pajaron. We’re all working our way up the career ladder, one rung at a time. But while a promotion often brings us closer to our goals, there are a number of situations where a promotion may not be the best thing for your career or you personally. [...]

Why you should make your last year in school count

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The last year in school is one of the most important years in your life. It doesn’t matter if you’re in college, graduate school, business school or even high school—that last year of traditional education is critical for all students even if many of them don’t realize it. Aside from graduating and getting that degree, [...]

Video: 40 Inspirational Speeches in 2 Minutes

If you don’t mind some motivational quotes from time to time, you will enjoy this 40 Inspirational Speeches in 2 Minutes Video. The speeches are selected from movies like 300, Troy, Brave heart etc and were made by actors like Morgan freeman, Brad Pete, Al Pacino and so on. Enjoy the 2 minute motivation with [...]

How I won in the YouWIN Business Plan Competition – Interview with Utibe Etim

YouWIN Nigeria Young Entrepreneur Business Plan Competition

The YouWIN Nigeria program was transparent. Because for someone like me to be among the winners, then I would say it’s really transparent. Because I don’t know anyone who would have helped me. The FG of Nigeria introduced the Youth Enterprise with Innovation in Nigeria –YouWIN programme in 2011 www.youwin.org.ng; a collaboration of the Ministry [...]