20 Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs that will surely make you laugh
When the Jamaican people speak their Creole, everyone loves it, they all want to speak like them. You know why ? It’s because they appreciate and show pride when speaking the creole. But as for my fellow Naija man, he doesn’t want to speak pidgin because he feels pidgin make people think less of him, […]
UNESCO: International Mother Language Day
The theme of the 2016 International Mother Language Day is “Quality education, language(s) of instruction and learning outcomes.” This underlines the importance of mother languages for quality education and linguistic diversity, to take forward the new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Mother languages in a multilingual approach are essential components of quality education, which is […]
Today is International Mother Language Day: Nigerian Proverbs
Malu ti o niru, Olorun lo’n ba le eshin — Yoruba Cow wey no get tail, na God dey help am drive fly. —- Pidgin Translation – God helps the tailess cow drives away flies bothering it, as in God helps the helpless Ye ye a’ re gbe’ efen no’ vba ahe —– Ishan lang. […]
2016 List of Scholarships for African women and Developing Countries
A number of organisations encourage women empowerment through education at different levels by offering specific scholarships for African women from Africa and developing countries. Although women looking for scholarships can as well apply for other scholarship programmes that are non-gender specific, there are sponsorship programmes that reduce the competition by offering their scholarship programmes solely […]
20 Motivational Quotes That Will Inspire You To Truly Be Yourself
Our current society is playing on our insecurity to sell us products that will give us a false sense of belonging. It doesn’t sell us products, it sells us values like freedom, power, fame or beauty. However, do these products help you be yourself ? Isn’t being true to yourself the only real freedom and […]
25 books that every entrepreneur should read
We spoke with wildly successful entrepreneurs and VCs like Mark Cuban and Peter Thiel and pored over years of interviews with star founders to find the books that every aspiring entrepreneur should read. Here are their top recommendations. Bianca Male, Aimee Groth, Richard Feloni, Natalie Walters, and Alison Griswold contributed reporting to this article “The Fountainhead” by […]
How Even the Busiest People Can Read 100 Books a Year
3 Powerful Tips to Help You Read 100 Books This Year No excuses! Even the busiest entrepreneur can manage to read like Bill Gates or Warren Buffett. By Jessica Stillman Contributor, Inc.com What’s the secret to thinking like a CEO? According to Jessica Mah, co-founder of InDinero, it’s simple — just read 100 books […]
9 Incredible Books To Effectively Boost Your Life And Career
The appetite for books that inspire us, move us forward, and give us practical guidance seems to be only increasing. The publication of new business books alone tops 11,000 every year — an overwhelming choice for readers. The ones that tend do well these days seem to be grounded in humanity. Perhaps that’s because creativity, […]
25 Business Ideas You Can Launch While Still Having a Full-Time Job
Have you ever wanted to start your own business? If so, you realize that there are a lot of risks involved, not to mention that it may require you to take out a loan or quit your current job. While that sounds great on paper, not all of us can completely give up our 9-to-5 jobs. […]
African Leadership Center (ALC) Peace and Security Fellowships for African Scholars 2016-17
Deadline: March 18, 2016 The African Leadership Center (ALC) is now accepting applications for the Peace, Security and Development Fellowships for African Scholars starting in September 2016. The programme seeks to nurture junior African Scholars interested in pursuing a career in Peace, Security & Development, and to equip them with the skills necessary to […]
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