There is now this new trend encouraging a lot of young people to get a side hustle. Before we go any further, getting a side hustle is all about increasing your income. So, you can either get an extra job or start a small business (entrepreneurship or start-up; call it any name). Now, you want to make more money to add …
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Doyinsola Olawuyi
UNPOPULAR OPINION: ON FEMINISM
On the blog today, I’ll be sharing Unpopular Opinion(s) on Feminism. This is one long topic that cannot be finished. What do you think about feminism? Are we derailing from the course? Are we still on the path? Is there a gender unbalance? Are males now at a loss or what? One would wonder why …
VISION 2020: TO SET RESOLUTIONS OR NOT
Have you ever heard of Nigeria’s Vision 2020, that is Vision 20:2020? I remember when I was quite young and always heard about it. I wonder what happened to it that we no longer hear about it, or at least it has become quiet. Curiosity made me always want to know about it and what …
5 BEHAVIORS TO ADOPT IN THE NEW YEAR
As the New Year unfolds, we’ll be giving you tips on how to enjoy your year. Enjoy these tidbits and behaviours curated by guest writer, Damilola Durosaro. 5 Behaviors to Adopt in The New Year Still planing on how to set your resolutions, this would help you. I wish you the best of the year.HAPPY …
NYSC PRE CAMP JITTERS
LET’S START THIS STORY FROM HERE… My NYSC pre camp experience started way back before university. Crazy right? Back when I was little and young, I always admired anyone I saw putting on NYSC uniform, the entirety of the khaki (even in part). Left to me, every year would another set of teachers that we …
NYSC POST CAMP STRUGGLES
I will be doing this on the basis of relocation. So, my NYSC post camp struggles began after my redeployment from Yobe to Oyo State. I finally got Oyo State. Whilst others were on their way to their various PPAs, I, alongside some others, began another journey to another state. Not to mention the shock …
NYSC ORIENTATION CAMP BROUHAHA
Eventually, I got posted to Yobe State. Tell me about the power of the tongue, or rather, the hand. So, I got posted to the NYSC Orientation Camp in Postiskum, Yobe State. In other news, everything you must have heard about camp is true. INTENSELY TRUE. But, some things are overexaggerated though. DEALING WITH THE …
WHAT IT TAKES TO BE IN THE WINNING GENERATION
The winning generation is the generation that will rise and rule the affairs of the world. They are confident and hold themselves up high in society. Most of the youths of this generation either belong to the losing or winning generation. 7 MAJOR CHALLENGES OF THE YOUTHS IN MODERN DAYS. Unemployment Issues. Harsh operating environment. …
UNPOPULAR OPINION: BE A MAN
Our society has been programmed in a way that anything contrary to opinion is unpopular.You know you just have to be a man. In everything you do, the way you think, talk, walk, in everything. Just don’t be slow or feminine, appear delicate or fragile. We have been programmed in a way that we just …
11 REASONS WHY I’D RATHER STAY IN NIGERIA
There is so much hysteria when it comes to travelling out. Most people don’t even waste time to think about it, some people have never even thought about it. When the opportunity presents itself they are quick to jump at it. Not that I’m against travelling abroad but I want to see reasons to stay …
TRIALS OF THE YOUNG 21ST CENTURY WOMAN
Just imagine being a young lady between the age of 20 to 25. It feels like a very long period to transition into the fullness of womanhood. There are a lot of ways the society has found just to put pressure on the young 21st century woman. Things that you might even begin to ask yourself …
What is My Money and Our Money?
With all the love blues going around, love blues enough to last a lifetime, let’s come back to another area of the talking table and be guided and let’s know what we are doing. We rarely focus on finances in relationships. The idea is that for women, “my money is my money and our money …
POEM: IF MONEY COULD BUY LOVE
If money could buy love, I still won’t have it, Because I’m broke. If money could buy love, I still won’t have it, Because I’d be oppressed by those who have it. If money could buy love, I still won’t have it, Because I don’t know where it is sold, Because I don’t trust my …
WHAT I DIDN’T QUICKLY REALISE ABOUT GRADUATING
Today, I am thinking about graduating from uni. Okay, I don’t actually know where to start, but approaching the last phase of the past 4 years is beginning to hit hard. Transition is really crazy. Not just transition but adaptation. Adapting for the beginning part was challenging but doesn’t seem as challenging as this one. …
ARE THERE WRONG QUESTIONS ON RAPE?
Are there wrong questions on rape? A lot has been said and is still being said on the topic of rape. It has become so common an issue that is no longer sensitive. It looks more like a joke, with accusations and denials, everybody now seeks gain by pitting the society against each other. We, …
HUSTLE OR HARD WORK?
Everybody everywhere has been shouting, ‘hustle o, hustle o’. Hustle this, hustle that. What if I actually don’t want to hustle? Or what if I have been hustling for so long and hustle has not paid? Then, the frustration of that is setting in? So, which do we do, hustle or hard work? We really just like to put …
MY THOUGHTS ON MAKING MONEY AS A STUDENT
I know that I am not the only one who struggles with this – making money as a student. Have you ever been so broke that you’d find any means (good means o) to get money? Like you’ve tried a lot of other means and calling home is not even an option. So, I heard …
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO ASK A LADY OUT PROPERLY?
Now, I am doing this because I am being pained when it comes to this particular topic. It’s not just about asking a lady out. It is about doing it rightly. Sincerely, a lot of you guys don’t know a thing about how to ask a lady out properly. I am not saying this because …
THE FULLNESS OF APRIL
This is day 2 of the month of April, the first month of Q2 (second quarter). Most people are grading their Q1 and beginning to plan for the results they hope on achieving by the end of the second quarter. I also have plans, but I am still drawing out the framework for the fullness …
NATIVE NIGERIAN LANGUAGE OR THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE?
Would you rather speak your native Nigerian language or the English language? Ordinarily, there shouldn’t be any reason to compare but then, the gap between those that speak only the English language and those who combine both keep increasing in Nigeria. The language that you and I speak has always been an issue. If I …