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RIPPLES

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"There is nothing basically wrong with the Nigerian land or climate or water or air or anything else. The Nigerian problem is the unwillingness or inability of its leaders to rise to the responsibility, to the challenge of personal example which are the hallmarks of true leadership."- Chinua Achebe Mmesoma is only unfortunate to be a scapegoat in the country where forgery of age seems to be order of the day to have prolonged years in civil service. A Nation where political office seekers forge educational certificates or NYSC certificates to be qualified to by for elective positions. A society where medical reports are forged. A country where election results are  manipulated in broad day light while the security operatives watch keenly and defend the culprits. This is not to exonerate the student but to make us ponder on the ripple effects of what transpired on 1st March 2023 where forgery celebrated and congratulated. From the opening quote by Chinua Achebe, when the leader...

DISHONESTY

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 DISHONESTY.  In as much as Nigeria is filled with lots of insecurity issues and the epileptic power supply, an investor will worry over these but his greatest fear will be ''Dishonesty" of the staff that will run the business. Hardly will you find an entrepreneur or business owner who hasn't any story to tell about dubious experiences he has encountered. Many great businesses have been ruined by dishonest and fraudulent practices of his employees or managers. It has gotten to the extent that for  business operations to be successful the business owner must be present always or relative albeit there are exceptions where trustworthy employees run businesses successfully. People prefer to pile up money in their account than open a business he may not able to oversee regularly. As much as this thrives, investors are seeking for an invaluable asset: INTEGRITY. Please safeguard yours preciously, as Chinua Achebe succinctly puts it: "One of the truest tests of integrity...