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100 days to go, 50 days to go, 10 days to go, I day to go, finally it’s here and it’s gone! If you have ever been a Corper then you’ll understand the impatience. All of a sudden that wonderful village where you are serving will seem like a hell hole, you will suddenly find your school Principal very annoying and that #19,800 a stipend you can no longer manange. In fact, you can’t wait until you start to earn ‘real’ salary at least from 100k and above. Who is going to work for 50k? Mbanu!   That’ll be a moonwalk to retrogression, Forward ever, Backward never in Jesus name! There’s a proverb that says the sound of bitter kola nut does not mean it’s a delicacy, in other words the echoes of freedom does not mean that it would be a free ride to luxury, pleasure. But don’t be deterred just be prepared for the challenges of life.      This article contrasts four major misconceptions corps members have and what it obtainable in real life.  Expectation 1: I won’t...

Happy new year people! I hope you all had an exciting Christmas and new year celebration? Mine was so eventful that I didn't want the holidays to end at all. This year April will make it exactly three years that I suffered burns that almost disfigured me for life. When I tell people about this they find it so hard to believe because I healed so totally that I have very little scars left. Let me give you the whole gist... THE INCIDENT We always had this pressure pot that had been sitting dormant on our kitchen shelves for some unexplainable reason; we never got to use it. I decided to use it on one fateful day to cook cocoyam while preparing for church. Barely 10minutes after cooking the food and I brought it down and immediately tried to open the pressure pot, it was airtight and very stiff therefore difficult for me to open, I forced it open by applying all the force I could muster. Then the unexpected happened! The contents of the pot splashed all over my face, arms, shoulder an...

         On  the 17th of december2017 my blog was two years, I celebrated my blog's one year anniversary by giving out call credits to my subscribers on my face book page Nemyinspired.  If you haven’t like my face book page you can do so now! You never can tell what’s in store there for you! However,  I wasn't able to celebrate the second anniversary  but I promise that the third anniversary would be celebrated in a big way.          When I started blogging in 2015 I was filled with apprehension, I never knew I would last for a month however as time went by, I got more focused, encouraged, determined to continue blogging. I recently shared my reasons for starting a blog in this post . In all sincerity, there were times I felt that blogging took so much from me and I felt like deleting the blog and in fact forget about the whole thing but the encouragement I got from family, friends and random people kept me going. It ...

Considering the financial difficulties most students in Nigeria face, it is always a thing of great relief if they are given opportunity for further studies at minimal or no cost to them at all. Most students dreams of post graduate studies have been smashed as a result financial constraints! Mr Babajide Milton a COMMONWEALTH scholarship beneficiary, PhD researcher,graduate assistant, in the University of Manchester,gives important points to note before and when applying for scholarship for post graduate studies abroad, the controversies, the frustration and joy! This interview gives deep insight on scholarship application...   1. Could you please introduce yourself ? I am, Macaulay, Babajide Milton, a Graduate Teaching Assistant and a Final year PhD student studying Environmental Geochemistry and Geomicrobiologyat the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences in the University of Manchester, United Kingdom. I hail from Eti-Osa Obalendeon Lagos Island, Nigeria which m...

The issue of studying abroad has been one that has intrigued me and so many Nigerians. There is this trend for elites and ambitious Nigerians to study for their post graduate degree outside the country. I interviewed Chioma Ezeh who is a graduate of English Education from University of Nigeria, Nsukka. She left for the USA where she studied for her masters, got married and is now researching for her PhD all in that order! Let's see what she has to say....     Let’s meet you  I am Chioma Ezeh. I am from Anambra state, Nigeria. I am a student at Washington State University where I am currently studying English Language and Technology.   2. What influenced your decision to study abroad? I love scholarship and have always known deep within me that pursuing a career outside the academia is not where I see myself. I had the hunger to go beyond bachelors and dreams of being at the top in my field. I desired to have better and relevant education. As fate had it, an uncle o...

 Often times, students are discouraged from engaging in any side business because of the possibility of such a business venture distracting them and disrupting their studies negatively. In a country like Nigeria for instance, where the educational system is chaotic, time for lectures are sometimes decided by lecturers and thus susceptible to changes at any point depending on the lecturer’s schedule. I remember sometimes having 7am lectures three times a week when I was in school, other times, I had lectures from 7am to 6pm and some other days I had very few lectures or even lecture free days. With this type of schedule, it is difficult to concentrate on certain businesses, hence one requires businesses that will be flexible enough to fit one’s erratic schedule! I have compiled a list of 12 businesses specially selected to fit your schedule as a student! 1. Freelance writing: the first time I heard about freelance writing was when I was in university and one of our lecturers   ...

It is a natural drink popular in northern Nigeria and it’s gradually getting popular all over the country. The original kunu which is a popular drink is called kunu dawa (made from millet and some other ingredients). However, despite how nice that drink is, it is heavy and causes one to sleep unlike this kunu aya which is light and easy to digest.  The first time I drank kunu was when  I attended a meeting and this natural, 100 percent African drink was served, I tasted this drink and it entered my head grimmmm…. Straight to my brain and I was like, what is this?  It tasted like a combination of soy milk, mixed with something that I couldn’t explain. It was so tasty. However, I could hardly believe it when I was told by my host that it contained zero percent sugar and I was really amazed.  After asking around, I was taught how to make this tasty, sugar free, natural drink and guess what?  It is easier than you ever imagined!      These are the maj...