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RachaelB
My Candid Advice For Nigerian Graduates With 2.2
~2.7 mins read
In as much as we always try to paint and re-paint realities, they still stare at us in the eyes with the greatest level of confidence or boldness you can think of.I am using this post to offer a candid advice to Nigerian graduates within the 2.2 grade level, especially, those folks who graduated within the last 2 years. I said this because I should think most of the folks who graduated 5 to 10 years ago would have been able to create something for themselves, whether on a small or large scale.Graduating with a 2.2 grade should not make you start dwelling on how you did it wrong and what you could have done and not have done.Your 2.2 grade does not mean you are not intelligent or brilliant. Certificates from Nigerian higher institutions these days have lost their true value and relevance. There is little or no difference between university certificates and cardboard papers or wallpapers. Your 2.2 grade should give you the signal that the labour market is not friendly to you because even the first class and 2.1 graduates are not finding it easy as well. Except you have strong connections, you may never get that dream job of yours with your 2.2 cert. It is the truth. There is no proverbial Good Samaritan anywhere. Stop waiting and act.ADVICE FOR 2.2 GRADUATES1. Stop looking for that dream job that is almost nonexistent. Get productive in any small firm that employs you. Even if the salary is not big. Make sure you save aggressively like a mad man. Give yourself few years and start your own business in any lucrative industry you have interest in and passion for. Grow your business diligently and gradually. Make sure your eyes are wide open kokoroko like those of a hawk. No room for distractions from unserious friends. Business first.2. Humble yourself and learn a good lucrative skill. Nigerian university education is almost like a scam! The country does not possess the industrial capacity to absorb graduates from most of the departments and faculties you fancifully look at in JAMB brochure. Again, without connections, there is no Good Samaritan out there. Go learn a good skill and TRY TO BE VERY GOOD AT IT; it should not even be related to what you studied in school. You should explore other career paths in life.The Nigerian society does not always believe in 'practicalize what you can do for us to see'. So even if you are a very bright person who graduated with a 2.2 due to some unfortunate circumstances, you may never get that chance to prove your worth or knowledge to get employed in your dream industry. That is how the system is. Yes, it is all messed up you would say. And you are right. The system believes in connections laced with mediocrity and financial gratification.My candid contribution...
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RachaelB
Mike Tyson Vs Roy Jones Jr: November 28, 2020
~1.3 mins read
What happened to Tyson’s fortune?
It’s hard to believe that a man who made an estimated $685 million could end up filing for bankruptcy, but that is exactly what Tyson did in 2003, when he had reported debts of around $23 million.
Tyson has since recovered financially and now oversees a cannabis company that reportedly makes around $1 million a month. The business also includes a 418-acre Cannabis-themed Resort known as Tyson Ranch.
Tyson says he will give earnings to charity.
Having himself become a proud cannabis smoker in recent years, Tyson has subsequently mellowed out (if his latest appearance on the Joe Rogan podcast is anything to by) since his high-tempered heyday in the ring, during which time he spent three years in prison after being convicted of rape in 1992 and later bit off part of Evander Holyfield’s ear in a boxing match in 1997. (Although he did tell Rogan that he had quit cannabis temporarily while preparing for Saturday’s fight).
The Brooklyn native has already promised to give his earnings from Saturday’s fight to charity, stressing that this highly anticipated comeback is not about making money.
"It's going to be for various charities," he told TMZ Sports.
"Nobody has to ever worry about me getting rich, or getting jealous, or saying I'm doing [the comeback] for money. I'm not getting anything. I just feel good doing this because I can."
https://en.as.com/en/2020/11/28/other_sports/1606579815_095858.html
It’s hard to believe that a man who made an estimated $685 million could end up filing for bankruptcy, but that is exactly what Tyson did in 2003, when he had reported debts of around $23 million.
Tyson has since recovered financially and now oversees a cannabis company that reportedly makes around $1 million a month. The business also includes a 418-acre Cannabis-themed Resort known as Tyson Ranch.
Tyson says he will give earnings to charity.
Having himself become a proud cannabis smoker in recent years, Tyson has subsequently mellowed out (if his latest appearance on the Joe Rogan podcast is anything to by) since his high-tempered heyday in the ring, during which time he spent three years in prison after being convicted of rape in 1992 and later bit off part of Evander Holyfield’s ear in a boxing match in 1997. (Although he did tell Rogan that he had quit cannabis temporarily while preparing for Saturday’s fight).
The Brooklyn native has already promised to give his earnings from Saturday’s fight to charity, stressing that this highly anticipated comeback is not about making money.
"It's going to be for various charities," he told TMZ Sports.
"Nobody has to ever worry about me getting rich, or getting jealous, or saying I'm doing [the comeback] for money. I'm not getting anything. I just feel good doing this because I can."
https://en.as.com/en/2020/11/28/other_sports/1606579815_095858.html
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