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Howard graduates had a lot to be proud of at their graduation ceremony. However, the emphasis was not on the 96 graduating medical students, all focus was on an exemplary list of 46 Nigerian graduates. Out of the 96 candidates, 46 were Nigerian and out of the 27 awards given, 16 awards were given to […]

The phrase “The customer is always right” was originally coined in 1909 by Harry Gordon Selfridge, the founder of Selfridge’s department store in London, and is typically used by businesses to convince customers that they will get good service at the company and convince employees to give customers good service. However, I think businesses should […]

1. YOUR EMPLOYEES CANNOT CARE ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS AS MUCH AS YOU DO. A lot of questions arise from business owners and founders asking how to motivate their employees to care as much as they do about the business. The crazy and obvious answer here is “Give them half the company.” Truth is, if your […]

How are African-American entrepreneurs doing? There are nearly 2.6 million African-American owned businesses in the U.S., and they employ nearly 1 million Americans, according to statistics from the Commerce Department’s Minority Business Development Agency. The same study reports that minority-owned firms overall experienced significantly higher growth than the average business did between 2007-2012—especially impressive considering […]

I am often inspired by the dedication and tenacity of women entrepreneurs. Women start their businesses for a variety of reasons. According to research by SCORE, millennial women are often driven by market opportunity while baby boomers are driven by necessity. But regardless of the age group or primary driver, there are some universal considerations […]

As Ramadan begins on Monday ,the Commander-General of Kano Hisbah, Nabahani Usman said his men will begin to arrest adults who are seen eating in public. He further said arrested persons would only be exonerated if they can provide an exemption letter from a medical doctor or the person can show proof of chronic ulcer.   […]

     A Mexican lawmaker has suggested that in order to curb alcohol consumption, sellers should serve the drink warm, thus it becomes mandatory for consumers to go home and refrigerate it.    The lawmaker proposed the measure, limiting the sale of cold beer to curb alcohol consumption. This has instigated angry and mocking reactions […]

It’s so sad that over 2,000 workers leave Nigeria yearly for greener pastures in developed countries. The president of the Association, in the person of Dr. Francis Adedayo Faduyile, stated this in Abakaliki during the opening ceremony of the Annual General Conference/Delegates’ meeting of the Association in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, on Thursday.       […]