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My Candid thoughts on buying MTN Nigeria shares
There's currently a lot of buzz about the sale of MTN Nigeria shares. Missed out on the news? Here's the gist; MTN Nigeria (MTNN) (an arm of the global telecommunications group, MTN group) is offering 575m shares at N169 per share to retail investors, like you and I,...
Amazing results from the Nigerian stock market in 2020
2020 is a year for the history books, no doubt. I hope you're keeping safe wherever you are in the world. If you've been reading my previous emails, then you know it has also been a year filled with investment opportunities. So we see the opposites in play; we see...
How I am investing as a millennial during this pandemic II
This has been an interesting season, no doubt! And for me, my greatest growth game has been in the way I think. When I tell my friends I am really proud of the growth in my mindset, they don't believe me. Well, it's true. I have grown more in the way I think this...
How I am investing as a millennial during this pandemic I
''Corona who?'' This was the response from a friend when I asked how he was coping with working from home and everything else going on at the peak of the pandemic. I replied, ‘’My sentiments, exactly’’ My response was not in ignorance of how serious this pandemic is,...
The journey- How it all started and a sneak peak into the next phase
I remember trying to make sense of the blogging trend and trying to decide what I should blog about as well When you set up a Wordpress account to blog, your first blog draft shows the text ''Hello world'' I wasn't so sure what I wanted to share with the world. All I...
Lessons learnt from listening to Mrs Awosika speak recently
Two years ago, I had the opportunity to listen to Mrs Awosika speak for the first time and it was a life changing moment. Listening her to speak for a few hours that day completely changed the trajectory of my life. Suddenly, all of my crazy dreams seemed possible...
Are you losing money from your investment?
One of my friends gave me a phone call recently to share how she invested in a certain fund specifically for women in January 2019 She shared with me how she was pitched to invest based on the impact and expected ROI on the fund. She decided to invest in January and...
When they promise ridiculous returns at little or no risk
Ever lost money to a Ponzi scheme? If you haven't, good for you! If you have, Lol..I hope you learnt your lesson I got an email recently from an ''88 year old young man'' (That was exactly what the email said) who promised me $17m if I invest $300,000 in his...
What do I do if I keep making money mistakes?
“When we plant a rose seed in the earth, we notice that it is small, but we do not criticize it as “rootless and stemless.” We treat it as a seed, giving it the water and nourishment required of a seed. When it first shoots up out of the earth, we don't condemn it as...
3 money mistakes to avoid as an entrepreneur
Being an entrepreneur in Nigeria has to be the most difficult life activity ever! I've been at this ''life activity'' for about 2 years now and it has humbled me, to say the least However, I must admit I do not regret it. I'm grateful I got to experience such a life...