Love and Money Whether you are in a serious relationship, engaged, married, or remarried, money is one topic that will keep coming up. Do you ever talk about it? At that point in a relationship when it is clear that things are getting serious, and that your decisions or plans are beginning to affect your
Avoid Making These Money Mistakes In 2018. From time to time, we will all make some financial mistakes. What is more important than making such mistakes, is learning from them. Here are some financial mistakes to avoid this year. Failure to plan Financial success rarely happens overnight. The adage if you fail to plan, you plan
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Whistle Blowing & Windfalls Earlier this year, the Federal Government announced a Whistle Blowing policy, which offers a maximum of five percent financial reward to any whistle blower whose information leads to recovery ‎of looted funds obtained through fraudulent means. The programme is designed to encourage anyone with information about a violation of financial regulations,
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Nigeria celebrated 57 years of independence last week. What does 57 mean to you? What is your reality? Are you 57 with little in the way of savings? Sadly, this is a common problem. The good news is that you can start making changes today that will help you along the journey to independence. Financial
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31-year-old Laitan Johnson has dreams and aspirations but says, “I Don’t Earn Enough to Save.” He wants to achieve his goals, such as renting an apartment, buying a car, and getting married next year; it seems almost impossible with his income of N125,000 a month. When money is so tight, saving tends to be the
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Shakespeare’s Polonius offers the sage advice to his son Laertes in Hamlet; “Neither a borrower nor a lender be, for loan oft loses both itself and friend”. Consider this scenario: A friend calls you and needs to see you urgently. It can’t be discussed on the telephone; she must visit you personally. You oblige and
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Are you fed up of coming home and finding your children either sleeping most of the day, or sitting exactly in the same spot where you left them in the morning, surfing the web, or chatting on their devices? How do you get them off the couch this holiday? Whilst it is important for children
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Bode and Chioma Davies have 3 children aged 14, 12 and 7. Chioma is expecting their 4th child. The pregnancy has been somewhat challenging, and she has had to give up her job. Bode works as a Senior Manager in a bank. He is well paid, but their costs are extremely high; they live in
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Family businesses are the backbone of any economy and Nigeria is no different. Indeed, family-owned businesses have long been part of Nigerian business life and history, yet so many of the prominent businesses in the early 50s and 60s are no more. What happened to them? Family businesses face unique challenges. In fact, statistics show
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Whether you are seeing someone, are in a serious committed relationship, are married, or remarried, money is one topic that will keep coming up either in conversation or certainly in your minds. Have you ever chatted about money, even occasionally? At a certain point in a relationship, it is clear that things are getting serious,
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