Contactless: Innovation in Nigeria banking industry
Adewale
Thursday, 5 November 2015
Contactless: Innovation in Nigeria banking industry
One customer meet untimely death as the he/she was attempt to use ATM machine in Edo state.
Six persons, including two policemen, unlucky customer attempt to use ATM and a private security man, were killed, Tuesday night, as daredevil robbers took over Igarra town, headquarters of Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State.
The robbers, who were said to be chanting Islamic songs, invaded Unity and Keystone bank branches in the town and operated for over six hours.
It was learned that the robbers stormed the town in two Sienna vehicles around 6p.m., attacked the police station in the area, where they killed two policemen, before attacking the banks.
Some of the robbers were said to have made straight for the banks, where they used explosives to destroy the entrance to one of the banks.
During the operation, the robbers, who It was learnedthey came from Kogi State, killed a private security man in the bank and three other persons, one of who was said to be a commercial motocycle rider, while the others were customers that were in the bank premises to use Automatic Teller Machines, ATM.
The two banks are situated opposite each other along Momodu Ajayi Road in Igarra.
Residents of the area were said to have abandoned their homes and ran into the caves as the robbers turned the area to a theatre of war.
However, brave vigilante operatives in the area mobilized and barricaded their exit route along Ekpedo-Ekpe Road, near the border with Kogi State and killed one of the robbers.
A leader of the vigilante group said: “When they started the operation at Igarra, we quickly mobilized our people from the surrounding villages, because the robbers came through Lampese, Ososo to Igarra and would also go back through the axis, passing through Enwan.
“We barricaded their route and a gun battle ensued.
“They were throwing dynamites and shooting ceaselessly. We killed one of them and arrested another, while many escaped with gunshot wounds. We also impounded one of their vehicles.”
It was however, learned that mobile policemen had joined the vigilante groups in the area to ransack the bushes, searching for the armed robbers, who fled towards Kogi.
PRAY BEFORE GOING TO USE ATM MACHINE
Adewale
When it comes to updating your business website in a timely manner, the one rule is this: There are no rules. That’s according to Christian Riggs, president of Riggs Creative Group, a user-experience design and website development firm in San Diego. Riggs says that deciding whether to update, redesign or reengineer your site should depend entirely on your business goals, objectives and economic considerations, rather than on some superficial time frame pulled out of thin air. We asked him to explain.
Q: Why would I redesign the look and feel of my website but not rebuild it?
A: A variety of factors can make a redesign worth considering, but here are several that almost always require an update. You’ve got new branding and color standards, and you need to make sure your new look extends to your website. Your bounce rates are extremely high, meaning people visit but few convert; a well-thought-out redesign can turn this around. Or your business has grown, and plans call for new products and services; your site’s design may need to reflect that change. Last, your customers complain about your site, claiming that it looks outdated or doesn’t work well.
Q: What developments might require me to reengineer my website from scratch?
A: The most important one is if your current site doesn’t adapt to mobile device screens. Fixing this is an absolute must in today’s mobile-driven world. Another would be if your site was originally built using Flash: Apple’s iPads and iPhones don’t support Flash. That’s reason enough to rebuild, but there’s another reason: Flash can slow your site down.
Anyone in your company should be able to learn and use your content management system (CMS) to update your site. You shouldn’t have to hire a programmer to make simple changes and fixes. Along those same lines of keeping things simple: If your site takes forever to load, you need to reengineer the backend. Nobody puts up with long waits anymore.
Q: Should I invite my customers to be part of the redesign process?
A: Yes! Customer opinion and feedback give you the kind of insights that convert visitors into customers. Start by asking what they think of your proposed design and if it appeals to them. Then ask about the problem they’re looking to solve and if the information they need access to is easy to find in the new design. After you relaunch the site, ask them again if they like it. If they say no, address their concerns through incremental design enhancements, which your new site should allow you to do without starting over.
In short, you want to follow the lead of sites like Apple.com and Amazon.com, which rarely undergo complete facelifts. Instead, their sites evolve over time using an iterative process that results in near invisible refinements that have the bonus of maintaining the user experience that customers know and like.
How Often Should You Update or Rebuild Your Website?
Adewale
Wednesday, 4 November 2015
23 GOLDEN RULES FOR A GODLY MAN
1). Don't expose your wife's weaknesses to your
family and friends. You are each other's keeper.
2). Never use attitudes and moods to
communicate to your wife, you never know how
she may interpret them.
3). Never compare your wife with other women,
you've no idea what their life is all about.
4). Never forget you married her, She is your wife
not your maid. treat her like a Queen and she will
show the world b are a king, and u will reign in
her life forever.
5). Never assign anyone to give attention to your
wife, people may do everything else for her, but
she is your personal responsibility.
6). Never blame your wife in public even if she
was wrong. Rather protect her, encourage her and
correct her in
private and she will never forget you.
7). Never pretend to be sick/ tired/ not in the
mood for the purpose of denying her sex, another
man is looking and wishing for such opportunity
with her, one man's meat....
8). Never compare your wife with your one time
sex mate or ex-girl friend in bed, you are her only
husband
9). Never shout or challenge your wife in front of
your children, it is not a good up bringing, you are
their teacher, they are carefully watching you even
though you think they are just kids
10). Don't forget to check your wife's dressing
before she checks out of the house. You are each
other representation
11). Never allow your friends to be too close to
your wife. You may never know their intentions.
Set boundaries.
12). Never be in a hurry in the bathroom and on
the dressing mirror. Out there your wife is always
surrounded by men who took their time on their
looks.
13). Your parents, friends & families do not have
the final say about your wife. Don't waste your
time looking up to them for a final word. Be in
charge of marriage
14). Never base your love for your wife on
circumstances or condition even if you married
her on those bases, now that she is your wife;
love her unconditionally. Circumstances or
condition may change and if that remains your
base It will destroy your marriage.
15). Your wife needs attention and good listener
like a babe, never be too harsh on her but rather
listen and give her your attention and she will
adore u.
16). Don't compare yourself with your wife. She
is feminine, rather complement her, marriage is a
teamwork.
17). Don't be too judgemental of your wife, she is
your helpmate and the weaker sex. See her as
such and your mind will relax
18). A lazy husband is a careless husband. He
doesn't even know his body needs a bath. Keep
good body and oral hygiene i.e, your mouth and
body always smelling fresh whenever you are
together, poor mouth and body hygiene will
irritate her, though she may not tell you.
19). Don't associate yourself with men who have
wrong mental attitude and opinion about
marriage. Unless you want to be like them, bad
company corrupt good manners
20). Your wife is as valuable to you as the value
you place on her. Keep fresh; the pictures of her
that led to your marriage Recklessness and
mental torture is unacceptable. Except you want
it done to your sister or daughter
21). Fruit of the womb is a blessing from the
Lord, love your wife; children or no children,
irrespective of their gender teach them the ways
of the lord, they will not depath from it even in
old age.
22). You are never too old to influence your wife,
never keep malice with her, your marriage will be
as peaceful as you want it to be. Never reduce
your care for your wife and children because of a
strange woman or for any reason, they are you
and you are them.
23). A prayerful husband is a better equipped
husband, pray always, pray for your wife and
children, your children are your future.
Consciously and Deliberately Do This Things and
You Will Have a Glorious Marriage.
1). Don't expose your wife's weaknesses to your
family and friends. You are each other's keeper.
2). Never use attitudes and moods to
communicate to your wife, you never know how
she may interpret them.
3). Never compare your wife with other women,
you've no idea what their life is all about.
4). Never forget you married her, She is your wife
not your maid. treat her like a Queen and she will
show the world b are a king, and u will reign in
her life forever.
5). Never assign anyone to give attention to your
wife, people may do everything else for her, but
she is your personal responsibility.
6). Never blame your wife in public even if she
was wrong. Rather protect her, encourage her and
correct her in
private and she will never forget you.
7). Never pretend to be sick/ tired/ not in the
mood for the purpose of denying her sex, another
man is looking and wishing for such opportunity
with her, one man's meat....
8). Never compare your wife with your one time
sex mate or ex-girl friend in bed, you are her only
husband
9). Never shout or challenge your wife in front of
your children, it is not a good up bringing, you are
their teacher, they are carefully watching you even
though you think they are just kids
10). Don't forget to check your wife's dressing
before she checks out of the house. You are each
other representation
11). Never allow your friends to be too close to
your wife. You may never know their intentions.
Set boundaries.
12). Never be in a hurry in the bathroom and on
the dressing mirror. Out there your wife is always
surrounded by men who took their time on their
looks.
13). Your parents, friends & families do not have
the final say about your wife. Don't waste your
time looking up to them for a final word. Be in
charge of marriage
14). Never base your love for your wife on
circumstances or condition even if you married
her on those bases, now that she is your wife;
love her unconditionally. Circumstances or
condition may change and if that remains your
base It will destroy your marriage.
15). Your wife needs attention and good listener
like a babe, never be too harsh on her but rather
listen and give her your attention and she will
adore u.
16). Don't compare yourself with your wife. She
is feminine, rather complement her, marriage is a
teamwork.
17). Don't be too judgemental of your wife, she is
your helpmate and the weaker sex. See her as
such and your mind will relax
18). A lazy husband is a careless husband. He
doesn't even know his body needs a bath. Keep
good body and oral hygiene i.e, your mouth and
body always smelling fresh whenever you are
together, poor mouth and body hygiene will
irritate her, though she may not tell you.
19). Don't associate yourself with men who have
wrong mental attitude and opinion about
marriage. Unless you want to be like them, bad
company corrupt good manners
20). Your wife is as valuable to you as the value
you place on her. Keep fresh; the pictures of her
that led to your marriage Recklessness and
mental torture is unacceptable. Except you want
it done to your sister or daughter
21). Fruit of the womb is a blessing from the
Lord, love your wife; children or no children,
irrespective of their gender teach them the ways
of the lord, they will not depath from it even in
old age.
22). You are never too old to influence your wife,
never keep malice with her, your marriage will be
as peaceful as you want it to be. Never reduce
your care for your wife and children because of a
strange woman or for any reason, they are you
and you are them.
23). A prayerful husband is a better equipped
husband, pray always, pray for your wife and
children, your children are your future.
Consciously and Deliberately Do This Things and
You Will Have a Glorious Marriage.
23 GOLDEN RULES FOR A GODLY MAN IN MARRIAGE
Adewale
Tuesday, 3 November 2015
In Real Leaders Don't Follow, Steve Tobak explains how real entrepreneurs can start, build, and run successful companies in highly competitive global markets. He provides unique insights from an insider perspective to help you make better-informed business and leadership decisions. In this edited excerpt, Tobak explains the 7 rules he follows every day in order to be productive and successful without working 24/7.
Articles and books with titles like How to Be a Better Procrastinator and What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast annoy the hell out of me. Actually, it’s not their content or authors I have a problem with but our culture’s enormous and insatiable demand for solutions to nonexistent problems.
I don’t know how it became everyone’s goal in life to squeeze every second of every minute of every day and become some sort of productivity ninja robot, but I really can’t think of anything more inhuman and, ironically, more unproductive.
Not only am I not a morning person, I’m pretty sure I’ve never had an intelligent thought before noon. I’m hopelessly disorganized. I don’t make lists or have daily plans. I’ve never had a file system that works. My inbox hasn’t been cleaned up in a decade. And my office looks like it was hit by a tornado.
I’m also a terrible procrastinator. I honestly can’t remember ever doing something today I could get away with putting off until tomorrow. And I’m incredibly lazy when it comes to doing things I really don’t want to do.
If all that makes me unproductive, so be it. But by any measure, that hasn’t stopped me from being relatively happy and surprisingly successful. So how do you reconcile that with the popular dogma about personal productivity and time management?
You might think I’m successful in spite of my unproductive ways, but there is a distinct possibility that I’ve been successful because of them. The truth is, I find it all pointless. Why worry about being productive when life offers so much opportunity, so much to experience, and so much to do?
If you want to accomplish great things, you should focus on doing just that. Quit wasting your time in search of nonexistent quick fixes. Figure out what you want to do and just do it.
Everyone always complains about there not being enough time in a day. They have too many things going on, too many irons in the fire, or too many commitments. They’re too busy or spread too thin.
One word: bullshit.
You don’t have too much to do. Productivity and time management aren't your problem. You just have to be disciplined about setting priorities, focusing on what’s important, and letting go of what isn’t. When there’s something you really want to achieve, you'll find a way.
As unproductive as I am, at least by all the popular notions of the day, I’ve somehow managed to accomplish everything I set out to do and have a good time doing it. I have seven rules that keep me on track.
Rule 1: Focus on your goals and priorities.
If you’re not clear what your goals are, you have no chance of achieving them. Yogi Berra once said, “If you don’t know where you’re going, you might not get there.” He was a master of the understatement. Goals are big things you want to achieve with your life. Priorities are things you have to get done either to help you achieve your goals, pay the bills, or keep your family safe and comfortable. You must focus on your goals and priorities. And unless you’re the head of manufacturing at Toyota, productivity should not be one of them.Rule 2: Know yourself.
Yahoo! CEO and former Google executive Marissa Mayer is a famously insane workaholic who says she averages 90-hour weeks packed with 60 meetings. She once said that avoiding burnout is about “knowing yourself well enough to know what it is you’re giving up that makes you resentful” and “finding your rhythm.” That’s what enables her to work so hard. Same here. I know what I need, and I make sure I get it.Rule 3: Always get the job done.
I've always had a powerful work ethic that guides my decisions on what is and is not OK to do. I’m a reasonably smart, effective, and hard-working guy by nature, but when I’m paid to do a job, my priority is always to get it done and do it better than anyone on earth.Rule 4: Love your work.
If you enjoy your work, long hours come easily. You can work tirelessly for extended periods of time on long-term projects without feeling like you’re missing out on something. And there’s nothing wrong with making it as fun as you can. On nice days, I work outdoors. If I’ve got a tight deadline, I’ll have a second cappuccino to provide a boost. If I’m working at night, I have a glass of wine or two. Work shouldn’t be painful. Make it easy on yourself.Rule 5: Be flexible, adaptive, and creative.
One of the great misconceptions about entrepreneurialism is that you’re your own boss. Wrong. We serve our customers, our investors, and, in a way, our employees. Those are your stakeholders. And if you’re always there for them by being flexible, adaptive, and creative— by having a “sure, no problem” attitude even when you have no idea how you’re going to do something—they’ll reciprocate and cut you some slack when you need it.Rule 6: Work when you have to, not when you don’t.
I’ve commuted across the country, taking weekly red-eye flights for more than a year. I’ve gotten on a plane, flown to Tokyo for a dinner meeting with an important customer, and flown right back that night. That just comes with the territory. But I only work hard when I have to, not when I don’t. As long as you do what you need to do when it counts, you can take time off and screw around when it doesn’t.Rule 7: Take care of yourself.
This is the part that seems to confuse people. They think that by managing every nanosecond of their time, they’ll maintain some bizarre sort of balance. They gobble down fast-food meals, stress out, lose sleep, and run themselves into the ground in the name of productivity. That’s just nuts. You should be able to eat right, sleep right, get exercise, and take good care of yourself without stressing over how much you got done before breakfast. Burned-out stress monsters aren't healthy. I doubt if they’re very productive, either.The 7 Rules of Personal Productivity by Steve Tobak
Adewale
Mountain climbing is an exciting activity that requires psychological resources, a risk seeking personality and careful planning. All these have to be paired with the support of a group of climbers for a chance of success or better results. Any kind of group has its own dynamic, but one of the things that is most likely to appear when exposed to social interaction is social pressure. It can keep a lot of people from voicing their ideas or feelings and this will lead to frustration and eventually conflict.
As a group leader, the first thing that you should aim for is to create a safe environment where members understand that no judgements should be made about what others communicate. Another helpful trick is to encourage them to express themselves clearly, to say something and back it up with explanations and to always be aware of their tone of voice. Sometimes it’s not necessarily the message that hurts or offends, but the way that it is delivered.
Are you facing a problem? Make sure your fellow climbers know that when trying to solve it, stating ideas and feelings can generate empathy, while accusing someone else will only generate defensiveness. Expressing emotions can have a positive impact not only on the way they will interact, but also on building their confidence and trust in each other. Acknowledging mistakes and accepting feedback, rather than becoming defensive is also something that can help when dealing with an issue.
Being part of a group is both challenging and rewarding. Just make sure you all understand that each and every single individual is valuable and make them feel like it and never forget to practice what you preach while on the climb to your best selves.
How to encourage fellows to express their ideas and feelings in a constructive way
Adewale
Sunday, 1 November 2015
Successful people have two things on their lips, "smile and silence". Smile can solve problems, whiles Silence can avoid problems. Sugar and salt may be mixed together but ants reject the salt and carry away only the sugar. Select the right people in life and make your life better and sweeter. If you fail to achieve your dreams,change your ways not your God. Remember, trees change their leaves and not their roots. God bless you. You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones to every dog that barks.
Haters will see you walking on water and say its because you can't swim.Even if you dance on water, Your enemies will accuse you of raising dust.
Remember Don’t ever wrestle with a pig. You’ll both get dirty, but the pig will enjoy it.
Set your face on your goals and u'll arrive sooner than anticipated.
Attitude of Successful People
Adewale
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