Category: Lifestyle

How to start business with no money in Nigeria

Michael Apata

Starting a business with no money might seem like a daunting prospect but, with a little planning, it’s often perfectly feasible. Learning how to start a business with no money is your first step on a journey to being your own boss. With planning and a bit of luck, being short of cash shouldn’t be a barrier to business success. In fact, learning how to start a business with no money can be a positive thing. It means you won’t dig into your savings and will have to be lean,…

Jeff Bezos to pay $5bn under wealth tax? In a bid to accelerate wealth gap.

Michael Apata

KEYPOINTS • Jeff Bezos would owe $5.7 billion in taxes for 2020 under the Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act proposed by a group of Senate and House Democrats and independent Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday. • The tax would be a 2% annual levy on wealth over $50 million and 3% on wealth over $1 billion. • Elon Musk would owe $4.6 billion in 2020 and would still have a fortune of over $148 billion at the end of the year. • Bill Gates would have to pay $3.6 billion for 2020,…

9JA STORY: T.A.O.T (EP 01 & 02)

Michael Apata

THE ADVENTURES OF TOLU (TAOT) EPISODE 1 Different people were born at different places, and at different times. Most (if not all) people cannot remember the day they were born. Though we were there physically, but we cannot remember, no matter how hard we try. I also cannot remember the day I was born, neither can I remember the day I started crawling, walking, talking or schooling. But there is a day of my life that I will never forget. That is; my 7th birthday. That is where I will…

9JA STORY: OATHS (FINAL EP)

Michael Apata

PREVIOUSLY ON EPISODE 35 Episode 36 [Final Episode] ….Our plan worked out! We did a wonderful job by distracting the bodyguards and breaching the security. We gunned down at least two or three of them that tried to act smart, and we raided the event centre and captured the Senator and his female accomplice, Lady Tee.After storming the Hotel, we manhandled them to the van and took off immediately, back to our base, leaving no traces behind. As agreed, we paid off the girls who allied us for a job…

9JA STORY: OATHS (EP 35)

Michael Apata

PREVIOUSLY ON EPISODE 34 Episode 35 …Time was not on our side; we needed to utilize it in the best possible way we could. We needed a plan – a very solid plan.Like Simon had said during our discussion the previous day, we truly had the coronation he told me about. I watched Bomaʼs body burnt right before my eyes to ashes, and as a tribute to his legacy, I got initiated into their fraternity to lead and carry on from where he stopped.One thing I noticed was that, the…