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DOES SCHOOL STIFLE CREATIVITY?

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   I ONCE LISTENED TO EDDY ZHONG, THE 18 YEAR OLD TECH ENTREPRENEUR AND CEO OF LEANGAP, A LEADING INFLUENTIAL PROGRAM FOR STARTUPS IN THE U.S, ARGUE ON HIS TED TALKS PRESENTATION ABOUT THE CURRENT SCHOOLSYSTEM'S NOTORIOUS ABILITY TO STIFLE CREATIVITY AND PUSH YOUNG PEOPLE OFF THE CLIFF OF THE DREAMS THEY WERE MEANT TO BE PURSUING. HIS PROPOSITIONS WERE VERY CONVINCING BUT IN AS MUCH AS I WANTED TO SWALLOW HIS OPINIONS, HOOK, LINE AND SINKER. I HAD SOME RESERVATIONS ... . OUR MENTALITY ABOUT SCHOOL IS MOST IMPORTANT. THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO CAN BOAST OF SCHOOL BEING INSTRUMENTAL TO THEIR OWN CREATIVITY. I THINK IT ALL BALLS DOWN TO KNOWING WHAT WE WANT EVEN WHEN WE HAVE BEEN FORCED TO STUDY A COURSE AGAINST OUR WISH OR UNABLE TO FIND A FITTING COURSE TO THE ABILITIES WE HAVE BEEN FOUND TO POSSESS. OUR WORLD TODAY ALLOWS YOU TO CHOOSE A DEVIATION FROM YOUR COURSE OF STUDY IF YOU SO DESIRE. HOW CAN YOU BEND YOUR HEAD LIKE A HOE TO ONLY READ AND MEMORISE WHAT YOU WOULD NEVER USE FOR FO

BANK OF AGRICULTURE RELEASES MAXIMUM GRANTS OF N5,000,000 TO EMPOWER FARMERS AND AGRIC ENTREPRENEURS

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The Bank Of Agriculture ( BOA ) BOA is Nigeria’s premier agricultural and rural development finance institution, 100% wholly owned by the federal government of Nigeria. The ownership structure is – Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) 40% and Federal Ministry of Finance Incorporated 60%. its become a  major avenue the government has employed to disburse agricultural loans and grant to the public. The activities of the bank are supervised by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and rural development. When thinking of government loans, the BOA should be your first choice. REQUIREMENTS FOR BANK OF AGRICULTURE (BOA) LOANS You must have maintained a minimum customer account relationship of about six months You must have deposited at least 2% of the required loan amount into the account You must provide collateral, excluding land. You must provide a detailed business plan. You submit 5 passport photo You must provide any means of identification The loan processing and inspection tim

TOP 7 AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS IDEAS IN NIGERIA

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  1. AGRO MARKETING Ask an average farmer what their major challenge is? 95% of the answer you will get is MARKETING. There will be huge opportunities in 2017 for supply of various agricultural produces especially with the introduction of the nationwide introduction of the primary school feeding programme; government will be in need of individuals or companies that will ensure continuous supply of food produce for the successful implementation of the programme. They will encourage local sourcing of these food produce and don’t forget that industrial companies especially food related industries will also require supply of these farm produce. What You Can Do:  most of these farm produce are sourced from the rural areas. People in the rural areas concentrate mostly on their farming activities; they have less time to engage in the actual marketing particularly to end users. You can take advantage of the opportunity provided by this channel in purchasing the produce (prices are