Isaac Emmanuel

How will you explain the difference between Data Analysis and Data Analytics?

Always have at least N1 million naira in a separate account for emergency.

When I lost my first USD remote job, it made me realize how very little many of us know about timezones. Nigeria runs on West Africa Time (WAT). And Nigeria's time is also expressed as GMT+1 and UTC+1. Not GMT. Not UTC. GMT+1 and UTC+1. What this means is that when it comes to GMT & UTC, Nigeria is +1 hour ahead, and WAT is Nigeria’s official time zone. So practically speaking: If it’s
• 12:00 PM GMT
• 12:00 PM UTC Then it is
• 1:00 PM in Nigeria (WAT) That +1 hour difference matters. Many people casually schedule meetings in GMT or UTC, and Nigerian workers assume it’s the same as their local time, but it’s not. Another thing many newbies don’t know is that some countries change their clocks twice a year because of Daylight Saving Time. But Nigeria does not. So the time difference between Nigeria and some countries changes depending on the time of the year. Example: A 9AM meeting in New York might be: 
• 3PM in Nigeria during one part of the year
• 2PM in Nigeria during another If you don’t understand this, you miss meetings, you respond late, and you look unreliable. And in remote work, reliability is everything. The easiest way to avoid timezone mistakes is to: 1. Always confirm the timezone used (GMT, UTC, etc.) 2. Convert every set time immediately to WAT 3. Save it in your calendar 4. Never assume. Always verify that you’ve converted corrected. Tools like Google Calendar and World Time Buddy make this easy. Remote work is global, and understanding the relationship between GMT, UTC, and WAT is one of those tiny details that determine whether you keep a job or lose one. Hope this helps.

Dear Data Analyst!! What’s one crucial thing you’ve learned in Data Analysis this year? Let’s hear it