Marcus “Olówó Èkó” Aurelius

"Government cannot make man richer, but it can make him poorer." – Ludwig von Mises

We need agricultural based investment funds to solve so many supply chain problems, also the lack of production that we have and not being able to manufacture on a great scale, we need investment funds to run these things. All our OG’s building fintechs can you people look into investment funding 😩😩😩😩😩.

Earlier tonight, I proposed to Àníké. She’s the kindest and most unassuming girl I have ever met. She brings so much peace to my life. When I think about the future, I don’t want to do any of it without her. May Allah bless this journey for us.

I was explaining this recently to someone. So let me just say this for those earning 1M+ from a 9-5. Your salary is too valuable to be funding your daily life. That’s the mistake. You need a separate engine for that. Put aside 3–4 months of your salary and build a simple, boring business, car wash, barbing salon, shawarma spot, wholesale drinks. The goal is not to “blow” or “scale” the business. It’s just to cover your living expenses so your salary stops carrying that burden. Once your survival is handled by cashflow, your salary becomes a weapon. Now you can deploy it into long-term plays. Investments, assets, high leverage bets. You stop thinking month to month and start thinking in years. That’s how people quietly build real wealth.

If you are born into a family with financial security I actually think dedicating your life to actively trying to help people is probably the best you could do.

We are 3rd in nation producing most groundnut in the world btw. Just behind China and India. We produce the most yam in the world, we produce the most cassava in the world. We are second highest exporter of onions in Africa after Egypt and before Algeria. We are 5th in Cocoa production in the world, 3rd in Africa. We are the country that produces the most cowpea in the world, we account for 48% of global production. We are the 5th in Millet in the world, 3rd in Africa. We are second in sorghum production just after USA. We are second in Maize production in Africa We are the largest producer of rice in Africa. But someone would still tell you Nigeria produces nothing, and we import everything.

There is no greater wealth printing machine in history than the capital markets. Absolutely none. If you know of any other, I am all ears.

Adam Smiths Wealth of Nation was in 1776 Economics is a social science where arguments is neither here nor there.. Friedrich List also argued that Free Trade was a weapon rich nations used to keep poor nations permanently backward Fun Fact: Germany and America in the 19th century deliberately used tariffs to build key sectors/industries and it worked Fun fact: Nations that ignored trade protection got industrially dominated These are all talking points in the business school.. Adam Smiths position was stress tested by many after him… Its not gospel.. It is social science A mix of this and that is what grows economies

In wealth of nations Adam Smith argues against restricting imports, advocating for free trade based on the principle that restricting imports (protectionism) does not serve national economic interests. He argues that a nation should focus on producing goods where it has an absolute advantage and import items that are cheaper to buy than to produce domestically.