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in nigeria, the moment you clock 30, your chance at making it career-wise drops to 5%. you're excluded from virtually all graduate trainee programs, so no more entry roles.

Yeah. I also believe you can't build a presence if you have no value. A casual viral tweet can put you out, but if you have nothing solid to sustain the momentum, you'll lose the opportunity.

Me too. It is really what you consume on this space. In terms of value, I rank X above all other social media platforms. The next in line being Youtube, then LinkedIn (despite its performative nature) then Facebook.

@arojinle1 🙌

@halalfinance01 Very right 👍👍

Is pain good or bad? Let's have your thoughts.

@MrOlibaba Oya na, no wàhálà...

@halalfinance01 We don share ram since last week. You no quick talk nau.

Unfortunately, many Nigerians don’t hate corruption; they just hate being excluded from it. The average man praying for a breakthrough is often praying for his own share of the national cake.

To educate people on Islam's approach to finance, investing and money-making. To talk occasionally about marriage, life and chess. To interact and make meaningful connections.

Anything that's not good for you or will harm you, Islam already insulates you from it. Allaah says gambling causes disputes, turn friends and lovers against one another and distance people from remembrance of Allaah. Anyone who has gambled on a local level like dice rolling or casual yes or no will understand these teachings. Today, capitalists have institutionalized gambling and as the saying goes, "you can't win the house" because only a fraction of what is taken will be given out.

Contribute and also learn from them. There has to be flow of value from both sides so it'll not become boring.

Following his dramatic crushing of Mangus Carlsen in a Titled Tuesday, I've someone become fond of watching Sina Movahed's Blitz games. Young chap, very fast and one of the highest-rated players on Chess.com. Who's your favorite @chesscom Blitz player?

@MrOlibaba Boss, e get as e be o. By the way, I never see my Salah ram.

@halalfinance01 In a country rooted in poverty, corruption thrives.

لكل نعمة، فتنتها! Every favour has a built-in downside.

Funny but true. Changed my display name from Halal Finance to my real name and my visibility dropped to nearly zero. If anything, this app rewards consistency in display name and profile picture, especially for small accounts. People don't really pay attention to your @, so they may not know you're still there.

There are two gatherings you should never find yourself: 1. Where you are the only person schooling people in an intellectual conversation. 2. Where you are the only person who has nothing to add to an intellectual conversation.

Do the simple things well. - be on time - be dependable - add value - return those missed calls - be honest - etc You’ll get ahead of most people!

If you want to preserve your dignity online and maintain the moral courage to call out misnomer anywhere you see it, avoid joining cliques.

That’s why I’ve never fully agreed with the popular advice of "don’t compare yourself to others." Human beings literally cannot function that way. Comparison is part of how we measure growth, ambition, status, and possibility. The real problem starts when comparison becomes self-destruction instead of motivation. So the goal is not to stop comparing yourself but to allow it to sharpen you, stretch your vision, and ignite hunger. Don’t let it make you blind to your own progress or poison the effort you’ve already made.

I generated this image to make you understand my point better. Even though Man City finished second on the English Premier League table and Manchester United finished third, Man City are in a mournful sadness while Man United are celebrating. This is the philosophical condition of all human ambition. Our joy and suffering are not measured in absolute position, but in distance from where we thought we would be.

@SirJarus It is actually very unfortunate. There's this car Dangote or someone gave to the police force few years ago and seeing some of those cars badly maintained brings many questions. Nigerian is just a mystery.

I still wonder why police vehicles are some of the most badly maintained vehicles in Nigeria. If it's not some van with dangling bumper, it's some saloon car with bad fender. Even where they settle for unbranded Sienna or Korope, they go for the worst. Is this a funding issue or poor leadership across the hierarchy?