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Adeola Balogun, the Founder and Chief Operating Officer of LimLim Foods Production Company, is a chartered accountant with a passion for driving innovation, change, food, and security in the agricultural food processing value chain in Africa. With the mission to help reduce post-harvest losses in Nigeria by partnering with the right stakeholders, helping to build sustainable agricultural food proc...

The CBN has instructed banks to open this weekend, allowing customers to deposit and withdraw money. However, people were struggling to get their money to the bank without having an alternative source to spend it, leading to issues with cash being lost in the system and people being stranded all through the period. The hosts Tobore and Adewunmi discuss the CBN's indecisiveness and the need to...

INEC postponed the election to March 18, giving Nigerians more time to think about pressing issues. This week has been a time for candidates to canvass for votes. The cash issue is still a major concern, and Nigerians are demanding more from the state governors. The election was postponed to reconfigure the bimodal accreditation system ahead of the governorship and state assembly polls. People hav...

A large number of people are not happy, and others are happy with the turnout of the just concluded elections. What lessons can we derive from the elections, and how can we use them to improve the forthcoming governorship and House of Assembly elections coming up? What are the mistakes that were made and that need to be corrected? How do we move forward starting now? We were all Nigerians first be...

The show today was centered on the new naira redesign. A week to the general elections and the country has taken an entirely different turn with protests and riots almost across all the states. Most banks are not opening and the central bank has announced that the old currency should be submitted at their office. A lot of people are not accepting the old currency again, but the new currency is now...

The country's continuous lack of cash has been generating many mixed reactions from people all over the country. The POS operators are also not making things any better due to the enormous amount of money they collect as charges. Our guest Comrade Olusoji Oluwole talked about his experience within the last week. The challenges his association is still facing, the continuous burning down of ban...

The financial situation in the country for the past few weeks has been bad and this is due to the naira redesign. Our guest Olusoji Oluwole the President of the Association of Senior Staff of Banks Insurance and Financial Institutions talks about the financial situation the country has found itself in, the pros and cons of the naira design at this particular point in time. The hardships Nigerians...

Working for smaller companies whereby you have to go to people at the base of the pyramid made me realize that people are lounging in Lagos because there are a lot more opportunities there than here.      Creating value is selling the need for a consumer to buy a product not selling the product itself. Analysis has to be done on the product to know its targeted buyers. Passion and dedication also...

Aderonke Onadeko, is a serial entrepreneur, non-executive board director, and author of "To My Younger Self", a book that was nominated in 2018 as one of the top 20 Nigerian books in the nonfiction category by the Channel Book Club. Over the years, she has developed a keen interest in the younger generation through mentoring on capacity building and personal development. To My Younger Se...

On today’s episode, our host Adewunmi Oshodi engaged our listeners on PVCs collection. She wanted to know if the listeners had collected their PVCs or not. For those that were yet to collect their PVCs, she wanted to know what was stopping them. She mentioned that some people that are yet to get their PVCs felt it was a deliberate attempt by INEC officials not to allow them to vote. Citing that pe...

Everyone has their New Year resolution set for the year, and it is a fact that everyone wants to make money. In achieving your sales target, you must be able to do things differently, looking at your experience and pointing out what didn’t work so you don’t repeat the same mistake is one of the keys to achieving your sales target. A lot of businesses fail today because most business owners do what...

Elections are civic responsibilities of citizens that shape the future of a nation. The independent organizations that conduct the electoral process must be free from any form of external influence. Recently there have been reports of anomalies in the Nigerian electoral process. Some individuals took to social media to point out these irregularities and urged INEC to refrain from any unlawful prac...

Society consists of different classes of people, some classes need intervention and support for sustainability, while other classes provide support and hope to the needy, it is important to also create sustainable activities for them. Social Entrepreneurs are individuals who pursue talents that have the potential to solve community-based problems, harness these talents, and ensure they become an i...

October is a significant month to create awareness about breast cancer which is becoming increasingly rampant in our country. There are methods of detecting early breast cancer and lifestyles that can be adopted to reduce the risk of having breast cancer. Breast Cancer Awareness Month was created in 1985 to promote screening and prevention of the disease, which affects one in eight women in the Un...

Disabilities do not limit individuals' gifts or talents, it only requires special effort to enable them to achieve their dreams. People with disabilities are often victims of stigmatization and segregation, which limits their potential to participate in social activities, proactive steps have been taken to create awareness and foster love among people living with disabilities in society. On this e...

October 1st, 2022 was another day to celebrate Nigeria, it’s the 62nd Independence anniversary. Nigeria is a promising nation with a lot of potential and talent. Electing the right leaders who are compassionate about its citizens may restore the glory Nigeria has always been known for. On this edition of signals with Oshodi on Lagos Talk, we took a journey on how far we have come, where we are, an...

Different professions have their targets, but some professions encompass all walks of life which makes their presence important globally. The Law profession is one of the most respected professions in the world. However, Nigerian politicians and authorities have sometimes disregarded the rule of law for their own selfish reasons. With over 30 years of experience as a lawyer, Oluremi Michael Olabiy...

Signals Lagos which was hosted by Oshodi Tapa began by asking the Guest Tumi Adeyemi why he never let an opportunity slip by, Tumi’s responded by giving a clear understanding of where he was coming from, indicating that if you come from a place of lack or survival, everything would present itself as an opportunity for you. The host further pressed harder by stating some individuals rarely see oppo...

Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, a governorship candidate of Lagos, representing the Labour Party was quizzed by our Host, Oshodi-Tapa. The show kicked off with Gbadebo being interested in knowing why it’s winning elections versus the people’s trust because in an election you need the people’s vote, he further stated that a politician must have the trust of the people already, or have an antecedent that can...

Our Guest Lanre Olagunju was quizzed by our Host Oshodi-Tapa about the agenda going on by members of different political groups to de-market their opposition candidates, and also about the 2023 general election is a battle between the young vs the old. Lanre likens the situation to a popular musician’s masterpiece, Asa’s fire on the mountain. He says he hopes the fire can be put out and further st...

Signals Guest, Oloruntoba Olubukola Motunrayo started off by saying Real Estate is a low-hanging fruit everyone can pluck, when asked why by the show’s Host, Oshodi-Tapa, she gives the reasons why which are: · You can come into the space as an investor, · You can also come in as a marketer. Oshodi asked Oloruntoba an important question that is on the lips of many Nigerians concerning being able to...

The hosts Tobore and Itunu were interested in knowing how business owners in Nigeria thrived despite the current challenges they face in the country. The hosts mentioned a number of factors that made the ease of doing business quite uneasy, and sometimes stalls business operations for business owners. The fluctuations with foreign currencies, poor power supply, bad roads, and extortion transporter...

There have been concerns about the state of Nigeria for a long time, but now it is getting closer to home. During the week some presidential guards were attacked and killed in the Nation’s capital. Killings, kidnappings, loss of property, and fear of the unknown have even compounded the economic hardship. These terrorists are growing bolder to have carried out attacks on presidential guards in the...

Nigerians are known to delve into trendy occurrences. There is a thirst for knowledge in the Nigerian community, which has depicted the en masse participation of Nigerians in tech, forex, NFT, and other opportunities. Tech has been dubbed the new gold, hence the massive inflow of youths into this sector which solidifies its position as one of Africa’s fastest-growing tech industries. Tech is very...

Providing options for learning and opportunities for upskilling and reskilling are ways an individual’s talents can be grown. Growing and managing talents require leadership development exercises and performance coaching.  The need to always learn continuously is also a major factor in growing and managing talents. Ifeoma Martins was hosted by Adewunmi Oshodi - Tapa as she discussed "Growing...