Manji Cheto
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Founder @upskhill | Founding Team @uLessonApp | ex @LSEGplc | Multipotentialite. Tweets mainly on Africa • Business • Tech / Edtech • Science • Econ • Politics
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Joined March 2012
My team is doing research on the Future of Work and Skills in Africa. We are looking for responses (all anonymous) from employers/business owners/HR professionals, employees and job seekers, & skills trainers. Thanks in advance 🙏🏾.
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Anambra folks - I hope you like potatoes because Plateau is about send truckloads. My people voted for your statesman in some crazy numbers and are now facing boycott threats 😂. While you are at it, we have strawberries, tomatoes, broccoli, cauliflower. You name it, we got it!.
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I really hate that many Nigerian artisans settle for mediocre work. That little gap between tiles….That weird placement of a socket….The weirdly angled light fixture…. They may seem like little things but speaks to a lack of focus on excellence or pride in one’s work.
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I was today year’s old when I learned that “you look so take away” is a compliment in Nigeria. I’m afraid to ask the meaning/rationale behind the phrase 🤣😅.
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I don’t think we have fully grasped the level of trauma Nigerians are subjected to on a daily basis as a result of terrorism. The incessant barrage of terrorist attacks don’t even leave one enough time to process before the next cycle of violence commences. #Ondo.
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Don’t believe people when they tell you that you are one thing. You can live many lives in your lifetime. And you should. It’s a privilege. Seize it. This was my “corporate life”. I was bloody good at it. And although I look back at it fondly, I’m in a different place now.
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We will give you a good price. Just come and buy. I can even put in a good measure for you to get some @annonajams. Made with love from Jos…yours truly put some work into the early recipes 😜.
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@epecpromise_ Absolutely yes!.Here are some photos from strawberry farms in Plateau. And we now make jams from them too. Check out @annonajams. You can find in a local shoprite
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P.S if you don’t know or understand when banter is banter, Abeg, take your negative energy elsewhere.
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#IfAfricaWasABar Europeans would spike all the drinks then sell antidotes to everyone at a later date.
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Sorry no vex. We will send to Lagos too. Please don’t join the boycott. We are peace loving people. We just want to trade our excellent goods 😃.
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If you see me shamelessly hawking furniture on this X app, it’s because my big sis is now a bonafide furniture upcycler. My home will officially be her first showroom 😃. Before: After:
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I don’t know who needs to hear this but be careful not to beat yourself up about where you are in life. The truth is a lot of people whose lives you admire are also struggling to live up to the public image of themselves. .
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Worse still - I hate when artisans try to gaslight you into believing that their mediocre work is great or the best possible outcome you can get. “Aunty, there’s nothing wrong with it nau. E dey perfect. No so dem dey do am”. “Aunty, na so e be”. 😫🙄.
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@ImohUmoren Abuja people feel the impact of poor governance from the centre earlier than everyone else. For example, while the current fuel scarcity hit everyone hard the I. past few months, the issue in Abuja long persisted…like months before.
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My dad was an engineer and raised me to constantly look for possible defects in things and fix them as I encountered them. This view doesn’t seem to be widely shared with many artisans in Nigeria; this has become a constant source of frustration for me.
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For those asking for strawberries, here you go. But caveat: we are approaching the end of season so fresh supply is dwindling and most on the market now will be frozen until season starts again in November
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@AsiyaRodrigo Nigerians really push the creative boundaries of the English language and I love it 😅.
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So many of us are focused on the outcome of 🇳🇬’s 2023 presidential elections, but I also hope we stand ready to throw our support behind our preferred candidate if he wins because some unpopular decisions will need to be made - and pretty much right after the polls.
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@pyjama_ceo This matter has not been settled. I have strawberry beef with you. In fact, if not for your other reasonable state men and women, I would have called for a Plateau farm produce embargo on Edo. You sha…we will do orientation for you.
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@Emeneks Omg, if I didn’t read the comments and you asked me who this is, I’d say it was late former president, Yar’Adua.
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@LuckyGolden19 You totally missed the point of the tweet thread. In no way, have I suggested that PO is tribalistic. And I think you will see from the responses that it’s all been good natured conversations. And hopefully genuine commerce emerges from it.
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I developed a love for physics in my early 30s and I’ve slowly but surely been finding more people like me. So if you are reading this tweet, and you are a kindred spirit, I highly recommend “Astrophysics for People in a Hurry” by Prof. Neil deGrasse Tyson.
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Thank you again to the amazing speakers at tonight’s Twitter Spaces discussion on “How Stock Options Work”. @iaboyeji @ido_sum @vested_africa and @adetolaov. Here’s the link to the recording for those who didn’t make it.
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@FadeOgunro So sorry for your loss! Nigeria has been so unkind to many. May your dad continue to rest in peace.
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@UDemeribe I like this! First customer! Oya…go and bring your state men and women. Come and overwhelm our markets. Let‘s trade!.
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@NearPriest Deal. What do you want. I can connect you to farms with quality produce. Did I mention we have excellent coffee too?.
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“Government is partnering with U-LESSON Education, one of the new Education Technology Company in Nigeria founded by one of the illustrious sons of Plateau State, Mr. Sim Shagaya that will offer online science education to secondary school students.” .- Hon. Governor @PLSGov 🙏🏾.
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People who are seemingly “doing ok” experience these moments more than we think. I’ve told my story about how I found myself w/ virtually nothing & w/out a home in 2021. If you’re fortunate to not be here, be kind. If you’re here, don’t despair; put one foot ahead of the other.
After paying all bills and salaries last year December, I was left with just 17k. I took myself to a lounge, bought grilled fish of 10k, smoothie 5k. On my way home, I saw Suya and I bought 2k. Ended the year without a kobo and entered 2024 without a dime. That’s the craziest.
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So during the entire legislative deliberation, no one reasoned that 31 June is a non-existent date?!.
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@toluogunlesi I’m always amazed by the confidence with which people tweet false information that can be easily verified with a Google search.
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In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act. ~George Orwell.
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Praying for Jos, Plateau State 🙏🏾🇳🇬💔 . To everyone out there, please stay safe.
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If there’s only one advice I can give to early career professionals, it would be this: build a reputation as a reliable, go-to-person for things that need to be done. I promise you the seeds you sow in early yrs will blossom & shape your future in ways you couldn’t have imagined.
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What excites me about @Tunde_OD’s and @chessinslums’s work is that it will definitely inspire many many more organisations like this across Nigeria. And I hope we can all make time to support their work.
I visited the Area Boys at oshodi recently, it was our first re-union in three months. I wanted to make sure they were doing okay and also talk to them about the upcoming elections so they don't become pawns in another man's game. A thread.
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No words can express the deep sense of sadness I feel tonight. My prayers to the families and friends that will be mourning the death of their loved ones who went out to fight for their right to live. I am deeply sorry for your loss 💔.
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Absolutely phenomenal work you and your team are doing @Tunde_OD. You are turning a spotlight on poverty in a way that dignifies the people who live in it. A powerful remember that talent is widely distributed but opportunity isn’t. History will judge you so kindly.
Glad I got to be a part of your story♥️. I hope this changes everything for you guys so you can get to live the future you truly desire and not what life has chosen for you.
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I don’t know who needs to hear this but if you are one of those people that likes “riding out” sickness, please stop! Call your doctor and check yourself into a hospital. If you don’t have a doctor you trust, ask for recommendations. Today was my reminder of this lesson.
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Nobody who is from Plateau state expected the results to look any different. The sense of frustration was deep, and it was clear the average plateau person was going to reject the status quo.
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Reflecting today on some mistakes I’ve made in life and my attempts to fix it and then this Albert Einstein quote hit me: . No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that creates it. Bottom line: Flip the script if you want to fix the mess you made.
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“Transformation does not occur by a stroke of luck, but rather by the deliberate actions of a person or group of persons who dare to bring into existence a radically different world than that which they inhabit”.
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I’m always taken aback when people publicly tweet a position on an issue, but who I know privately hold an opposite view. Makes one wary of ‘Twitter personalities’. All the more reason why it’s such a relief meeting people whose Twitter personality matches their offline one.
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I’m convinced that if one isn’t deliberate about creating moments to slow down and reflect, life will force it on you. And often, this trigger is a tragedy or heartbreak. Painful as those moments can be, there are lessons in there. Dig for them. Don’t waste the opportunity.
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He would’ve been 69yrs old today. Our conversation would’ve been along the lines of. “I told you to stop calling me dad. I’m not that old. I’m your brother. Say happy birthday brother”. He would tease then would follow up w/ laughter and we’d talk politics & business. RIP Dad 🖤
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And @iaboyeji has just raised the bar! Twitter Spaces on “How Stock Options Work” with This is going to be 🔥.
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Now the president is questioning economic data? 🥴😑. In any case, the solution = Go back to the farms. Right. Got it.
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Safe to say Abuja is going through a long stretch of power shortage? At this point, it seems AEDC is just symbolic entity.
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@dozieohaeri I can DM you vendors for different goods. The only caveat is Poor infrastructure and security can hamper the cost effective delivery of goods down south. And in some cases, they arrive spoiled. So will check whether they send down south. Alas, cost of poor governance.
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Psychology shows it's a big mistake to base our self-worth on our professional achievements — Quartz
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Overwhelmed by the +ve responses to this tweet. Yes, Plateau will trade w/ anyone 😃 so please treat the ‘boycott’ comment as the joke it’s intended to be. Here are details of farms/farmers I know but encourage other business (even outside Plateau) to plug themselves.
Anambra folks - I hope you like potatoes because Plateau is about send truckloads. My people voted for your statesman in some crazy numbers and are now facing boycott threats 😂. While you are at it, we have strawberries, tomatoes, broccoli, cauliflower. You name it, we got it!.
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To invite someone into your home and feed them in any season is already a great show of kindness but to do it in today’s Nigeria is extraordinary. Sending blessings to all feeding both friends and strangers this Eid.
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@therealchyke @saratu Your point is taken - I assume this is Lagos - but I can confidently say that if you live in a place like Jos, a fireplace would not be out of order. In fact, it is still not uncommon to find them in houses in the city.
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“You cannot enslave a mind that knows itself. That values itself. That understands itself.”.~ Wangari Maathai.
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Meet the Cheto’s .P.S my brothers are collecting pitch decks 😆
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One year today. Forever in my heart ❤️. Continue to rest in power, Dad!. Grateful for all the messages and calls and all the people who showed up. In some ways, it feels like I went through a lifetime since he left, in other ways, it feels like it was just yesterday.
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Currently reading. highly recommended for budding entrepreneurs. Peep highlight; echoes my views to large extent
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By far, one of the hardest things about moving back to Nigeria for me has been the general societal reverence given to people whose only real impact is “having money or the semblance of” (often acquired mainly by privilege and/or nefarious activities).
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Thanks to everyone who voted on my poll. I’ll be moderating a Spaces discussion tomorrow, Sun 30 Jan at 7pm (WAT). I’ll be joined by @iaboyeji @ido_sum @vested_africa and @adetolaov.
I had conversations recently with a couple of people that sparked my interest in potentially running a Twitter Spaces discussion. Which of the following would interest you?.
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See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?.I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. Isaiah 43:19. Grateful for the opportunity to slow down and give gratitude 🙏🏾
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Saying a prayer for Saka and Rashford tonight because the pundits will be out for blood 🤦♀️.
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Exactly three months ago, I got a call from my mum: “Your dad left us this morning”. The minutes, hours and weeks that have followed that call have been some of the hardest. Thank you to all the people who held me up and continue to do so. Continue to rest in peace dad 🖤.
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You will never understand the depth of love until it is given to you by people, to whom you have nothing to offer except your brokenness and pain. But they give it regardless. Take a moment to thank the people who loved you through these past 11 months! #DecemberGratitude.
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@davidon_usifo 😂😂😂😂.We get am. Even in my family, Edo people carry us go where we no want go 😂😂😂.
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@cchukudebelu The question is, will Nigeria’s collective amnesia finally break in 2023? This country has shown an incredible tendency to “forget things” as election dates draw close.
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A conversation today with one of the young security guards at my apartment building reminded me again of the graveness of the youth unemployment issue in Nigeria. Here’s a problem that can easily be turned into an opportunity but I doubt the private sector alone can do this.
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If at this point, anyone still genuinely believes and says with their full chest that this government has not failed, that person must be living in a Nigeria in a parallel universe because there is no way you are witnessing what is happening but still trying to distort reality.
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@gbagyigirl_ @ifbnw @Ismailthegr8 This is a typical behaviour of an emotional abuser - they treat their victims like the most precious thing when other people are around who they deem to be “consequential” but alone or around people they deem “inconsequential”, the monster comes out.
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Class of 2019, Africa Leadership University School of Business - Team Nigeria 🇳🇬 #AfricasMBA #ALUSB19
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It was an absolute privilege and a point of personal pride to have worked with teams across @LSEGplc and our partners and sponsors to launch the “Companies to Inspire Africa” report: Download it and read. Some of your faves are probably featured!
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This thing called fear robs us of the ability to be the greatest and most authentic version of ourselves. I realise this so clearly now in a way I had never done - mainly because I recently crossed my river of fear, only to discover there was nothing to fear in the first place.
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Ladies, thank me later ;).FYI: pepper soup & fufu may be on the menu | Idris Elba sells Valentine date for charity
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I don’t know who needs to hear this. But if you have spent time being self critical, stop for a second. Now take a journey down memory lane and reflect on the times when you did things that you thought at the time you were incapable of doing. Now give yourself your flowers 🌺.
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I still can’t wrap my head around why Bloomberg just didn’t seek this clarification before writing that article with a rather sensationalist headline. Small research would have shown the dip was 5.6% which coincided with backlog clearance and Eurobond payments.
Arise News carried their bad character to Washington and got suitably schooled. Anyway sha, Headmaster has spoken on reserves: “the elephant in some room” 😂😂😂😂
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@asemota Yep. I lived in both. I left the U.K. and moved to the US drawn it by all the promise of more. You didn’t have to ask me to leave. I moved myself back after 3 years. You get more on paper, less in the quality of life (at least the one I wanted).
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Can we all agree that we are all learning lessons from these naija elections? Complacency is steadily being driven out of politicians. No matter the outcome, I think this statement stands.
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To anyone struggling & thinking that everyone else is not, be kind to yourself. We are all struggling in some form. We have all been in that place where we put in the work, and don’t see the rewards. Then we watch others who do less, get more. Life has its seasons. Keep going!.
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The entire drama leading up to #SenegalElections just shows you what happens when you truly have independent and well-functioning institutions. But above all, it’s inspirational to see how the Senegalese 🇸🇳 refused to be bullied and silenced.
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@egbas @gbolubunmi 😂😂😂😂.I felt this deeply! It was exactly this situation that inspired this tweet.
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As a founder, there is something to be said about doing the work, then “putting things into the universe” and then watching the stars align! I’ll come back to this tweet soon.
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This is an own goal, no? You can’t pushback against allegations of non-credible elections and then turn around and present data that suggests otherwise. It’s one or the other, no matter who is favoured or not.
Somewhere in Enugu, one handwriting, different polling units! And multiple cancellations!! Yet, they seek to take the moral high ground when talking about rigging!!
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I think we will only truly appreciate how important this thing is in years to come! 👏🏾.
Ghana is witnessing a growth in ancestral tourism - 400 years since the first recorded enslaved Africans arrived in Virginia. It’s been touted as the Year of Return for the African diaspora tracing their history. Read the full story: by @Ed_Reuters
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Ladies, come closer…. …in 2024, don’t sleep on menswear. Better still, raid your man’s wardrobe. Then thank me later 😇. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year in Advance
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