When I “met” Peter on LinkedIn and I was impressed with his humility inspite of all his achievements. To be a Chartered Accountant at 19 requires some kind of focus and I decided to have a chat with him to see what we could learn from this brilliant young man. Hello Peter tell us a little about yourself I’m Peter Justin Akpan, an indigene of AkwaIbom State, Nigeria. I’m the fourth born of five children. My father is a retired medical laboratory scientist and my mum studied law but took to business later in life. I was born in the […]

No thanks to an elongated period at home have your children gotten addicted to their screens ? Are they always watching TV or picking up the phone? Do they throw tantrums and scream when they don’t have any devices to play with? I noticed my youngest was spending too much time watching TV and playing games. So I had to remind myself of what I did with his older siblings and learn even more tips to reduce screen time. The truth is that they are more creative without constant TV and game playing. Here are a few! Introduce your kids […]

Tell us about your growing up years and educational background? Growing up as the first born out of 7 made me develop a leadership and motherly role. For my educational background, I studied French Language in the University of Ilorin and I have an MBA in Human Resources Management from the University of Wales, UK. I know you had a 9 to 5? Did you ever plan to be an entrepreneur? I never ever thought or planned to become an entrepreneur . How supportive was your family.? Very very supportive. Name that area of life, they were there. Why did you […]

I was once a girl child. A nurtured, loved, protected, girl child. I wish that were the norm. I remember my teacher in primary school taking a little bit too much of a liking — an inappropriate liking, to me. I remember the day he told me I had gotten several answers wrong in our end of term examinations and wouldn’t ‘come 1st’. He said because he loved me, he wanted me to ‘come 1st’. He gave me a list of the right answers and told me to erase my wrong ones, insert the right ones and I’d be ahead. […]