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The Nirmala Chellarams Centre for Entrepreneurship Skills (NCCES) is an on-campus enterprise development hub dedicated to promoting and advancing entrepreneurship through targeted learning and development interventions.

26/08/2026

How to build your confidence:

— Surround yourself with supportive people
— Treat yourself with kindness
— Avoid comparing yourself with others
— Set realistic goals.
— Take required action
— Be consistent
— Collect the evidence.
— Watch your confidence grow.

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Confidence is not built by positive talks alone.It grows when you create enough evidence that you can actually do the th...
24/08/2026

Confidence is not built by positive talks alone.

It grows when you create enough evidence that you can actually do the things you once doubted. Instead of waiting to “feel confident,” follow these steps to “become confident”.

This post shows you how.

Got value? Follow NCCES-UNILAG for more.

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21/08/2026

Which of these would you go for?

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19/08/2026

Trying to beat distraction? Before beating yourself up, take a step back to understand what’s really going on.

Because, yeah, you are distracted. But for you, it’s not because you simply don’t care. Maybe you’re distracted because what you’re supposed to be doing feels difficult.

Think about it.
- You sit down to study… but the work feels overwhelming.
- You want to learn a new skill… but you’re frustrated because you’re not getting it quickly.
- You have an idea you really want to start… but taking that first step feels scary.

And then suddenly…

You pick up your phone to check one notification.
Watch one video.
Scroll for a little while.
And time flies that way.

Because, for that moment, distraction feels easier than discomfort.

Sometimes, distraction is just a way of escaping something that makes us uncomfortable.

The difficult assignment.
The unfamiliar skill.
The fear of failing.
The uncertainty of starting.
The thoughts that you might not be good at something yet.

But here’s the thing:
The things that can move you forward will not always feel easy.

Whenever you find yourself reaching for a distraction, pause for a moment and ask yourself: “What am I trying to avoid right now?”

Because the problem could be that there’s something difficult you’re afraid to face.

And perhaps, that’s where the real work begins.

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17/08/2026

What comes to your mind when you hear the word “experience”?

Many people have a narrow definition of experience such as: I worked at Company X for 2 years.
That’s only one form of experience.

Think of experience as evidence that you’ve done something, time spent and practical skills a person has gained from doing real tasks.

As a student or fresh graduate, that evidence can come from:

✅ Internships, even short-term ones.
✅ SIWES/industrial training.
✅ Volunteering, especially when you had actual responsibilities.
✅ Student leadership, organizing events, managing a team, handling communications, etc.
✅ Projects, academic or personal projects that solve a real problem.
✅ Freelancing
✅ Running a small business.
✅ Competitions and hackathons.
✅ Research projects.
✅ Campus organizations.
✅ Helping a real business solve a problem.
✅ Creating and publishing work publicly.

For example…

An accounting student who has never worked in an accounting firm could:
– Create an Excel-based bookkeeping system for a small business
– Help a student entrepreneur track revenue and expenses
– Learn accounting software and create practice projects around it

A student of Marketing or Media could:
– Run social media for a student organization
– Create a campaign for a small business
– Analyze its results, and document the process.

So ask yourself: what can I start doing that will give me experience?

And deliberately put yourself in situations where you can gain it.

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14/08/2026

“Ask about me, you Gen Z innovator.” 🫵😊

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12/08/2026

Are you building a solution that improves access to healthcare, water, sanitation, or hygiene?

The Reckitt Catalyst Global Program is now open.

Successful applicants receive:
✅ Growth support
✅ Up to 30,000 USD in flexible funding
✅ Mentorship and training with the Reckitt team
✅ Access to a global network of experts, investors, and partners
✅ Opportunities to engage with governments and public health organizations

Click or copy the link to apply: http://reckitt.com/our-impact/stronger-communities/

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10/08/2026

Steps to validating your business idea before launching.

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Where’s your favourite place to sit in the lecture room?A- Front seat (Professors in the making)B- Middle seat (This lec...
07/08/2026

Where’s your favourite place to sit in the lecture room?

A- Front seat (Professors in the making)
B- Middle seat (This lecturer shouldn't see me)
C- The back seat group

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05/08/2026

Final year isn’t easy. You are between projects, that one impossible supervisor, deadlines, and the pressure to “have it all figured out” before graduation. It’s a lot.

In the middle of these, there are things worth being intentional about. They’ll matter long after completing your project.

Here are 11 of them 👇

1.) Start thinking beyond graduation
2.) Build your CV before you need it
3.) Create proof of your ability – a portfolio, project, or work people can actually see
4.) Get close and talk to people already where you want to be
5.) Start applying for opportunities, internships, graduate trainee programmes, jobs, etc… even before you feel “ready”.
6.) Fix your LinkedIn now, not after NYSC.
7.) Learn one skill that’s highly useful in your field.
8.) Or learn one skill your degree doesn’t teach
9.) Develop confidence in your ability to succeed.
10.) Thinking about entrepreneurship after graduation? It’s a good time to begin your plans
11.) Build genuine relationships with classmates, lecturers, alumni, and professionals.

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Faculty Of Social Sciences Compound Behind Department Of Creative Arts, University Of Lagos, Akoka Campus, Yaba
Lagos
110011

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Monday 09:00 - 18:00
Tuesday 09:00 - 18:00
Wednesday 09:00 - 18:00
Thursday 09:00 - 18:00
Friday 09:00 - 18:00
Saturday 12:00 - 16:00

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