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Top Courses In High Demand In The World Today

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Parents want their wards to study a course that is in high demand at the university. Students also select courses based on their passion and capacity. Students study a course at the university because they believe they have career prospects in that field.

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Ekomiami brings the best courses to study in the world to have a great chance of securing a high-income job or be able to establish a successful business from the skills gathered from them.

Most of these courses if not all are very competitive. This is because people who know the value and worth go for them. Technology and innovation have changed the world massively and have helped people know that one can be successful anywhere but the chances of success increases in certain fields like these courses.

Some of these courses never existed a century ago but now exist because of the development in technology the world has experienced.

Top 10 Courses In High Demand

Studying courses in Finance, Engineering, Healthcare, and Information Technology are always in demand if one has the required skills. The following are the top 10 best courses to study at the university.

1. Computer Science

Computer Science is one of the best courses to study in the world right now. It will be so for a long time because the world has moved to the digital age. All sectors use computer and computer software. Career opportunities include web developers, database administrator, ethical hacker, network engineer and others. Majority of those who are on the Forbes list have a background in Computer Science and are in related business. Studying computer science assures you of a great career in the future. Local, national and multinational companies are always looking for people in this background that they can quickly make experts in some aspect of this field help their organization move forward. The best thing about studying computer science is that you can work in any field and anywhere.

Medical and Biological Sciences

Medicine is the most popular among the courses in the medical and biological sciences. These set of people will always be needed in the world. These fields have very few personnel. They deal with lives and as we all know life is precious. Professionals like Doctors, nurses, clinical officers, and everyone in the healthcare field under this field are deemed as essential service provider. The world’s population is growing and newer diseases like COVID-19 are affecting the human race, there is a need to find a cure to all these diseases and help humans live longer and healthier.

3. Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship courses are among the top tier courses you can go for. The world needs individuals who are gifted in it and can contribute meaningfully to providing solutions to the world’s problems. These set of people create jobs and business opportunities for others. The world has seen more startups rise and become successful. Entrepreneurs bring massive changes to the society and can solve problems even the government can not solve. They also help in developing the nation and in increasing the income government generate by paying their taxes.

4. Pure Mathematics and Statistics

The world has so much data and statistics and needs people who can understand mathematics and intricate technology to help break down and use all the data floating around. Data is useless if it can not be turned to information. This is one of the reasons why mathematicians and statisticians use complex technology to manipulate data using computers. Only the best people excel in this field as it is for people who can solve problems that matter in the world.

5. Business Administration and Sales

No business can survive for long without someone who understands business administration and sales. Sales help the organization generate funds by persuading people to purchase the organization product or services. Business administration is how to manage a business successfully. People who are good at these too end up leading others with technical skills. Every organization be it government or private need people who understand how these two works.

6. Engineering

Engineering is one of the oldest courses that is still valuable. The world has grown from building houses with mud to building houses with blocks of cement. There are several engineering courses one can study from any of those from like civil engineering, chemical engineering, and electrical & electronics engineering etc. Engineering is a course that may never become obsolete. Software engineers are also as important as the other engineers who do more physical work. Software engineers build software using the right tools, and methodologies.

7. Psychology

Psychologists study the mind. They help make the world a better place by making humans better. With the increase in mental illnesses and diagnoses of new psychological conditions, the need for psychologists has grown. Psychologists study the mental, emotional, and behavioural characteristics of humans and animals.

8. Finance

Everyone needs to be financial literate. People who study finance enables the organization they work for become more profitable by making sure they utilize the best investment opportunities, reduce cost and generate more income. People who study finance can work in the bank, be a stockbroker, an accountant or even an auditor. Those who study finance are experts who understand money matters.

9. Law

As long as the world exists, there will be conflicts. This is why there is a need for people who understand the law by studying the law. Those that understand the legal systems and study law are known as lawyers. They help people make informed decisions, helping people not to break the law and also defending organizations in legal cases. Those that study law are also secretaries of the organization as their knowledge of the law help the organization avoid legal troubles. The sharpest minds study law as it requires skills in critical thinking and a mastery of various laws.

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10. Agriculture and related courses

Agriculture is the art and science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock. People need energy and they derive energy from food. Agriculturist help in the production of food. Anyone can start an agricultural business but to succeed in it, the individual needs to know the best practices. Only those who studied agriculture can know the best practices. One good thing about studying agriculture is that there are a lot of opportunities available for those who understand agriculture. Agricultural courses include Agronomy, Agricultural Extension, Agricultural Economics, Soil management, Fishery, etc.

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#EndSARS ‘I Am Disappointed Nigeria Will Treat Me This Way’ – Rinu

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Oluwarinu Oduala has expressed disappointment that the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, froze her account just because she lent her voice during the EndSARS protest.

On November 5, the apex bank secured a court order to freeze the account of 19 promoters of the #EndSARS protests.

In a Twitter thread shared on her handle on Monday night, Rinu who is a member of the Lagos State Panel of Judicial Inquiry probing cases of police brutality and the alleged shooting of #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki toll gate, said the recent action of the Central Bank of Nigeria is a betrayal of the supposed peace-making efforts of the government.

Read her Twitter thread below.

”I am part of a generation of Nigerians, who have lived most of their adult lives under ‘democratic’ rule yet I wake up this morning feeling there is no difference between the Nigeria I grew up in and the Nigeria my parents grew up in. The sacrifices of the democrats, who bravely stood on the June 12 mandate to bring our democracy to life seem to be in vain. Ironically many are serving in this government and ruling party.

Everywhere I turn, I am told that I should be ‘grateful’ for a democracy that lives were lost, I should be thankful that I have a voice and I can speak up for myself and my peers. But how can I be grateful when young men and women disappear every day, some killed recklessly without cause, while others get scarred for life—physically, emotionally, or both.

When we began to protest it was because young Nigerians decided to speak up.

We spoke up – not because we wanted to overthrow the government but because we wanted the police to stop killing us. We did not carry arms, or incite any insurrection. Our only weapon was peaceful protest enshrined in Section 40 of our 1999 Constitution. At every point we maintained calm and educated our followers – reiterating throughout the protests that we were not there to fight the government but to ask for change and to follow through to make sure that change was effected.

We believed that somehow we would be spared from the systemic violence and breakdown of social order that was the direct result of the government’s actions. Unfortunately we were mistaken.

I was volunteered to receive donations to our cause by Nigerians at home and abroad who felt helpless to personally protest but believed they could make a difference through financial sacrifices. Such was the passion of average Nigerians to contribute how best they can to the #EndSARS cause, they found my personal account number and sent in what they could sacrifice towards the cause. Some people even sent as little ?500; all they could spare towards the cause. To have their sacrifices rubbished by the government and their motivations questioned is disheartening because the raised funds including over N200,000 naira gathered from my business were meant to be disbursed to attend to the medical bills of injured protesters.

We called for among other things, a probe into the killings and torture of people and the government agreed by setting up judicial panels. In order to assure young people of the independence and fairness of the panel I took up the role as a youth representative at the detriment of my education, personal life and family. I did this to make peace. I did to ensure our young people understood that the only way to create a better and safer Nigeria is to do things lawfully. Why am I still being targeted for lending the government my goodwill?

I am not part of Nigeria’s political or business elite—I have no relatives in government or family members with enough wealth to sway powerful individuals. I am just an ordinary young Nigerian. I study, selling hoodies and other clothing for ?5,000 to pay my school fees. I also do the odd bit of freelancing, taking on some brand influencing work to ensure my family doesn’t suffer. Somehow, however, my existence threatens my government, the fact that I have a voice is enough for them to try to silence me.

In the Nigeria I am fighting for, it wouldn’t matter that I am a child of nobody coming from the average Nigerian home. The Nigeria I am fighting for is one that prioritizes every voice, protects every inalienable right, even mine.

I decided to use the only currency I have, my voice to speak up against extrajudicial killings, torture, extortion and unjust harassment that is still happening in a democratic nation in the 21st century! The government also agreed that reform is inevitable and promised us they were going to listen so why punish the same people that are speaking up?

I am not afraid—I am only disappointed that this country will treat me this way.

Nigeria is all I have, and I have a right to demand that it works for all of us, not just those with influence, wealth, or a government position.

In a country that people have been voiceless for a long time, people holding the government accountable is being seen as too much? How can we ensure that this sort of thing will encourage people to build a new Nigeria? A Nigeria that will be filled with accountable government officials, where all forms of oppressions and injustice is a thing of the past. How do you expect me as a part of the future of this country to still believe in a country who thinks they have the right through CBN to freeze my account for no just cause?

This is not fair. But we will make it fair. Otherwise, there is no future for my generation and the generations to come.

Lest you forget, #EndSARS !”

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United States Electoral College Explained

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As prescribed in the U.S. Constitution, American presidents are elected not directly by the people, but by the people’s electors. The Electoral College was created by the framers of the U.S. Constitution as an alternative to electing the president by popular vote or by Congress. If it were by popular vote or who gets the most votes, Hillary Clinton would have won in 2016 and Joe Biden would have been declared the winner by now. Biden has also received the most votes of any president in American history. Whoever reaches the 270 electoral votes will be officially declared the winner. In this system, Trump still has a chance of winning.

The United States Electoral College is a name used to describe the official 538 Presidential electors who come together every four years during the presidential election to give their official votes for President and Vice President of the United States.The Constitution leaves states to decide how electors will vote. It began In 1804, 12th Amendment to the Constitution made sure that electors designate their votes for president and vice president, but the 12th Amendment leaves in place a tie breaking system established by the Constitution by which the House of Representatives breaks a tie on presidential electoral votes and the Senate.

The election of the president of the United States is a two-step process. First, voters cast ballots on Election Day in each state. In nearly every state, the candidate who gets the most votes wins the “electoral votes” for that state, and gets that number of voters (or “electors”

 in the “Electoral College.” In the Electoral College system, each state gets a certain number of electors based on its total number of representatives in Congress. Each elector casts one electoral vote following the general election; there are a total of 538 electoral votes. The candidate that gets more than half (270) wins the election.

What happens if no candidate gets enough electoral votes?Pursuant to the 12th Amendment, the House of Representatives is required to go into session immediately after the counting of the electoral votes to vote for president if no candidate for the office receives a majority of the electoral votes. … The House continues balloting until it elects a president.

Who sits on the Electoral College? The president and vice president of the United States are elected by the Electoral College, which consists of 538 electors from the fifty states and Washington, D.C. Electors are selected state-by-state, as determined by the laws of each state.

Addendum: Electoral College is a system born of compromise deeply rooted in America’s slavery foundation. I will explain this in my subsequent post.

Thank you.

Source: Maria Ude Nwachi

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Our Country is on Fire by Rhamsis

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Our country is on fire and the causes of the flames are a combination of the activities of the government in their attempts to sabotage a righteous movement and the unhinged reaction of inflamed youths who are currently on a rampage. These understandably angry and incensed people assume that the destruction of private property is “fighting the system”.

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I am truly bothered by the huge amount of destruction of public and especially private property taking place everywhere.

While stationed at the gate to my estate yesterday as we were trying to prevent hoodlums from gaining access, a woman attempted to leave the estate in the heat of the riots. She had been told her shop had been destroyed and all her goods stolen.

We had to work hard to prevent her from proceeding to her shop I saw the grief on her face. I knew this woman has no other source of livelihood. She and her dependents would now be in financial ruin. I hope she doesn’t act in desperation. Less has led to suicide in the past.

This lady isn’t a part of the government, nor is she guilty of any of the injustices that we are calling on the government to correct. She is just someone who is trying to make a living. She is a wife, a mother, a grandmother, and a sister. She has groaned with all of us under the yoke of bad government. Now she has been further punished for crimes she did not commit Her life will never be the same – ever again To be clear, the reaction of the government to the protests is disgusting, shocking, and unconscionable. I will not lessen the gravity of this by adding “but”. I will respectfully wait till the next paragraph to continue.

The fight must continue but it must also be fought through righteous means Civil disobedience and peaceful protests are more effective than riots If things continue in their current trajectory, we will lose our moral standing and the government will win the moral battle. Our grievance is not with banks, shopping malls, or any other businesses.

Our grievance is with the government.

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Remember that this is the same year that the covid -19 has devasted the economy and caused large unemployment Think about the effect of continuing on this path of destruction. Think of your jobs and the jobs of your family members. THERE IS TOMORROW MY PEOPLE. We must think of TOMORROW.

Do we not all share in the yoke of police brutality Do we not all share in the perils of bad leadership?

Our solution cannot be worse than the problem. We MUST Not contribute to the problems. Remember, one of our major grievances is corruption. What is happening now is also corruption. IT is the corruption of what was until 20/10/20 a righteous struggle that was garnering international support.

The response to police brutality and corruption in our government CANNOT BE riots, looting, pillaging and killing of police officers.

The hand that gave soft drinks to the police officers did more for this struggle than the hand that struck them.

We grieve for all who have lost their lives in this struggle. Protesters and Police officers alike.

#STOP THE VIOLENCE. CONTINUE THE PRORESTS

I am calling on all patriotic Nigerians to calm nerves and to engage with the youth through any medium available to them.

This struggle must not be prematurely aborted.

The youth must be guided even as they lead.

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