Isqil Najim

By Neel Burton M.D. A person is being lazy if he is able to carry out some activity that he ought to carry out, but is disinclined to do so because of the effort involved. Instead, he carries out the activity perfunctorily; or engages in some other,…

We all love a 4.0 grade point average, a complete winning record for the season, or a flawless performance review at the end of the year. Perfection makes us feel comfortable and safe. Growing up as a Taiwanese American, I often found my…

One evening an old Sioux told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, 'My son, the battle is between two 'wolves' inside us all.  One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-p…

I don't know if it is right to write this; but I know that to right the wrong impression, it is the right thing to right. By virtue of my position, I get opportunities to answer questions daily from young engineers. One of the complains I hear o…

"A Competition and Consumer Protection (CCP) tribunal sitting in Abuja has restrained MultiChoice Nigeria Limited from increasing its tariffs and cost of products and services." The news read. In another news, law makers are on the multich…

Many years ago, I made a resolution not to engage in religion topic openly, especially on social media. It makes absolutely no sense, I had reasoned, for me to be advancing religion while I am aware of its abuse. My immediate target was …

Sometimes we can get so used to people's pity that we fail to grow or build capacity for growth. It is normal for things not to work in our life, business or career, but do not settle for pity. When you rely on people's pity to fuel your mot…

By Isqil Najim Albert Einstein asked a question that puzzled me too, "Am I or the other that is crazy?" Continued from part 1 In a police cell, he waited for the Officer to attend to him. To know what he did wrong. No one…

Six years ago a guy looked at me face to face, and boldly told me; "I don't like you!" I immediately fired a response, I asked him that day; "Thank you for the honest feedback, but those that you like, how has it made their life b…

The Nigeria Institution of Mechanical Engineering, NIMechE is to establish a standard Welding Academy in Ondo State in partnership with the Federal University of Technology, Akure FUTA.  This was a part of the outcome of the working Visit of the Nat…

The World Engineering Day for sustainable Development instituted by the UNESCO and World Federation of Engineering is here again. But how many actually know the significance of the day's celebration even among the engineers themselve…

by Isqil Najim Based  on my observations for many years, I have come to conclusion that there are three groups of political thugs. Though most of the times we tend to see only one group, which is the weakest of the three, as thugs. The o…

The only lesson I learnt or learning from this Russian Ukrainian war is that every nation must develop the tech capabilities. They must have ambition to grow within even as they reach out to others to develop.  I do not wish to concern m…

By Isqil Najim There are many times in life when silence is our best refuge to escape a big dilemma. Many people think you have to deny/reply every wrong accusation or negative attack because you cannot afford to let your hard-earned reputation goes…

When it comes to criticisms, Some people said it doesn't matter whether critics know the answer to the problems he is pointing out or not. And that it is Job of those criticized to come up with right answer or get out for someone else to do it. …