Nigerian experts who have done extensive research on the crisis that befalls retirees from the Nigerian civil service have suggested ways through which civil servants can have a more comfortable and safe retirement.
They also suggested ways through which the Nigerian youths can exploit their potentials and become rich using their talents and creativity.
Professor Abah George, from the office of the accountant general of the federation, deployed to the Nigerian Immigration Service as Director, Finance and Accounts, and Professor Matthew Abula of the Department of Economics, Kogi State University, gave this advice during the presentation of three books at a press briefing in Abuja yesterday.
The books include: “The Making of A Millionaire From Poverty”; “Personal Financial Management For Nigerian Workers” and “Retirement Planning and Management: Addressing Nigerian Retirement Crisis.” Authored by Prof. George, these books will be launched tomorrow, Thursday.
The books were written to address the problems that the civil servants have with respect to their personal financial management and to encourage entrepreneurship in the Nigerian youth to draw their attention away from crime.
Prof George said “I have also discovered the problems that our youths have and decided to write these books namely “ The Making of A Millionaire From Poverty,intended to draw the attention of the Nigerian youths away from crime. Most of the time, our youths prefer a quick way to make money and that draws them into crime such as kidnapping, stealing, cybercrime, shortcut to money making, which is not good. So, I decided to write these to bring out the potential in Nigerian youths.
“When we talk of potential, we talk of innovation, creativity, how the youth can use their naturally endowed talents like oratory, clowning, fun comedy, music, sports to make money. So, it teaches the youth how to use their soft and hard skills to make money.”
The second book “Personal Financial Management For Nigerian Workers”, itemised things civil servants must do to manage their finances very well, and not to eat into their future and to avoid financial death. (Leadership)