Achievers

Mrs Abimbola Nimot Maduka
[Bronze Achiever]










Place of Birth:
Lagos
Primary School:
Command Primary school, Yaba
Secondary School:
University of Lagos, International School
Year of Completion:
1990
Institution:
University of Lagos
Year of Graduation:
1997
Second Institution:
Year of Graduation:





About You




Q: Please tell us about yourself
Good person trying to make a difference in any anyway possible.



Q: What are your biggest strengths and what are your biggest weaknesses
Very hard working and sometimes do not know when to stop at all



Q: What is your typical day like now
Pray, wash, get dressed and ready to start work. Except weekends



Q: How did you start your day when you first started at work
the same way, nothing much has changed




Early Days




Q: How was your early life growing up, your days as a teenager
Life was good, times then were much better. No kidnapping except what we used to call Gbomo Gbomo. These let the old witches that took kids for rituals. Never heard of anyone it happened to but they always said we should never pick money found on the floor. Things have really changed



Q: What made you choose to be in the career you are in today
I really just had a love for IT. Not sure how it came about but it did



Q: Did the degree you did in school directly help you with your chosen career
Not at all, I did Pharmacy which is not connected to IT












Work Life




Q: What was your first job
A: Hmmmmmmmmmm, that would have to be with a training and communication's company. I will not count my first NYSC posting as I was rejected after the first day



Q: What was it like getting your first salary pay cheque
A: Felt like being an adult finally, being part of the adult world



Q: Did you have a mentor in your early days at work
A: Not really, I just learnt from everyone around me



Q: What is your current or your last job
A: I run my own IT consultancy and that will be my last job unless something major comes up like a government appointment



Q: How do your balance your work and your life
A: A lot of people now work from home and I am not different in that sense



Q: How do you manage stress
A: Relaxing watching TV, eating good nice food and just winding down




Leisure




Q: What are your hobbies
A: Watching TV, traveling and going out



Q: What is your ideal vacation
A: Sommer shopping in London



Q: Your favorite food, dessert and Snack
A: Rice, cream caramel or else cake and chin chin



Q: How about when you were young, have they changed a lot
A: No, been the same forever



Q: Your favorite place in the world outside Nigeria
A: London UK




Family




Q: How did you meet your Spouse
A: We met in secondary school, ISL



Q: How many children do you have
A: 2 boys



Q: Did you want more
A: No



Q: Did any of them follow in your footsteps, career wise
A: They both want to be in Info Tech



Q: How does that make you feel
A: I'm very proud of them, very accomplished



Q: What do you think of people that force their children to do what they want
A: I think it is very selfish of them and it is not in the best interest of the children as you do not know where their talents lie




Life




Q: What is your favorite time of the day
A: Night time



Q: What experiences have you had in your life that you’d say have shaped you to be the person you are today
A: Resilience, patient and never give up. Also not to take things at face value



Q: What one thing do wish you could go back in time and do all over again
A: get a 9 to 5 job



Q: What are the best qualities you look for in people
A: Good Character



Q: How is your relationship with God
A: Very personal, not for everybody just between God and I



Q: If you could pick 3 people to have a conversation with either living or dead, who would they be
A: Whitney Houston because I love her music,
Robin Williams, what actually happened to make him so depressed after all the success.
I can't really think of anyone else






Quick fire




Q: Beef or Chicken or Fish
A: Chicken



Q: Hot or Cold weather
A: Cold Weather



Q: Morning, Afternoon or Night
A: Night



Q: Sweet or spicy foods
A: Sweet



Q: Read, Watch TV or Listen to music to relax
A: Watch TV



Q: Iphone or Android
A: Android



Q: Native, Formal or Casual clothes
A: Casual



Q: Window seat or aisle on a plane
A: Window seat



Q: Europe, Asia or North America to visit
A: Europe



Q: Going out or staying home
A: Half and half. Staying home can be boring.
I think going out except the dressing up and driving there






Finale




Q: Please can you give some advice to the young people coming behind you
A: Be strong and sort yourselves out




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