Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase ~ Job 8:7. Introduction King Solomon observed several years ago that the end of a thing is more important than its beginning (Ecclesiastes 7:8). Nevertheless, every glorious ending is a product of principled beginnings. Yes, your destiny is time-bound, but, with creative planning you can always get ahead! Many people failed to realize that greatness has a beginning (Genesis 10:8). They ignored and despised their beginnings and, consequently, having missed the essential ingredients of greatness, they lived and died in great sorrow without any appreciable record of achievements…

As is the case with most Nigerian things these days, the subject of this article has to do with petrol. And in commencing it, I am struck by the choice words of the real estate and automobile content creator, Ola of Lagos, as he markets multimillion naira assets saying “just.” He could go “for just N350 million, you can get so and so for yourself,” or, and this one stood out in my opinion, “for just N17 billion!” He rarely fails to intersperse his commentary with the famous catchphrase “It’s plenty!” or “I will not be poor in my life.”…