Let down your hair, it’s Christmas!

Let down your hair, it’s Christmas!

As exciting as year-end can be, it can also be very busy and demanding. With so many meetings to attend, budgets to put together and pertinent decisions to take, one could easily forget it is supposed to be the ‘holiday’ season. But it has been an eventful year and you have worked round the clock to achieve the victories you recorded. You deserve to take some time off, spoil yourself a little and have a good time this Christmas.

So, what are your plans for the holidays? Do you have children returning home or are you kicking it solo? Whichever way, you might find the suggestions below useful guide to letting down your hair and enjoying the holidays this year.

Holiday time is family time

What if you take two extra days apart from the regular Christmas and Boxing day public holidays just to be with your family. You could play games, share meals, and create memories that will last a lifetime. Or perhaps pop some corn, grab some drinks, and turn your living room into a cinema. What’s showing? Old movies with your spouse or latest movies with your children, it’s bound to be fun all the way. You could also pick out a personalized gift for every member of your family.

It’s a House party!

This could be so much fun. Reach out to your close friends and family, including the ones your busy schedule didn’t permit you to see all through the year. You could play outdoor games, enjoy barbecue, and finger foods by the pool or even have a karaoke contest right there in your compound. A house party is a good way to connect with all the people dear to you and have a jolly good time. 26th December maybe?

An evening out?

When was the last time you enjoyed an outing that was not work related? This season naturally offers a plethora of fun activities. From music concerts to comedy shows and galas. You could find one that interests you and take an evening out to attend, maybe with your spouse, children, or really close friends. If you are into theatre for instance, Fela & his kalakuta queens will be showing at TerraKulture all through the holidays. And you can also enjoy a beautiful time of golf with your associates at Lakowe Lakes Golf and Country Estate.

Staycation/Weekend Getaway?

Another thing that could be really relaxing is enjoying a weekend getaway at a state of the art hotel, perhaps even in a different city, if you care for a change of environment. Staycations are easy to plan and do not require much of a budget. You could book your suite in advance or upon arrival, especially as your ARM Esteem status entitles you to exclusive discounts at selected Marriot Hotels across the country. Want to leave the hustle and bustle of Lagos to enjoy tranquillity and a burst of Culture at Le’ Meridian Ibom? Sounds good right. To activate your discount privilege, please reach out to your relationship manager.

However, you choose to observe the Christmas holidays, make it a holiday to remember. Our wishes for you are for a beautiful end to 2017 and a fantastic new year ahead.

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Six changes you should consider making in 2018

Six changes you should consider making in 2018

Please don’t call it New Year Resolutions – because that tag seems to have been jinxed with many never being able to achieve their resolutions. Instead call it your 2018 commitment to self. How about that?

Commit to making these six changes in 2018 for a better year:

Be more positive

There is so much negativity everywhere, but when you choose to see the positive in every situation, you’ll be shocked how your life seems filled with joy and happiness. Be intentional about your state of mind and what you dwell on in 2018.

Be realistic

Don’t allow yourself to live in a fool’s paradise. Realize that life is filled with good and bad. Choose to dwell on thoughts of the good but be realistic enough to make plans in case the scales tip and a little bit of bad happens.

Save and invest more

When there is a will, there is always a way. You can still earn the same amount and save a little more. It starts with a decision and a commitment to make it happen. A direct debit mandate can help you further stick firmly to that decision so that you don’t have to worry about forgetting to put aside that money. Let the future you envision for yourself and your loved ones be the motivation to save and invest more in 2018.

Love more

Have you noticed how emotionally liberating it is when you love more instead of hating? Life becomes more promising, people become more fun to stay around and your heart becomes lighter just by giving a lot more love.

Fight more

Giving up is the easiest thing in the world to do. How many times have you found yourself giving up on people, dreams, and goals in the past? In 2018, dare to fight more. Don’t let the fear of failing stop you. Let the fear of not trying fuel your fire.

Live more

You only live once, and you may as well make your life a masterpiece. Give your children the best education, live in the house of your dreams, invest in the dreams you care about, take vacations to destinations you love and enjoy life the best way possible.

Bottom-line: You can live life on your terms and make sure those you care about have a better lifestyle because of you. But you need a plan to make this possible. Now is the perfect time to draw up your blueprint for 2018.

 

Let us help you choose a plan for your 2018. Send us an email at [email protected] or call 0700 CALL ARM for immediate assistance.

 

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In the news: CBN injects $210m into forex market

This Day

Investors Stake N27bn on Equities as Dangote Cement Lifts Market

High trading in the shares of Dangote Cement Plc on Tuesday lifted the overall value of transactions at the equities market by 445.4 per cent to N26.809 billion.

IMF Harps on Economic Diversification for Nigeria, Others

The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde on Tuesday stressed the need for Nigeria and other African countries to ensure that they diversify their economies in other to be able to withstand shocks.

Bonds Lead Capital Market Issuances, Account for N1.4trn

Bonds continued to dominate new issuances accounting for N1.364 trillion or 88 per cent of the total issuances in the capital market between January and September 2017.

CBN: Local Rice Production Records 70% Increase

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has stated that the production of rice locally has increased to 70per cent following the introduction of the Anchor Borrowers Programme by the federal government.

Bharti Airtel Denies Report of Its Planned Exit from African Operations

Bharti Airtel has denied recent report that it is exiting its operations from three African markets that were said to be unprofitable.

Kachikwu: 2019 Target to End Petrol Imports

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, on Tuesday disclosed that the federal government’s target to end importation of petroleum products in 2019 is non-negotiable.

The Nation

Senate kicks against tariff increase by DisCos

The Senate Committee on Privatisation yesterday in Kano, said there was no need for the proposed increase in electricity tariff.

Union Bank sells N291m shares to employees

Union Bank of Nigeria (UBN) Plc has listed 51.299 million ordinary shares of 50 kobo each at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), pushing its total issued shares from 16.936 billion ordinary shares to 16.987 billion ordinary shares.

Nigeria plans to boost oil output as price hits $65

Less than two weeks after the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)’s decision to extend oil production cuts, Nigeria and Libya are planning to raise output next year. Oil price has hit $65, the highest in 30 months.

Banks, insurance firms owe NHF N6.7 trillion

The two sectors have failed to remit N6.7 trillion to the Fund since its inception contrary to the law setting it up.

NNPC threatens to shut stations hoarding fuel

The Group Managing Director (GMD), Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Dr. Maikanti Baru, yesterday said the Federal Government would adopt an “aggressive measure” to tackle the artificial scarcity of petroleum products in parts of the country.

Punch

CBN injects $210m into forex market

The interbank window of the nation’s foreign exchange market on Tuesday received a boost of $210m from the Central Bank of Nigeria.

GE, Mainstream sign N8.3bn Kainji power plant rehabilitation contract

Mainstream Energy Solutions Limited has injected a fresh $26m (N8.3bn) investment into the Kainji Hydro Power Plant to rehabilitate its Hydro Turbine Generator unit.

TSA: Reps query Buhari’s exemption of N50bn NNPC accounts

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, raised questions over a “purported” presidential approval exempting some special Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation accounts from the Treasury Single Account.

Vanguard

Alternative securities market records a decline

The Alternative Securities Market, ASeM, of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, closed the 12 months period to December 12, 2017, in the negative region, recording -3.62 percent Return-on-Investment, RoI.

DMO deploys Eurobond proceeds to repay N198bn TBs

The Debt Management Office, DMO, yesterday commenced the process of refinancing domestic debt with proceeds of $500 million Eurobond as it announced its intention to repay in full the N198 billion treasury bills (TBs) scheduled to mature this month.

Reuters

W. Africa Crude-Differentials underpinned by Forties outage

Differentials for West African grades were stable to firmer, traders said, after a North Sea Forties crude pipeline outage that is expected to lead to a rise in European refining demand.

Nigerian court drops most corruption charges against Senate president

Nigeria’s court of appeal on Tuesday dismissed 15 corruption charges against the Senate president related to alleged false declarations of assets, but it upheld three other charges against him.

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