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I am big believer in the need for conscious effort towards consistent personal development. I believe part of the problem in Nigeria is low accessibility to development materials. Books are usually scarce and expensive when available. And Internet access is not the best in the world. However, I have found some extraordinarily useful Internet resources. My numero uno is the OpenCourseWare (OCW). Universities in the OCW consortium (such as Notre Dame, Johns Hopkins, and MIT) provide free access to different course resources such as syllabus, assignments, reading notes, etc. You basically have access to everything the students of these universities and classes had access to while they took the class. There are also powerpoint presentations available.Some additional resources include:

1.  Autodidacts - This site lists different resources available. There are links to free online classes, documentaries, language classes, free software for students, and references. 
2. Textbook Revolution - This site is a repository of freely available books. There are books available for engineering, management and even sciences. And the list keeps growing. 
3. Lifehacker Links - The article in the blog, LifeHacker, lists some additional free educational resources. The website, lifehacker.com is a mine of resources. The blogger always lists some wonderful bits of information every now and then. I have made it a habit of checking the site everyday for new resources. I am sure that you will find it helpful also. Another useful post on this blog is the Free Educational Resources Roundup post. 
4. The Personal MBA - The premise of the Personal MBA program is that through investment in developing yourself by reading and practice, you can be much more productive than someone who gets an MBA. At the end of the day, you will be better developed than someone who spends all that money getting an MBA. While that is debatable, the resources listed on the site are very helpful. The list of recommended books on the site can be downloaded here.

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