2good: Why does the whole population of a country have to go to the university? Check this link below to see the percentage of population in Western Countries going to University.
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/090908/t090908b1-eng.htm

If everybody goes to university, who will mount other sectors of the economy? Ever since HND discrimination started, we lost it as a nation. Teachings in polytechnics are not even what they are suppose to be anymore in the sense that they are no more equipped to give sound technical education instead it has been converted to more of theoretical education and they still call them technical schools. We need to go back to the drawing board as a nation to redesign what system we want for ourself as a nation.
Also @ OP, don't forget that majority of these so called qualified people that you are talking about are actually not qualified but got the fantastic grades and result through 'runs' which has become the order of the day in Nigeria. Eradication of 'runs' is what we should be looking at so that truly gifted students can be identified and nurtured to help build Nigeria.

meetmeonline: .



I am currently writing a book that will correct this ill. There is no Admission problem in Nigeria we are the problem to ourselves.


My brother, do you know 80,048 candidates applied to study in University Of Benin?

71,369 of them applied for just 20 Courses

The rest (wise) 8,679 of them applied for the rest 67 departments


Now see this statistics

No (good) department takes over 200 so the above means 71,369 people will contend for 4,000 spaces meaning a cool 67,000 people have wasted their time buying JAMB forms and have ruined a whole year of their lives



Now see more statistics below

SCHOOL........NO THAT APPLIED..for..DEPARTMENT..........REAL SPACES(IF 200 PER DEPT)....NO OF RUINED CANDIDATES
UNILAG............65,634..........................22............................4,400....................................61,234
UNIZIK..............70,805..........................24............................4,800....................................66,005
UNN..................63,918..........................22............................4,400....................................59,518




Dear sir,

I therefore take the honor to announce to you that near 250,000 people applying to study in just 4 schools have wasted their time and ruined a year of their lives


Thank you!


Source=http://www.jamb.org.ng/unifiedtme dis is trash..whr ll u get employment wit a course lyk plant sciences wen dia ar many unemployed engrz, accountants.

Sike: Na today!

olas2u: You are even lucky to have private schools,during mytime it was either you are in or out.

olas2u: You are even lucky to have private schools,during mytime it was either you are in or out.

Laryokeke: I dont think its the government's fault at all. Every Nigerian student wants to go to university, and yet, not every Nigerian student is academically excellent. Hence, if you are not good enough for the competition, and yet, you go ahead to join the competition; Why shouldnt you fail?

Everyone ought to know themselves, as well as their strengths and weaknesses. Getting 200 -220 and expecting admission is mere wishful thinking except if you have some powers that be working behind you and its that simple. Hence, if you cant secure something much higher, why not try other places where you are likely to make it?

I've seen really brilliant people make it into the universities of their choice and i know people still make it on merit. But the question is CAN YOU BEAT THE COMPETITION? its that simple. IF you cant, you'll only waste your time and money and come back to nairaland to abuse Jamb and its officials.