ogugua88:

You've already done many NLers proud with the amalgamation debate. I look forward to seeing more from you

shymexx: I'm presently trying to save Nigerians from their medieval and shallow mentality - and give them an identity by showing them what it actually means to be a Nigerian, or from the geographical location called Nigeria... Furthermore, I'm also trying to foster revolutionary ideas on the average Nigerian and how to hold their leaders responsible for their actions and inactions - power belongs to the people...

I'm also trying start a little business plan idea - and show Nigerians how to create wealth, and the importance of wealth creation... I might have to include career in that - show them why having a career is better than having a job...

Lastly(this is my field), I have a couple of Computer Security platforms/web-interface I'm working on for the Nigerian market - still studying the dynamics and what's applicable to Nigeria..

PS: It's high time we started teaching people how to get up and make themselves useful, and not spoon-feeding them... Education and knowledge-of-self is important, if we want to take Nigeria out of the shackles of poverty, bad governance, and destruction - to its rightful place among the league of nations.

OYINBOGOJU: I am campagning to oust PDP from Nigerian, that is the only way things could get improved.

NO matter what you do to improve this country, PDP will definitely run you down because improvement /development is not in their policies.

achi4u: If am in a position to effect changes,I will make teachers salary to be the most attractive going by what is happening nown,by so doing a teacher will have the mind and ability to teach his/her students with good morale and the society will once again be a better place.

When we train our young children with sound mind with a promising future...our Nigeria will come to its feets.

ogugua88:

[size=13pt]That's a big problem here too. Teachers and professors are woefully underpaid, but many still do it because it's what they love. They should have better salaries, agreed.[/size]

dubem3: maybe u could share any landmark yiu've reached since then.

all4naija: What is the better salary like that you are talking about?

ogugua88:

[size=13pt]Landmarks? Just my grades lol, they're good as always. I'm no longer studying health education though. The course work wouldn't allow me to take pre-medical courses concurrently as I had hoped. So, I'm majoring in French as I have a solid 5-year background in that, and I'm taking my pre-med courses concurrently as wished. So far so good in terms of quiz/exam scores.

I have contacted the medical mission folks. I'll attend their next meeting I have questions to ask as I hope the program is long-term and not one where they drop a month's worth of medication and leave, patting themselves on the back.

My goals are still the same.[/size]

ogugua88:

[size=13pt]It depends on what the current salary is in Nigeria. If it's anything like that of the US, then it needs a big boost. The average teacher's salary here is less than $45,000. The worst part is that school supplies for students either come out of their already shallow pockets or parents make donations to classrooms.

Other things come into play, like certification, students' performances, merit, etc. A teacher shouldn't be making less than $60,000 a year.[/size]

brokoto: $45000? That's huge mehn! Teachers here earn the equivalent of $10000 per year. Go figure! As for school supplies... Forgerrit

CFCfan:

$45,000 isn't enough for a teacher that has his/her own kids to care for. This is because the cost of living in California is high.
However, $45,000 can comfortably sustain a professor in Nigeria.