wip7:


Boss,
Leave that boy....is NIPAM or SDS working!

I have met some guys from MIT during my last visit to Singapore early this year. There is a joint fellowship for 100 positions yearly. You may consider that as well cos the progression is great. Do not hesitate to let me know when all is set..i have a friend currently doing her MIT-SIN postdoc also in your region.

I will buzz you also when i come around to your end cos i have stuff doing with Sabanci next yr.....

ahamdiheme:
That's very useful information, I will let you know once I start sending out applications. I have heard that Singapore is quite a curious country, one that opens her doors to researchers so that might be a good option as well. Do let me know when you are in town. One of our collaborators is from Sabanci, in fact she is on my jury.

Theyjih:


Pls do I need it thanks.. impressive to say the least..

wip7:


Thanks a lot, are you working or doing any research in this field? if yes let me know.....

Theyjih:

Research ? yeah ,with a small LLC (agro-allied) back @home.. elementary stage.... sourcing for published works as guide for the biodiesel energy project..nothing major !

Theyjih:

Research ? yeah ,with a small LLC (agro-allied) back @home.. elementary stage.... sourcing for published works as guide for the biodiesel energy project..nothing major !

Theyjih:
@wip
It's gradually getting to that Level.(commercial scale in 9ja). the guys im working with since im off site are using one plant source and animal source.. jatropha and swine respectively ... its more like a backup for the wind system to power the ranch..

wip7:


Okay Jatropha is a good source cos is rugged and oil content within the seeds is high compared to the rapeseed normally used in Europe. Since its a ranch, if you guys have cattle there, then they don't need to buy alcohol (methanol) as solvent for the biodiesel production, they can produce from the animal dung. Also, the Glycerin obtain after biofuel production is also of high commercial value.

pricelessmr:


This interaction is getting more practically oriented. I'm actually interested in Renewable Energy (Hydrogen generation from water, utilized in electricity generation, biodesiel, any accessible renewable sources for electricity) .

Wip7, you have contributed greatly to this thread. Thank you.

Hope you won't mind if I pm you for some personal advice?

hilsocial:
My name is Hilary. I just graduated from FUTO ( Agric Economics) . I am interested in doing my M.Sc and Ph.D but i want to know how many years it will take for each and the average cost for each in Nigerian Universities and abroad. Thank you for your anticipated response.

scholag:
hi MOD,
I'm here for help as per PhD .
I've got B.A Agric Economics,
MSc Agric. Economics,
both in Nigeria and wish a scholarship PhD abroad...
Or still Nigeria although with scholarship...
I need advice on the best field to pursue now ....
Saw the links and will check them out.
Nice work Op/MOD

Priceless24:


Bros, when you have single handedly solved 0.1% of one problem in Nigeria come back and I will join you in castigating them, for now go and rest

wip7:


It's nice to hear you are doing great. There are possibilities to find scholarship/fellowship abroad and it depends on your academic status. Try to answer the following questions and then I can suggest links.

1. Have you published any articles, attend standard conference/s which your work/s were published?

2. Is your MSc thesis of national or international value?

3. Kindly state your thesis title.

4. Which area will you like to pursue your PhD and what do you hope to achieve or problem you hope to solve ?

5. What technical skills do you possess? Are you good at mathematical modelings ( statistical optimization of economic models, simulation of Econ models for prediction)?

These will help you to fine tune your direction and these are some of the features of PhD students or PhD candidates.

scholag:

Your moniker is sure representing....tell that nigga that's spouting insults () to go hug the nearest high voltage transformer pls.
He's just busy trolling and messing up the nicest thread so far.....Arrrrrrrghhhh!

scholag:

I have written although 'collabo' 2 papers. As for my MSc thesis, it was on welfare Economics of rural people...
Yeah, I can simulate Economic models for predictions atleast to an extent and could do better if well mentored.
So please, any further guidance will help plus thanks for your reply.

Roundabout:

You're right,for the Msc, UI!,but,I enrolled for the PhD in FUTA.

wip7:


Waow...Yes Nigeria is a great country and place...There are many things i have seen there in Nigeria that we buy very expensive here but they are so abundant and wasting in Nigeria. So i will come to Nigeria and make very good money cos is a rich nation with too many raw materials that are wasting. ....Do you know in Nigeria, they have plenty algea, coconut, etc?

My friend brought some algea from Nigeria and waow just little bag like 5kg, we got 3Kg sodium alginate from it...thats goes for 300 pounds. imagine he only uprooted the algea from one bush in Nigeria.......so you use too much money to make.....I love Nigeria, Nigerian people and Africa....Am a Nigerian cos i love that green passport and i always hide that other colored passport when am traveling.

I am ashamed of you looking at the line in bold. That is the same mentality that doesn't help to develop and move that nation forward. It is very sad though. Nigerians aren't as intelligent as I think.

all4naija:

How were you able to write your thesis ? Indeed, I am baffled by your poor English language writing skills.

scholag:

Roundabout sir, pls how's FUTA like for me? I already contacted a Prof. I met during NYSC who happens to be my departmental HOD right there in FUTA but he wants us to meet and discuss my interest. I live 3 states away but will try and see him sometime soon. Although you could help me out by finding out the necessaries...thanks boss!

scholag:

I have written although 'collabo' 2 papers. As for my MSc thesis, it was on welfare Economics of rural people...
Yeah, I can simulate Economic models for predictions atleast to an extent and could do better if well mentored.
So please, any further guidance will help plus thanks for your reply.

ahamdiheme:


Can you quietly bow out of this thread and stop exhibiting your ignorance in public? If you have nothing of note to contribute please keep quiet. From your posts, I can tell that you don't even have a clue of what a PhD is meant to achieve/contribute. Wip has been patient and kind enough to try and enlighten you but you won't humble your ignorant self.
Run along now and don't expose your folly any more than you have already.

@wip thanks for the encouragement boss and I hope all's good with you. I met with some Profs from MIT, Microsoft, Siemens and Toshiba in Italy this summer and they were quite interested in my work, and said I am welcome to join their group once I'm done. So of course I will explore those opportunities and look out for others.

Please, stop being petulant. The idea you are trying to bring into this heated debate is still the same idea that kept most Nigerians in their ignorance. All you expect me to do is not to question PhD holders of what I find disturbing about them. For the fact that you are like one of those Nigerians who worship pastors stealing from them in Sunday congregation makes me a little perturbed about your very notion on what my posts are all about.

Don't you in your arrogance try to insult me again or I would retaliate with harsh ones. I think you are the person who doesn't know what PhD is all about. Most well known PhD holders serve the community and mean well for their various nations through their researches and experiment. And, here you are making mess of yourself trying to act tough. Please...

scholag:

Simply put, get off this thread nigga!!!
Seeking for attention right?! Check the nearest tavern.

wip7:


Pls try the MIT-SIN thing is very great. I spent one month in the facility of Singapore-MIT alliance village, I must confess you will never get bored with research and their pay is fantastic. From my little discussion with guys there, most of the postdocs are converted to full-time and you know is 12 months in Sin and 12 months in MIT cos is mostly 24 months stuff.

Yeah I will let you know when I am around in Sabanci, I am using their facilities and there are about 6 guys also from MIT in Sabanci and one of them was in my Msc Jury then.

all4naija:

Please, stop being petulant. The idea you are trying to bring into this heated debate is still the same idea that kept most Nigerians in their ignorance. All you expect me to do is not to question PhD holders of what I find disturbing about them. For the fact that you are like one of those Nigerians who worship pastors stealing from them in Sunday congregation makes me a little perturbed about you very notion on what my posts are all about.

Don't you in your arrogance try to insult me again or I would retaliate with harsh ones. I think you are the person who doesn't know what PhD is all about. Most well known PhD holders serve the community and mean well for their various nations through their researches and experiment. And, here you are making mess of yourself trying to act tough. Please...

scholag:

I have written although 'collabo' 2 papers. As for my MSc thesis, it was on welfare Economics of rural people...
Yeah, I can simulate Economic models for predictions atleast to an extent and could do better if well mentored.
So please, any further guidance will help plus thanks for your reply.

ahamdiheme:


Are you threatening me, oh keyboard warrior? You are not questioning, not even making constructive criticisms; all you are doing is trying your very best to ridicule people on here. Come back when you grow up, until then I will ignore you as you are dragging me down to your pitiful level.

The best way to deal with this troll is to ignore him, just don't reply to anything he says. He's behind a screen and that's where he will remain, nothing he says is of any worth. Ignore the troll and he'll find his way.

Best wishes to all the researchers and potential researchers in the house

wip7:


You may look into these and see how you can adapt it to your area:

1. Rural People’s Reliance on Non-Forests and Forest Environment in Africa: Nigeria as a case study

2. Socio-economic parameters on household bio-based energy consumption and energy substitution in rural area

3. Under-investment in agricultural assets and dynamic asset poverty in rural area of Africa

4. Poverty, poor growth and inequality in rural Africa: Economic perspectives

all4naija:

No, I am not! You are begging the question though. Not from a stimulating perspective but from a negative angle. My take on this thread's topic is very well based on what I find disturbing about Nigerian PhD certificates and it's not about criticism. Nigerians have overused that cliche in many wrong ways that it has lost its meaning. It has become a common word in the areas it is supposed not to be used. I am dumbstruck to see you using it here to explain what I am trying to ship into the discussion remotely from what I am talking about.

I am not a PhD nor an MSC holder. I said it before that I am a young Nigerian who believes the PhD certificate holders can help to move the nation forward. Having said that, I expect them to exhibit the qualities of PhD holders and I am surprised of what I see here to be questionable about their high knowledge.

I have been called a troll many times in this forum for speaking out on the truth of the matter. While you are dodging my well expressed views on the state of the Nigerian PhD holders on this thread is still something I cannot understand. I only find it exhilarating to the least of my comprehension of what you are going after for people to ignore me. I stand my grand to be challenged by those who think there is no intelligence in what I have said so far to prove me wrong.

Thank you.