dicefrost:
The environment in private Universities favours education and learning. A student in a public school has so much to content with. From poor facilities to the injustice in the system, not to talk of corruption. At a point, all you care about is just your survival, you just want to graduate.

dicefrost:
The environment in private Universities favours education and learning. A student in a public school has so much to content with. From poor facilities to the injustice in the system, not to talk of corruption. At a point, all you care about is just your survival, you just want to graduate.

Acermoon:
I don't know ur school or department... But first Class No be joke for ABU....

Ejemehn:
Well said. A clear example "Davido, Heard he made a 2:1. After spending so much time outside the school environment, and still graduated with a 2:1?"
God help our generation

Caseless:
Well, I have the notion that a third-class from my school is better than a second-class (upper or lower) from private university(this not always true though).

With due respect to my friends who graduated from private-uni , I hold this notion against you not because I'm a product of a public system, but because of environment and so many reasons highlighted by the writer of this article.


My department is over 46 years old (as far as my alma Mater is concerned ), and it has been able to produce just four first-class its entire history. But a university established 5 years ago has produced more than 100 first-class.


First-class honor has been commercialized and commonized by private universities.

calcal:


Your school is sucks!

udemzy101:
Being a first class student brings more respect, you have a better chance of getting employed, however there are some first class graduate out there still looking for job too, some of them are not innovative.

In fact our educational system is bad, where student think is all about getting a good grade and after that get yourself a secured job.


First class is a big deal in the essence that it's not easy to achieve that fit, and it's also not a big deal cos it doesn't guarantee you will be greater than someone with 2.1..

Gaddafithe2nd:


Am a graduate of one of the public schools. I can say it anywhere, Davido coming out with 2:1 is not a new thing, it happens in our public schools also.
Some students won't attend class and come out with 2:1 or 2:2

Akkord4gov:
Na Firstclass Graduates be their prob now

Y d hating now. There are a lot of big deal. They worked so hard for it and avoid all distraction,they need to be appreciated

Modified,most of us just rushed to comment base on the misleading OP's title
Anyway,the writer has some salient points,these private Universities have really made First Class a common thing. And even the Federal Uni for those that mentioned UI,OAU etc. Yes,check the numbers of First Class Graduates in the Federal Uni compare to State. You will hear numbers like 85,72,some even 100+ compare to schools like Lasu,Eksu where they manage just 6,7,8 or highest 20 which is very rare. I am not comparing the standard and quality of these First Class graduates between Federal Uni or State but trying to buttress the point of the OP. One of my lecturer here in Eksu always say and I quote"if you graduate with even just 4.5 here in Eksu,u will be overall best student in Federal Uni and become the lecturer of your lecturers in Private Uni".

Ejemehn:
Well said. A clear example "Davido, Heard he made a 2:1. After spending so much time outside the school environment, and still graduated with a 2:1?"
God help our generation

Olukokosir:
Beta go read ya books nd cum out wf @ least 2.2

Olukokosir:
Beta go read ya books nd cum out wf @ least 2.2

Olukokosir:
Beta go read ya books nd cum out wf @ least 2.2

Icekyng:

bruv I swear u lied.
go n find out what korede bello and his likes graduated with.

richard870:
@Op, kindly compare with foreign trade graduates. I dunno knw why ppl see dis as a big deal......
Its only in Nigeria that attaining a first-class level takes almost all the will power of a student.

Most universities abroad churn out more first-class graduates than private universities in Nigeria, what have you to say to that?

Acermoon:
I don't know ur school or department... But first Class No be joke for ABU....

udemzy101:
Being a first class student brings more respect, you have a better chance of getting employed, however there are some first class graduate out there still looking for job too, some of them are not innovative.

In fact our educational system is bad, where student think is all about getting a good grade and after that get yourself a secured job.


First class is a big deal in the essence that it's not easy to achieve that fit, and it's also not a big deal cos it doesn't guarantee you will be greater than someone with 2.1..

mrphysics:
After paying huge amount of fees in private university, you expect them to come out with 2:2?? You must be joking, minimum in private university is 2:1. I have had an encounter with a first class student of one private university in Enugu who came for research project in my school, I was shocked when I realised that even our 2:2 classmates are better than her, she couldn't talk till she left.

Acermoon:
I don't know ur school or department... But first Class No be joke for ABU....

Silvofitz:
My concern is that majority of the students in private universities could not even pass UTME well.
Majority of them could not even make the cut-off point for admission to federal universities, yet they come out with first class.
And the best lecturers are in the public universities.
So, how come the prevalence of first class?

babyfaceafrica:
What's the use of first class,if you have nothing to show for it?...come UNILAG,UI or IFE ..kon say kini big deal for first class?,you think say na moin moin.....mention five first class students in private universities that have done well,and I will mention 15 2.1 graduates of public schools that your so-called first class in private schools cannot match their achievements

DrayZee:

Don't bring UTME into this. Jamb has lost it's respect due to irregularities noticed and is no longer a credible evaluation. Some candidates who wished to study in public have to go to private.
Besides an examination is not a true test of knowledge. Private universities have better infrastructure and conducive environment for learning. Public students have to battle with cultism, over-packed hostels and classrooms from which they may gain no knowledge after each class, and lecturers who hold supreme and unchecked power to fail or pass whomever they wish to.
So don't say that private university graduates are not up to those in public because more people graduate with first class than in public.

Privates go to school and learn. Publics go to school and suffer whilst learning. Privates can focus on their academics. Publics have to deal with other issues.

Silvofitz:
My concern is that majority of the students in private universities could not even pass UTME well.
Majority of them could not even make the cut-off point for admission to federal universities, yet they come out with first class.
And the best lecturers are in the public universities.
So, how come the prevalence of first class?