Chukwuka16:
Very good question @OP. However, you have to do your home work thoroughly. Considering the fact that you want to study in Nigeria, the Engineering option is preferred for the obvious reason that it is a professional course and allows you to become a registered engineer which might be useful in the future. Aside that it offers no further significant benefit. For Computer Science however, it is the 'in thing' now. I have an engineering background for my first two degrees but I'm currently doing a doctorate in CS and I can tell you the opportunities are immense. This is due to the increasingly role of big data and machine intelligence/artificial intelligence/data mining etc. in our decision making process. These research areas are offering a very promising future and Nigeria is really a fertile ground for such disciplines. You may thus consider an engineering option but with dedicated and disciplined focus on learning some programming languages like Python, Matlab, R, C/C++ etc. and further building immense capacity in mathematics/statistics especially problem formulation/modelling and toy with some basic AI program and apply them in basic optimisation problems. What I have been saying is this - do well to graduate with good grades in Comp. Engr but build immense capacity in your programming skills but with practical application to everyday issues. Do not forget to update yourself with the trends in CS (data management and AI) by being a registered student member of IEEE to have access to some open access journals. Also trail papers for free from academia.edu to researchgate on AI/machine learning. You need to do a serious research on what you want and make up your mind. Ultimately, never forget to always consult your creator - God to ask for direction. He made you and thus knows what's best for you. You can never be wrong taking His advice. All the best!

Ustec:

sir
is it possible to apply for direct entry to study comp sci. With OND mech engr. result?

miketayo:


which part?

miketayo:


Engr is a good course, its just useless in this part of the world

Ustec:

what subject nd topics will you advice a fresher to be good at inorder to have a better understanding and perform well in computer science?

Akiliogidi:


Every subject & topic is important...when u gain admission, make friends with those in yr2, collect their yr1 material(handout & past questions), ask them which lecturer took which course...go to the departmental office, check for course allocation compare it with ur present level...if tthesame lecturer is still handling the courses, read ur uroks well, read the past questions & master the way each lecturer sets his/her question , have your summary note n u are good to go

Don't shy away from mathematics, u will do it till ur 3rd b4 going for IT

I will advice u to mk friends wlso with those who gained admission through PRE-SCIENCE

Goodluck dude

Mikkystorm:
Lol, unizik? Pfft.
Anyways, there's some sense in what your friend said though. I am a student of the first ever digital institution in the east, Federal Polytechnic Oko, studying computer engineering. And I can assure you, we do more of practical than theories. The universities do otherwise. Go for computer science brother, as far as unizik is concerned. Another factor to consider while choosing unizik is their admission scheme, it's too tacky. Just follow your heart BRO.
Computer engineering deals with both the hardware and software in a computer. Computer science bases itself on the latter, not that it's isolated from the hardware area.