Mofpearl:
Jazakallahu Khyran for your contribution Aideesheks.

I wanted to talk about education but I wasn't sure how it would be received plus I don't know the system. If the educational system isn't preparing people for the workplace then there needs to be a reform. But how do we get the system reformed?

Excluding the government, how can an individual enhance his/her skills?

I think an individual can take up the responsibilities to better improve his/her skills by taking external courses and attending workshops. I also think for one to be motivated to improve his/her skills, there needs to be a passion/drive for the studied course. One of the things I think we need in Nigeria is more universities, people are sometimes forced to study courses that they don't want simply because there are a lot of applicants and not enough room for everybody. This is also true in developed countries as well, but it seems to be quite high in Nigeria.

I agree that having a high grade doesn't necessarily translate ton increased chances of employment and I have been told this countless times by instructors but I still don't know why grades mean a lot me- I love being the best that there is or at least one of the best, but I can't deny that doing well academically is a value that has been instilled since I was young.

I also think parents should be more open to the idea that education is broad- it doesn't just have to do with grades and working in an office.

AideeSheks:

Wa iyakki

Honestly, learning a skill isn't all that hard. Even the internet has really facilitated things to be very easy. I got to learn many things just from blogs and YouTube videos, whereas others pay people to learn such. To me, what matters the most is just having that zeal, desire and time to dedicate.[b]

And Yes, having high grades is not a bad thing at all. One should still always strive hard to attain the best scores and grades. My point is just simply that one must not just sit back and rely on only this.

Mofpearl:
Sorry to derail again but just in case I don't get answers in the other thread.

Which private university in Nigeria is best to study accounting?

Not just in terms of education but also safety, accommodation, amenities, and freedom.

By freedom, I mean freedom to practice religion and this is because a lot of private universities are affiliated with religion which is fine but I don't want any university that forces one to remove hijab for example or listen to morning devotion or ask someone to pray with them. Also things like allowing people pray on time.

Location also matters but I can't expatiate on that atm.

AideeSheks:

Which region preferably? South West?

Mofpearl:


I dunno. Region is an issue for but was thinking somewhere like Abuja. South West is also okay.

Jazakallahu Khyran

AideeSheks:

Wa iyakum

You can consider the universities owned by Islamic organisations; Fountain, Al-Hikmah, Crescent etc. I'm sure they should all be offering accounting. Don't know too much on their standards though.
Bells University also gives Muslims freedom to practice. A lot of northern students go there and they can attest to that fact. They have a mosque in the school and they regularly hold Dawah programmes.
Don't really know much about ABUAD. But I personally don't think Muslims find it that easy there though. Perhaps Demmzy15 could shed more light on that for us.
Igbinedion is also a very free school. Anyhow goes over there

Mofpearl:


Jazakallahu Khyran, you have been very helpful. I am looking at Fountain, Al-Hikmah and Crescent but I am not too sure about the location (safety, how welcoming are people, how easy is it to live there when one doesn't speak the language). Al-Hikmah seems nice but I am not sure about what living in illorin is like. It seems like there are a lot of sufis there.
I have never heard of Bells University but I can look it up.
I didn't really get good reviews on Igbinedion when I was personally considering studying there- I heard there are cultist there and they also had some accreditation issues before.

Mofpearl:

This is off topic but any nice places to visit in Abeokuta asides the Olumo rock?

Mofpearl:

Is Sango otta same as otta?

AideeSheks:


More or less, people use both terms to talk of the same place. But in actual fact, Sango is a separate place while Ota is another separate place. Just that they're next to each other, so the whole area is fondly called Sango-Ota.

AideeSheks:

Wa iyakum

You can consider the universities owned by Islamic organisations; Fountain, Al-Hikmah, Crescent etc. I'm sure they should all be offering accounting. Don't know too much on their standards though.
Bells University also gives Muslims freedom to practice. A lot of northern students go there and they can attest to that fact. They have a mosque in the school and they regularly hold Dawah programmes.
Don't really know much about ABUAD. But I personally don't think Muslims find it that easy there though. Perhaps Demmzy15 could shed more light on that for us.
Igbinedion is also a very free school. Anyhow goes over there