papawemba:


your English is a disaster.

Kindly request for a refund of the outrageous fees paid by your parents.

bushdoc9919:


Federal universities cannot do as well as covenant because they are not well funded.

After all...when you pay N45,000 per annum...you get a N45,000 education. When you pay N500000 per annum...naturally the quality goes up

If you want your federal unis to do well....pay higher fees for good facilities, and even better lecturers. Or get your government to find an extra N10 trillion naira in the next few years.

Rapzino:
utter rubbi$h, is it every parent that can pay such an amount? Some parents don't earn up to that amount in a year.

alentyno:
Covenant University for the third consecutive time, has emerged tops in the Presidential Special Scholarship Scheme for Innovation and Development (PRESSID).

It was learnt that the university produced 11 First Class graduates among the 102 successful candidates for the 2015/2016 academic session of the programme.

While disclosing this at a staff meeting the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Charles Ayo, said this has again validated the excellent academic programmes of the University.

According to him, the university is coming closer to actualizing its vision of being among the best 10 universities in the world by the year 2022.

He added that the success has proved that the University is hinging closer to the realization of her vision to be listed among the 10 leading universities in the world by the year 2022.

PRESSID was instituted by the Federal Government of Nigeria as part of efforts to develop a critical mass of professionals who would serve as catalysts of change and agents of scientific and technological advancement, as well as sustainable economic development.

The Scheme sponsors selected first class graduates from any recognized and approved university in the country for postgraduate studies in the top 100 universities in the world.

Source

bushdoc9919:


Federal universities cannot do as well as covenant because they are not well funded.

After all...when you pay N45,000 per annum...you get a N45,000 education. When you pay N500000 per annum...naturally the quality goes up.

If you want your federal unis to do well....pay higher fees for good facilities, and even better lecturers. Or get your government to find an extra N10 trillion naira in the next few years.

jaybee:


Its not true bro. When a student pays N45,000 in federal university, it just means the government pays N455,000 if you think N500,000 is the ideal school fees in Nigerian universities.

bushdoc9919:


Federal universities cannot do as well as covenant because they are not well funded.

After all...when you pay N45,000 per annum...you get a N45,000 education. When you pay N500000 per annum...naturally the quality goes up.

If you want your federal unis to do well....pay higher fees for good facilities, and even better lecturers. Or get your government to find an extra N10 trillion naira in the next few years.

Sibrah:
Add the 300,000+ being spent by FG on all student.

papawemba:


your English is a disaster.

Kindly request for a refund of the outrageous fees paid by your parents.

mikaj:
No hating but if those first class students could get that after 5yrs in FUTO, only then would I believe. #justsaying.


Btw, quote mi and u shall trip while walking on the road.

bushdoc9919:


Which is not being paid at that level....especially since ASUU was forced to take 1trillion over 5 years in 2013.

And anyway.....we need far more than the N30000 per annum. Some estimate that we need anything between N60000-2million per annum.

And now oil prices are falling.

Either fees go up....or our unis lose out.

P.S: Read this:www.scribd.com/doc/79378074/Education-in-Nigeria

samyale:


So, u wanna compare private university with federal university ni?..dir are more facilities in federal university dan any private university...I ave frnds who r nt gud with books and still come out with 2.1 after dy fail 2 get admission into federal university
Mind u, federal university lecturers are d best...most private university dnt ave more 20 prof in d whole university

samyale:


So, u wanna compare private university with federal university ni?..dir are more facilities in federal university dan any private university...I ave frnds who r nt gud with books and still come out with 2.1 after dy fail 2 get admission into federal university
Mind u, federal university lecturers are d best...most private university dnt ave more 20 prof in d whole university

bushdoc9919:


That's the problem we face right now. Our federal universities are not well funded...and as a result..they have bad facilities (especially residential and scientific and even library facilities) and their graduates are not good enough.

Whereas private universities pay high school fees...and get high quality education.

You see....we have to pay more attention to this problem. Many Nigerian companies prefer foreign uni graduates over Nigerian university graduates because the foreign ones are so much better.And the gap is going to keep growing. The private universities too are producing better graduates.

In other words...guess who will lose out in the job markets. The son of the groundnut seller....who got his education from a poorly resourced Federal university. While rich kid who got his education in a good private university or even a foreign university is going to win every time.

Meanwhile...Govt has refused to increase funding. In 2009...Govt promised N3trillion for federal and state universities. By 2013...the money had gone down to N1 trillion...spaced out over five years. Not long after some federal unis toyed with the idea of increasing fees. You get my drift now?

Let's be honest....unless Govt can find N10TRILLION....which is going to be impossible because oil prices dropping means the treasury is lean...and i mean LEAN.....we may have to increase fees. Or else...the poor you like very much will lose out heavily.

P.S Read this...http://omojuwa.com/2012/12/proposal-for-tertiary-education-in-nigeria-by-amasonic-opesays/

alentyno:
YES but i don't think a whole VC of a 'christian' owned uni will lie about such

cc: macmaster01 gbadeolu1 kissb et all scholar could please confirm

Cajetanspeaks:
The total number of covenant university graduates that applied for these scholarship should be put into consideration in relation to their public university colleagues. Since CU produces a minimum of 100 firstclass annually, there is a very high probability that they will dominate the scheme.

MacMaster01:


lol I am from Covenant University, I know the 1st and 2nd edition of pressid CU had d highest i think 10 and 11 respectively (minister of power said this during my graduation), this 3rd edition I only saw my name and 4 others i know from my dept in CU maybe there are other people from CU that weren't in my dpt and I didn't or don't know their names; and our VC won't lie trust me

Jeromejnr:


Very nice peice of information.

Tuition Fees:

Based on fees charged by private universities in Nigeria I have set a base amount that should enable universities to provide good enough lecture theatres, hostel accommodation, restaurants and canteens, road and transport infrastructure, examination halls and acceptable research and computer facilities to be an average of N300,000 per student per year. Universities should be given the freedom to set their fees up to a maximum of N300,000 per student.

For ease of calculation I will work with a number of 1,000,000 Nigerian undergraduate students. If each student pays N300,000, the total cost to educate our current undergraduates per year will be N300 billion per year. For a country where fuel subsidy payments skyrocketed from less than N300billion to N1.3trillion naira per year in 2 years with no explanation, a country where one individual steals N2 billion naira of government funds and is allowed to walk free, I believe we can afford to spend N300 billion per year on educating our youth.

To fund the schools at a rate of N300,000 per student the government should make the funds available to each student in 3 different ways:

[b] Interest Free Loans – Each student that has gotten an admission can apply for a loan to cover tuition fees from government. For an average 4 year course each student that receives a loan will have a total debt of N1.2 million on graduation.
Individual Payments – If your parents can afford the fees or if you can afford the fees yourself and want to avoid piling up debts then you can choose to pay your fees yourself like many are already doing in private universities. With the promise of better education in public schools many Nigerian parents will actually be ready to pay these fees. Our public universities currently have the ability to be better than most of the private universities that we have if they are well funded.
Grants and Scholarships – Students with exceptional skills such as academic or sporting skills can be granted scholarships by private institutions, government, NGOs and the universities themselves. To qualify for the scholarships there must be set benchmarks that you must meet and surpass.[/b]

An improved standard at our universities means we will have more foreigners, especially Africans, applying to study in Nigerian Universities. This can be a huge source of foreign exchange earnings for the country. The universities should be allowed to set the tuition fees for international students as they see fit. Source: http://www.ifeadebayo.com/funding-nigerias-undergraduate-university-education/

geezzzyy:


You guys always say this bullshit.. PRESSID is a federal competition.. How many FUTO students made the cut?

Eugenedimgba:
CU is a very good school.I finished from Madonna Uni but all my friends from CU all graduated with 1st class and a set of twin also did same.1st class there happens to be the average 2.1 in most Uni.I am not hating oh...Let me joke a little,I heard 1st class starts from 3.0 in CU.

Eugenedimgba:
CU is a very good school.I finished from Madonna Uni but all my friends from CU all graduated with 1st class and a set of twin also did same.1st class there happens to be the average 2.1 in most Uni.I am not hating oh...Let me joke a little,I heard 1st class starts from 3.0 in CU.