abouzaid:
ha ha, that approach denied me an a once and it was very painful, the lecturer actually didn't understand the textbook except she photocopied and ended up teaching us the wrong thing and marking it the right answer, i have also noticed that most lecturers especially in the north, are not even teaching what they studied, imagine a fisheries graduate teaching chemistry in a state polytechnic in the north? i rest my case.

abouzaid:
any lecturer that have political connection would likely be working for the government in places like inec,nafdac or population commission, most politicians are not lecturers biko,they're equally looking for the connection.

dblackninja:


To tell you the truth, Nigerian system of education in the university level is just crappy and won't add any skill for you. It's just a total waste of time unless you are innovative & can think outside the box.

Call an electrical engineering graduate to do some simple alternating wiring and he will burn down your house but call a simple electrician for the job & he will do a neat work.

U mentioned that mech engrs create design & optimize...well I am yet to see a made in Nigeria car, unless am living in pluto, nothing tangible have come from our mech engineers.

Or shall I talk of the botanists that doesn't even know the name of species of plant from just one genus.

What of our electronic engrs, the road side phone and computer repairs are far better than them. They only know how to carry files up and down.

Seriously do you want me to go on? The only thing you know is: where is 201, 302, 411 lectures holding? & you will run like a goat on heat to grab the front seat & at least get D in the course

Nigeria university education system is just wack...graduate and follow others in file carrying.

buchilino:
I FEEL DAT WAY MOST TIMES, Y?, ELIGANZA CEO OKOYA ONCE MADE A STATEMENT, DAT AFFECTED ME N STILL AFFECTS ME. HE SAID N I QUOTE, AM NOT A GRADUATE, BUT WITHOUT ME MANY OF THEM CAN'T BE ABLE 2 FEED THEIR FAMILIES.

babyfaceafrica:
oga better connections dey school,if you didn't see for your school,that does not mean it doesn't exist in other schools,come UNILAG,IGBIENDION,OAU and the likes

charmingfrank:
as socrates said man know thy self and unexamined life us not worth living.

abouzaid:
even far better connections de working place,believe it or not.

Pchidexy:
It is a sad really but honestly university education in Nigeria is a waste. I happened to have studied business education. After 5 years of graduation I was only getting peanuts from the small teaching jobs I was managing then.

It was only until I ventured into business that I realized the precious time I wasted at school. Currently I am making not less than #250k monthly from my business.

You see the biggest players in many Nigerian businesses did not go to university. The acquired the knowledge the need on the field of their various trade.

If you must go to school, work and school!

EdoBoy90:


For now young man, we don't have system in place for that but they create design and optimized not only cars but other mechanical systems. Mechanical engineering is not limited to cars only.

Does Nigerian government have a plant to manufacture cars? The answer is "NO!"

Caracta:
My degree is not a waste. I learnt beyond the lectures and tutorials. I didn't limit myself to the 'classroom experience.' It was a life experience for me.

kishimi8:
funny . me im an electrical engineer . grad from abu . i happen to cherish my degree so much . and i can't be compared with no damned roadside trial and error dude.

and[b] a mech engrs job is not to fix cars pls but to design, create , and optimize . fixing stuff is for technologists .[/b]

. @op uni edu is just a guide , you are meant to complement it with self research

why on earth are you in the University studying Mathematics?
You should be at a Technical College, studying "craftsmanship" like Autoworks, Woodwork, Radionic, Plumbing, Roofer........ all at professional level, with certifications to boot.

When they leave School, these group of students are "lost" as to why they even went to the University because "they came out, the way they went in,..... except for their age"!

These sort will tell you that University education is a waste, if they happen to "jam money", in a very corrupt and decadent society.

abouzaid:
dora akunyilli one said during unn convocation lecture that Nigerian universities are producing graduates who are illiterates in their fields and she's a professor o.

dblackninja:


You don't get it do you? Tell us what Nigeria mech engrs have created or designed. What exactly? And don't tell me about tightening nuts & bolts in faulty machineries [of the cassava milling factory you're working for ]

abouzaid:
my dear, 99.9%of Nigerian lecturers don't have any industrial experience or connection, if they do,they would likely have been working in industry than lecturing, "those who know it do it,those who don't know it, teach it" George Bernard shaw.

remiiko:
though am not fit to be here but I just have to air out my own view...I intend studying law like Amari but am awaiting my choice institution admission list(AAU) abouzaid after a careful observation of your posts on this thread I began to wonder if you are employed.bro though am not yet in school a degree holder who studied for the degree,even if he or she is unemployed is a plus.how many road side mechanic are elite in our society? how many can speak English fluently for 30minutes without him stuttering? how many of them are MD at Julius Berger, Chevron,NNPC etc.I kno you would say some are waived due to the fact that they av networks at the top.if all righteousness are to be fulfil will they be der? I am not saying to learn a skill isn't a good idea while I await admission I does a menial job of fixing phones which I rake in cookies money..............Sir appreciate God for making u a graduate its not a waste of time.

buchilino:


TRUE, BUT MY POINT IS DAT THERE R VERY SUCCESSFUL DORAS OUT THERE. HIGHER INSTITUTIONS TEACH THINGS BUT THEY DON'T TEACH US D REALITIES OF LIFE. MOST OF US LEAVE SCHOOL NOT KNOWING WAT 2 EXPECT IN D REAL WORLD. N WEN D CHALLENGES OF LIFE BLOW IT'S WIND AT US, WE DONT NO HOW 2 REACT. I READ PUB ADMIN, BUT I COMMITTED SO MANY BLUNDERS WHERE I WORK, DAT IT TOOK GOD'S MERCY 4 ME NOT 2 LOSE MY JOB. WAT THEY TEACH IN SCHOOLS R OPPOSITE OF WAT HAPPENS IN LIFE. DATS MY POINT. PPLE LIKE OKOYA LEARNT LIFE LESSONS DATS Y THEY R SUCCESSFUL.

hUmaneOne:


do not let these these failures sweet talk you.

For some disciplines your degree can not be a waste. Eg.in Law and medicine's practice you utilize all you are taught in school
Any tom,dick and harry cannot practice those profession without the degree...

babyfaceafrica:
that's mostly true,its annoying really,when we go through some of these foreign syllabus and you shake your head..but we still go there and beat them...we are just naturally good,but lack decent exposure to compete...that's why as painful as it may sound...a lot of Nigerians will never attain their intellectual height if they remain in this country.Note...they may be rich,popular and the likes,but they cognitive reasoning will be limited

abouzaid:
the funny aspect is that it's always the street side guys that always design and fabricate anything in this country.

sukkot:
yeah naturally good at cramming. the same people with masters from europe will come home looking for work like everybody else lolzzz. they still cant build shytttt or apply their masters to create employment

ITbomb:

Can't you see that you are contradicting yourself.
Somebody studied Chemistry for 4 years and you are telling him to buy a taxi. What is the correlation there for all the knowledge acquired over the years in Chemistry

babyfaceafrica:
ur opinion

lastpage:


It is usually the "failures" that condemn it.
Will you ever see an Engineer in Chevron or LNG say his University Education is a waste?

Successful people will highlight the "deficient areas of our curricula" but the failures will say "it is a waste".
Ofcourse, "who will the Fly take side with, if not the man with a sore"? - Yoruba proverb

Lastpage!

charcoy2k:
I love this thread,kudos to the OP. I personally think that years and money spent in the course of pursuing academic degrees are indeed all wasteful since one would spend between 4-6yrs to obtain a degree and additional 1yr of NYSC after which the person would roam the streets for years without a job and no jobs prospects as tenths of thousands keep graduating annually. The worst of it is that even when you have a good feasible economics developmental concepts you cannot actualize it due to lack of start up capitals and those your academics degree certificates and credentials which are your assets cannot even get you bank loans except if you have got a landed property. Whereas those of your mates who left for either apprenticeship, some after primary or secondary schools have built houses and are landlords, married with children and are car owners. If the government actually cares for this influx of graduates and are sensitive to their plights, they should mandate the commercial banks to give loans to graduates depending on their grades and using their original credentials as collateral after a careful scrutiny of the authenticity of the cerificates and an in-depth feasibility studies of the viability of the investment prospects intended with the loan. Ofcourse there has to be criteria, code of conducts and MoUs for accessing such loan. For instance, First class graduates should be able to access 1mnaira, second class upper 700k, second class lower 500k, third class 300k.

Abee79:
Biko! Someone please remind me . . . which University did President Buhari attend? At least tell me the degree he acquired . . .
#resipsaloquitur

Caracta:
My degree is not a waste. [b]I learnt beyond the lectures and tutorials. I didn't limit myself to the 'classroom experience.' [/b]It was a life experience for me.