noblealuu:
I knw where the PhD stuff is coming from, I think MBBCH

emmaliver:
He is obviously a medical doctor ( judging from his response) if this is the case, he doesnt need a PHD to become a professor.. All he needs is his recidency training NUC recognizes that Consultancy status/ Fellowship of a College is higher than a PHD cert. So He progressed in his academic life via d Consultancy pathway n became a prof!

SEYIKP:
How on earth will a prof. not have PhD. we are in Nigeria sha were everything goes. oga show them your certificate and let sleeping dog lies.

eaglechild:
Fellowship in the field of medicine is actually equivalent to PhD and with sub specialization it is equivalent to post PhD.

Anticabal:


Don't be deluded oga, don't let your lecturers deceive you. A phD is an academic doctorate applicable to our Universities mileu while a fellowship is a professional DIPLOMA. Garnish it with whatever name you want, it can never be academically superior to a PhD in the Academia. Stop lying to people.

Anticabal:


Why the hell do you guys love telling lies?. Haven't you seen Physicians with MD and PhD like "Jakie Chan PhD MD"? . Who told you he doesn't need a Ph.D to lecture?. If "Dr. Jakie Chan" (with his M.D and Ph.D) becomes a lecturer tommorow and then goes on to become a Professor and then a V.C, why should anyone have qualms with that?

larek14:
Obama is a law professor without a PhD as well as Clinton. Wole Soyinka and Chinua Achebe are also our local examples. He should go and find something useful to do with his time. I'm a lecturer in clinical medicine here in the UK and I've not been found wanting without a PhD button I'm eminently qualified to teach as a consultant.

AreaFada2:
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You can be a prof without in certain circumstances. You can even be supervising PhD students without having a PhD yourself. Rare now but it wasn't previously.

Years back in UK, I had a lecturer who had only an MPhil but had made scientific discoveries and published over 200 works in journals like Nature, The Scientist, New England Journal of Clinical Medicine, BMJ, etc. He also had a Higher Education Teacher's Certificate, a special course for lecturers without PhD then. He supervised or partly supervised at least 7 PhD students that I know.

His university is consistently ranked in top 20 of World Universities league table.

Prof Obafunwa might have an MD (medical version of PhD) or Master of Surgery/MS (surgical version of PhD in UK education system).

For a doctor, clinical fellowships like FRCP, FRCS count for a lot and can take you to very high positions. They are very rigorous examinations needed to achieve them.

Previously, you could even get your MD (PhD) with only 2 years of research, if already an experienced medic.

Pectoris:
If he is a medical doctor, he doesn't need a PhD to become a professor. His minimum of 5 years residency training to become a consultant is even more than that PhD degree. After becoming a consultant, he can read further, train medical students, write books and other stuffs to become a professor. Its even more difficult for a doctor to become professor than other professions, because the process is very long.

Evvilgenius:


Loool. You've proven your ignorance beyond reasonable doubts, and you're so not ready to learn.


Try to do a lil research before commenting in a public forum. Postgraduate studies in clinical sciences is usually by residency which takes 5 to 12 years depending on what one wants to do. The training is full time in every respect, and thesis and dissertation is done.
THE INDIVIDUAL MUST ALSO ADD RELEVANT KNOWLEDGE TO THE FIELD before being awarded a fellowship status which has been(from time immemorial) and will always be SUPERIOR TO A PHD IN EVERY RESPECT.

Smartestelvis:
Yesss,i said it dont u c her posts,,let her show us her NL certificate

Evvilgenius:


You're obviously ignorant. Calling a fellowship diploma? No wonder the standard of education in Nigeria is in its trough.

FYI, a fellow in a medical field e.g paediatrics can supervise a PhD student in paediatrics but a PhD holder can't supervise someone doing dissertation or thesis for fellowship. Fellowship is far far superior to a PhD.

thepathologist:

is there any phd in surgery? do u need phd to treat patients? worldwide, it is not compulsory for holder of md,mbbs etc to have phd before becoming professor. it is a matter of personal choice. v.c of u.i is a professor of medicine without phd. ASUU should go and sleep.

Piloeternity:

Its now dry!!! NEXT!!!!!!

Evvilgenius:


Loool. You've proven your ignorance beyond reasonable doubts, and you're so not ready to learn.


Try to do a lil research before commenting in a public forum. Postgraduate studies in clinical sciences is usually by residency which takes 5 to 12 years depending on what one wants to do. The training is full time in every respect, and thesis and dissertation is done.
THE INDIVIDUAL MUST ALSO ADD RELEVANT KNOWLEDGE TO THE FIELD before being awarded a fellowship status which has been(from time immemorial) and will always be SUPERIOR TO A PHD IN EVERY RESPECT.

porka:


You people have come again.

A fellowship is a fellowship, a PhD is a PhD.

They are not the same and they are not equivalent in any way.

People still have a PhD in medicine.

SEYIKP:
How on earth will a prof. not have PhD. we are in Nigeria sha were everything goes. oga show them your certificate and let sleeping dog lies.

Iamsynord:
This people never said he was not running the university well or charged him for Embezzlement Oo..Pure hate..How can someone be a Prof without having a PhD first

Iamsynord:
This people never said he was not running the university well or charged him for Embezzlement Oo..Pure hate..How can someone be a Prof without having a PhD first

porka:


And they still go ahead and register for a PhD?

Dr Kuku is a world renowned Consultant Physician and Endocrinologist. He holds several degrees and Fellowships in medicine including 2 doctorates. He has been the Joint Chief Director at the EKO Hospital (Ekocorp Plc) which he co founded in 1978.

http://www.sidcain.org/component/content/article/123.html

joker5180:
The write up is rather too short; it did not capture the essence of the press conference by ASUU zonal co-ordinator.
Sometime last year ASUU-LASU embarked upon an industrial action agaist the management of the university, the VC (Prof) tooks actions aimed at destabilising ASUU, this resulted to withdrawal of PhD certificate of the chairperson of ASUU-LASU. This is the reason ASUU is fighting him not because he doesnt have a PhD.
Medical doctors who enter academic circle with a fellowship need not to have PhD to become professors, but they will be at disadvantage in many areas. E.g they cant train or supervise any post-graduate student seeking an academic masters or PhD.
For anybody who enter academic circle without fellowship, PhD is a compulsory requirement for appointment as professor.
Do well to read the regulations guiding appoitments and promotions of academic staffs in any nigerian university. Remember we are in nigeria not UK or USA.

sexyjennik:
This certificate issues of these days,i wonder if this is the new trend in naija.abeg lemme kip my bsc result very well and also my msc that is on d way b4 I wil b on news trend like this 2 tender my result cos am aspiring to be d 1st female president of naija cum 2030

skelefish:

PhD is not a compulsory requirement, it depends on d number of journals.

noblealuu:
I knw where the PhD stuff is coming from, I think MBBCH

Iamsynord:
This people never said he was not running the university well or charged him for Embezzlement Oo..Pure hate..How can someone be a Prof without having a PhD first

Iamsynord:
This people never said he was not running the university well or charged him for Embezzlement Oo..Pure hate..How can someone be a Prof without having a PhD first

skelefish:

For real...