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Re: Is There Any Hope For Microbiologist In Nigeria by michaelismenten: 7:18am On Jul 04, 2016

judemmesoma:
yes..... like in my skul (ansu) they are doing both medical and industrial. mcb and dat helps many of dem to work in many places like hospitals, labs, food processing companies and even some pharmaceutical companies..

guy u finished from ansu, do u know iyebeye michael

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Re: Is There Any Hope For Microbiologist In Nigeria by lyriclekidd(m): 7:19am On Jul 04, 2016

Me sef dy reason wetin all this botany MCB biochemistry students go do when they graduate..

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Re: Is There Any Hope For Microbiologist In Nigeria by darocha1: 7:23am On Jul 04, 2016

First of all, do you have hope in yourself as a microbiologist.
The rest is minor...
Msc holder of computer science once begged me to help her get a job but he made it plain it has to be something not related to computer science cos she no sabi jack. Abeg no look my msc o bros.
Today she is working in etisalat as a company secretary.
So OP, start with yourself & be truthful to yourself before doubting the availability of jobs for your field.

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Re: Is There Any Hope For Microbiologist In Nigeria by don4real18(m): 7:23am On Jul 04, 2016

dukeprince50:
Question should be, is dere any hope for any body in this kwantry? I wonder why people keep looking for white colar jobs, u may nt find this interesting, bt after skul go into agriculture, i have a lecturer who is very very rich, his secret is just snail farming and poultry farming. U can earn 500k a month just in egg production

I need you to lecture me on egg production

Re: Is There Any Hope For Microbiologist In Nigeria by erayo2GCA(m): 7:24am On Jul 04, 2016

Nice question

Re: Is There Any Hope For Microbiologist In Nigeria by Rushtec(m): 7:27am On Jul 04, 2016

BIOLOGICAL COURSE ARE TOO MUCH

Re: Is There Any Hope For Microbiologist In Nigeria by mcversatile(m): 7:28am On Jul 04, 2016

Even the begger on the street got a lot of hope not mentioning a microbiologist. Bro there is a lot of hope for you.

Re: Is There Any Hope For Microbiologist In Nigeria by Desammyst(m): 7:29am On Jul 04, 2016

There is not much 4 us microbiologists, am currently studying MCB. but my lecturers n supervisors have advised I go 4 industrial MCB. cos it pays a lot. U get patent rights to everything, or invention u make in d cause of exploiting ur world... Xo I will advise d Op, to go 4 Ind. MCB, its d part dats luxurious... Peace, bro

Re: Is There Any Hope For Microbiologist In Nigeria by abrahym(m): 7:31am On Jul 04, 2016

I'm a microbiologist but working in as an admin under lagos state government... Is that not weird?

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Re: Is There Any Hope For Microbiologist In Nigeria by Intelligentdude(m): 7:32am On Jul 04, 2016

Goodmorning, the emphasis should not be on the course you studied,rather it should be on your person.
What skill have you acquired?
Have you done any professional training before?
Do you belong to any professional body?(as it relates to your field).
How often do you attend seminars in your field of study?
Attending Seminars,joining professional bodies etc will help you meet experienced Microbiologist who can coach and counsel you on the current trend in Microbiology field.

So take a self assessment now dear.Cheers

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Re: Is There Any Hope For Microbiologist In Nigeria by rattlesnake(m): 7:33am On Jul 04, 2016

Microbiology and computer science degrees are useless....

Re: Is There Any Hope For Microbiologist In Nigeria by Nobody: 7:41am On Jul 04, 2016

sanbells:
zee world adict spotted.how does that have to do with microbiology please?

nothing my dear ooo...jst to mke hm stop tinkin. e b like say u self b zee world adict?

Re: Is There Any Hope For Microbiologist In Nigeria by TOPCRUISE(m): 7:42am On Jul 04, 2016

Jarus:
Oga, it's not your course of study, it's you. Course of study may help some people, but it doesn't stop anyone from achieving what he sets to achieve.

Dele Momodu studied Yoruba. He's now a successful journalist.

If you want to stay in your path, there are hundreds of successful microbiologists. The minimum is to continue studying to PhD and professorship and that's an achievement on its own. Lecturing, local and international researching.

And if you decide to try other fields, there are many bank and company EDs that studied microbiology, for example.

and GNLD Marketers as well

Re: Is There Any Hope For Microbiologist In Nigeria by destinkoko(m): 7:47am On Jul 04, 2016

My friend, there's a big hope working in Nigeria as a microbiologist. You just need to find the branch of microbiology that you can fit in and go for it. There are various branches of Mcb including:
1 Medical microbiology ( the chances of working in the hispital is very low because they prefer a lab scientists to a mcblogist. But you can work in outside laboratory)

2 industrial microbiology (you can work in any food industry. You have big opportunity in this group because most employees preferred a mcbgist or a biochemistry)

3 enviromental microbiology (this is my favorite & it's very sure for microbiologist & pays well)

4 pharmaceutical microbiology (very cool branch for a mcblogist to work)

5 petrochemical microbiology ( you must be be highly connected in Nigeria)

6 researchers (to be a researcher is the best for me. In Paris where I base, researchers are so much respected. Virologist, pathologist etc fall into dis group.

7 consultant.

8 lecturer, teacher etc

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Re: Is There Any Hope For Microbiologist In Nigeria by Nobody: 7:50am On Jul 04, 2016

BrightextBright:
As an MCB graduate, Jobs where your degree would be useful include:
Ecologist
Forensic scientist
Science writer
Water quality scientist
lecturing......

There has been hope and it continues to exist.

1. @OP,These are areas I have met Microbiologist based on my professional experience. You can add to the above I quoted. Note,Some changed/upped their qualifications:

-Environmental Scientist/Microbiologist- a lot of them practice and contribute to Impact Assessments. Met a lot of them.

-You can go further and study Toxicology

-Public/Community Health Specialist

-Go further Industrial Safety

-Laboratory Scientist/Environmental Microbiologist- There is a pretty one in Fugro kiss

. Basically in all Labs that offer analysis of environmental components,we find them e.g. Searchgate, IESL,. In Medical Labs too.

-Occupational Health/Industrial Hygiene Specialist/Industrial Microbiologist. Either under HSE or as Quality Control Specialist e.g. food processing industry. They participated in HACCP study with me once.

-Go further into Paleontology/Paleobiology/petrochemical microbiologist. Useful in Petroleum industry. Met them on an offshore project.

2. When I say go further, I mean do A Masters or get further professional qualifications. Get those skill to marktet yourself.

3. Build your network. Meet with other colleagues find them via nairaland, linkedin, etc..(join professional bodies)

4. Work Freelance while looking for that job.

5. Join other guys, pool resources together and get your own Lab. Or offer services.

6. Go into supply of laboratory equipment,reagents, etc.

7. Deviate from MCB and just do other stuff you are good at or passionate about. It must not be specifically about your "paper".

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Re: Is There Any Hope For Microbiologist In Nigeria by Obas101(m): 7:55am On Jul 04, 2016

Your own better, agric engineers are the most underrated in the country

Re: Is There Any Hope For Microbiologist In Nigeria by DatsAll1mSayin(m): 7:58am On Jul 04, 2016

I have read alot of responses which are quite ridiculous and shows that people don't really know about this course.
Yes there's hope for a microbiologist in this country.

I am a graduate of Microbiology (2. 2) and I am presently in the public health sector. I have worked for international NGOs. The pay is good and the opportunities are boundless. Take Monitoring and Evaluation specialists, Public health Admin, or programme officers for instance.

I know Colleagues who work in pharmaceuticals, Hospitals, Breweries, Food Coys, Laboratories, and even research institutes to name a few.

I think the problem OP has is being stereotyped. Please open your eyes, read more, get the right contacts and enjoy your degree.

Like someone said Dele Momodu is now a journalist. There's peops with Botany and History in banks.

Get off your lazy ass OP, believe, and redefine yourself.

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Re: Is There Any Hope For Microbiologist In Nigeria by kcy(m): 8:01am On Jul 04, 2016

DatsAll1mSayin:
I have read alot of responses which are quite ridiculous and shows that people don't really know about this course.
Yes there's hope for a microbiologist in this country.

I am a graduate of Microbiology (2. 2) and I am presently in the public health sector. I have worked for international NGOs. The pay is good and the opportunities are boundless. Take Monitoring and Evaluation specialists, Public health Admin, or programme officers for instance.

I know Colleagues who work in pharmaceuticals, Hospitals, Breweries, Food Coys, Laboratories, and even research institutes to name a few.

I think the problem OP has is being stereotyped. Please open your eyes, read more, get the right contacts and enjoy your degree.

Like someone said Dele Momodu is now a journalist. There's peops with Botany and History in banks.

Get off your lazy ass OP, believe, and redefine yourself.

Re: Is There Any Hope For Microbiologist In Nigeria by dukeprince50: 8:04am On Jul 04, 2016

don4real18:

I need you to lecture me on egg production

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Re: Is There Any Hope For Microbiologist In Nigeria by BlackMerchant(m): 8:08am On Jul 04, 2016

I have a younger sister who is studying to become a microbiologist. Yesterday, I interviewed her on her career path. She told me she wanted to work in a research institute as a researcher. She mentioned WHO and their affiliate institutes in Nigeria. Importantly, she has this desire to pioneer cure for some intractable diseases. Needless to say, I was impressed. She told me that some of the chaps who discovered vaccines for some diseases were microbiologists. So, op, there is hope, once you decide on what to do with your degree. Make this decision early enough. Then work for it. And trust God.

Best wishes.

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Re: Is There Any Hope For Microbiologist In Nigeria by olu4life(m): 8:10am On Jul 04, 2016

MrTeymee:
Critically speaking, there isn't much for us microbiologists in this country..
In the hospitals, a med lab scientist is preferred over a microbiologist
In the food industries, a food technologist is equally preferred

Teaching biology is the only field the society feels we are needed..

Correct. And also for you to work in a medical organization as a microbiologist, you have to be licensed under the association of medical lab warefa.

On graduating, had this challenge and took it upon myself to join no matter what. Made enquiries at the office in Yaba, was told they no longer allow microbiologist to obtain the license easily again. That i have to go to a school that has medical lab science as a course and register for a two year program before i can be licensed.

Guess what? That was the end of the road for anything related to microbiology in my life. Now working as an IT Expert in the telecom sector. Never regretted a bit.

If you have serious passion for it, go for it. But the sector that is a bit easier to work with as a microbiologist is the food sector. Work in the capacity of a Quality Assurance/Control.

#My2Cent

destinkoko has even broken it down and they are facts

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Re: Is There Any Hope For Microbiologist In Nigeria by dukeprince50: 8:12am On Jul 04, 2016

go into poultry my man. u can start it with 70k. and the good thing in poultry is, your revenue is doubled every year, you can make millions in 20million in a very short time. u can even go into honey production (apiculture), u don't need a dime to start it. if or interested I can EPP y with detailed explanations

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Re: Is There Any Hope For Microbiologist In Nigeria by dukeprince50: 8:18am On Jul 04, 2016

poultry business is one of the most lucrative in the world especially when it is setup
and managed properly. The farmers we currently have
are not even enough and will not be enough in the
next ten years! This aspect of livestock farming
presents one of the finest opportunity for
entrepreneurs to make good money within the
shortest period of time possible due to the quick
maturity of chickens.
With over 160 Million consumers in the country who
buys poultry products on daily basis, the market is
always there.
PROFIT POTENTIAL IN POULTRY BUSINESS
1. Chicken do reproduce fast and in large numbers –
Average healthy Layer lays egg almost everyday or at
least 4 times in a week. Some Breeds can lay as
much as 325 eggs in a year and take 21 days to
hatch. This means that technically a Layer is capable
of producing another chicken twice in three days.
So, if you have 500 healthy layers of good breeds
(such as California white) they are capable of
reproducing a whooping 12,000 chicks within 40 days!
2. Chicken grows very fast – Within 21 days, the egg
is hatched and within 28 weeks, they are ready for the
market. That means a farmer may start making his
money in just 34 weeks after successfully setting up
his farm and whatever returns he make could be
doubled in a year based on this calculation.
3. Chicken sells at a very good price – A fully grown
healthy chicken sells between 2,000 to 2,500 naira in
Nigeria. Therefore, if you produce 12,000 chickens in
your farm, you will be making N24 million by the time
they are completely sold.
4. Egg market in Large too – Apart from the chicken,
the egg is another money of it’s own. A crate of eggs
sells for N500 – N550 for smaller eggs and N600 –
N650 for bigger ones. Each crate contains 30 eggs.
Therefore, if you have 500 layers that produces
12,000 pullet in a month and decides to sell all, you
will be making N200,000 to N260,000 monthly.
As you can see, the profit in poultry business is mouth
watering and the turn over time is fantastic as well,
but the big question now is how to start.

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Re: Is There Any Hope For Microbiologist In Nigeria by Graccccccccy(f): 8:27am On Jul 04, 2016

I'm a Microbiologist in the making and I have hope.

Re: Is There Any Hope For Microbiologist In Nigeria by sydneyobioha(m): 8:28am On Jul 04, 2016

I graduated from Industrial Microbiology Dept in 2010, through GEJ's Youwin program i am now a successful enterprenuer and Industrialist..

Most of coursemates are in the banking sector, some are in the fed. & state hospitals, few are working with Fed. Min. Of Environmrnt etc...

What matters most is ur definition of what u need from life..

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Re: Is There Any Hope For Microbiologist In Nigeria by Ifyfrank2(f): 8:33am On Jul 04, 2016

michaelismenten:

guy u finished from ansu, do u know iyebeye michael

If u re 2014 set of graduate,u will definitely know him, he was der champion

Re: Is There Any Hope For Microbiologist In Nigeria by Perceptor(m): 8:43am On Jul 04, 2016

ReabridCharles:
Yes oh... There is hope in christ
Or make I teach u one hymn
"My hope is built on nothing less Than Jesus blood and righteousness "
Continu from der

you inspired me!

Re: Is There Any Hope For Microbiologist In Nigeria by culcid(m): 8:48am On Jul 04, 2016

Hei, opportunity abounds for a microbiology graduate cos I am one myself. Since graduating in 2011, I've worked with SFH an NGO and now working with an Oil servicing firm.

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Re: Is There Any Hope For Microbiologist In Nigeria by longview007: 8:51am On Jul 04, 2016

dirtymoney:
Even person wey study Islamic studies dey CBN.
Never underate any course of study.

Unfair!!
How many Christian knowledge graduates works with CBN.
My wife got 4.31GP. She has ben sarching, but no show for 2years. she has passed so many interview like Nestely and brewery but still not employed.
The Microbiologists has a limited opportunity to work with the Nigerian system. she is right now furthering to divert to education.
But the fact remains that Politicians picking can study
Tree Climbing,
The Future is Lost,
Personal Robots or
Human Computer Interaction and work with CBN.

we must survive.

Re: Is There Any Hope For Microbiologist In Nigeria by Nobody: 9:03am On Jul 04, 2016

DatsAll1mSayin:
get the right contacts.

this is the only thing that is true about your comment

Re: Is There Any Hope For Microbiologist In Nigeria by sanbells(f): 9:05am On Jul 04, 2016

nnamdiokere45:
nothing my dear ooo...jst to mke hm stop tinkin. e b like say u self b zee world adict?

nop

nnamdiokere45:
nothing my dear ooo...jst to mke hm stop tinkin. e b like say u self b zee world adict?

nop

Re: Is There Any Hope For Microbiologist In Nigeria by kunlexze(m): 9:10am On Jul 04, 2016

rattlesnake:
Microbiology and computer science degrees are useless....

i'll like to know why computer science degree is useless bro

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