Sai godiya, we are proud of you Yar'uwa.

onyenze123:

It will still end in the kitchen

Stay there, the world is fast evolving and will soon get to your door post

Rawani:
A 22 year old Nigerian graduate of Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto (UDUS) recently graduated with a Distinction in Software Engineering from the prestigious University of Southampton, United Kingdom where she completed her Masters in Engineering programme.

Maimuna Tani Matankari hails from Sokoto State and earned her first degree in Computer Science from UDUS.

Nice one girl. go girl. #Girlpower #BlackGirlMagic

farouk0403:


meh nufin ka? Kai iyamiri ne?

Da fauk! ni igbo ne . kuma hausa a bakina kaman donken kano .

Great news we need more of these

Nyc 1 Damsel u r representing Nigeria well. Well that's not new to me. Nigerians r brilliant n not appreciated here. D problem we have is our leaders. Our politicians sees theirself as d country. If they fall sick tomao they wud declare public holiday with our money in their account. Naming all the street after their name. God will help Nigerians cos dis our politicians r frustrating d citizens.

fulanimafia:


Actually cousins. You're spot on. Small world.

Yesterday it was Miss Daggash being celebrated for earning a first class in Engineering yesterday from Oxford, and a few weeks ago it was another brilliant northern gentleman that was similarly being celebrated.

While some are already bitter at the rising trend of Nigerians from the North using their brains to paint our country in brilliant colors thereby puncturing the narrative they love to peddle about the North, we will continue to celebrate the fact that we are developing skilled manpower for a brighter future for the region and Nigeria as a whole. The internet will rewire the northern stereotype in no time.

Congrats Tani.

stup up

How i wish those whites too can come to our universities and graduate with such grade,i just wana knw if we (students)are the problem or the system.

Well just like the rest of them folks let join and praise you young girl. Congratulations,you have done us proud.
At the same time,let not this software engineering degree be a waste. It must be put to a good use.in no distance, we expect to hear of a new software being developed.
Don't just end up as a payed worker like the majority of them in Nnpc and CBN.

Just imagining d kian Aboki english wey go dey bombshell 4rm her mouth.

Cherishing:

Stay there, the world is fast evolving and will soon get to your door post

Even when I have 6 cars instead of 6 packs?

Nigerians that were not opportuned to study abroad should be allowed to go to school #ReopenOau

congrat
9ja olodo na guru 4 aboard I think it the environmental factor

That's awesome, more of that from the northern region

crotonite:
Da fauk! ni igbo ne . kuma hausa a bakina kaman donken kano .

Abokina ama fa ka burge ni wallhi.

am really impressed, I thought you are rom the north.

where do you reside?

Proud of u girl,Federal Government College Sokoto is proud of you,UDUS is proud of you and the world too...keep repping

donna25:
Proud of u girl,Federal Government College Sokoto is proud of you,UDUS is proud of you and the world too...keep repping

How did you find that out ? Are you also an alumni?

Congratulations.

The UK comes in flocks every year begging candidates to come study at their university.

My only concern how well does the UK guarantee good white collar jobs for this same people after graduation.

Wish her well.

abhosts:
It appears as if First Class is the new 2.1.

I swear.... everybody just dey carry first class. it's hightime we introduced a more superior grade than first class

sarzy:



The reason is because the ones who excel in their universities are our best brains. Believe me, kids like this attended some of the best primary and secondary schools here and also graduated top of their classes at undergraduate level here. There are so many half-baked graduates here, due to our poor universities. The ones who excel there are our best brains.

If the best brains in our universities turn out to be best brains out there, what do you make out of that?? It directly infers that there universities are not better than ours... They might be better in other aspects like infrastructure,organisation etc but I don't think they are better than us in teaching. can their best brains with all things been equal achieve the same feat here??

fulanimafia:


Actually cousins. You're spot on. Small world.

Yesterday it was Habiba Daggash being celebrated for earning a first class in Engineering from Oxford, and a few weeks ago it was another brilliant northern gentleman that was similarly being celebrated.

While some are already bitter at the rising trend of Nigerians from the North using their brains to paint our country in brilliant colors thereby puncturing the narrative they love to peddle about the North, we will continue to celebrate the fact that we are developing skilled manpower for a brighter future for the region and Nigeria as a whole. The internet will rewire the northern stereotype in no time.

Congrats Tani.

Must you put a tribalistic spin on this story? Why not just celebrate her as a pride to her country first and foremost and hope she chooses to return to contribute her quota to the growth and development of this country and not choose to remain abroad in hope of securing her future over there?

Must we always be politically or religiously divisive in our comments and orientation and yet still insist on one Nigeria

Everyday on nairaland it is north against south, zombies against wailers or Christians against Muslims!!! Which way Nigeria??

sKeetz:



If the best brains in our universities turn out to be best brains out there, what do you make out of that?? It directly infers that there universities are not better than ours... They might be better in other aspects like infrastructure,organisation etc but I don't think they are better than us in teaching. can their best brains with all things been equal achieve the same feat here??

First, you have to understand that our best brains do not always turn out to be best brains there. Most of the headlines talk about Nigerians have first class in foreign universities, not Nigerians graduating as overall best students in foreign universities. There are tens of thousands of Nigerian students in countries like England and America, and it's only on extremely rare occasions that we hear of them being overall best. Remember that when you hear of one Nigerian student graduating with First class in these two countries, there are already hundreds of foreign students who achieve same feat. Take a look at the SAT for example; in 2013, the best Nigerian student had a total score of 2390, when their many many perfect scores of 2400 in Asia and the US. He's now a first class student, among the MIT scholars, but that doesn't mean he's the best brain there. I'm not trying to downplay our efforts; I'm Nigerian and I know that we have extremely brilliant Nigerians. An example is Victor Olalusi who beat all Russians to achieve 5.0 GPA and come out as overall best medical student ever in the history of Russia. But this is only a rare occasion when you judge by the number of our best brains who are studying abroad. Let's call a spade a spade, their universities are better than ours in all ramifications. When we don't have the infrastructure, how can we teach better? The language we use is theirs, the books we use in teaching were written by them. How many medical textbooks have you seen which are written by Nigerians? If their best brains come here with all things being equal, they would achieve the same feat here too. But why would they want to come? At this stage, their universities are role models to us. We can only pray and work towards arriving at their level some day. But we will never arrive there if we keep deceiving ourselves that we are better.

farouk0403:


Abokina ama fa ka burge ni wallhi.

am really impressed, I thought you are rom the north.

where do you reside?

bauchi. born and brought up here. na zama dan arewa kenan.

I know people will call me enemy of progress but I'm still gonna let my thoughts out.

Well done to girl. But seriously its becoming tiring to hear "distinction this distinction that". Who distinction do epp? Come to Lagos and see distinctions na. You get distinction then what? Go and queue to write aptitude tests? While I do not begrudge the people who worked hard to get this feat, I think we seriously need new paradigms of excellence. Academic Excellence has turned out not to always correlate to success in work life. Academic excellence is simply not enough. Anybody with enough self discipline and diligence can attain this feat.

Instead we need more of people who create and invent things. People who go beyond a paper testimony of their abilities and provide practical solutions to problems that affect people. You remember the Camerounian guy who invented a tool that made it possible for people to diagnose HIV by themselves? That's what I'm talking about. I could care less whether anyone had a distinction or not as long as he is able to put that brain into use that could benefit the society

from their comments and posts , u wil alwaz know doz who graduated with pass, third class and 2.2....because dey alwaz show dz strong hatred towards d first class and d 2.1 graduates......well, it is allowed.....such us life...
Congrats gal...it isnt easy!....i hope u wil get a gud lab and get a scholarship for ur PhD studies,...go get it dearie

@sarzy...u av made a very gud point...but atleast we are doing our best to make our country proud!...#UKWENEEDJOBAFTERGRADUATION!

crotonite:
bauchi. born and brought up here. na zama dan arewa kenan.

Mutumina Kai Dan Arewa ne kawai ba wani musu.

nice to meet you once again.

lailo:
Just imagining d kian Aboki english wey go dey bombshell 4rm her mouth.

And who told you that all northerners have hausa ascent when speaking English, stop generalising pls

Emeritusseun:
from their comments and posts , u wil alwaz know doz who graduated with pass, third class and 2.2....because dey alwaz show dz strong hatred towards d first class and d 2.1 graduates......well, it is allowed.....such us life...
Congrats gal...it isnt easy!....i hope u wil get a gud lab and get a scholarship for ur PhD studies,...go get it dearie

Lmao! I also made a distinction FYI

My post wasnt entirely for this lady

shinaboy:

Lmao! I also made a distinction FYI
My post wasnt entirely for this lady

Lol, even when him no quote you, u don already know sey na u e dey refer to.

sarzy:



Lol, even when him no quote you, u don already know sey na u e dey refer to.

Lool, I just dey claim my sub ni o

abhosts:
It appears as if First Class is the new 2.1.

hi