guiddoti:
I think that PTDF is marginalising the local scholars. I am yet to read one from foreign scholars on here.

What pained me most is seeing PTDF giving scholarship to someone who didn't write the test or interview. And, most importantly, to someone who does not merit it.

cc150615:

Actually I know quite a number of overseas scholars that still have some hitches with their payment too. I'm beginning to lose hope in the whole ptdf thingy....after all the hype we used to hype them.

toprealman:

Quote me, the merit list they release is only a mere fraction compared to what they actually sponsor.

guiddoti:
I think that PTDF is marginalising the local scholars. I am yet to read one from foreign scholars on here.

What pained me most is seeing PTDF giving scholarship to someone who didn't write the test or interview. And, most importantly, to someone who does not merit it.

passedpawns:



The lss fraud is massively dispiriting. Back in 2013/2014, different schools hosted different programmes under ptdf lss.
Uniben hosted chemical engineering, university of Ibadan hosted petroleum engineering, uniport hosted petroleum geoscience, etc.

I wanted uniport and so I had to settle for petroleum geoscience, even though geoscience wasn't what I wished for. On that note, I downloaded and printed two petroleum geoscience textbooks to help secure the scholarship.

It is noteworthy that the exams for oss and lss were not merged back then. After the shortlist of successful candidates was released and oss wrote their exams, it became due for lss to follow suit.

On one fateful day, in the plot of still awaiting the lss exam and engaged in further studies, i decided to resume my habitual net surfing for general updates. Behold, I saw a headline about list of awardees for ptdf lss. I quickly contacted some prospective scholars to ask if they either got invitation or heard of any interview for the lss, but they all affirmed negative.

I felt utterly disappointed. My pain augmented when I bitterly went through the list of awardees to see some manipulations: the uniport awardees were petroleum engineering students, not petroleum geoscience!

After recovering from the shock, a former classmate called me to inquire if I would be interested in buying ptdf oss slot for N600,000.00. That was the point where I became totally broken

However, it is also true that there are genuine scholars in the ptdf scheme.

DreManuel:


I recall during my youth service in 2012, I had an idea of designing and fabricating a model Solar Dryer for Agricultural products in rural areas. Thinking that the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development will be a condign sponsor based on the scope of the project, I approached the ministry with my well articulated proposal and budget.

After about 3 months of follow-ups and few weeks to my POP when NYSC was on my neck to deliver the project, I eventually got a response from the ministry and it was; "this is not part of our mandate". That left me wondering what the mandate of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development could be if it can't sponsor a project of designing a Solar Dryer for Agricultural Products in Rural Areas. The irony frightened me. And how much did I budget for? A "whopping" NGN15,000. Enough said.

That leads me to your concerns: if we extapolate my experience to the LSS, we can see some parallels. It seems to me that LOCAL projects that cost so little sometimes are the most difficult for the decision makers to fund (whether such budgets are difficult to inflate and misrepresent, your guess is as good as mine), and some boondoggles get easy nods.

Again, the fact that the best Paediatric graduate from Uniport recently got ONLY a prize worth NGN 250 (yes 250 Naira!) speaks volume about how much we value merit in this land. Enough said.

guiddoti:
Sure!
I was mad inside but I could not act otherwise. one of them failed woefully. It is very shameful.
This guy failed like six modules or so.

toprealman:
6 modules out of?

guiddoti:
10!
my guy just come UK con flex.

guiddoti:
Absolutely, corrupt organisation. That's what they do.

tundeloveday:
I think i should mention, after much restrain, that you and others carrying this notion are in a sorry state of mind, with due respect. And i hope you will give chance to people who still have faith in the system to adequately prepare for the exam. Many of these people here will appear on next year's trend discussing on how to write the test again not because it is rigged but they kept rigmarolling instead of having 'just a little faith on the system, no thanks to the quoted text on this message. You must agree with me that the list brought out by Ptdf is merit ( about 175 of them). If the problem is how manage there are more people than 175 being sent for study, then maybe u need to know more. Ptdf scholarship board is a channel for awarding nysc presidental scholarship, tetfund, pressid of blessed memory and federal government scholarship or so. In as much as i agree with you in airing your opinion, i hope i have convinced a few people who would rather have been discouraged by comments like this. The system still works.

Genius000:
I sent an email to the administrators, and was informed by the administrators, that the exam will hold this month. However, they withheld the date saying it will be communicated soon.

I wish you all the best.

timochie:
@ Dmainman pls can you send me recent past questions on English and subsea / offshore engineering, I will really appreciate. my email ogbechie.timothy@yahoo.com

tundeloveday:
I think i should mention, after much restrain, that you and others carrying this notion are in a sorry state of mind, with due respect. And i hope you will give chance to people who still have faith in the system to adequately prepare for the exam. Many of these people here will appear on next year's trend discussing on how to write the test again not because it is rigged but they kept rigmarolling instead of having 'just a little faith on the system, no thanks to the quoted text on this message. You must agree with me that the list brought out by Ptdf is merit ( about 175 of them). If the problem is how manage there are more people than 175 being sent for study, then maybe u need to know more. Ptdf scholarship board is a channel for awarding nysc presidental scholarship, tetfund, pressid of blessed memory and federal government scholarship or so. In as much as i agree with you in airing your opinion, i hope i have convinced a few people who would rather have been discouraged by comments like this. The system still works.

dazzlingd:
Same as last year with several speculations, at the end, the successful scholars are currently overseas enjoying their studies.
This year will come and go as well and successful scholars will be studying overseas this time next year.

This is your opportunity, take it.

DreManuel:

dazzlingd been making sense since 1447

Anfieldboss:
Guys, would you advise I study the old PTDF past questions, I noticed current affairs were set prior to last year but only English was set last year.
I'm trying not to leave any stone unturned. Is there a possibility they might revert back to the old pattern and set current affairs?

Pls I need your advise.


cc DMainman

passedpawns:


I think you already advised yourself by the expression, "I'm trying not to leave any stone unturned". Therein lies your piece of advice.



please can any past lss scholar assist in confirming if folks actually received the lss grant? testimonies of lss grants are rare.

delphuch:
i have not seen any IT past questions.. i could not find the mail you sent to me

opeobats:


my email's opeobats@gmail.com. I would appreciate it if you could send the materials to me as well. Thanks!