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University Life In Nigeria: All You Need To Know by chiozo(f): 4:13pm On Dec 24, 2016 |
You just got admission into a university
in Nigeria and now you are about to
start the university school life, what is
campus life in Nigerian universities?
What are the things am going to face in
the university, would be the questions
you would be asking. Well, I am going
to be answering those questions as you
read this article about university life in
Nigeria: all you need to know and what
is required of you and basically how to
start life in a university in Nigeria.
As a fresher, jambite or new student
you need to know some things about
being in the university, because if you
are not enlightened you may end up
frustrated in the university, so this
guide will show you what is required in
starting life in campus, things you
should avoid, tips to survive and what
you will likely face in the tertiary
institution.
I want to let you all know that campus
is one of the most critical places you
will ever be, it’s as complex as the real
world, very different from the nursery,
primary and secondary school.
The university shapes you into the
future, you don’t want to go to the
university without graduating right?
because many went in there blinding
and they are lost forever. These tips I
am going to give will give you the
essentials of how to start life in
university in Nigeria.
Most of the questions freshers usually
ask is that, what is required in starting
campus life? Here is the answer to your
question.
Things Required In Starting Campus
Life In Nigeria:
1. Good Accommodation:
Now you just want to enter school you
would not sleep on the air, you have to
choose a good accommodation, be it in
the school hostel or somewhere around
school. Many new students do not know
the importance of living in a good place
that is conducive for studying and also
safe.
Are you capable of living with your
other colleagues in the hostel, then
there is no big problem for you, but you
could be the type that just wants to stay
off camp then there is work for you to
find a good place in your school
community to live. You have to tour
around the area your school in located
as early as possible so that you get the
best spot for learning and a place that
would be safe, because your
accommodation plays a big role on your
university life.
2. Good friends:
You are also required to find good
friends in the university. I would
always advice people to find friends
rather than friends finding them. Life
in campus is quite different from life in
secondary school because the friend you
keep will definitely influence you
somehow and many newbie would be
asking, how will you know good friends
from the bad ones in the university?
The answer is through their dress codes,
their enthusiasm and urge to attend
lectures, complete their school
registration on time and trying to obey
rules.
That’s how you know the kind of
friends to keep in the university rather
than associating with potential cultists
and smokers.
3. Face Your Studies Squarely:
For you to graduate successfully in a
Nigerian university, you have to face
our studies squarely because that is the
key to success. Although some
universities or university lecturers may
be corrupt to the extent of sleeping with
the opposite sex or collecting bribe
known as “sorting” from students for
them to pass, you just have to stay focus
and do not let that keep you off track in
school.
I have successfully shown you what is
required in starting campus life in a
typical Nigerian university. Now let us
head into things you should avoid in
order to survive in a Nigerian
university.
Things To Avoid On Campus:
1. Don’t Follow Bad Friends:
As I earlier said, your friends are your
greatest influence in school, so you
must try to avoid bad friends on
campus if you want to survive, because
you could have a friend who is a cult
member and he offended rival cult
member, if he was to be targeted and
not found, you would be the person who
will be targeted, so be very careful
while choosing your friends in school.
2. Don’t Smoke And Drink Alcohol:
You got admission into the university,
which is an institution where a good
percentage of your brain is used to
study, and you want to damage it by
smoking and drinking? Taking alcohol
and smoking cigarette in school can
cause serious mental issues most
especially if you are not strong enough.
Be yourself, don’t let anybody deceive
you to drink alcohol or smoke weed in
order to get sharp brain or feel good.
3. Don’t Join Bad Gang:
It’s almost every day in the national
dailies where you will hear how young
undergraduates died while exchanging
bullets during a cult clash. It is very
pathetic and so bad. Just like what
happened recently in a university in
the south-south region, where a young
200 level student was machete and shot
dead because he belonged to a cult
group, do you want to end your life this
way? Then take advice and don’t join
bad gang because it would do you more
harm than good.
4. Don’t Be Too Close To The Opposite
Sex:
Many of you are getting angry with this
point, but it is true. It is better to stay
safe than become a victim of what you
never planned for. I didn’t say you
should not associate with the opposite
sex in the university but I said you
shouldn’t be too close, so you do not fall
into a trap of unwanted pregnancies,
abortion, unwanted marriages,
expulsion and even suspension.
5. Don’t Be Violent:
In the university, you have to calm
down, even if you are a retired soldier.
The university comprises of many
people coming from various
background, so you have to calm down
in order to get what you want.
Even if someone is trying to deprive
you of your rights, ensure you pass
through the relevant authorities to get
things done.
University is not like a secondary
school where you fight or cause trouble
then your parents would be invited to
school and everything goes back to
normal, in the university any offence
you commit would be carried all around
the news agencies in town and the
government would be the one to handle
your case.
So try to be a peaceful guy or girl while
on campus.
Tips To Survive On Campus in Nigeria:
1. Pray To God For Help:
There is nothing you will ask God for
that he will not give you and su 3 Likes |
Re: University Life In Nigeria: All You Need To Know by Lh19(m): 9:23pm On Dec 24, 2016 |
Nice write up op!!!☺ |
Re: University Life In Nigeria: All You Need To Know by OWOJELA: 11:33pm On Mar 22, 2018 |
Nice one, but always give credits to the source.. This article was culled from https://www.owojelasblog.com/2016/11/university-life-in-nigeria-campus.html |
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