₦airaland Forum

Toniwirelex:
u can only call him ur look alike if u're d celebrity, but u're obviouly not d celebrity so i oblige u to modify that comment...

rusher14:
I asked for a suggestion. Criticism is easy.

rusher14:
Everyday I hear the central bank doesn't know what it is doing.

What exactly do you want it to do?

As long as Nigerians keep importing everything from toothbrush to Brazilian hair the value of Naira would always fall. This would sometimes need intervention from the Apex bank.

Please suggest what you would have done otherwise.

Pavore9:
It shouldn't, let the market forces determine it. When more Nigerians get engaged in non-oil exports as against wholesale imports, the foreign exchange market will experience some form of stability.

tman14:
If that's the case let the Reps carry out their threat and sue America so that the tapes can be presented as evidence in court

tman14:
We were made to understand that a video of the assault will be played. That is what interests me.

P0intBlank:
Me sef I confuse. But as I come dey think am e come dey make sense. Born in Nigeria, Father British and Mother Ghanaian. U know Ghana is matrilineal.

cococandy:
not when they both become adults.

Erm. Clears throat. $...,...,....
Priceless.

cococandy:
8? That's not bad.

Lol. Burundi. You're funny.

cococandy:
how old are they?

Lbotusme:
banmee, don't you think akpors would make a fine suitor for Coco's agbani?

Congratulations. Papa soldiers

Quakertellicus1:
Good points.

But most Nigerians told ASUU to stop going on strike in 2013....a strike which was all about getting more funding for the Universities. We told them to go home and rest , that they ASUU are part of the problem (partly true).

So ASUU went home and rested.

Also when Fashola increased fees for LASU, we told him that we are all poor and we cannot afford high fees. So, the fees were reduced, and we all rejoiced over how we put one over those ''greedy politicians '' (They are greedy too, by the way).

And as a result our universities are starved of funds. Meaning that our universities cannot attract world class research and world class funding and world class clout...even world class lecturers...which means they remain perpetually broke....with funding not up to 5 million dollars US

Meanwhile, unis like Yaradua London almamater get funding to the tune of billions of dollars US.No wonder the rich and even some of the poor are running out.

Yes, our leaders should have done well. I am not disputing that. But Nigerians should realize too that education cannot be free of charge. If you insist on paying less than 1000 dollars US for school fees every year...that is what you get. Poorly funded degrees.

rry807:
Nigerian-born British-Ghanaian singer and dancer, Lola Rae, is back! To promote her new single One Time, she has released sultry and superb photos. See photos below:

Source: http://www.9janewsarena.com/2016/07/lola-rae-promotes-new-single-with.html

ojsmscom:
LETS KEEP MAKING NIGERIA PROUD NO-MATTER WHAT IT WILL TAKE!!!WE SHALL ONE DAY REJOICE FOR THE NATION

saasala:
Every man is a fool.

YourNemesis:
Yorubas are busy bettering lives and bringing positivity to their country and the people around them abroad, while a certain other tribe is well known for ruining lives through drug trafficking and other illegal activities/crimes. Smh!
I no mention names o...

ednut1:
dats not wat am saying jor. Ask pple dat graduated in dat era abeg. Pple get job too today bt wetin ur eye go see with d numerous tests nd interviews. If dat unilag 5.0 guy graduated in 1982 hin levels for don change den dan now

Knowledge9000:
IPOB in US laid ambush with the County of Denver Sherrif to arrest her if she landed in Denver Airport. APC got wind of it and stopped the travel immediately. Sherrifs in US are very powerful, are not answerable to anybody including Obama and FBI. They are elected by the people and command absolute independence. They are the chief law enforcers in all states.

ednut1:
his dad did not lie. My dad still has a photocopy of d offer he got from a automobile coy which is still waxing strong today. As he was about rounding up his hnd. Graduates in d 70s nd 80s. Had 2-3 offer waiting for dem after school

augustina72:
Malaria nor get cure before??

italkmoses:
Please go ahead

italkmoses:
“For the sake of this article, a formal certificate is considered as the certificate obtained from a tertiary institution; whether Universities, Polytechnics, Monotechnics or other higher institutions of learning”.

Our country has evolved. She is still evolving. She has evolved in almost every sector. She has evolved into a tragic bad on one part and an astonishingly advanced enclave on the other part. The interest of this article pertains to the evolvement between our formal certificates and their relationship with guaranteed meal tickets.

There has been an age long debate that cuts across many generations in this country about whose generation is Nigeria better or worse. Some commentators proposed that the 1960s’, 1970s’, and 1980s’, Nigeria was the best. Younger generations said the 1990s and 2000s’ is better. Whatever indices must have been used to reach both conclusions will suffice for another fresh article. But I want to focus on what formal certificates meant between the earlier generations and what obtains in today’s reality.

It was my dad that told me about how first degree graduates were treated in the 60’s, 70’s and even early 80’s. You may have been told similar stories of how graduates got cars upon graduation, white collar jobs were already waiting for them to graduate amongst several other pecks that seems unbelievable in today’s reality. In those days, all you needed to liberate yourself and your family from sheer poverty and consuming despondency was a degree from a tertiary institution. Your degree or certificate was the ticket and the only ticket you needed to transfer from lack to plenty, from have-not to have. I once attended a course on Facilities Engineering, Operations and Maintenance Management and the facilitator corroborated my dad’s tale to me, he was a beneficiary of the account my dad told me. Engr X (name withheld), a graduate of University of Ibadan, in the department of chemical engineering in 1978, before he was shortlisted for NYSC, already had a job waiting in Shell, where he eventually worked for 33years before voluntarily resigning as a Lead Projects Engineer. This is only one out of several other examples. These kinds of stories were popular until the 90s’.

Then, something happened! Something that is better imagined than described. This thing that happened will suffice for a PhD thesis if you want to undertake a study on it. Let’s not go into that story.

These pecks and assurances of securing white collar jobs started fading away like a diffusing flame, thousands of graduates now have to write application letters, converge at stadiums to write aptitude tests for fifteen (15) vacant positions, amongst other unspeakable tendencies. More unfortunately is that the trend deteriorates every other day. A close comparism on what is obtainable between then and now reveals that the distance between the experience then and now can be liken to the distance between heaven and earth. Honestly, it is that far! Hence, when people argue on what use their formal certificates are if they can’t get a job with them in their own country; I listen along with a heavy heart, worried about the imminent consequence of this quagmire. This may be a title for another piece.

However, are formal certificates still guaranteed meal tickets? I will answer Yes without batting an eyelid. Are formal certificates a deceptive illusion? I will not answer No.

Firstly, jobs are still available even though they are only a few vacancies that will never go round. Hence, to the graduates or applicants who eventually get employed, the certificates have paid off. There are several ‘fortunate’ graduates whose stories support this claim. Recall that without the certificate, you do not qualify to contest in the first place. However, it is also not incorrect to say they are a deceptive illusion. This is evident in the thousands of graduates that are roaming the streets or under-employed and waiting for their miracle day, if it will ever come. This is then a two way bridge, one is wider, while the other; slender like the biblical road that leads to heaven.

What is the way to go?

Whether or not the job comes, education shouldn’t be replaced with anything. Going to school should be non-negotiable especially if you have the capacity to. Going by the current reality of this generation, disabuse your mind from considering formal certificates as the only guaranteed meal ticket. Having established that, re-adjust your mindset to be open to all options. After graduation, if the job comes; lucky you. If it doesn’t, re-strategize. There are several other options you can consider. Learn a skill; go into business (if you can), deliberately develop your gifts and passion. The education you have acquired puts you in a better position to organize your life. Start something, grow it and move your life on.

Moses Ilemona Ihiabe

italkmoses:
Are you sure you took your time to read this article?

ednut1:
All these are just signs of end Times . Times have changed. Person gogo UK go spend 7m on masters yet come back to dey hustle job with pple with only bsc dey write shl nd dragnet upandan. E go beta

psucc:
Only that this govt doesn't recognized nor honour court decisions.

bellenornor:
I'm only airing a view. Pls, Stop quoting me. It's my opinion.. I'm always entitled to it.

TheSlyone2:
Oh son of man, why come ye here to seek answers you already know?

bellenornor:
Abeg!! Leave that thing! Bum shorts or no bum shorts, men will still be men. If her husband is not disciplined, even if she likes let her walk naked around the house, ..he'll still cheat like a he-goat!

sammily:
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thetruthmale:
I wish this could get to more people, then the school might be persuaded to act in order to ( at least) save face.

Everybody knows the SU is just a figurehead in UNILORIN.

ugohemma:
So only Nigerians know how to speak pidgin english eh

nerilove:
This woman has been preaching for long in that area. You don't expect the imam to order christians or non muslims to chase her away. I didn't say muslims killed herbut from this situation it speaks volume.

nerilove:
so christians killed her? Iranu...