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I had been working on a university project for a few hours when I had cause to go through the university’s website. As the home page opened, I was once again awed by the magnificent appeal this (foreign) university’s website impressed on me. At that instant I thought of going through websites of notable Nigerian universities – federal and private – to see how they compare to this university. The outcome of my adventure into this rigorous process of website-checking for all the 30+ top Nigerian universities surveyed, shocked me to my marrows. I was totally disappointed to see how poorly represented Nigerian public universities are on their websites even when compared to lower ranked universities abroad. Most of them had sites that were not even worthy of being called blogs. A notable trend though, was that private universities had better branding compared to the bulk of their public university counterparts, even though most of them didn’t rank as highly on league tables. A common problem amongst these “top” universities was that they had tabs on their sites that were unresponsive. Moreso, with most of the universities, it’s almost difficult to find anything regarding the research or academic activities of faculty/ students on the websites (isn’t that supposed to be the core of a university's existence?). In an age where computer science and ICT has become more accessible to any and everyone, and considering the funds at the disposal of some of these universities, one is forced to ask why a simple sophisticated website is hard to achieve.

Following my exploration, I have compiled a list of the universities with the best websites based on my observation. Since this is subjective, you might disagree between two closely ranked universities, but the difference becomes clear if you try to compare the 1st and 7th university’s websites for instance. This ranking is different from most others because the aim is not solely to make one university feel superior to another, but (hopefully) to awaken Nigerian institutions to the fact that their websites are viewed by a global audience, and the least they can do is to bring them up to the standard of what top universities should have.

The major criteria used in this ranking is “First impression”. That feeling of awe you have when you open up John Hopkins https://www.jhu.edu/, Yale or Imperial University’s websites.

Hey guys, please what do you think of the Pearsons PTE as opposed to the IELTS?

s3nn2x:
Nice one.

Thanks man. I'm glad you found it useful!

Guys I just found very useful info about Chevening here https://gradchecker./2015/12/21/the-british-chevening-scholarships-5-great-tips-for-the-waiting-phase/.

Happy reading, Success folks!

Finally reject mail for an application made in 2014 comes in the mail. Wheew!

Finally reject mail for an application made in 2014 comes in the mail. Wheew!

So I stumbled on a 2015 Nigerian scholar's article regarding the Chevening application scheme, I think it will be useful to us applying this year. Best of luck people!
https://club340./2015/09/09/chevening-and-…cation-process/

So I stumbled on a current scholar's article regarding the Chevening application scheme, I think it will be useful to us applying this year. Best of luck people!
https://gradchecker./2015/09/09/chevening-and-…cation-process/

How far people, just wanted to confirm if any pressid scholars are leaving this week? I know some one going to Uni Toronto this week. Has Pressid finally been approved?.

benedima1990:
Please for Christ sake, are nigerian story writers moving forward or backward. What kind of non sense write up is this? It's not just different from those tade ogidan movie era,(1968)

Before reading 5 lines of the page, I know exactly where you're driving to and lots of fake attachment that can never happen in reality.

Anytime I c nigeria movies, I feels like selling the TV to aboki for #100.



Seriously, we need to b creative in our story writing

It's at times like this I wish Nairaland had a thumb down icon.

padfoot:
actually.. this feran bloke tried for these ruddy freshers.. it would be unfair if u guys dnt 'run' his 'chaows' for at least 1 month

Actually it's peeps like him that should be getting awards like "leadership award" or "Icon 360" cos anyone can start a thread but only a few can keep one alive for appx 75 years (pages, hehe). At some point I even had suspicions he was a covert student affairs staff (still do, lol) . Well done Bro, very good initiative!

Cgpa first year - 4.76/5. Graduated 4.45/5. Mechanical Engineering. #ProudlyHebronite

Sagamite how is Durham perceived by employers in Nigeria? Compared to it's high reputation in the UK very few Nigerians seem to have heard of the school

The above list is independent of that of Webometrics ranking which is set to be released today.

Both 4iCU and Webometrics have released the July edition of their rankings. A very interesting trend is observed across both rankings, the leading Nigerian universities remained in the top 5 spots across both rankings while there was some variation towards the latter part of the lists. Covenant university remained in the top 3 across both rankings retaining it's title as the best private university in Nigeria. See more details below.

4iCU [Released c. July 25th]


1 Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife

2 University of Lagos. Lagos

3 Covenant University, Ota

4 University of Ibadan, Ibadan

5 Federal University of Technology, Minna, Minna

6 University of Ilorin, Ilorin

7 University of Nigeria, Nsukka

8 University of Benin, Ugbowo

9 University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Abeokuta

10 Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria

11 University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt

12 Landmark University, Omu-Aran

13 Federal University of Technology, Akure, Akure

14 Redeemer's University, Mowe

15 University of Jos, Jos

http://www.4icu.org/ng/




Webometrics [Released 31st July]
Nigeria

1. University of Ibadan

2. Covenant University Ota

3. Obafemi Awolowo University

4. University of Lagos

5. University of Ilorin

6. Ahmadu Bello University

7. University of Port Harcourt

8. University of Agriculture Abeokuta

9. University of Nigeria

10. Federal University of Technology Akure

11. University of Benin

12. Federal University of Technology Owerri

13. Federal University of Technology Minna

14. Kogi State University

15. Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education

Growingboi:
To get the i-pin, my bank said i must v registered my atm card online wit my token and i v lost mine. is there any other way around it?

If you lost your token, you should be able to request for a new one from the bank. Frankly, I'm not sure of how you should proceed from this point but I'd expect that your bank would be able to help you sort everything out.

Growingboi:
please reply ASAP@ WhyNa.

I just learnt here now that i need to get I-pin which is d password that these people requested for and that i need to get it with my ATM in an atm machine. Can i log in to my account and try only payment again? i.e after getting d pin

if no, how do i get the password cox i used c.v.v at d back of d atm card bt it didnt work.

Cc: berildan

To get the i-pin, you go to any atm machine (preferably that of your bank), click on change pin then select i-pin. Obviously, by now you'll be unable to progress with the online payment option. What i did was to use my second gmail account to start afresh. This is a better option than waiting for 5 days after which your desired date may have been fully booked (btw the old account will still expire in 5 days so there'll be no data clash. It's more like a win-win)

DangotePikin:
How easy was it passing your O’ level and UTME?

It was neither easy nor hard. God helped me to develop strategies for the exams and the strategies worked out fine. I had eight A’s and a B in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination. Also, I had six straight A’s in Cambridge exam and GCE O’ level and then I scored 301/400 in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. My admission into school was smooth.


http://www.punchng.com/entertainment/campus-champion/i-danced-played-football-basketball-and-rapped-oti-covenant-university-best-graduating-student/?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter

Never thought I would comment until I read this part. CU/Private school haters make sure you scored above 301/400 and more than 8A1s in WAEC before coming to spew your irritating vermin about this guy's or CU's credibility on this thread. Btw, six straight As in IGCSE would have landed this guy interviews (and possibly offers) at Cambridge and Oxford if he chose to obtain his BSc in the UK. #CURocks #Fact

MacMaster01:
Thank God another success mail

So which was your first

DatguyTim:
mine is sleeping . i can sleep like a log

lol, I doubt if anyone can score 301 with such a pasttime...*hehehe*

Judeoxide:
depending on the type of hair...I think 5to 8 mins is enough to do the job

Thanks a lot your prescription was very effective. Hair just turned black and has remained that way. Thanks to Ebony

Judeoxide:
Eya fine boy don enter one chance...OK just switch to ebony relaxa and it will do the job..it dies hair too...since its afro, don't let it relax..

oh okay. Just checked Kaymu, appears it sells for N180. Would let him know. Thanks

PS: Just to be sure, should he just apply it and rinse? (For how long should he leave it on?)

Could'nt stop laughing when I stumbled on this screenshot of one my favorite series, "Everybody Hates Chris".

So I know this guy who died his hair using Ozone relaxer and now the hair is brown. The problem now is that he has been keeping the Afro for sometime now so cutting it is not an option. Do you advice him to dye the hair? If so which type of dye (name of brand and price) is recommended?

basil123:
Does it mean when someone post information of a success mail on a particular stage on a recruitment on Nairaland, it can mar the person's further chances?

I think what OP meant was that candidates should be anonymous in sharing such information. I think the idea of using monikers on nairaland takes care of that.

Xcely:
For example with respect to the 2:2 GPA thing you mentioned, there are only a few instances where such networking through LinkedIn pays. Most times, these HR people on LinkedIn cannot be contacted directly unless you are on the LinkedIn Premium plan and have InMail credits. Now, where do you expect an unemployed graduate to find N6000 for premium plan subscription on LinkedIn?

The OP has a point. The truth is that if you really want to get a job with a 2:2 degree, saving N6000 to contact a prospective employer or HR via LinkedIn directly, is worth the risk. Sometimes we just don't know how to cut down on lavish expenses (expensive phones, clothes & accessories) to make the right sacrifices that count.

club340:
It’s true that there are no jobs, but who says you have to be in paid employment? There are numerous opportunities for building relevant work experience and skills, many of which would come under the guise of voluntary/unpaid employment opportunities. Many giant multinationals have such unadvertised schemes that smart unemployed graduates have learned to take advantage of. So by the time they are applying to their next job, they have invaluable work experiences at top firms (No one would ask if they were paid to work!). Other smart things to do while you are unemployed include watching movies with transferrable lessons (I’d recommend The Exam, thank me later), reading motivational books (Malcom Gladwell’s “Outliers” and Carol S. Dwerck’s “Mindset”, are good reads) and going for short courses (JAN’s ViMP program is totally recommended).

Deeply insightful. Truly "The Exam" has many lessons about what could transpire in an interview/aptitude test setting. One of my best from Hollywood

i ate some pie.... and it was delicious


The key lies in translating the mathematical terms

Humblega:
Am having my exam nxt week Saturday (09/05) @ilorin center. Am yet to get message from british council too. Pls wot advice can u give me to tide tins up? Considering the facts dat its just 8days away.

If I were you, I'll just relax cos they always get in touch. However, you can be proactive and contact them via email. Dont even bother calling BC, that number doesnt work

Really? Congrats then!