tayorich12:
The man has a point,

Sometimes us naijas can be a bit too patronizing of ourselves blaming all of our troubles on the government, economy etc .

Yes, some of you are right having a 3rd class is not the end of the world, however in the present climate the 3rd classer is going to have a tough time finding anything and that not only applies to Naija, it is a universal thing. We live in a very very competitive world and eventhough we can cite some examples of some 3rd classers or drop outs being at the top (I believe Branson and Bill Gates are in this category as well) they still had to work extremely hard to get where they are today!

My opinion is that a university degree opens your mind to possibilities, it is just a pity that our education system is not as good as the western world because it is more than just sitting in a class and listen to some old foggie yab on about God knows what all day long, there is a lot of hands on learning and other methods as well.

3rd classer, now is the time to really roll up your sleeves and find out who you are and why you are here. Take some time out to discover you - would you consider yourself to be the academic type or are you more the 'trade' type? is there anything you are really good at ie creative, artistic, organising, good with numbers, teaching ie something that comes naturally to you. Once you find this out, then start to look for opportunites to develop this God given ability or talent through something like an apprenticeship - it does not have to be everyday. Or maybe if you believe you can still give the academics a go, by all means try again, but you are going to have to really knuckle down this time!!!

To hell with all dese nonense stories of urs,I hve seen alots of third class holders getting a good job,ma broda 4get ur certificate oo,its jst wat u knw,I hve seen people with 2.1 still jobless cos dey didn't work hard 2 get d result.don't give up jst keep on searching for a job and pray 2 God too.

shadrach77:
it's very sad to see people celebrate mediocrity - there are several cities that are far more beautiful than abuja - cairo, casablanca, johannesburg, cape town, sun city and rabat to mention a few - people posting these pictures should be ashamed of themselves - even if abuja is beautiful is it not just one city out of several villages cities in 9ja?