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Even though i do not support western invasion of Libya, i think Gaddaffi deserves what he is currently facing. Spending 41 years in power and running the government as family enterprise is tantamount to criminality and despotism. The days of absolutism is gradually withering and smart leaders are turning to democratic principles. people want more than food and money. They want freedom. Freedom to participate in the affairs of their country. Freedom to unlimited and unhindered realisation of their aspirations, both in politics and economy. Freedom to live their private life without unnecessary interference by the government and its cohorts.

Lets face it. Do you think the  Libyan people are fools and don't know what is good for them? If over 90% of Libyans do not support current events do you think they wouldn't have fought back? The truth is, the people are already frustrated with Gaddaffi and his despotic tendencies. They want change and current events coincided with their life-long yawning. I do believe that every political move has an economic underlying. But Gaddaffi paved ways for that. His regime became so unpopular and yet he did nothing to regain his image. Even his own son had earlier suggested that an election be conducted so as to give people the chance to decide their future.

As a person, i want more than mere $500 or 60,000. I want freedom. I want to live my life and participate unhindered in the political process. Yes, Nigeria may not have made much progress economically when compared with Libya, but Nigerians enjoy relative freedom and opportunity to determine, and influence the course of events in their country. The Asian oligarchies and feudal lords should realise that this is 21th century.

I will suggest you go for an MBA Finance. Bsc is just a waste of time.

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Wishing you many more years ahead.

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Customer service in Nigeria is generally very poor. The customer service representatives are very unfriendly and untrained.Maybe because of the poor remuneration they receive.

One terrible experience - i was nearly leached in a fillings station along lagos-shagamu road last year, just because i urinated in a nearby bush.The truth is  there was no provision for restrooms.So, i was terribly pressed and needed to ''push'' the stuff out. Just when the stuff was about to come out, three hostile looking men, including the owner, came and gave me series of slap without questioning.It was bad experience.

Two- a sales girl nearly fought with me just because i requested for a different straw other than the one she gave me. I can't remember the name of the eatery again.

Third- UBA. This bank is a waste of time.

Good one- Diamond bank. Excellent service and well trained staffs.

Dont waste imo money on a pagan ,evil barbaric religion .rather give it to your own people for better use

Imo is setting an example for others. Why our people get killed in the north, we offer their own people free education and even promised to sponsor them on pilgrimage. Rochas carry on.

It depends on your 2:2 GPA; it also depends on the semester of the first year you are currently in. Is your GPA up to 3/5? Are you in the first semester of the first year?

The truth is, with a 2.2 in his 100 level he will need to work his ass off to be able to make a 1st class, getting As all through the remaining years. @op, just work hard and make a good 2.1. At the labour market, both 1st class and 2.1 have somewhat equal chances.

@BABE!

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Please tell me you were lying , please.

Bro, there is nothing to lie about. That was the situation during my time and i think that may still be the case in most other schools here.

Even the person who started the thread couldn't defend his claims. That goes further to show that foreign trained graduates outperform most of their local counterparts. I studied in Nigeria, but i can tell you that no knowledge was gained at all. In my econometrics class for instance, everything was done manually, there was no exposure to econometric tools/software like stata, e-views etc. During the final year project we had to go to a business centre owned by our econometrics lecturer to run regression. What we did was just to interpret the result, how it was done none of us could explain. I can say that the little i know today is through personal effort and not what i was taught in school. I never copied notes because there was nothing to copy.
Lets not compare because there is no basis for that.

@Topic,watching. . .btwn,does that mean there won't be kids on the streets hawking during school hours ?

I think that is the goal.

I also expect madam to increase fiscal expenditure to the area of agriculture, housing development and small and medium scale business. These areas seem to have been neglected over time through over dependence in oil and imported materials. Providing adequate funding for these areas will speed their contribution to overall development of the nation, both in terms of job creation, income and wealth generation. I see Nigeria as the African food hub. We only need to pay attention to agriculture, especially large scale farming.

Also, madam should ensure that proper monitoring and evaluation activities are put in place to ensure that funds are put in proper use and for the purpose for which they are disbursed, in the right time and in the proper form.

HAVE U BEEN 2 IMO LATELY?, WAT WE ARE HEARING ALWAYS IS FREE EDUCATION, BUT D MAIN THING HAPPENING IS (1)UNPAID IMSU LECTURERS SALARY
2, NO REGARD 4 D RULE OF LAW
3, FLOGGING OF ROAD SWEEPERS
4, SUSPENSION OF 10000 JOBS CREATED BY D PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION,ONLY 2 GO BACK N SHORT CHANGE D NAMES
5.DISSOLVING ELECTED LG CHAIRMEN N LATER DENYING IT N ACCUSING DEM OF ABANDONING DERE DUTY POST,
I CAN GO ON N ON,

Keep quiet. Imsu lecturers' salary has been an issue since the time of Ohakim.So, you expect Rochas to pay them all within threes months in office? If you don't have a point go to Mbari kitchen and have some mkwobi and isiewu

@sagamite

Just check out this thread to get my point well;

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-732310.0.html

That said, what I would expect is the person to do a postgraduate (MSc, MA, MEng, PhD) or a professional course (like CFA, ACA, CIMA, ACCA, CIM, ICAN, CIPS, Prince II) to boost their prospects, not MBA.

Always on point.

For me, i would rather do a professional qualification while on the job. Each of the above professional qualifications takes 3-4yrs to achieve without one being sure one would obtain them within that time frame. Also, when someone else is funding your education you may not want to gamble with your chances.

Nigerian employers seem not to be interested in people with skills or professional qualifications.They feel threatened and think you are coming in to take over their jobs.I have two I.T certifications and attended a top Indian IT training school in Nigeria and spent a huge amount.So, the problem is not in getting certifications etc. It's luck, God and connection.

We, Nigerians youth, are faced with a lot of challenges. Getting visa to most countries where post graduate studies are cheaper is sometimes very challenging.Not to complain but the situation is bad. I also tried Canada during my application period for an MA in Economics at the University of Alberta. Got the admission after all the GRE, TOEFL etc  but was denied the visa for no just reason. Wetin your man go do na? I didn't want to settle for anything short of a top school, so i opted for an MBA since i am really not targeting a managerial position. I see myself more of an academic person than an office person.

My point is, not that most of us are ignorant of most of the things you enumerated but the country is as frustrating as hell. But we have to keep pushing. Yeah, we Nigerians like complaining, but  what do you expect in a country where there is no middle class. You either up or down. Enough said.

Most Top 20 MBA programs in the US have student loans for International Students as long as they make you an admission offer.

Just read the comment from a yahoo news reader, he is probably a US citizen or resident.

''All my @#$% degree did was make me "over qualified" when applying for a job. I went to college to get a degree so I would have and advantage when looking for a job. The only thing my degree got me was massive debt. I am unemployed and get told that I am "over qualified". Seems my @#$% is only @#$%.''

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/How-Higher-Education-Affects-usnews-1001103912.html?x=0

If you rush and do MBA without any quality years of experience, I am afraid one will have very little options and that might just be the right fit for such a person.

The problem is that the opportunity to gain such experience is almost nonexistent. Currently, there is a glut in the labour market and most people end up as marketers in insurance companies and banks earning salaries as low as N10k per month. How long do you think such a person would continue in such slavery just because he wanted the ''experience.'' For instance, after graduation i got a job with an energy consulting firm. The salary was so low that i couldn't make any savings at the end of the month and getting a better job was a dream. I got to 2nd/third stages of BAT, STANBIC, First Bank etc interviews. Somehow along the line i was told i wouldn't continue with the next stage.

After all these, and many more, an opportunity came for me to go for my postgraduate. Do you assume i shelf it off just because i had no work experience? I don't think that may be a good decision, knowing fully well that such opportunities are rare. Nigeria is a country filled with various degrees of nepotism, tribalism and mediocrity and often a time the less ''connected'' get rejected, not because they are not competent but because they know nobody.

Who doesn't want experience? Almost every graduate wants to earn some money before further studies but the opportunities are not just there. My friends and classmates are still looking for jobs while i will be completing my postgraduate studies very soon. So, who is losing?

Your points are clear but the Nigerian scenario is quite disgusting.

One thing with top MBA programs is the cost. So high. People like me, with lots of family and personal financial commitments will not afford, even after working for many years. My strategy is to get my MBA from any decent school and then later go for an Msc in a top school. I think MSC from a top school will be pretty cheaper compare to the MBA. At least the top 10-20 will be okay. The cost of these cut throat MBA programs can be very scary. I would rather do my MSC in a Nigerian university than to attend ''anyhow'' school abroad.

@sagamite

You are very correct. We, Nigerian graduates, make a lot of unapologetic grammatical blunders. While i was undergoing my one year of national service in Ibadan, i happened to be in constant contact with U.I and Ibadan poly students, and i was amazed at their command of the English language. Prior to this experience i had this thought that U.I students would be very sound as regards the use of English language.Unfortunately, my discovery was amazing. Though, my little experience with a few of them may not represent the entire picture, but it goes further to buttress your point.

But do you blame them? Most were students who struggled under the harsh village sun to pass their waec and then jamb to secure admission into universities in the cities. Majority never saw television until after their secondary schools. Then tell me, how do you expect such a product to have a good command of English language, albeit graduating with a first class or 2.1? Remember,knowledge of academic English does not translate into having superior understanding of English grammar. We seem to be very good at academic jargon, and not really English language.

So, methinks our poor command of English language is as a result of both environmental and somewhat, economic factors. Even when you read our newspapers you may end up vomiting due to the nature of grammatical errors in them.

However, i do not think that the above are enough justifications for poor command of English. Personally, i work hard every day to improve on my use of English grammar and writing skills because it tells a lot about one's educational background.

Bottom line is this. Not all the 1st class and 2.1 can defend their degree!

You are very correct there.

C'mon, I do not think bribing will earn you first class, however it may facilitate 2.1 but u should atleast be smart. so quit the talk. In my set most of the guys who were into bribing ended up in third class and 2:2 because the lecturers are not so silly.  though most of our 2:1 were enhanced 2.1's smart plus dubbing.

Did you read my post? How is what i said different from yours? You only corroborated my initial statement.

u no dey even get the gist!

ABEG NA ALL WEY U KNOW WEY GET 1ST CLASS AND 2. 2 FIT COMMUNICATE IN ENGLISH?

That shud tell u wat my point is.

No need sef cos all coy do their own assesment cos dey dont trust most schools and the degrees

whatever the case maybe, it goes further to expose the rot and inadequacy of our school system, from nursery to university level. Most 2.2 are even horrible, if we begin to compare.

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@pcp

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BROS I TIRE O!! SOME PEOPLE ARE JUST BEING SENTIMENTAL. I HAVE ONCE INTERVIEWED AN ENGR GRADUATE OF 1ST CLASS. GUESS WHAT HE WASNT TAKEN. HE WAS GOOD BUT CUDNT COMPOSE COMMON ENGLISH. SAME LANGUAGE IN WHICH HE GOT HIS ACADEMIC MERIT.

SEE IF YOU INTERACT WITH GRADUATES YOU GO BOW. ABEG MAKE WE LEAVE MATTER. MANY PASS TEST AND EVEN FAIL WOEFULLY IN INTERVIEW COS OF GRAMMAR AND TACTICS

Ok na. lets abolish grading in our school system and see if the system will improve.

@ Da Doctor,
Do you think getting 1500 in GRE to get an admit into Stanford and Princeton does not require your have a sound aptitude test skill, or getting recruited by Chevron or Total does not require good aptitude test skills? Try to understand reality before you make comments. I still stand by my word that people like you that focus so much on castigating first class are those that couldn't make first class and looking for the slightest excuse to say they are not good

I wonder what they call apt test. Is it not the same Gmat and GRE that people pass to get into top schools? Maybe that of NNPC was something else.

I strongly disagree with the allegation put forward by the GMD of NNPC. Nigerians might not be exposed to generally cope with some soft skills expected of them in the global cooperate environment but as far as aptitude test is concern globally, we have some of the very best test taker in Nigeria because in Europe and America, you don't need to write any test to be employed most times and when it is needed, these guys fail alot from personal experience with some of them. Nigerians might have problem with interview that has alot to do with self confidence and how well you can converse in good English, which is lacking in many first class and 2-1 because majority of people in these class are poor/average under privileged people that struggle to work their way up the ladder and still find it difficult to erase their disadvantaged past but when exposed and given the right environment, they will excel.
I didn't not make a first class but hate it when people that were unfortunate not to have made first-class or 2-1 come out publicly, saying trash which to me is obviously out of jealousy about the intellectual capacity of all first class and 2-1. The 5 first class guys in my graduating Unilag class have the following current status:
1. Currently a PhD holder from Stanford university USA
2. Currently a PhD holder Princeton University USA
3. MSc Cambridge University, PhD Manchester University current with Total
4. MSc University of Texas, Currently with Schlumberger USA
5. Currently with Chevron Nigeria.These are the 5 first class graduates I had in my graduating class so people should shut the bleep up and stop saying bad things about first class because they couldn't achieve what this guys did. That is why the African continent doesn't progress as we always want to pull people better than us down,

Another sensible person. I wonder where my father, a carpenter, would have got the money to bribe lecturers in order for me to make a 2.1 or 1st class. Even when i struggled to complete two squared meal per day.

I strongly disagree with the allegation put forward by the GMD of NNPC. Nigerians might not be exposed to generally cope with some soft skills expected of them in the global cooperate environment but as far as aptitude test is concern globally, we have some of the very best test taker in Nigeria because in Europe and America, you don't need to write any test to be employed most times and when it is needed, these guys fail alot from personal experience with some of them. Nigerians might have problem with interview that has alot to do with self confidence and how well you can converse in good English, which is lacking in many first class and 2-1 because majority of people in these class are poor/average under privileged people that struggle to work their way up the ladder and still find it difficult to erase their disadvantaged past but when exposed and given the right environment, they will excel.
I didn't not make a first class but hate it when people that were unfortunate not to have made first-class or 2-1 come out publicly, saying trash which to me is obviously out of jealousy about the intellectual capacity of all first class and 2-1. The 5 first class guys in my graduating Unilag class have the following current status:
1. Currently a PhD holder from Stanford university USA
2. Currently a PhD holder Princeton University USA
3. MSc Cambridge University, PhD Manchester University current with Total
4. MSc University of Texas, Currently with Schlumberger USA
5. Currently with Chevron Nigeria.
These are the 5 first class graduates I had in my graduating class so people should shut the bleep up and stop saying bad things about first class because they couldn't achieve what this guys did. That is why the African continent doesn't progress as we always want to pull people better than us down,

Another sensible person. I wonder where my father, a carpenter, would have got the money to bribe lecturers in order for me to make a 2.1 or 1st class. Even when a struggle to complete two squared meal per day.

@Rhino.5dm

Good points. I don't know why we Nigerians tend to be naive sometimes.

Which examination are they talking about? Considering the way/manner it was conducted, would you call that an exam?

Thank you jor

u talk about foriegn trained students, has it ever occurred to u how mediocre d so-called foreign skls nigerians attend abroad??hw many nigerians do u fink can afford d best skls abroad??i can authoritatively tell u dt some universities in nigeria are way betta  dan some universities in england!!! Bt becos we attach so much importance to foreign certification, we tend to ignore d fact dt most of these foreign universities our wards attend arent dt good!!

Please name one. Don't just come here and spew rubbish. Someone made a statement without prove and you jumped in to generalise. If 2.1 or 1st class was that easy why couldn't you make one?I am not saying there are no good 2.2 products, but that doesn't mean we should discredit those who made 2.1 or 1st, no matter how they got it.

The same 2.1 and 1st class are passing private sector employment test not to talk of government employment test where the highest bidders get the questions first.

@tanimola22

Even me wey study Econs at undergrad my leg don enter belle after reading your post.

Whether in 9ja or europe, e no easy o