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ClassicMcGee:
text-based programs: like one that randomly generate quotes or a quiz app...

About the app; it's a quiz app too, but users will take interactive lessons first, then choosing the difficulty of the test and others, hope i've not said too much?

Java can handle that very well. Be it desktop, web or mobile platfor, Java will handle it. Java can do much more.

ClassicMcGee:
I was told that with basic knowledge in java, i can only attempt "text-based programs" and that even professionals use it.

What do u mean by "text based programs" ?

If i may ask what kind of ideas are you trying to implements?
Just a vague description so people don't steal it.

In any endeavour the existence and size of room for improvement is key. Buhari has more than enough resource at his disposal and that's what matters.

ClassicMcGee:
Boom! Thanks...

What about beginner projects please? Did you do any while learning?

javanian";

My learning curve was very unorganised. I just embark on one some months back. Less than a year now. There are project ideas and as u said earlier, you have app ideas, you can attempt implementing them skeletally and see where u get stuck, that place becomes a pointer to what you need next.

Boko Haram is largely a mind thing, even the man speaking is a pro-Boko Haram person. He may not be carrying guns and bomb but is sympathetic to their cause.

Doubling of effort with same or depleted resources sounds illogical to me. Am I alone here?

El rufai is clearly a misfit of a governor.

@Tomakint, did you notice Nairaland promoted multiple topics challenging Donald Trump's Christian statements by many Islamic bodies?
What stops them from doing same to the Democracy Day Speech of Buhari. This topic is an extension of Africa Check, an independent body but the mods can't spot this. It is a pity.

Johnrake69:
A nation that works

Are you in doubt why Nigeria isn't working? Just ask yourself why isn't a topic like this on FP?
This is an eye-opening news that can lead to vastly better power service and thousand of entreprenueral opportunities for electricians.
It means solar energy when available is cheaper than most petrol generators but as you can see Nigerias largest forum with an average of a mod erator per board (64 topics ) can't spot this insightful topic. SMH!

ClassicMcGee:
What if i'm a fast learner and an A mathematics student? And i'm will to put in 7-8 hours daily? Does it make any difference?

Yes it does. It speeds your learning up.

linearity:
You clearly don’t understand what is been done here!

They are taxing previous students who have graduated from the school to fund these scholarships that will go to a few.

The church is not footing the bill.

Stop breeding falsehood in cyberspace. It is a voluntary call. Plus GO has has been giving scholarships.

tomakint, More here . . . https://www.nairaland.com/4531456/fact-check-buharis-claims-democracy

Solar energy prices in India tumbles to new record low making it cheaper than fossil-fuel generated power

[color=#999999]The price of solar energy is 18 per cent lower than the average price for electricity generated by coal-fired plants[/color]

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The price of solar energy in India has tumbled to a new record low, making it cheaper than fossil-fuel generated power.

The latest solar power tariffs show the price of solar energy is 18 per cent lower than the average price for electricity generated by coal-fired plants.

At an auction in Rajasthan earlier this week, Phelan Energy and Aaada Power offered to charge 2.62 rupees per kilowatt-hour (kWH) of solar-generated electricity, according to The Economic Times of India.

A previous record for the lowest bid was set last month with a price 3.15 rupees per kWH.

Alan Fotheringham, president of strategy and development for the Wood Group, which provides services to the energy industry, told The Independent India was setting an example that quick energy transition from fossil fuels to renewables is possible.

He said that the country was "demonstrating that when the conditions allow, it is possible to move very quickly to transition the energy mix.

He added: "We have seen strong and steady growth of the solar energy market in India to become one of the largest and strongest markets. With a huge population and a huge demand for energy, growing investments and political willingness, all the ingredients are there for the transition to happen."

Shortly after the auction India Energy Minister Plyush Goyal tweeted: “Another milestone towards PM @narendramodi's vision of clean affordable power for all.”

Last month, Mr Goyal said building coal-powered plant would be costlier than a solar plant. The minister added that India would meet its ambitious target to deploy more than 100 gigawatts of solar power by 2022.

The price of solar has been falling in the last three years as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government aimed to boost its green footprint.

The country is the world’s third largest emitter of greenhouse gases and forecasters are anticipating its emissions could double as the country aims to lift millions out of poverty.

But solar consultancy firm Bridge to India, said India is expected to become the third biggest solar market in the world in 2017 with a capacity rise of 76 per cent compared to last year.

This will be helped by the fact the price of solar modules and solar inverters have fallen by 29 per cent over the past year, the firm said.

Upon ratifying the Paris Agreement, Mr Modi committed India to generate 40 per cent of the country’s electricity from non-fossil fuel sources by 2030.

But a report by India’s electricity agency predicted the target would be exceeded by nearly three years ahead of schedule.

It forecasted the total capacity of renewable energy generated could reach 275 gigawatts by 2027.

The country has quadrupled its solar energy capacity in the last three years and the government set a target of building 175 gigawatts of solar energy capacity by 2030, The Times of India reported.

India is also home to the world’s largest power plant in the south of the country in Kamuthi, Tamil Nadu, which stretches across 2,500 acres and has 2.5million solar modules.

New national targets aim to generate 175 gigawatts of solar, wind and biomass energy by 2022.

https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/solar-energy-prices-india-drop-record-low-cheaper-fossil-fuel-power-phelan-aaada-bhadla-plyush-goyal-a7730226.html

ClassicMcGee:
Thanks a lot Mr, i really appreciate your kind and quick responses...
in this journey i've embarked on i know i'll get stuck in some places, i don't know if you can help out at those times?



And i know google is my friend.

I hope time permits me when those moment come but Nairaland and Stack overflow(via GooGle) is always a good place.

ClassicMcGee:
please how can i get the book?
Is it in .pdf format?

Yes, It is on torrent if you know how to use torrent. I got the 7th edition in Yaba when I wanted to start learning. Most good bookstore have it. you can get 8 edition or 9th edition easily from bookstore.

hmmm

billtommy:
Maybe, just maybe falz "this is Nigeria" fell into some right ears. Just maybe

Ignorant post.

ClassicMcGee:
Thanks... How many months did it take you learn java? Can i get freelance jobs while in school?

Hard to put a value on that as I am still improving and learning new things. If you are lookin to get ready for university java challenge I did advice you to use the first 6 chapters of that book "Java How To Program"
it covers most of what the average university does in java.
4-5 weeks is a fair time to run through that thoroughly if you put in 2-3 hours daily.

ClassicMcGee:
i have some app ideas that i want to implement.
i'm pursuing a CS degree and the thought that i won't be taught practically is what is driving me to learn, maybe i'll be a step ahead of my pals...

Good. Java can feel the gap especially if java is part of your course schedule. Learn it.

ClassicMcGee:
Can you help me with some resources you used? And maybe i could learn alot from you.

Get the book "Java How To Program 9th Edition" and try getting videos from YouTube. If I may ask what is your target for learning programming?

ClassicMcGee:
Can you help me with some resources you used? And maybe i could learn alot from you.

Get the book "Java How To Program 9edition" and try getting videos from YouTube. If I may ask what is your target for learning programming?

This is what is needed and not the all-round subsidy that goes on in public school. Give those you intend to subsidize scholarship and make the rest pay. This way the best candidates from both pool are admitted.

Jaideyone:
does CU currently have the same number of hostels and other buildings to maintain as unilag? maintaining buildings for 57k people will definitely cost more than maintenance for 15k people. use your brain!!!

How many hostels has UNILAG got? What's the capacity? Keep arguing to justify wastage. The Stadium this topic focuses on cost N500m. What are they maintaining in Unilag?

HigherEd:
He maintained that including private universities as beneficiaries of TETFund would be most unfair since private individuals who owned most of the institutions were already charging pupils exorbitant fees with a view to making profits

What of those that aren't charging above the subsidy some private universities enjoy?

Example is UI. They get around N13bn from FG and that translates to about N430,000 per student yearly. So will TETFund include private schools charging less than this figure?

Jaideyone:
wururu 2b was an estimate I did from info I got from a member of senate committee first hand and higherED has confirmed that's about what the uni gets for infrastructure yearly. the question is do you know the 2b will also include the cost of maintenance of the old structures?

CU caters for 15k students like I said earlier. unilag caters for 57k (almost 4x).
but you want to enjoy the same quality facilities in unilag with larger population? you think the cost of maintaining class rooms and other infrastructure for 57k students and 15k students will be the same?
the 2b might be enough for CU but it's too small for unilag!!!

what you are saying is similar to saying since Anambra survives on 4b monthly without owing salaries then Lagos should be able to survive on 4b monthly too with 4x the pop of Anambra. does that make sense to you?

Use your brain/imagination more. I don't have to spell it out for you always. If the CU hostels can cost N350m how much will it cost yearly to maintain it? You are still trying to inflate running cost in order to justify the wastage going on in most federal schools.

HigherEd:
Yea I won't recommend the likes of Bowen or Jabu trying to even subsidize anything too. Jabu reportedly has been having issues paying salaries of recent. Bowen still houses students for six in a room, while Madonna houses 10 ppl/room reportedly. This means subsidy could spell doom for those universities.

I think what LFC can do is too expand the reach of DOF scholarships to accommodate more brilliant but indigent members of the church. Thankfully secular scholarship boards are also now coming to fund many people in CU

Do you know the painful thing about the DOF scholarship? I has been existing for long and could have easily sponsored many more student in a federal uni.

Jaideyone:
cc higherED

this is where I quoted him and told him unilag has never been fortunate to have more than 2b for infrastructure in a single year for both main campus and college of medicine.

You are still arguing aimlessly. CU built most of those hostels you see with less than N400m, That means Unilag can afford to build equivalent of two of such hostels yearly and still have huge change for equipment like microscopes, PCB machines etc. I pity you. Stay there and be defending wastage in the name 'representing'.

Jaideyone:
read detailed explanation of what I said!!!

I said unilag gets max of 2b for capital projects. now you even justified my claims and brought the 2b I said would be the maximum that can be spared for capital projects down to 1b.
he was talking as if the whole 11b will go into capital projects. that was the origin of the argument.

Are you aware most of the CU hostels cost approx N350m to build and most were built between 2001 and 2005. Even at N2b Unilag has no bloody excuse.

I heard the CU stadium was built with less than a billion.
Now think about what even N1bn/year could have achieved for UNILAG talk less of your wuruwuru N2Bn you negotiated through many post.

People don't ask important questions when analyzing private varsities. What is the goal of the founder? How can winners sponsor the research in the varsity and sponsor the recurrent cost associated with all students? It up will be more wise giving the number of students that the schools can scholarship then opening the floor for the best of those who can afford the fee.

If truly CU was a after profits why will it invest into programs that require more funding instead of going for something like law, history, and arts based courses?

HigherEd:
CodeTemplar is right, the first gen federal universities receive about 11 billion in wage bill grants, 1 billion in cap grants and about 2 billion in Tetfund interventions. Making about 13 billion in total.

The dude is trying to justify the comatose uni and allocation wastage there.

ejibaba:
God bless you...My brother this was how they pushed Bingham University Karu to offering half school fees to members. Today the schools is well known for owing lecturers salary as high as 4 - 5 months.

Hmmm...

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