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Everybody is just trying to sound intelligent but are they? How successful are those who are trying to defend our rotten education system? Have they in anyway profer solution to those point OP raise? What is their contribution to their field of study aside their humorous certificate. And some even said we shouldn't rely on government, what an absurd and an unintelligent submission. If you don't know what to say or how to solve problem confronting engineering in nigeria just keep quiet.

What will failedto understand is that their are some factors that influence Engineering education:
1. Environment.
2. Quality of your Elementary & High school Education.
3. Passion.
4. Quality Teaching materials and Facilities.
5. Quality of teachers at all level of your education.
6. Funding.
The only one will possess is passion, we lack the rest. So tell me how you do want those students to be successful when they lack everything important in acquiring engineering knowledge. MIT research gran for one year is 10times more than all Nigeria Universities combine not to talk of their annual budget which is more than our annual budget for all level of our Education. And you're here saying rubbish. What will if those countries you all travel to is being run like Nigeria?. Shior, Yeye people trying hard to sound intelligent and enlightened. You should all try and read all those country education system.

poseidon12:
I don't think there is any University in Nigeria that has the facility and qualified teaching staff to offer engineering programs. If the appropriate accrediting agencies from the US or Western Europe come over here to assess our engineering programs, I don't think any Nigerian university will pass.
It costs a lot of money to equip an engineering department. And you need enough experienced, qualified teaching staff.
Even in the US, it is only the reputable Universities that offer engineering programs.
I would not advise any young man or woman to waste their time studying engineering in Nigeria.

Exactly sir, You seems to be the only one that understands the whole scenerio better, they've been spewing gibberish since calling each harsh names, saying some people are lazy etc. Even South Africa & Egypt produce better Engineers becos they have the capacity.But our people won't understand they'll expect ill-equiped environment, student & Teachers to perform magic

To be candid, non of you ever try to point to the problem or try to solve it only few did point to, and most of you call yourself a brilliant engineer but full time ignorant.
The major problems are the environment(Government), quality of education, quality of professionals in education. We're really far behind in all ramification. Let's take a critical look at all countries you've all mentioned above, starting from their system of education. Government played the key role in their education development, without them education will be completely useless like Nigeria. Readup everything about education of those top engineering countries and come back with concrete solutions not lame arguments. Everything about education depend solemnly on government 100%, Nigerians are not lazy only some are. Imagine if government did not provide those education structure for those great scientists and engineers.

Instead of abusing each other, let's find a way to solve all these problems. Lamentation won't solve any problem.

SIRTee15:
Where will they get the resources to pursue such plan...
Besides F.G basic educational policy supersede that of regional or state govt....
Go to state ministries of education....
It's dead, nothing goes on there....
Moreso, tertiary education curriculum is designed by NUC or NABTEB.....
Universities must follow the curriculum if they are to be accredited....
Unitary system is killing Nigeria....

Sir, Our leaders down here are visionless, there is no policy stopping them from doing it. There are many resources spread all over but they refuse to mine it (human, raw and natural) andwe expect those resources to mine themselves without effort.

How much will it cost to dig well? sir, like 3 to 5.

Let's stop all these lamentation because it won't solve any of our problems. Pa Awolowo transformed western region without university education but with standard Primary & Junior secondary education (Iwe Mewa) certificate at age16 with that you can start working (German standard). What stop our present Southwestern region from following the procedure because Primary and Secondary schools system are under their control. The only solution to our problem is let for us in Southwest to copy german Education system and Bologna declaration, Turn all our universities to research university. Teaching STEM in our own language(Yoruba) and English, and taking any foreign language of your choice.

German schools are tuition free, same with most european contries for quality education. You didn't upgrade anything in terms of quality. This is too expensive for this type of quantity education, too expensive

They are using those kids for business, there are many more of it around Nigeria. They should bring them down to Ekiti. Some motherless baby's home like four have low population.

Government should take over those children welfare and those runing that Motherless Home for money making should be dealt with legally.

This is important, other southwest states should adopt this as well

You just need to apply wisdom, don't sour your friendship because of this simple stuff, because you might still need him in future and you can't affordto hurt yourself mentally and emotionally. Just invite your mum or dad, maybe one of your brothers. Then problem will automatically solve itself. My best friend can't try that with me not because I won't allow him but his real girlfriend is my friend as well and he will have to pay heavily for keeping his dirty secrets from his family, my mum, his real girl family. Just note that your happiness is more important.

The Transmission of power is simple and have little problems aside from maintenance. But where the problem is is the distribution where the customer and distribution companies are trying hard to outsmart each other, problem will arise due to jampacking of buildings, high cost maintenance of distribution materials.

It's not about the constitution, but bad leadership quality and bad citizens. In terms of light generation, transmission and distributions, the problem start with poor planning on each categories. There are some Estates, GRAs, well plan residential areas, and some areas around this our very country that don't even believe that there is something like power outage, they only read it online or when they leave their domain. Our villages, towns, cities are not well planned, roads are constructed anyhow, houses were built like something else, People will build house under high tension transmission line & you can't try any poo with them cos they'll claim victim. Generation is quiet simple but have is own problem as well Dam(rainy and dry season, expensive to build, long transmission distance), Coal-steam engine(pollution pollution pollution, transportation of coal from source), Gas turbine(pollution pollution pollution, transportation of fuel, expensive, bursting of gas pipeline), thermal-pollution, diesel-pollut

kay29000:
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I888:
Your explanation is different from what that nonentity was saying.

Not that it can't be done... Not that is not possible but due to geological hazards, it is not advised.

That is it sir, even flood is playing hide & seek game with them upnorth due to dam overflow. Asejire dam almost cleared half of Ibadan if not for timely intervention. We're not yet mature for anything sophisticated like dam, education, governance etc. in this country due to bad leadership and poor maintenance and our non challant attitude towards everything.

I888:
Dams can be created in the South bros...

You're very funny sir, so you want flood to wash away my dear village, that is not possible due to lowlevel down south here (some metres above sea level) and if its possible, the cost and environmental hazard will be high.

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greatnaija01:
IS HE THE ONE SPONSORING HIMSELF? If not.... then his village people have updated their software in his life.

sO HE HAS LESS THAN TWO YEARS TO GO THEN HE WANT'S TO QUIT?

why did he even bother going to school when he knew AGE was not on his side?
It is clear he is LAZY... an engineering student can not call it a waste... BECAUSE he knows there is more to learn and his Bng is his first access to jobs plus certifications.

Whatever is making him HIGH, he should stop taking it and sit his metallic arse down and study for his forthcoming exams.... THERE IS TIME FOR EVERYTHING.

HURRYING OUT OF SCHOOL is not wisdom... no matter what.

So my advice to you and your friend is to get the degree first then you can skip NYSC.

Thanks for the advice, that's what I explained to him, He's also brilliant and intelligent.

My friend just finish his industrial training but he's really confuse to chose between dropping out of school and start business with his school fees around 100k, final year projects, graduation expenses and other expenses amounting to over 150k. He's 26years old, an Engineering 400l student going to final year. He's also afraid of wasting two and half years for 500l and NYSC, and maybe some years also searching for job or opportunity to raise capital. He also question on the average salary of Engineers in Nigeria which is not even up to what some normal traders earn as profit in just two weeks. He also have 40k in savings.

Do anybody have the idea on how to restructure our deteriorate education system? If you have please share..

dayton8701:
The word "Ade" does not necessary means crown in Yoruba naming. Sometimes it can be a verb.for example: A-de meaning "arrive" or "my arrival" depending on the context.
When you say Adedayo it can be easily translated to my to"my crown turn to joy" which does not really makes sense. but the real meaning is "my arrival brought joy.
I believe this is educative.

You're absolutely right about this but wrong with the interpretation. It simply means 'the baby boy has already been delivered before your/our arrival, so you/we met the joy(the baby) when you/we arrived.

You can change live of dyslexia people today by encouraging them not discouraging....

If you see anybody with below trait try to refer them to this organisation "Dyslexia Foundation Nigeria"
This is their website http://www.dyslexiafoundation.org.ng/

Most dyslexics will exhibit about 10 of the following traits and behaviors.

These characteristics can vary from day-to-day or minute-to-minute.

The most consistent thing about dyslexics is their inconsistency.


General

- Appears bright, highly intelligent, and articulate but unable to read, write, or spell at grade level.

- Labelled lazy, dumb, careless, immature, "not trying hard enough," or "behavior problem."

- Isn't "behind enough" or "bad enough" to be helped in the school setting.

- High in IQ, yet may not test well academically; tests well orally, but not written.

- Feels dumb; has poor self-esteem; hides or covers up weaknesses with ingenious compensatory strategies; easily frustrated and emotional about school reading or testing.

- Talented in art, drama, music, sports, mechanics, story-telling, sales, business, designing, building, or engineering.

- Seems to "Zone out" or daydream often; gets lost easily or loses track of time.

- Difficulty sustaining attention; seems "hyper" or "daydreamer."

- Learns best through hands-on experience, demonstrations, experimentation, observation, and visual aids.



Vision, Reading, and Spelling

- Complains of dizziness, headaches or stomach aches while reading.

- Confused by letters, numbers, words, sequences, or verbal explanations.

- Reading or writing shows repetitions, additions, transpositions, omissions, substitutions, and reversals in letters, numbers and/or words.

- Complains of feeling or seeing non-existent movement while reading, writing, or copying.

- Seems to have difficulty with vision, yet eye exams don't reveal a problem.

- Extremely keen sighted and observant, or lacks depth perception and peripheral vision.

- Reads and rereads with little comprehension.

- Spells phonetically and inconsistently.



Hearing and Speech

- Has extended hearing; hears things not said or apparent to others; easily distracted by sounds.

- Difficulty putting thoughts into words; speaks in halting phrases; leaves sentences incomplete; stutters under stress; mispronounces long words, or transposes phrases, words, and syllables when speaking.



Writing and Motor Skills

- Trouble with writing or copying; pencil grip is unusual; handwriting varies or is illegible.

- Clumsy, uncoordinated, poor at ball or team sports; difficulties with fine and/or gross motor skills and tasks; prone to motion-sickness.

- Can be ambidextrous, and often confuses left/right, over/under.


Dyslexic children and adults can become avid and enthusiastic readers when given learning tools that fit their creative learning style.


Math and Time Management

- Has difficulty telling time, managing time, learning sequenced information or tasks, or being on time.

- Computing math shows dependence on finger counting and other tricks; knows answers, but can't do it on paper.

- Can count, but has difficulty counting objects and dealing with money.

- Can do arithmetic, but fails word problems; cannot grasp algebra or higher math.




Memory and Cognition

- Excellent long-term memory for experiences, locations, and faces.

- Poor memory for sequences, facts and information that has not been experienced.

- Thinks primarily with images and feeling, not sounds or words (little internal dialogue).




Behavior, Health, Development and Personality

- Extremely disorderly or compulsively orderly.

- Can be class clown, trouble-maker, or too quiet.

- Had unusually early or late developmental stages (talking, crawling, walking, tying shoes).

- Prone to ear infections; sensitive to foods, additives, and chemical products.

- Can be an extra deep or light sleeper; bedwetting beyond appropriate age.

- Unusually high or low tolerance for pain.

- Strong sense of justice; emotionally sensitive; strives for perfection.

- Mistakes and symptoms increase dramatically with confusion, time pressure, emotional stress, or poor health

Stardzzy:
If i hear!!, my guy buhari no slow reach EKSU

Lolz datz my skul, bt we're in 2nd semester nw bt lecturer don't use to come to class this day