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Education › Re: Unilag Postgraduate 2020/2021 Information Thread by Demagogue: 4:11am On Sep 01, 2021

orlahtohbadt:
I asked a question and you're using a question to reply a question. You're not providing much solution to what I have. So let me rephrase and if you don't have an answer, you can ignore. Can 2 sittings be used to get a postgraduate admission at Unilag? Bearing in mind that one of their UTME requirements is having your o'level result in a single sitting.

They don't put much or even any emphasis on that. I've never presented my WASSCE for any of the postgraduate programmes I've done in UNILAG. So, don't stress yourself.

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Education › Re: Unilag Postgraduate 2020/2021 Information Thread by Demagogue: 3:59pm On Aug 29, 2021

Lectures have commenced for PGD and M.A. English (Part Time). Take note, if it concerns you.

Education › Re: Unilag Postgraduate 2020/2021 Information Thread by Demagogue: 12:02pm On Aug 20, 2021

PGD English, behold your timetable...

Education › Re: Unilag Postgraduate 2020/2021 Information Thread by Demagogue: 4:36pm On May 31, 2021

Afriqan:
No need to panic bro, I have never heard of a confirmed admission (with admission letter) being denied, so I think it's no big deal.

The departments that haven't released their admission letter may do so later, but once it is *recommended* there isn't any issue. That's why they sent email confirmation to those people as their own evidence.

At the end of the day, the school wants to make money too, so they can't deny admissions especially for professional master's like MBA...

Well, I think Vicky's concern here is the possibility of one's name being included in the admission list, despite the "not recommended" status, since it's very common for that to happen after other considerations.

So, the question is, should one go ahead as a "not recommended" to buy the new form on sale, or should one wait to see the eventual admission list? What happens if your name appears eventually on the list after doling out N22,500 for another form in these difficult times? That's the dilemma.

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Education › Re: Unilag Postgraduate 2020/2021 Information Thread by Demagogue: 4:31pm On May 31, 2021

vickyzeb:
But they should publish the admission lists before the end of 2021/2022 registration, so as not to deny the not-admitted or not recommended candidates a chance to try again.

As in, that's where the problem lies. It's so frustrating not to know your exact status, since one can't tell wether those not recommended can still be considered for supplementary lists, as it's usually done.

In any case, I think the fact that they're likely to be merging two sets should let one know that having supplementary lists this time around may not be feasible.

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Education › Re: Unilag Postgraduate 2020/2021 Information Thread by Demagogue: 3:29pm On May 31, 2021*

Afriqan:
I went to Unilag PG office today and they confirmed they will be merging us with the new set in September.

So we have to wait for this new set to do their entrance exams and we will get screened and registered together in September...

Whoa! Finally, my prediction confirmed. I just knew it from the way UNILAG has been going about this current admission process. It's been so unusually haphazard.

So, then, the long wait begins. And of course, admission is bound to be stricter, especially for the new set; but definitely, the classes will be fuller than before. It is well.

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Education › Re: Unilag Postgraduate 2020/2021 Information Thread by Demagogue: 3:29am On May 26, 2021

Badmus4272:
Any English applicant who has been offered admission?

For PGD, yes.

Education › Re: Unilag Postgraduate 2020/2021 Information Thread by Demagogue: 9:10am On May 20, 2021

Please, let's all be calming down grin

I'm sure everyone will be fine, especially for those who have been recommended.
UNILAG seems unusually so uncoordinated with the admission processes this time around.
I guess it's part of the aftershocks of COVID-19, plus the fact that they're trying too hard to make all the money they feel they should have made last year.
But I'm sure all will be sorted out soon.

Education › Re: Unilag Postgraduate 2020/2021 Information Thread by Demagogue: 8:15pm On May 19, 2021

jrex:
Please I need assistance on how to retrieve my application number since I can't log in with reference number.

Please advise.

What number did you use for the exam? That's your application number - the one starting with an alphabet.

Education › Re: Unilag Postgraduate 2020/2021 Information Thread by Demagogue: 1:28pm On May 19, 2021

obianujuO:
Hi guys. Any idea what the acceptance fee is and the deadline for payment?
Love to know what the screening process is like as well.

You see, this is part of why I think UNILAG might be up to something this time around. Usually, the acceptance fee (about 60,000, if I still remember clearly) would have been part of the admission letter. But this time around, they just put nothing there. Also, by now, instead of the advert for the new applicants that has adorned the website, it's the procedure for registration that would have been there. So, all I can say for now is let's keep waiting for the outcome of this farcical drama that UNILAG seems to be acting for us.

As I've been saying, though, I strongly suspect merging. But For those who can, please find out from your department when registration can start - although I suspect that the department will still direct one to the School of Postgraduate Studies (SPGS), and the SPGS will ask you to wait for updates! wink

Education › Re: Unilag Postgraduate 2020/2021 Information Thread by Demagogue: 7:42pm On May 18, 2021

Update!!!

If you have been trying to log in to the portal without success, you can try again now. It seems more results/admission letters have been uploaded. Just succeeded with mine (PGD, ENGLISH). �

Education › Re: Unilag Postgraduate 2020/2021 Information Thread by Demagogue: 4:43pm On May 18, 2021

Wow, I thought as much too immediately I saw the new advert. But that will be one terribly long wait for those who have written the exam already. The new set being advertised for now still have up to SEPTEMBER to submit their completed application. So, when will they write their entrance exams and when will the results be released, before registration starts?

Honestly, this will be poor judgment, driven by sheer avarice, from UNILAG. The UNILAG that I know would never start selling forms for another session when one session hadn't commenced registration or lectures. From all indications, the "merging" idea is a strong possibility.

FavourofGod7:
It's advisable to go check the results in school if it hasn't been seen on the portal; as it hasn't been uploaded.
Moreso, we are going to be merged with the incoming admitted Postgraduate candidates; remember, forms are being sold already.
It simply means, we will still hold on.
For more info, visit your department.

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Education › Re: Unilag Postgraduate 2020/2021 Information Thread by Demagogue: 11:12am On May 17, 2021

From my experience, he doesn't have to pay. UNILAG surprisingly is a bit lenient on such, as project defence isn't usually done at once. Sometimes, depending on the department, you could have four to five rounds of project defence, involving various groups of students from different sessions. Departments have a way of arranging such and sorting out the names. In some cases, there could be payment for late defence, but I've not heard of someone having to pay another round of school fees for not completing his or her project within two years as this case is. Your friend may need to find from the supervisor to know how things go in the department.

enet1:
Good Day all,

A friend of mine did 2 year part time masters course in Unilag and passed all the course work at the end of the programme in 2018 but he has not completed his project due to his very busy schedules and non commitment of the project supervisor.

He is asking whether he will pay the school fees for 2018/19, 2019/2020 academic sessions if he eventually completes his project this year or whether there is no need to pay the school fees?

Thanks for your anticipated positive cooperation.

Education › Re: Unilag Postgraduate 2020/2021 Information Thread by Demagogue: 3:14pm On May 16, 2021

Same here.
I guess they're still uploading the results. So it's just to be patient and see what happens within this week.

Greatidj:
Congrats...
I was recommended when the results were initially pasted. I scored 67.5. But I'm yet to get any message from unilag and my details are not working on the student profile

Education › Re: Unilag Postgraduate 2020/2021 Information Thread by Demagogue: 10:09am On May 13, 2021

Wait o, there's a new twist to this admission stuff that's making things even more complicated. While we're here fretting about the status of our 2020/2021 applications, UNILAG has started advertising for the 2021/2022 admissions. So, I'm wondering, why advertising for another set, when the status of the current one hasn't been ascertained and registrations and lectures haven't commenced? Or is UNILAG planning to merge the two sets? huh

Crime › Re: Plus-Sized lady slapping a grown man severally sparks reactions by Demagogue: 4:55am On Apr 25, 2019

People who make useless comments such as "He is a real man", "He must have done something really wrong", "She is the one that will get tired" and so on continue to baffle me. Does it mean that men do not have feelings or women are ENTITLED to being physically violent towards men? Why do we continue to encourage women to be abusive? Are we saying women cannot be trained to exercise restraint? Women continue to read or hear comments like yours and they feel emboldened to continue to misbehave towards men, claiming that the men should bear it all if they're REAL men. And of course, it is because of comments like yours that many men, like the Lagos lawyer who was killed and his manhood cut off a while ago, have been sent to their early graves by abusive women. Let's stop empowering women to be animalistic towards their men. Only an animal lacks the power of self-control!

Literature › Re: Urgently In Need Of Help On My Project Topic. by Demagogue: 9:36pm On Jan 04, 2017

Angelinastto:
woah!
Honestly you are God sent.
I can't thank you enough but i just want to say am grateful.
I will update you on it.
Hope you will always be ready to help sir?

No qualms. I should be willing to help, as long as I'm available. I've got LOADS of reading, writing and editing to do, but I can always hop in to unwind. Just see how you can immerse yourself yourself in both the topic and the text - as in, really fall in love with them. That's the only way to do justice to the project. Fortunately for you, the primary text is just about 80 pages (how lucky you are!); so it really shouldn't be a problem for you to take your time to read it again and again.

By the way, has anyone else noticed from the synopsis that like Ola Rotimi's "The Gods Are Not To Blame", this book is also a rehash of "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles? Na wa for African writers o! wink

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Literature › Re: Urgently In Need Of Help On My Project Topic. by Demagogue: 6:48pm On Jan 04, 2017

Angelinastto:
The only thing women did to be recognized in the play is voicing out and they were like why should only women go through the ritual in order to fish out the cursed woman, they equally wanted men to be involved as well. Is that good enough sir?
And the background of study is a biography of the author right?

Bravo! You're getting there, gradually. And what was the reaction of the community (the men in particular) to the women's protestations?

Having said this, I think you need to dig deeper to find instances where deliberate efforts are made to maltreat and subjugate women in the story (it doesn't have to be a collective thing; it could just be something done to a particular woman or girl, that would not have been done to the male counterpart). Also look out for instances of practices, traditions, expressions, attitudes, actions and reactions that are clearly discriminatory and repressive towards the female gender.

You should also see if you can find other instances where attempts were made to question or resist gender discrimination in the text. Note that, as I said before, feminism could equally be a mental or attitudinal thing. In other words, someone may not physically protest against wrong practices but she may show signs or take some steps or make some decisions that are meant to convey displeasure towards the status quo. So, read thoroughly and patiently, and you'll find the hidden messages and meanings.

As for the Background of the Study, do remember that your primary concern is agony of feminism in Africa, with the text as your reference. You're not doing a book review here, so you can't devote the background to the author's biography. The background should be on the state of feminism in Africa, which will ultimately reveal why the topic is worth considering at all.

YungTemmy has also made some points that may be of help.

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Literature › Re: Urgently In Need Of Help On My Project Topic. by Demagogue: 12:09pm On Jan 04, 2017

Angelinastto:
what is not really clear is that feminism was not really illustrated. Women did not really go through lots of pain like that. I summaried the play actually.
Thanks

Actually, you may be surprised to realise that the "agony of feminism" (which I believe, in this context, means the barriers to feminism) is amply portrayed in the text, once you have a clear understanding of what feminism really means. I assume, judging by your comment that the text doesn't portray women as going through much pain, that your confusion stems from simply trying to understand the topic by considering the literal meaning of the word "agony" and the perceived meaning of the word "feminism".

To start with, "feminism" is different from "feminity" - which seems to be what you're thinking of. Feminity is the state or quality of being a woman; while feminism is the belief that men and women should be given equal rights and opportunities in the society. Essentially, you could even be a feminist without necessarily being a woman. All it takes to be a feminist is to be involved in the struggle (mentally or otherwise) to ensure that women and girls are not victimised or discriminated against in any way.

So, if you're sure that the word in the topic is "feminism" and not "feminity", then you have no reason to worry about women and physical pains. Instead, think of women and the many hurdles they face to be recognised as equal and essential members of a typical African society. In that case, the material being suggested by rayralph should come in handy.

See? Nothing to worry about wink

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Literature › Re: Urgently In Need Of Help On My Project Topic. by Demagogue: 11:27am On Jan 04, 2017*

Angelinastto:
Actually i did'nt choose it. My P.S gave it to me and that's why am so lost.
The research is to be base on the agony of feminism in relation to the text, but much pain was not affiliated to women in the text.
The text is actually about a queen giving birth to her first female child but the dibia made it known that the child is bad luck, according to him, she will marry her brother and give birth to children that will die. The child was to be thrown to the evil forest and killed but the guard assigned dashed the child out to a lady from another tribe.
The baby grew up in another village and she went to a dibia one day. The man told her the same thing that was said years back and this made her run away from the village not know to her that her current family are not her blood. She told a friend to come look for her when her brothers are married and dead.
Fastforward, she unknowingly went to her place of birth where a festival was going on, she joined the dancers and caught the attention of the oldest prince. She enventually got married to the prince (her brother) and after the king death, she became the queen.
Bad things started to happen in the village and out of the kids she gave birth to about two- three died. The dibia made it know to them that there is a caused woman among them. The women were to be gathere and examine one after the other during this period of time.
Months later, the friend she asked to search for her when her brothers die found her and on the day the dibia visited, the mother queen also talked about her then female child. The friend let out the secret that a guard gave the queen to her years back, the guard was found as well. The king commited suicide when his secret was revealed, he actually killed his father to get the throne.
The queen enventually left the village empty handed with her children.
******
Am lost on
¤ Background to the study.
¤ Statement of project
¤purpose of study
¤Scope and limitation.

Thanks for your support.

Very good; the picture is getting clearer. Now that we have an insight into what the text is about, it's easier to tackle the problem. As for the last part of your post, that will be addressed after the issue you raised in your subsequent post is resolved. Let's quickly look into that...

Literature › Re: Urgently In Need Of Help On My Project Topic. by Demagogue: 7:31am On Jan 04, 2017

mrletsgo:
It's a project topic and I think its aim is to discuss the agony of feminism in Africa using "The Woman Wails" as a reference text amongst other texts.

Of course, that's obvious from the original post. What I don't get, for instance, is does the OP have the text? If yes, has she read it? Are there areas she is not clear about and she requires additional clarifications? Has she got some points already from the text and simply needs more? Etc.

The point is, nothing meaningful can be done on the topic until the chosen text is properly digested and dissected. So, people need to know at least what the text is all about - and from there it becomes easy to make reference to the challenges of feminism in Africa, citing examples from the text.

Besides, it's really important to know that there is a big difference between discussing the agony of feminism in Africa generally and discussing it with specific reference to a given text.

Education › Re: Unilag 2016 thread by Demagogue: 7:04am On Jan 04, 2017

sexaddict08:
please is it possible to secure Msc. admission with third class?

I'd suggest you simply check the requirements for the specific course you wish to apply for. You may be lucky. I saw, for instance, that you can apply for Chemical Engineering with that. All the information you require is on the SPGS website. Cheers!

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Literature › Re: Urgently In Need Of Help On My Project Topic. by Demagogue: 10:19pm On Jan 03, 2017

I think it's essential that you, first of all, let the house know your Statement of the Problem - or what exactly you wish to tackle with the topic. Why did you choose it? From what perspective do you want to look at it and in what specific areas do you require external support and input? These clarifications should significantly help to dictate and regulate the kind of suggestions you get wink

PS: It won't be bad either if can you give a synopsis of your chosen text, for those who may not know what it's about.

Education › Re: Unilag 2016 thread by Demagogue: 9:39pm On Jan 03, 2017

I guess he meant that he had expected some sort of consideration (or leniency in marking, if you prefer that), considering how difficult the exam was wink

Education › Re: Unilag 2016 thread by Demagogue: 6:02pm On Jan 03, 2017

megrimor:
your name wasn't there initially?

Ha, are you a visitor here? Lol. Of course, that's what we'd been fuming about since. They had been releasing the list by "installments". In fact, it was only one name that was on the initial list for my department...

Education › Re: Unilag 2016 thread by Demagogue: 5:56pm On Jan 03, 2017

bonkersseyi:
Not yet. No Law, no MIT.

Ah, okay, don't mind me; I got carried away. God go do una own too cheesy

Education › Re: Unilag 2016 thread by Demagogue: 5:33pm On Jan 03, 2017

It seems the full list is out now. Seen my name. English Literature (FT). Hurray! wink

Education › Re: Unilag 2016 thread by Demagogue: 12:08pm On Jan 03, 2017

Relax guys, I believe they are still working on the list, howbeit in a rather clumsy manner.

Seriously, UNILAG SPGS and the managers of their site have been quite disappointing in this regard. Imagine having the same outdated news about qualifying examination dates in the news section for months after the said examination had been written and the results released!

Now, to release the admission list has become a roller-coaster affair. Even after they've stated that registration commences on 11th January, many are still in the dark about their admission status. Haba - a school of postgraduate studies (not kindergarten studies) for that matter! huh

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Education › Re: Unilag 2016 thread by Demagogue: 7:32pm On Jan 02, 2017

seunoni34:
What?!! Do you know from somewhere?
Thanks all the same

Funny you...anyone could have easily figured out your real names from your username wink

Congrats on the admission!

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Education › Re: Unilag 2016 thread by Demagogue: 7:29pm On Jan 02, 2017

seunoni34:
What?!! Do you know from somewhere?
Thanks all the same

Funny you...anyone could have easily figured out your real names from your username wink

Congrats on the admission!

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Education › Re: Unilag 2016 thread by Demagogue: 4:48pm On Jan 02, 2017

It's obviously the same link that Tarry posted before: http://studentportal.unilag.edu.ng/(S(abn2vxzlmt04cnpn2cknahpn))/AdmissionListProgrammes.aspx?ProgrammeType=Masters

Education › Re: Unilag 2016 thread by Demagogue: 9:55am On Dec 31, 2016

atonestika:
The pg site is opening but there is no list there. The link sent on this forum seems to contain 2015/2016 names. It is all confusing.

Oops, I think you may be right. I compared the list in the link with that of last year and found similarities. *sighs* The trouble with anxiety... embarassed

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