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MadCow1:
Keep assuming..


O and my BSC course is not offered by any Nigerian University as a BSc course but rather as an MSC..

Below is the we webometrics top 25 ranking.. My University appears, I can see Covenant yet..

Underneath is the 4icu ranking which is even better than webometrics.. Again my University appears, but I still see no covenant.





I'm done with you puppy..

banjo022:
yea covenant university is a good sch no doubt.. wat abt other private uni

banjo022:
am not a chemist.. but I can tell u chemistry graduates are making waves. I know of a project in Abu they converted sun energy (solar) into gas used for cooking.. mention 1 laudable project done in private uni

banjo022:
Okay to study chemistry in covenant university its about 800k per annum and they have never invented anything not even anointing oil... I rather send my kids to study in south Africa than all these glorified secondary schools producing half baked graduates.

Silvofitz:
You mean that was your first and only attempt?
As far as I know, more than 70% of the students in private universities in Nigeria had unsuccessfully tried to gain admission to public universities before retiring to fate in private institutions. In most cases, they make public universities as first choice, and private ones as alternatives. And only a smaller % who fear they might not meet the high cut off in the public schools choose the private ones straightaway.

Silvofitz:
Before you embarked on your journey to private university, what did you score in UTME and what's your choice of institution, and which course?

Silvofitz:
Lwkmd. This is awkward! If that's what is obtained in the public university in your clime, it's strange to us here.
I went to a prestigious, celebrated, record-breaking citadel of learning.
And our products speak for us all over the world.

ReverseEngineer:
Hello. I think it's rather draxler that's trying to dodge my argument and recycle all he has said. I'll quote him now.. Meanwhile, keep up with the bias. .

Chuksprince:
Should this even be a topic? Public Schools rock... Proud FUTO

ReverseEngineer:
Yea.. Sure. And all I need to get admitted into a private University is Just an O'level result with a permissible "pass" in Maths alongside my 700k+ naira with my 150+ in Jamb. Post Utme? common!!! you've paid for that, just come commence lectures...

ReverseEngineer:
If you observed, I've laid very strong emphasis on the NIGERIAN CONTEXT. We need to first understand that in the land of the blind, the one eyed man is the king. All we have in Nigeria is a backward form of eduction. Be that as it may, against this backdrop, there are still some "kings" ruling the blind (private schools perhaps). Mind you, Unilag students protested and didn't riot. Protest is a welcome way to show dissatisfaction even in the civilized world. Little wonder former Iceland prime Minister, Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson was forces to resign after a massive national protest spurred by the leak of the Panama papers ...Remember the power situation as we speak is an eyesore nationally. Fuel is also another menace. Unilag is being run by the government and is geographically located at Nigeria, so, somehow, the precarious situation can be justified. At least it didn't happen a month ago. These are issues beyond the school management's control. Even foreign investors are fleeing Nigeria. Its a national issue and could be understood. Mind you, white students also protest.

realmindz:
that's the truth. federal universities are very competitive, and those with great results make it with the merit list, over 80% are on merit, others could be politics

Silvofitz:
I'm sure you didn't attend medical school. In MEDILAG, for instance, and even in most medschools, there's Elective outside Posting that gives medical students a stint at other medical schools or training centers all over the world. And if BU's Elective Posting is only restricted to India & US, I see that as a disadvantage.
When it comes to quality education, old broom sweeps better. Public universities parades the best lecturers, few of who are part-time lecturers in the private universities. And whatever these part-time lecturers dole out at the private centers is a fraction, an infinitesimal fraction, of what they give in their primary place of assignment.
Or which procedure can be handled in BU that UCH cannot handle?

ReverseEngineer:
I'll like to know your ideology and definition of quality. All the OP highlighted aren't alien at Unilorin which happens to be a Public school. Relatively speaking, those stuffs aren't quality but a celebration of mediocrity. We all know what we mean by quality here. WiFi network across the Campus isn't rocket science, it's at Unilorin. Round the clock power supply is a necessity and not quality as asserted by the Op. It's well obtainable at Unilorin. In the Nigerian context, I don't think there's anything Unilorin's Laboratories lack. Now, why is he howling quality even if we all know these mentioned stuffs are the necessities for a school to kick start? Again, private University students are short changed and lurk in the dark when academic standard is mentioned in Nigeria ..

haibe:
Thats a good thing. Private schools I believe impact more knowledge using their lecturers. However public school students tend to go extra mile to learn and practice things since they do not really get much from their lecturers and have to practice and learn by themselves because they must pass anyway. In the end, this builds a sense of personal development in these students and help them struggle to improve in different areas.

However, if I have a kid, I will not take them to a federal university (except in well developed countries). I would rather take them to a private university for reasons best known to me.

ReverseEngineer:
Is your point enough reason to give my child a low quality education even if I'm "well to do" and pay so huge? It's business, if they can't give me quality, I mean quality, then, it's wasteful.

ReverseEngineer:
Lies from the bottom of a blast furnace. Such an ill informed statement. "Well to do parents", I mean "Well to do parents" who are very keen about a good standard of Education for their wards send their kids abroad. Private universities aren't an Option. The argument isn't even about Whether or not Public Universities are better, that's crystal clear. It shouldn't call for a debate. Private schools are far behind in terms of academic standard. The bone of contention is simply, "The amount private universities pay is unparalleled to what they're given back". At least, we know the result of privately owned schools abroad. We see how they're high flying. That's when you are free to say, "They're getting what they paid for". Until then, keep paying high and enjoying the rotten educational system of Nigeria. That's a bit weird to me.

haibe:
In this same covenant university u are mentioning, they pick our lecturers from public schools. An example is prof omolehinwa from unilag and Dr Mrs ajibolade. covenant university seek the service of this two in the accounting dept. So whats the fuse about insinuating that private unis get better education than public uni?

Like I said in a previous thread, if most people in pvt Universities got admitted into a public uni, they would dump the idea of the pvt uni, except of course they want a good grade by all means, they then result to pvt uni where that is easier

Funminicrown:
What do you know about education? The fact that you were able to buy a first class cert with dough doesn't mean you're intelligent.
Ask the founder of your so called advanced secondary school, he knows better.

ReverseEngineer:
Please, NEVER you compare your type of private university to Yale, Harvard, University of Pennsylvania or even 'C' grade Private schools overseas. Such comparison is like that of the living to the dead . Before any further debate, do check out this thread and school yourself a bit.

https://www.nairaland.com/3040194/private-universities-facilities-analysis

linsa01:
One day during my undergraduate days, I asked one of my lecturers why has my dept not produced 1st class and his response was... how many profs have taught us? He said until we pass through the hands of 6-10 profs and still maintain our good grades. That is what I'm made to believe in public unis. So my question is that how many profs are there in private universities?

Private university students get grades cos they pay so much for their education, so your little must be rewarded. I don't blame them for the high fees. at least they will pay their staff and maintain the school.

ReverseEngineer:
Dear Op, I understand your grievances especially after reading and digesting the thread:
https://www.nairaland.com/3040194/private-universities-facilities-analysis
But consider this excerpt from the thread:

The fallacy that private universities are well
equipped has to stop. It's sheer mediocrity. I can
tell you they are even less equipped than public
Schools. Would you compare the Medical
program of Unilorin to that of CU (If any)? Or
UCH to Babcock's? Severally, we've even seen
these schools come to the so called Ill equipped
schools to lend some apparatus when some of
their programs are to be accredited. These
"Outdated" schools produce students who shine
internationally at quizzes while the "up-to-date"
ones are beaten flawlessly by the former.
Concerning how equipped they are, tell that to
Iranians who have no idea how things are done
here.


Thank you.

Silvofitz:
Just be consoling yourselves.
So, doctors trained in Igbinedion University are better than University Ibadan trained doctors? See mumu talk.
Lwkmd.

Icekyng:
are u bleeped up ? Oba Awon University ? go to bed!!

Nusaf:
That is a product of private uni boasting. Can u beat that?

OneManLegion:
It IS something. But it's not enough to place them on a pedestal above those of the federal schools.

shehuolayinka:
First class or no first class, no Nigerian graduate have come out with a good innovation to help the country in terms of development. Even though I see nothing in the glorified secondary school, (private universities) I still qaaprefer them than public school. Moreover, Nigeria public school system is in utter Comatose.

OneManLegion:
Claiming Covenant Uni is equal or superior to federal schools because they practicalised reverse engineering says a lot about how you argue and sally your points forth.

When I boldly stated that federal schools are better, did I say it's because they've produced someone's who's won a Nobel laureate as opposed to the private Unis?

Btw, Reverse Engineering: the reproduction of another manufacturer's
product following detailed examination of its
construction or composition.

Impressive. But nothing Unilorin can't replicate if they really want to.