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Congratulations to all Nigerian students who are fortunate to get admission into tertiary institutions across the country. I know you must be nervous and eager to resume lectures at the university. However, there are things you must know about our tertiary institutions to help you navigate through a series of academic struggles. Once again congratulations.



Life On Nigerian Campus



As you roll into your new hostel, some of your perceptions about the higher institution will change immediately. Most of our hostels lack serenity, cleanliness and basic hygiene. There is high hope that you may be greeted by an oozing smell from kitchen drainages or bathrooms. However, you should not be too disappointed because the lack of hygiene can be mostly attributed to the people living in these hostels and not the authorities.

Each hostel block has designated cleaners to keep it clean every day but the pace at which it turns unkempt will shock you. Anyway, get good people who are very serious academically as roommates. Believe me, this is the most important decision that will determine the rest of your journey at the university.

It is normal for most Freshers to look clumsy because of the new environment they found themselves in. Strange and diverse people from the six geopolitical zones of the country. Meeting these diverse people will be advantageous to your stay. Make friends with people from other tribes and learn some of there ways of live. I remember meeting Yoruba people at Army University Biu. I remain friends with some of them till date.


Academic Expectations Vs Reality


How lectures are conducted differs entirely with normal system that we are used to in our secondary schools. If care is not taken, you may end up missing a lot of classes during your new days simply because you do not know the venue. Worst is when you end up attending lectures meant for 400 level students. To handle this issue, create a social network with your coursemates, ask your class rep to add you into WhatsApp groups to obtain all relevant information regarding your academics.

You may be expecting only members of your department at a particular lecture hall, but you will end up meeting the whole faculty students in one big hall like Titanic. I remember during my first days in Nigerian Army University Biu, students of three faculties (Computing, Engineering, Environmental) were attending GST courses at same time in one multi purpose hall. We were about 700plus.

In cases like this, try as much as possible to attend lectures early. Book front seats and engage in other activities as you await your class lecturer. 100 level is usually tough and hard. This is because you are trying to adapt to new settings which you are not used to.


Things To Prepare For

1. Hostile Attitude Of Nigerian Lecturers: some lecturers are very mean and unfriendly. They do not tolerate students at all. So be careful how you talk or behave around such people or you may end up getting carry over even before you sit for exam. All thanks to Almighty Allah I haven't come across such lecturers during my days.


2. Disappointment From Those You Consider Friends: As a fresher, you are bound to make friends easily on campus because you will be exposed to diverse people. However, some are only after your finances, foodstuffs etc. While others may lure you into secret groups or convince you to join bad gangs. This is the right time to remember your home training and never disappoint your parents.


3. Security Concious: The whole country is ravaged by insecurity and threats to life talk less of your campus. There are dangerous and mischievous creatures lurking at our schools. Do not stay late at night. If you must, do not be alone in remote locations. Walk among your peers.


4. Eat And Maintain Good Hygiene: you may come from poor background family but do not use that as an excuse to live dirty and unkempt. Poverty has nothing to do with dirtiness. The little food supply you came with, manage and eat regularly when the need arise. Do not be stingy or hoard food. If you meet good people as roommates, it will be wise to eat together and share the little supply you came with from home.


5. Do Not Underrate People: There are people who look very poor and struggle to make ends meet in school. You see these types of people washing others clothes, doing assignments for money etc. If they tell you there story, tears may overflow your cheeks. Do not underrrate these people at all cost. You never know what their story will be tomorrow. Respect and live in harmonious relationship with people irrespective of their religion, culture or background.


6. Create Good Connection: You networking skills will determine who you rock with in the future. Do not go chase after girls, make the right relationship that will be beneficial. Those friends will play significant role in your life after school. That being said, treat them better with love and respect. Remember, there is life after school.


Important Things To Do As University Fresher


There seems to be high number of unemployed graduates in not Nigeria. Some of these unemployed graduates have started to say that the university certificate is becoming useless. That is not entirely true. Do you know that more than 85 percent of these unemployed graduates have second class and third class degree? Imagine having this grade in a country where there is high competition for getting a job! Therefore, to be among the very best, you must make plans for the future right from undergraduate days.

Try as much as you can to graduate with second class upper or first class if possible. You have high chance of getting scholarship to foreign countries for your master's degree. There are thousands of international organizations that offer scholarships easily which many Nigerians are not even aware of. Nigeria Campus will continue to bring scholarship alerts that are less competitive.

Make a good study plans right from your 100 level of you so much desire to get a good job after graduation. Interact with those who understand better and learn their ways. Ignore the unserious students who roam campus aimlessly. Some of them have connection while others are simply non academic students.



Source: https://www.nigeriancampus.com.ng/2022/04/what-every-fresher-must-know.html?m=1

I hope they pay.

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Just admit it man, you want extra hole.

Absence of evidence not equal to absence of crime. Mudafuka, wait for reckoning.

Bounceboune7:
how well do u want a financially handicapped student to hustle again,even when he's doing menial jobs n all other things.

I hope d meaning of your hustle isn't money rituals or Yahoo cos I don't know what u meant by telling him to hustle hard at this stage.

Don't blame him for having a kid,u aren't different from him he's just unlucky.
What if one of those girls u had unprotected sex with got pregnant too?

Sex kaii? I will never engage in Zina insha Allah.

Your mum didn't mean what she said... Seeing you in abject poverty with no effort to strive harder breaks her heart. Don't use ASUU as excuse Malam. Hustle and hustle hard. Since you failed to control your preek then, you must hustle for two now.

SweetyZinta:
May Allah give them what they deserve!

Ameen ya Allah

Camelot65:
1. Long ago, stores package cassettes according to the type of movie in it. Adult contents were packaged in blue.

2. Also, in cinemas, adult contents were played on blue background.

3. The director of adult contents resorted to cheap ways of converting black and white reels into a coloured one (BLUE).

Nigga wey master everything from inception..

SweetyZinta:
It beats my imagination

Wlhy it is very annoying reading some nasty comments as if they were forced to associate themselves with Islam. Haba

David simply saw his oga. He has been managing Nigerian crowd so far. Tell him not to loose hope cuz Aba guys can fix this

She's brainwashed by society and fantasy on social media. Work harder on your sister to save her soul.

Why do non Muslim force themselves in threads like this and cause misinformation, insults and blasphemy?

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Keep yourself busy, occupied and in company of people.

Realtizzy:
Please how safe is it to travel by road from Abuja to Yola?

I can't guarantee total security due to communal clashes in Jos. But there is no report of kidnappings so far.

godswilld10:
guy relax I was posted to Adamawa in 2016,we had to camp in taraba....I know wat am talking abt....the situation now might be calm and ok but in 2016 it was different

I never said you were not posted. I said don't mislead him. What actually happened that year was the influx of IDPs which mandated the use of Corpers camp as temporary shelter making it hard to accommodate the next stream. Now the IDPs have been resettled. It was never because of insecurity.

godswilld10:
I was posted there around 2016,We had to do orientation camp in taraba to tell u how unsafe it is during that time...mehnn I redeploy back to south ooooo immediately

Please don't mislead him. There was never a time such happens in Adamawa.

raymondhillmimi:
My Fiancée was posted to Adamawa state for orientation, I mean WTF would NYSC still have an orientation camp in a state sharing the same border with Borno the red Zone!

I'm from Yola, Adamawa State. Adamawa and Bauchi are the safest place in the Northeast. You have nothing to worry about. I currently intern at Yola Airport with many Corpers from the southern region. There is relative security compared to other places, food price is moderate, serene environment etc. She will definitely enjoy her stay. Of course the NYSC orientation camp is a bit shabby.

dtruth50:
The Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) said:
Marriage is part of my sunnah, and whoever does not follow my sunnah has nothing to do with me. Get married, for I am heartened by your great numbers before the nations (of other Prophets)

Nairaland Family, I am inviting you to my Wedding Ceremony which is coming up on 25th of March, 2022

Barakallahu lakumaa. Ubangiji Allah yasanya alkhairi.

Putin will slap that guy

Romanoff:
Do western countries give their own players houses like this or it's just an Africa thing?

No... jealousy Is mostly African thing.. Mumu

Thanks Baba Buhari

Our Baba.. Long life and prosperity.

EzegeNdiigbo:
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Op take yo time

U honestly believe I have time to dig pictures of dead Boko Haram terrorists? To achieve what exactly? Have you tried verifying the images with Google lenses?
What sort of reasoning is that?

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Modified: Army Just Released a statement

My brother studying at Biu forwarded these pictures of how troops of 331 and 231 Battalion repelled attack by Boko Haram and prevented them from entering the main town of Biu LGA of Borno state.
This is after the recent attack on Tukur Buratai institute of Peace and War Studies. The revenge strike on Boko Haram led to the death of Dozens. I really don't know how to upload videos here but it was really a huuuge success.
I'm sure military will release statement by tomorrow.

Thank you Nigerian Troops.
Thank you our Civilian JTF.
God Bless Nigeria.

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As the year 2021 gradually comes to an end, it is time to look back and see the good, sad and happy moments that Nigerians experienced. It feels just like yesterday that people were celebrating a new year, rejoicing and thanking the almighty God on how the country survived the dreaded Covid-19 outbreak. Now that another December has come, it will be thoughtful to look back at the developmental, inspirational, sad and happy moments of the year 2021. Below are some of the notable developments to consider.

1. Reopening Of Tertiary Institutions After Months Of Closure

In January 2021, the presidential task force on Covid-19 decided to lift the indefinite closure of Tertiary institutions across the country. Students were desperate to return to school after sitting at home for more than seven months. Many took to their social media platforms to celebrate the reopening of schools. As a result of the closure of tertiary institutions, academic calendars were disrupted, graduations were postponed and the general academic plans were affected. The holiday which many students expected to last for a month took more than seven months.


2. Nigeria's Ngozie Okonjo Iweala Emerged President Of World Trade Organisation

The emergence of Nigeria's ex-finance minister as the new president of the world trade organisation has elicited joy, pride and celebration among Nigerians irrespective of political affiliations. It was a moment of newfound unity considering how members of the opposition parties congratulated her for the victory. Prior to the elections, Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has stated on his verified Twitter handle that he is making calls to other world leaders to solicit support for her aspirations.
Mrs Okonjo Iweala is the first woman to become president of the international trade body since the formation of the trade organisation. It was indeed a historic moment for Nigeria because this development will promote the country's image and reputation in the international community.


3. Emergence Of More Bandit Groups

As if the country has not suffered enough from the wrath of Covid-19, more bandit groups emerged in the northwestern region of the country. These groups are more notorious and cruel because they resorted to mass kidnappings of students in government secondary schools in order to demand huge ransoms from the government. Some of the notorious bandit commanders such as Yellow, Dogo Gide, etc were apprehended or neutralised by the security forces while Turji Bello remains at large.

In the year 2021, there seems to be an increase in wanton attacks by bandits. The deployment of Special Tactical Command by the federal government has helped create a sense of security but the violence continues. The bandits usually attack remote and distant villages in states like Sokoto, Zamfara, Kaduna, Niger etc.


4. Death Of TB Joshua

This is one of the sad memories of the year 2021. The prominent religious cleric pastor TB Joshua reportedly died in his sleep. His unexpected demise has thrown his followers into mourning. Pastor TB Joshua was the leader of the Synagogue Church of All Nations. His religious works extended beyond the shores of Nigeria. He was buried in a spectacular manner in the presence of his wife, dignitaries and other church members.


5. ASUU Strike

The year 2021 has not ended without the usual strike by the academic staff union of universities. This has further crippled educational planning, academic calendars and ruined students expectations. The federal government and the academic body were at loggerheads for several months before an agreement was achieved.

Matriculation and graduation ceremonies have to be postponed due to the prolonged strike. This is after many months of school closure due to the outbreak of the dreaded Covid-19. This is another troubling memory of the year 2021 that every Nigerian student will relate to it.


6. Death Of Ex-Army Boss In A Plane Crash

The former Nigerian Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Attahiru died in a plane crash on his way to Kaduna State to attend the passing out parade of cadets at prestigious Nigeria's Defence Academy. His death has thrown the whole country into mourning. He died months after his appointment by President Muhammadu Buhari as the new army boss.

Prior to his death, the late Gen Attahiru has travelled across military formations in the country to ascertain the level of development and boost the morale of troops. He also visited the war front in the northeastern region where he addressed troops in Marte, Bama, and Konduga local government areas of Borno state.


7. Elaborate Wedding Ceremony Of Yusuf Buhari

The elaborate wedding ceremony of the president's son is one of the most spectacular events of the year 2021. It was an event that brought together powerful bigwigs from the political, business, religious and diplomatic sectors. Billionaires and powerful tycoons graced the occasion which took place in the modern city of Kano state.

Chieftains of the opposition parties were also spotted at the occasion. It is one of the happy moments that generated heated debate, especially across social media platforms. Yusuf Buhari is the only son of the president. It wasn't a surprise that his wedding was conducted in a spectacular atmosphere.


8. Rise Of Violent Agitations In The Southeast

In the year 2021, there seems to be a significant increase in violent agitations and wanton attacks by unknown gunmen in the southeastern part of the country. Security formations, correctional facilities and other government facilities were attacked and destroyed by unknown gunmen. Violent agitations have significantly affected the economic growth, stability and development of the southeast.

This prompted the federal government to proscribe the Independent People of Biafra (IPOB) and its subgroup Eastern Security Network (ESN). The federal ministry of justice also announced the arrest of Nnamdi Kanu but did not specify the circumstances that led to his arrest.

A special tactical command was deployed to the southeast to tackle the menace of unknown gunmen. Significant successes were recorded as notorious commanders of the proscribed organisation such as Onye Army, Dragon, and Ikonso were apprehended or neutralised by the security forces.

Source: https://www.operanewsapp.com/ng/en/share/detail?news_id=869037b41bbd5ccb27ac464672cc0b42&news_entry_id=s27b90dae211222en_ng&open_type=tanscoded&request_id=news_e013ab43-f142-4ddc-b4fb-8fae68464ce0&from=news

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