₦airaland Forum

dadavivo:
Wetin we do Buhari, food na gold now.

this picture too hash o

this is not true

noted

FKO81:
Data from National bureau of statistics you guys have been deceived by Lagos/Ibadan media for too long, Igbos are leading in education

http://punchng.com/education-why-south-west-and-north-should-be-worried/

Education: Why South-West and North should be worried

Someone from the South-East or South-South could see it as a reason for chest-thumping, but for me, it portends grave danger. Why do I say so? I will explain shortly.

Those who had not been following the trend in education could dismiss this as a flash in the pan. But it is not so. I have followed the trend since the late 1980s. From 1996 when the late military dictator, Sani Abacha, created 36 states out of Nigeria, the three states that have been producing the highest number of applicants in the examination organised by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board have been Imo, Anambra and Delta.

The Guardian of August 26, 1999, page 31, had some statistics about the 1999 UTME examination. It showed that the six states with the highest number of applications were: Imo (44,274), Delta (36,375), Anambra (34,206), Ogun (33,375), Edo (29,057), and Osun (22,950). Conversely, the states that produced the least number of candidates were all Northern states: Borno (1,572), Katsina (1,054), Taraba (882), Sokoto (782), Kebbi (794), and Yobe (535). The Registrar of JAMB then, Prof. Bello Ahmad Salim, lamented the poor showing of the Northern states, noting that the 65,000 applications from the 19 states of the North were just 20,726 higher than the number of applications from only Imo State. If Imo and Delta states’ applications were combined, that would amount to 80,649 applications: over 15,000 higher than the applications from the 19 states of the North.

In 2007, The Guardian newspaper of June 1, page 3, published the results of the 2007 University Matriculation Examination. The top six states with the highest number of candidates were Imo (93,065), Anambra (64,689), Delta (61,580), Edo (57,754), Akwa Ibom (47,928), and Ogun (47,227). The last six were: Kebbi (4,682), Sokoto (3,925), Taraba (3,832), Zamfara (2,904), Jigawa (2,541), and Yobe (2,516).

For the 2012 results released by JAMB and published by Vanguard of March 31, the top five states were: Imo (123,865), Delta (88,876), Anambra (84,204), Osun (73,935), Oyo (71,272). The least five states were: Jigawa (11,529), Kebbi (7,364), Yobe (6,389), Zamfara (5,713), and Sokoto (5,664).

In the Unity School admission of 2013, the states that got the highest cut-off marks were: Anambra – Male (139) Female (139); Imo – Male (138) Female (138); Enugu – Male (134) Female (134); Lagos – Male (133) Female (133); Delta – Male (131) Female (131); Ogun – Male(131) Female(131); Abia – Male (130) Female (130). The states that got the lowest cut-off scores were: Zamfara – Male (four) Female (two); Yobe – Male (two) Female (27); Taraba – Male (three) Female (11); Sokoto – Male (nine) Female (13); Kebbi – Male (nine) Female (20); Bauchi – Male (35) Female (35).

So, for those from the South-West and North who may give the excuse of the South-East and South-South states getting these results by the help of “special centres,” it is a case of trying to hide behind a finger. Instructively, the South-West, which was the first to receive Western education, and was ahead in education, has lost its place in education in Nigeria. Something is killing the interest of the South-West children in education. The six South-West states need to see this as an emergency that transcends party affiliation. This scenario is a source of danger because the South-East and South-West have been counter forces to each other. Whatever feat the South-West produces, the South-East counters it, and vice versa. We can see it in the literary feats of Chinua Achebe and Wole Soyinka, the football feats of Shooting Stars and Rangers, the political feats of Nnamdi Azikiwe and Obafemi Awolowo, the academic feats of University of Nigeria, Nsukka and University of Ife, Ile-Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University), and so on. This healthy rivalry enhances stability, peace and growth in the nation.

But if this downward trend continues, in future, that balancing of forces between the South-West and the South-East will no longer exist. And given that the indigenes of the South-East and the South-South dwell in large numbers in the South-West, a time will come when the South-West could feel angry that the indigenes of the South-East and South-South are taking over positions that the South-West indigenes should occupy in the South-West. This may cause problems as witnessed in the xenophobic attacks in South Africa last year. So, it is in the interest of all that the South-West stage a come-back in education.

insightful

Akshow:
To what end? Is there education qualitative? How many of our universities are recognized in the world? This useless numbers that adds no professional value to our lives is what we are celebrating. Mediocrity has finished us

I disagree with you

delta must be there

noted

Godsate:
And I'm about to send two of my boys to boarding school by october. Though, most of the listedpoint may not be applicable as it's a private school.

The first is already 13 and going to ss1 while the second born is already 10 and going to jss2.

Day student in the same school and want to move them to boarding of the same school for my wife to have less to attend to in the house.

Op, i hope the move is not too bad. I want my wife to have more time for herself.

oga go ahead if the school is a good school, especially private school boarding. other wise, it's a no no

Hmmmm

Tracyomo:
All girls are not cheats. Date a girl u can handle and be very sure she loves u more than u love her. There is no way a girl can be faithful to u if she hates u. She might date you because of something she is getting from u.

By the way this gist seems fake to me.

fine babe,
how far

the traffic in this thread is wow! Pls have mercy on Op

Lewaluv:
Yes bae. It iz me.

nice dp

Durhleepee:
Which photo did she see? That one or another?

Lemme just come and be going before...

pls sorry for the guy small na.




Op, I like ur boldness

MemphisRaynes:
Everything Dangote!
Let us sell Nigeria to the UK, and Biafra to Israel. Like if you agree, share if you don't.

what are thou saying?

hustlers

I am coming

my state

folakemigeh:
Guys and their kiss and tell syndrome


Why was his own account specifically picked for the hacking..


I do believe there is no smoke without a fire

why generalizing

baike:
me and front page today we go die

God forbid, u will not die with front page

tosyne2much:
Drop your number bro

thanks bro

pls o, I need nysc whatsapp group I wanna join, pls mention me if you have any. tanx

gbemisola123:
Kwara,Ogun,Kaduna and Edo

Taraba, Rivers, kwara and Ogun, see u there

sparkle4u:
Has anyone done the immunization against meningitis and how much is it? When is the right time to do it before camp?

Mrletsgo, segunk1, Bashnigga, cutestcuty84, Mustack, Habby03, lindabell, angelswt, preciousify et all.

it is free at all govt hospitals

Mustack:
Its not a rumor its the fact. You have to do it

thanks for your reply, I hope after spending money to do my fitness test, hope nysc will not say they don't need it?

Mustack:
Where were you all this year?

Bros I travel to space, I just return bro. I need a genuine answer, I am tired of all these rumors. is this med certificate compulsory because I can't find it as one of those requirements on nysc site

austinereds:
Pls how can I print my Admission letter from Jamb. It's not coming on!

go to www. jamb.org.ng follow the instructions there. though u may be ask to pay 1k

Wunmi01:
My correction of DOB issue has been resolved as the NYSC platform has been updated. It seems it had some technical problem before but has been fixed. I have printed my green card and the changed DOB reflected on it.

we Thank God for that

GhettoG1:
Please i need urgent reply,already paid 3kplus during the registration. Now that I'm through and wants to print my green card it's now asking me to make another payment before i can print, please what's that. And in d payment status it's already successful and approved. Thanks

don't pay again, u are pay once. just chill and try it later. then u will be able to print it Gcard

is it true that nysc asked pcm to do medical test? is it part of nysc requirements?

pls ur contribution is highly welcome

PLATO1U:
Thanks For Ur Response Boss, Do I Need To Make Any Payment?

yap but it depends on what you wish to correct

b3llo:
Most guys that registered today are getting Abuja and Lagos

I wanted to choose Lagos but it did show up during my registration. it seems that lag and abj appears and disappears

Mustack:
Ogun medicine, Ogun god of iron, Ogun war, Ogun twenty, Ogun will, Ogun sweat,...
Am with you in Ogun state.

meet u there bro, mine is Taraba, ogun, kwara and Rivers