Raph82:
The part that irritates me most is funds for research, of all the researches made in the past, how many of them have those universities themselves made use of? Abi what's the essence of researches made and ending up in the school libraries? I know of someone who had his ND from Federal College of Agrculture Akure, from there, he won scholarship to a University in Costa Rica, where he got his Bachelor's degree. His final year project was amazing that it was funded and being put to use in the field of tree crops (a citrus-harvesting device), from there, another university from US wooed him to come over for his master's degree, he's in the US now. If it's here, such project will not see the light of the day or probably end up in the school library.

Exactly! I have friends and school mates who are now professors and PhD holders in various countries in different fields. I can relate to this.
The difference? The results from their researches work were actually put to use by the institutions were the schooled. One if them even has patents to his name now and works for the biggest chip manufacturing corporation in the world (InTels).
Over here, (some) students with passion and vision, spend time and money to produce their final year projects only to get a nod during project defense and then have such projects dumped in waste bins afterwards.
Who is responsible for that? The president?

Nauttyprof:


There is no special fund anywhere.

Are you absolutely sure about this?
Are you aware of the numerous agencies existing in this country whose sole responsibilities are in various sectors of agrarian research and development in conjunction with higher institutions specialized in their respective fields?
Have they ever complained of being under funded?
Let's apportion blames, but responsibly.
By the way, who is the government? Buhari and his cabinet alone? No na.
If there's one thing the past administration and the current one have done consistently, it it is increased funding for agricultural development in the country.
Here you have one president asking more from his government (agric universities are part of that government too).
Have you heard of Farro 61 (rice species) and how it was developed in A.B.U Zaria? Read up on how much it took to develop it, where the funds came from, how potent and how greatly profitable it is to the average rice farmer. Then also read up on why it's availability is limited to the cartel that developed it and why they were reluctant in making the seeds available to the general public.
Compare the funds used in producing such a revolutionary species of rice against the hundreds of billions churned out year -in, year -out to these institutions and then you might see that it isn't ONLY a council of less than 60 men seating in a room near some rock in the nation's capital that squarely have the blame.
N.B: I'm stating these in the assumption that this engagement is to highlight ways to make progress and not just a nairaland aimless back and forth.
Have a good morning.

Mokason288:

If only you could stop hiding behind a faceless social media and come with every member of your miserable family

I will feed all of you till the day you all die.

Hehehehehe.
See this small fly

Nauttyprof:


Let the government play their role first before passing the blame to universities. Universities are underfunded and yet, you expect so much from them.

The government pays so much priority on infrastructure and building a new presidential hospital, not to mention all other sick and wicked budget in ministries but the University which should be the institution that will bring about the needed change and development the country wants in underfunded. Do you care to know the percentage alloted to education in the budget? This same education budget isn't just for the Universities alone too.

Please, do you expect so much from the seed you failed to water and position in a fertile soil and under sunlight?

Let's start telling ourselves the truth than ALWAYS going blind to the root cause of the problems we face.

Nobody is absolving the government of blame. However, if you look critically at how much individuals saddled with lesser responsibilities willfully abdicate same in virtually all fields in this country, even if you resurrect one of the saints to come and rule (lead) this country, there won't be much of an improvement.
That's what I'm pointing out because Universities of Agriculture are also government institutions. They receive special funding for Research and Development from multiple agencies and MDA's every year with little to show for it.

Sergio101:
Please is it not better to give people what they want and save lives.
Give us our BIAFRA

Who is holding you from leaving? This is the question you people can't answer.
Oga, a lot of us can't wait to see you people leave. And if it takes too long, you will be evicted by force. The momentum is building slowly towards that.

Mokason288:


Please STFU

Unemployment is a bad thing. I understand your frustrations. Don't worry, it'll get better.
Need data? Send me a PM okay.

Nauttyprof:
Amazing. This government has passed on the responsibilities of food abundance locally to Universities of Agriculture. Very soon, the blame will be shifted to them as being responsible for high cost of food in the country.

It's about time everyone started living up their responsibilities in this country abeg. How many more decades will we blame ONLY the president who's in power?

ASUU will go on strike citing pay raises and funds for research and development as the reasons why.
However, once they are able to negotiate their pay, strike is off.
Our universities need to start doing more in order faculties besides the Medicine and Surgery faculty abeg.

Simdyofficial:
Whether they like it or not- MNK will come out and continue the fight for the liberation of his people- The road to freedom is rough and tough- MNK knew this since day 1. The north will turn to graveyards if southern Nigeria breaks away from it- No sane human will see what this evil govt is doing and still think of One Nigeria.

People who have actual substance are towing a diplomatic path towards securing the release of a man, while you who is a bloody nobody on a faceless forum is chest-beating.
Who sabi you?
Wetin you be?
Your rants only end here. E no worth 5 Naira.
Take a seat abeg.

Stone age people doing stone age things. We have joined supporters club now.
You people should destroy anything you feel like. Na una land.

For this small thing that is barely noticeable?
Get your mind off those nonsense thoughts my friend!
You'll outgrow those feelings soon. You still be small boy.
Suffer Buhari regime finish first. If you kill yourself inside, e no make at all.

hollah123:
u don't know d meaning of collateral damage, when someone kills a soldier n run away he has automatically endanger the lives of other citizen there cos they automatically become suspect too.

I like the way the Nigeria army is handling unknown gunmen madness,once unknown gunmen strike in any place they burn the place down without stressing themselves to look for the fools

Tgat will send a message to people that they shouldn't allow unknown gunmen around them if they don't want their properties burnt down.

With this approach it will get to a stage that it's d citizens tgat will start snitching on unknown gunmen

You are explaining that to one of the most ignorant offshoots of the human species? You get time sha.
Me I just read it for entertainment now.

The chickens have really come home to roost in the North. A price they are paying for accommodating these miscreants over a long duration of time.

michlins:
this exact gate cost 900,000 to make.
Here are the list materials as choosen by the client;

2.5mm pan

All pipes used here are wrought iron (50 by 50,40 by 40,40 by 20...)

Currently working on something similar but a bit less expensive due to choice of materials. Sample is from Pinterest which I then make a reality

Nice work. Will be contacting you shortly.

michlins:
I always deliver topnotch

How much for this? Butterfly gate with separate pedestrian gate?

This O.P is hilarious.

Malory:
Locking up Kanu and Igboho while terrorist Gumi and Pantami are roaming free. Buhari has shown his disdain for southerners more especially the Igbos countless times. He is evil

He has less than 2 years left on seat. Then you can change your song.
Next time, Nigerians might learn how to vote alternative candidates instead of chosing from two bad choices between APC and PDP all the time.
When we were canvasing for a Kingsley Moghalu presidency, most of you were supporting PDP in order to spite the "Fulani APC."
Una go get sense by force.
Bunch of brainless youths who do not realize the power they wield.
Una go cry till 2023 or if Buhari succumbs to nature's call before then.
So, drink plenty water.

Ikpunekenwa:
You will never see these set of people here and even the few here will convince you that humanity is hanging on a balance, it is either their religion or their conscience was exchanged for 30 000 nigerian currency. You will notice the spacing indicating their chief matron.

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How jobless you must be to have the time to compose a lenghty list of people who have opposing views to yours on a faceless forum.
You don chop this morning so?

The North is in a huge dilemma on this bandit issue. If they had nipped it in the bud early on instead of using armed insurgents to play politics when they weren't in power, the story would have been different today.

The sweetness has cleared and suddenly, the bill now looks outrageous for him.
Konji probably made him to agree to any figure they proposed.

chiefobdk2:


I'm pretty sure u have begged for money from an Igbo today

You bloody, hopeless, not-worth-a-penny cretin. You can only wish. See this low life son of a no -gooder fa.
Hehehe. Kai.

Leverage2021:
Don't worry buhari would send you billions to secure peace in that area since his own country can never know peace

AntiBMC:
Ehyahh.... Dangote should use that wrapper that didn't cover his as$ well that time, to cover the factory. I'm sure the wrapper won't fail him a second time.

NwaNimo1:
Dangote should.......


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....go to hell.

Franklyspeakin:
Hehehehehe

See them. Never -do -wells. Classic nairaland urchins from a particular region.
Always praying for another person's downfall. How your own life wan come better? Impossible na.

Very disheartening to read. This is where the Nigerian troops are needed. Not in the South East, wasting resources fighting a people who have decided they no longer want to be a part of the country.
The pot-bellied top brass of our security forces are obviously bereft of ideas on this issue or, they are complicit.
The North is learning it's lessons in a hard way. Never create a safe haven for criminals. It always ends badly.

bjdon:
Its interesting that even Igbos do not have a United view on constitutes Biafra. Why cant you guys just take the SE and go?

These are hate -filled beings. They need to take some minorities along to serve as an object of hate so that they can unite around that hatred for said minorities in their new hell-hole.
Make it just an Igbo nation and watch them fight for decades until South Sudan's wars begin to look like child's play.

SRAROFDAVID:
chain see pains

"Chai, see pains."
Basically that's the summation of today's Biafra struggle for you guys. Nothing actionable really. It's basically a "pepper Dem" cruise -catching stunt for you guys. Deep down, na una be the chronic unity beggars. So beggarish that even in the most arid villages in the North East, they can always find one or two of you operating some kiosk.
Thanks to idleness and Transsion mobile, this Biafra cruise is your form of trolling the present regime (some kind of a pastime) until another comes to make you feel relevant again.
Person been think say una serious before sef.

They can't even spell "Ballistic." Lol.

SonOfEl:


Deep inside of you, you dont want igbos to leave, but then, since they want to leave and you cant stop them, you are creating illusions of an unpleasant landlocked biafra as a way of releasing your unbearable pain.

You don't yet understand how badly the rest of the country wants you guys to leave. Let's help you achieve Biafra first then you will understand it clearly.
Those of us championing this cause are talking from a technical point of view with regards to the benefits which will come from losing your region.
It's more like a case of cutting off a cancerous body part to save the life of a patient.
You will soon understand it.

DOTian:

Stop this irresponsible talk!
I always read this nonsense here and it's tiring..
Biafra has sea access through many parts of the present day South South and intends to use it!
Those of you that are desperate too confine the Biafran struggle to Babangidas 5 Eastern States are in for a ride shock! Neither the fulani nor the Yoruba will define the Biafran boundaries because we have no interest in defining theirs..
So sll these Azummmiri this, , River Niger this are puerile talks...
They're Igbo towns in the present South South with access to the sea, they're coming with Biafra! South Southerners who want to join are also coming along..
So your Rwanda example doesn't suffix here....

Lol. Then you jokers must be well prepared to lose far far more than 3 million souls this time around.
See these clowns o. You want to grab other people's lands based off some archaic maps drawn up by the very British you disparage?
E go be una like film.
Seems you fools are the unity beggars after all. One thing is certain, the civil war and the losses y'all encountered badly affected y'alls mental setup.
You need therapy.

PentiumPro:


The only people that finds it unsettling are Ibos like you, no sane Nigerian that have been the subject of abuse, insults and ridicule by Ibos since 2015 when GEJ lost will find it unsettling.

Many people are fed up with Ibo antics of always shouting Biafra anytime they feel they are not in control of Nigeria politically

The generations of Nigerians that didn’t witness the civil war will certainly cure this madness of your Biafra

Captured succinctly. They don't even know what is cooking behind the scenes. E go loud.

SportsHD:

The weyrey dey disguise ni. He's a politician. Guilty of worse.

As per thief wey you be na. You can't believe in honesty.

Absolute waste of resources. I still don't understand why the Nigerian armed forces should have even ONE personnel stationed in the South Eastern region where they are not needed, only to have a handful of these soldiers stationed in Southern Kaduna and other areas where they are desperately needed.
I hope the next occupant in Also Rock doesn't make this same mistake.
The UGM are already sufficient security for the S.E. Deploying our already few military, police and civil defence personnel there is just overdoing it.

Disappointed in the army for wasting it's resources in regions where its presence is frowned upon rather diverting it's manpower to other regions that actually do need them.
Now the chickens are coming home to roost right there in the FCT.