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Friends,


Let me add the benefit of my time as a
student and then resident in the UK.
Living in Abuja now. The first thing that I
discovered about UK-born, white, English
undergraduates was that all of them did
holiday or weekend job to support
themselves – including the children of
millionaires amongst them. It is the norm
over there – regardless of how wealthy
their parents are. And I soon discovered
that virtually all other foreign students did
the same – except status – conscious
Nigerians.
I also watched Richard Branson (owner of
Virgin Airline) speaking on the Biography
Channel. To my amazement, he said that
his young children travel in the economy
class – even when the parents (he and his
wife) are in upper class. Richard Branson
is a billionaire in Pound sterling. A quick
survey would show you that only children
from Nigeria fly business or upper class to
commence their studies in the Uk. No
other foreign students do this. There is no
aircraft attached to the office of the Prime
Minister in the UK. He travels on BA. And
the same goes for the Royals. The Queen
does not have an aircraft for her
exclusive use.
These practices simply become the
culture which the next generation carries
forward. Have you seen the car that Kate
Middleton (the wife of Prince William)
drives? VW Golf or something close to it.
But there’s one core difference between
them and us (generally speaking), they
(even the billionaires among them) work
for their money, most of us steal ours
If we want our children to bring about the
desired change we have been praying for
on behalf of our dear country, then
please, please let’s begin now and teach
them to work hard so they can stand
alone and most importantly be content
and not having to “steal” which seems to
be the norm these days.
We have Nigerian Children who have
never worked for 5 minutes in their lives
insisting on flying “only” first or business
class and using the latest cars fully paid
for by their “loving “ parents.
I often get calls from anxious parents”my
son graduated 2 years ago and is still
looking for a job, can you please assist!”
“Oh really! So where exactly is “THIS
CHILD?” is my usual question. “Why are
you the one making this call dad/mum?
I am yet to get a satisfactory answer, but
between you and me, chances are that
the big boy is cruising around Abuja with a
babe dresses to the nines, in his dad’s
spanking new SUV with enough “pocket
money” to put your salary to shame. It is
not at all strange to hear a 28 year old
who has NEVER worked for a day in his or
her life in Nigeria but “earns” a six figure
“salary” from parents for doing absolutely
nothing
I see them in my office once in a while,
26 years old with absolutely no skill to
sell apart from a shiny CV, written by his
dad’s secretary in the office. Of course,
he has a driver at his beck and call and he
is driven to the job interview. We have a
fairly decent conversation and we get to
the inevitable question- so, what salary
are you looking to earn? Answer comes
straight out – N250,000.00. I ask if that is
per month or per annum.
“Of course, it is per month”
“Oh, why do you think you should be
earning that much on your first job?”
“Well, because my current pocket money
is N200,000.00 and I feel any employer
should be able to pay me more than my
parents.”
No wonder corruption continues to thrive.
We have a society of young people who
have been brought up to expect
something for nothing, as if it were a
birthright. Even though the examples I
have given above are from parents of
considerable affluence, similar patterns
can be observed from Abeokuta to
Adamawa.
Wake up mum! Wake up dad! This
syndrome – “my children will not suffer
what I suffered is destroying your
tomorrow. You are practically loving your
child to death.
I learnt the children of a former Nigeria
Head of State with all the stolen(billions)
monies in their custody, still go about
with security escort as wrecks. They are
on drugs, several time because of the
drug, they collapse in public places. The
escort will quickly pack them and off they
go. What a life! No one wants to marry
them.
Henry Ford said “hard work does not kill.”
We are getting everything wrong in
Nigeria now, including family setting. It is
time to prepare your children for
tomorrow, the way the world is going,
only those that are rugged,hardworking
and smart working that will survive. How
will your ward fare?


Please forward this to all parents you
know

vickerz:
lol, u funny, ok sha, btw are u skulin in ui,? im an aspirant, cla to be precise, any tips for me?

yeah i sch thr.U can add me on whatsapp 07062212870

vickerz:
im an aspirant of ui, is it true dat no fine babes there

Come na girl u wan con study for UI












Just joking, Law girls are damn okay, Social Sciences girls are owk too. But i give it all to the College of medicine girls. They are pretty & brilliant, cos u don't judge them with their look

SmooshCHN:
Remove University of Ibadan.
Don't ask me why.
If you're talking of food, them sabi chop.

I doubt if u've ever been To UNIBADAN before. Those UI girls are super hot and with brain also.


#QuoteMeWrong

me.....

falconey:
Rape you? You that your middle name is RAPE.


When igando begin turn bad area? That bushy underdevelop area of lagos?

Igando bushy area the devil is dancing Shoki on ur head

Teenezz:
uhmm...longest tym rumiez..etz ur only biochemist,class governor nd d line leader of C-BLOCK kuti hall(i no go mention floor or rum numba bcoz i don tidy 1 room dere alreadi)..I REP THE HALL OF GREAT MEN,THE NEATEST HALL IN UI(na onli toilet no try at al),.HALL WITH THE BEST GYM HOUSE etc GOD BLESS KUTITES..@hu dey parol ma indian sekinat a.k.a ruby wey neva cum see care taker(me),.on ur own o..#clementhucheyy

My fellow Kutite...... do u know Ishow in Kuti?

University of Ibadan of course

@Op try visiting UI ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN nd see d clear difference. Those pics posted above is an eyesore to me

UCH IBADAN is simply the best cos patients from other Teaching hospitals are being transferred to UCH for medical care when they can't handle them. But from UCH straight to India or any Good country.

#tongueOut

#Fact

Life in UI’s Alexander Brown Hall


Alexander Brown Hall (ABH) at the
University College Hospital, Ibadan, a 10
minutes drive from the main campus of
the University of Ibadan, serves as home
to UI medical, dental and physiotherapy
students. While physiotherapy students
spend two years in the hostel, medical
and dental students spend at least 40
months with just two weeks holiday
which comes about seven months to
graduation.
The students spend the first three years
of their training inside the UI main
campus. Medical students are found in all
undergraduates’ halls of residence but the
prayer point of every pre-clinical student
is to pass the second MB examination and
"cross over" to ABH. Inhabitants of the
hall are called ‘Brownites’ and the most
junior would be in 400 level.
ABH is like the Promised Land to an
average UI medical student. Movement
into the hall is usually associated with
fanfare and excitement. The hall is quite
unique and life there is different from
what is obtainable in other halls. In ABH,
DSTV, HiTV and CTL are connected to all
rooms unlike in other halls where they
are only connected in the TV Room.
There are six blocks, three each for the
males and females. There is no restriction
of movement for Brownites within the
hall at any time of the day (and there is
no unusual coupling too!)
Two students live in a room. Within the
hall, there is a five-aside football pitch,
basketball, volleyball as well as badminton
courts. There are also two table tennis
boards, a snooker and computer game
playing centre known as Arema.
Brownites play the games, including chess
and scrabble.
During weekdays, most Brownites are
busy. Everyone goes to the hospital for
their daily activities and most are fagged
out by the time they are back. Clinical
students rotate through the departments
in the hospital and their schedule is
determined by the department in which
one is at any particular time. However,
Surgery and Paediatrics are usually the
most tasking. In the evenings, various
organisations or fellowships usually have
their meetings.
However, weekends are more interesting,
especially for the sport-loving Brownites.
Friday evenings and Saturday mornings
are usually for the ABH 5-aside Football
League where seven students-owned
clubs compete for trophies in basketball
and volleyball. Saturday afternoons/
evenings and Sundays are for the English
Premiership and Spanish La Liga matches.
English Premiership has more fans than
other world leagues. The Manchester
United, Arsenal and Chelsea fans always
engage themselves in hot arguments,
depending on the performance of their
teams in the premiership, FA Cup and
Champions League. The local ABH clubs
also have their fans. FC Lazario has the
highest number of fans. The others are FC
Hupernikao, True Blues, Leon FC, FC
Shining, Bendel Insurance and FC
Maximum.
Equally in ABH, there are many students’
organisations focused on areas of
interest. They include Hamstrings Club for
socials and philanthropy, The Forum for
development of leadership and public
speaking skills; Sport Aficionados for the
sports enthusiasts; 7Q7 for the poets;
Sinfonia Choir for the singers and Play
House for drama. There is also Action
Group on Adolescent Health (AGAH) for
advocacy against diseases affecting the
reproductive tract.
Each of these organisations holds
programmes at least once in a year. This
is besides the bigger organisations, such
as the University of Ibadan Medical
Students’ Association (UIMSA),
UNIBADAN Association of Dental Students
(UADS) and the Association of
Physiotherapy Students (APS).
Meanwhile, only about 20 per cent of
Brownites are actively involved in
organising the activities of the
organisations. Same set of people run the
organisations as one could belong to any
three of them and be an executive
member in two or even three.
Socially, ABH is a "dull" hall compared to
others in UI. Brownites leave the hall on
Friday nights to clubs or joints because UI
banned the sale of alcoholic drinks in its
halls of residence. Usually, variety nights
during hall or departmental weeks are
the only opportunities for those who
don’t like to go out to relax. Each of the
clubs holds a variety night once a year.
Politically, ABH can boast of student-
politicians who are active locally,
nationally and internationally. Brownites
hold executive posts in the Students
Transition Caretaker, NiMSA, FAMSA, JCI,
ANUNSA, Rotaract Club, HAPPY Club, UCJ,
etc. However, majority have little or no
interest in politics. Seniority, religious
affiliation and relationship with others
usually influence the outcome of elections
in ABH. Politics of "beef" and character
assassination is also very pronounced and
usually used against the more popular
candidates. On the other hand, there are
many religious leaders in ABH. Each class
boasts of not less than five pastors of
major fellowships in UI/UCH. There also
exists the Prince of Dawa, alfas and
students’ imams in the hall.
Academically, Brownites are very sound.
No doubt, with due respect to other
universities, UI has the best medical
college in Nigeria (but this does not in
any way suggest that our colleagues in
other schools are inferior). Brownites
have won the first four editions of the
Emeritus Professor Akinkugbe’s Biennial
Quiz competition in which at least 16
medical schools participate. UNN would
host the next edition.
The driest and dullest moments in the
hall are during examinations. Every
Brownite writes an end-of-posting
examination at least once in every two
months but the major MBBS examination
comes once a year. During such periods,
"all man de humble".
What about relationships? An average
male Brownite prefers to date a non-
medical student. This is probably because
the female medics are usually as busy as
the males and may not be free when the
guy would need her. Same also goes for
the lady Brownites. There are just few
couples in ABH. You can also get lots of
male and female virgins just as there are
sexually active ones. UI girls do feel
proud to have a boyfriend in ABH and
some Brownites take advantage of that to
have as many as possible. Don’t ask me if
"yawah dey gas" when the ladies find
out.
On cultism, there are no identifiable cult
members in ABH, besides there is zero
cult activity among Brownites.
To put it mildly, ABH is the most
comfortable undergraduate hostel to live
in Nigeria. Two-man room, no squatters,
complete with DSTV? That’s unbeatable.
Sports wise? Unbeatable. Politics wise?
Vibrant. Ah ah … socially? We call for
help!



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Hmmmn am seeing things....

That's why UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN is still the best in Nigeria.We have active Lecturers' Disciplinary Committee dt penalize any form of maltreatment or oppression to students

#1st_and_the_best

Hello....


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Thanks

yettypeddy:
please I have 3.42 in my NCE result and 2 sitting o'level result I want to study business education....what are my chances of been admitted (direct entry)

Am not sure if UI offer such course

Holamarncy:
chemistry is nt allowed ..only courses dat r nt professional under d college r allowed..

well dts ur say on that...... but having spent 3yrs in UI i cn categorically tell u dt Chemistry students usually cross to mbbs

Pr0ton:
Let's say the number of space available is 20 for MBBS, and we have like 10 students from Biochemistry, 5 from Dentistry, 10 from Physiotherapy, 10 from Chemistry, 10 from Medical Lab Science, 5 from Vet., 10 from Microbiology, 5 from Human Nutrition and the likes who are all seeking to get a space from the 20, tell me, you think all would be considered? You think there wouldn't be some connection ish?

Secondly, you have to score higher in your gp again to be considered.

And lastly, it all depends on your head of department, as many of them wouldn't want a brilliant student to leave their department for another. So, even if you have the maximum GP you might not be going anywhere!

Nice one!!! Well said.....

Lemme say Crossing in UI is usually based on merit if u deserve it. The higher ur Cgpa @d end of d session,d higher ur chances of crossing over to medicine.Courses like dentistry nd physiotherapy r not allowed to cross cos dy r also professional courses. Basic medical science courses like Physiology &Biochemistry usually av d highest chances of crossing nd same apply to human nutrition, chemistry. Even MLS i doubt if dy also allow dem cross. In all one need to be Prayerful nd leave everything in God's hand

UI is truely a place to be......


THE PREMIER UNIVERSITY

#greatest_Uites

pls house,
when r they writing d 2015/16 jamb (i mean d month)

orluuchi:
chibogu oluchi

alright..... will send u a friend request

orluuchi:
nope, I guess next year

r u on fb? you can drop ur user I.d lemme add u

orluuchi:
what's it about? what do they do?

A physiologist work with doctors to find cures for diseases.They mostly conduct experiments on how human or
animal cells, tissues and organs work.B4 doctors could carry out any surgical operation, normally a physiologists needs to b present to show and guide dm cos we deal wt all internal organs of human.Bt here in Nigeria reverse is d case,doctors wana do everytin thrby leavin Physiologist behind

orluuchi:
how do you find the course?

Like seriously its a lovely course. U gonna find urself pickin interest as time goes on.. Av u ppl started new session @uniben?

orluuchi:
UNIBEN, physiology
fresher

Hi Oluchi
am also a physiologist in d making..... a 200L stdnt of d university of Ibadan.. can u drop ur digits lets discuss.
This is mine 07062212870

Repping #ThePremierUniversity UNIBADAN (Physiology )

Professor1234: Mbbs Cut off for this year will be 65% , 60% of d Candidate with Fail, lez wait and See

myopic reasoning

Fynestboi al the way

harnnarh: u cnt form it nau...it must be letter headed i.e d name of d firm or church where dat persn works must be@d top

u can form ur letter of reference.Go to any cafe in UI dy wil gv u letter headed paper nd type on it 4u....

Allocsoluwatosi: ui own don too much joor

LOLz!!! Let d real registration start,jus go gt ready

Sadeluhv: Person no fit stay for mosque?

sure u can! Nobodi wil hold u 4 dt

dest4real: UI is fake!

take heart!!!
Sure there wil b 2nd list soon,dnt lose hope yet dr.dest4real