₦airaland Forum

joobseekar:
But there's everything wrong in a graduate being an artisan. Graduate should be an Artist among Artisans.

There's a reason a graduate of Building or Civil Engineering don't go the route of a Bricklayer or Excavator Driver, during his course of learning in the university, yet he leads on site, and do his job to satisfaction.

Human beings are designed or wired to complain, even the rich complains.

OK.

Grupo:
In many European countries, textiary education is free. And we are talking about quality education here.

In Germany, for instance, many textiary institutions institutions offer free education to both citizens and non citizens alike.

It's mostly in CAPITALIST America where people have to pay through their noses for university education.

Germany has a population of 82m.

Nigeria has a population of about 200m.

Germany is a first world country

Nigeria is still a third world country.

Nigeria has free education from primary to secondary level and heavily subsidized tertiary education.

There’s no country with our kind of population that will offer free tertiary education but Nigeria still try to give a 97% free education. Appreciate it.

joobseekar:
Regardless of how you spin it. Graduates are not even trained to be a "Plumber". Yes, one can learn it, but what's the need of going through the school education, spending about 5years, then end up being a " Plumber"? A "plumber" you'll still spend about a year or 2 to learn, before you become one.

Abeg, if they want us to be "Plumbers" they should make school beyond reach of us commoners.

Maybe we need to start looking at why everyone must be a graduate.

There’s nothing wrong in being an Artisan. There are lots of artisans that make more money than those in the corporate world.

South Africa that a lot of people use as a yardstick in Africa has a 29% unemployment rate with a 50m population compared to Nigeria with about 200m with a 23.1 unemployment rate (Which is still unacceptably high).

The corporate world in Nigeria cannot absorb the number of graduates our tertiary institutions churn out every year.

If they make schools beyond the reach of commoners, you will still complain.

Powersurge:
Firstly, there are countries with standard education and almost zero fees. Does Nigeria gives you chance to even collect loan to save life let alone school? Have you ever wondered y people struggle to pay the so-called "15k naira" , while some other countries struggle to pay "20k dollars"?

Nigeria sinks everyday into abyss of decadence. China and Brazil are Nigeria's contemporaries. They are not there yet but they are neck and shoulder above Nigeria.

Someone told me that some years ago, late Bola Ige went to UI. When he was about to deliver his speech, he kept looking towards his left hand side. He looked for about 5 minutes. When he turned to face the audience, tears were rolling down his cheeks. He cried because he was looking at a particular hostel where he stayed as a student. He saw students scampering for everything. If you were like Bola who saw Nigeria in her glory, saying she has failed would have been the least you would say.

Society was not designed for graduate to be selling puff puff, or doing weldering (even if they bring billions). Most people you will find in those endeavours in those other countries are not graduates.

If I had belong to a country called "Dunderia", chances are I would have gone to school. That Nigeria provides animalistic education system doesn't make her worthy.

In Abraham Maslow's generally accepted"need theory". The basic thing that every human being supposed to have are water, food, clothing, clean air, health etc. A country is not supposed to exist if she can't provide these. Nigeria is an aberration.

How many countries in the world provide free “tertiary” education?

Education is expensive anywhere in the world but Nigeria made it affordable for a lot of people. Appreciate that. It’s an open secret that we have infrastructure deficit that must be tackled. No one is denying that.

Nigeria provides animalistic Education yen yen yen but most still use this same degree to pursue masters even Ph.d abroad and those schools still accept those degrees.

Society was not designed for everyone to be a graduate. Thousands or even millions of graduates are doing this kind of jobs (plumbing, welding n the likes). It is the arrogance I’m talking about that makes you think once you are a graduate, you are not cut for those kind of work anymore.

When you finally get the chance to travel out of the country, maybe your view on this will change.

Finally, what have you done for Nigeria?

Rahl444:
It is not.
Marriage is not like a business where you can run with loan and later pay back....Steady income is required before marriage to avoid embarrassment as a man...I never marry o.But that's how I see it.

Maintaining family no be joke o

I’m a big advocate of government starting population control program.

Eggovic:
Just a question. Is it advisable as a man, to get married and give birth to kids with no steady source of income?

Now is not the time for that discussion, let’s show empathy first.

Let me chip in some thoughts.

I think social media has really amplified life challenges to be “peculiar” to Nigeria. I smile whenever I see people discussing issues or any challenge and the I hear Nigeria has “failed” us.

Yes, Nigeria is struggling as we have had mixture of good and terrible leaders in between but life happens to everyone irrespective of the country or wherever you are.

Now back to the issue of jobs, the government cannot provide job for over 50m employable Youths. Even the private sector cannot provide that much job in a developing nation. Even a country as developed like US or Canada has millions of Artisans. If you have anyone in these countries, ask them the kind of jobs that’s scattered around. You see plumbers, mechanics, capernters, welders, painters and the likes but ask our Youth to go gain soft skills to make ends meet and you start hearing all sort. The ignorance/arrogance that they are too big for these kind of jobs is alarming.

If you attended Public Varsity in Nigeria, you have no moral right to say “Nigeria hasn’t done anything for me”. Nigeria public university is the cheapest in the world. It’s funny how those we schooled in Ife and paid around 15k per session which is about $50, come out and still lambast the government that gave them “almost free” tertiary education. Go calculate how much Engr, Medicine, Law, Accounting and the likes cost in these foreign universities and you will see Nigeria education is 97% subsidized.

I once read a thread on Twitter where some people in the US were lamenting how they are stuck with student loan they took while pursuing their degree. Imagine owing $120,000 to get a degree, after 7 years of constant monthly repayment you are still owing about $130k. Most of you finished University debt free, be grateful to the nation that made it possible. Nigeria has not done anything for you, what have you done for Nigeria?

There are a lot of people going through life challenges everywhere. May we find comfort in every aspect of our life.

raumdeuter:
Did anyone tell them to use Abraham and co?

So if Bayern drops lewandoski and start using Zirkzee, Drop Gnabry nd start using Singh whose business is that,

Let Chelsea also use Giroud, Batsuayi, Rudiger, Barkley. plus 65M worth Pulisic

I can even pardon Giroud name but what’s up with Batsuayi, Barkley that you are shouting about since?

Leyqute:
LoooL.

Naso we Dey see. Plenty Activity, no end product.

ED is PR King. He knows the fans wants it and it gives it to them.

raumdeuter:
Ok if you say so. I just feel its 50-50

If everyone in both teams are fit

I will say its 50-50

Of course it’s 50-50 but I feel Madrid has an edge. They have more experience in the UCL.

Lana1:
At least Rashford and James seem to operating on the same wavelength. Rashford always makes himself available for James' crosses just that he mostly throws them away.

But you see that Martial, he is usually nowhere to be found in the box. The guy is just so lethargic.

I don tire for Martial abeg.

The guy don disappoint Martial FC no be small.

raumdeuter:
Is City over Madrid an upset? That game is 50-50

City dumping Madrid out is an upset. Just like Ajax dumping out Madrid last season was an upset.

nihilistjnr:
Or send holy goons to kneecap lewandowski in Bavaria

That nigga is scoring goals for fun, and Kepa is drinking them for amusement.

There's never been a surer banker in the history of football

You forgot Gnarby?

That one enjoy screamers.

airmark:
Expect at least one upset.

The upset I’m seeing is City and Leipzig qualifying over Madrid and Spurs.

We should qualify against club Brugge easily.

My prediction:

Madrid to qualify
Liverpool to qualify
Barca to qualify
Juventus to qualify
Spurs to qualify
Bayern to qualify
PSG to qualify
Valencia to qualify

Lana1:
We go soon begin ask questions about James. Where the goals? Not everything u go dey run like Jincheng bike.
Like him tho. But squad player at best.


Need to get a RW but ST and CM should be the priority right now.

If we had sharp attackers, James will have plenty of assist. Though his decision making is still average but he does put in some good cross which most times go to waste.

And yes I agree, squad player at best.

Powersurge:
I didn't speak a word to a soul. One of the officers forced me to talk by asking me why I didn't wear my NYSC vest (as i wore it in the passport I used. I am sure that vest no go even size me again self). I didn't want to even go (likewise for the interview). Not because I had anything bigger than NNPC, but because of my doubt in the system. I no just dey anybody lane.

I nearly talked after the CBT though when two ladies where arguing about Kofi Anan being the present UN Secretary General. In my mind I was like, "from the grave?"

@ the bolded

It’s not surprising that only 9k+ passed the test: Some of those ladies might actually be saying the test was cheap.

sinizia:
Martial should've gone out for Greenwood. He's been uber useless in this match.

You want him to start whining again abi?

Greenwood

SkimpleD, in your face.

MRTA7:
They are not.

They are sitting deep and launching the ball upward. Confirm kick and follow.

MRTA7:
But Everton haven't been defensive. They've attacked us just as much as we have attacked them and have been on top in the last 10 mins before the goal.

They are defensive.

Let’s not act as if Lindelof hasn’t been better than Maguire for some time now.

SkimpleD:
Una better win o Nizia

Or what?

shepeteris come outside for selfie.

4-0 in 20mins


Good for Greenwood confidence going forward.


Martial see your life outside.

Seems I’m not missing anything by not watching the match.

joobseekar:
Your friend is with NCC at the moment, yet with NNPC offer in another hand, and your Father-in-law is a retired NNPC staff, yet you're afraid of not being selected by NNPC because you studied IT related course.
Is that your friend, his job, offer, your FiL are all "Audio" or you're so bad none of them can assure or help you in this NNPC issue?

All of the bolded.

patrickmuf:
We should wait for them to go out there and shine before splashing the cash. We can get them on a cheap and loan them out to Dortmund or Monaco or a club in Holland. Look at Madrid, they have Odeegard out on loan and he is playing fantastic football for Sociedad, they have Hackimi in Dortmund developing very well. We should take the risk with some youngsters to avoid paying over the odds in future.

Obviously this is rocket science for Ed and his team.

afrodoc2:
Haaland might not be ready. Dortmund is the best move for his career from his own point of view.

Ole coached him before and must know him quite well, so if Ole does not want him now he might have his reasons.
For e.g if Ole believes Greenwood will be better long term.

I understand that.

I’m just of the opinion that we should be making moves already and not necessary wait till the transfer window is open.

I don’t understand why this club like to drag feet when it comes to player recruitment.

DeadPresidents:
Liverpool rumored to have agreed terms with RB Salzburg over Takumi Minamino for a €7.5 M release clause trigger.

I'm losing my shii here. We should be all over this.

From all indication, it seems Halland is also going to Dortmund.

You see why I can never take Ed serious? They should cut the excuse and get to work.