makanma: las las they will get lecturing job and be paid 80k per month....I know a PhD holder from one of the universities in Japan, first class graduate in a renowned Nigerian university that has rubber chairs in his sitting room....All na God's grace a beg....no be by school or business
A PhD holder in Japan and a First Class Graduate... Why did he come back to Nigeria? He goes to Canada straight and he gets an Assistant Professorship rank. Same with the US. Why didnt he think this way? Being book brilliant is great, gives you a good launching pad. But being street smart is important too.
A PhD from a Japanese institution and you are running back to do what in Nigeria? Even Buhari runs away from Nigeria.
Flier: You don’t understand English,Buhari did the right thing by stopping importation of foreign rice but he should listen to the people and open the border to allow importation of foreign rice since the the greedy farmers won’t stop milking the populace
When you stop the importation of a product such as rice which is a staple food and in high demand by Nigerians and you do not have the capacity to locally produce, which should be ongoing before the ban is in place, and when the local farmers cannot go to their farms because of insecurity, what you are simply doing is slow genocide by starvation.
Flier: Foreign rice is now 27.000.Nigerians are very greedy people you can’t ban foreign product to allow them to gain market,they would increase the price and make life unbearable for their own people Buhari need to open the border,these farmers are too greedy
The fault is now “greedy farmers” and not the incompetent, wicked regime in Beau Harry.
You banned importation of rice and closed the borders of the South. You unleashed Fulani herdsmen terrorists on the farmers in the North and South of Nigeria. If they are not killed or kidnapped, their crops are eaten.
Then you cry that there is no rice, Nigeria’s staple meal, in Nigeria. Those who are crying are very foolish.
Bigflamie: Who takes Tinubu's presidential ambition serious? Everyone is waiting for him to mistakenly declare it official, he'll in no time denounce it before election campaign starts.
Dpsychologist: I disagree with you. I have seen alot of hardworking graduates that leave miserably
I was specific. I said, “graduate with a 1st Class or a high 2.1”
You can be hardworking and graduate with a third class. I’m focused on the result. I have never seen a 1st class or a 2.1 graduate from the worst Nigerian university cry out, “school na scam”. Even 2.2 or 3rd class that have a vision and are hardworking do not shout that nonsense.
Kalatium: A NAIRALANDER'S PERSPECTIVE ON THE PHRASE, "SCHOOL NA SCAM"
If you're a student in Nigeria, then you must have heard the controversial mantra " School Na Scam" parading itself in arguably every tertiary and secondary institution across the country.
The ardent bearers of this slang believe and profess, in a metaphorical way, that tertiary institutions are equivalent to scam, that these tertiary institutions only extort from us and only offer in return what will prove to be of no relevance at the end. Although it is not that they propose education has a scam but rather school is scam.
But how true can this be? Has school become a genuine metaphor for scam? While I feel inclined to give a quick, direct response to these two questions, especially the second, it is better to first dig deep and explore the reason for the assertion.
UNDEREXPECTATION/UNEMPLOYMENT I want to address the issues responsible for this ideological shift among our youths. While not endorsing the idea that school/education is a total scam, let us examine the issues that have necessitated such a mindset. First, our society has over the years degenerated in terms of morals and values, celebrating those who make money by all means.
The educated ones are ignored while illiterates and semi-literates parade the corridors of our social fabric and politics, legislating and enforcing a fetid moral code for the populace. Many of them have taken to menial duties to survive. All the lectures, assignments, projects, fieldwork, and thesis they wrote amount to nothing since they eventually revert to menial jobs, suffocating the space for those who never went to school.
We have a lot of youths who try as much as possible to go to school but the irony is that after school they have nothing to show for their tireless effort in school. While Growing up, i use to hear stories of how immediately one left the university, the government had a well-paying job and a vehicle waiting for him or her. Well, that was decades ago, right now the state of the Nigerian educational system is so decayed, recovery would be a miracle.
In those days, education paid off. I heard that school certificate holders got jobs automatically while university graduates were demigods. Now Graduates are disappointed and feel undervalued. However, the winner of Big Brother Nigeria, a reality TV show of about 2 months gets much more money than all the best graduating students of a Nigerian University combined who spent (5+xyears) studying in the university.
Welcome to Nigeria where your destiny is changed. Someone study chemical engineering and end up being a teacher. Someone reads economics and now a bus driver. When you go to school your lecturers will sugarcoat you with all sort of promises to make you believe school is the solution to all problem that education is the key to success. They will even assure you will get a job. It is after one graduates that they face reality of life .
I have seen where graduates struggle to get internship which is just for a yet i wonder how it will be when they look for job.
It can be argued that schools give individuals the option of security i.e. getting a white collar job (a 9 – 5), but there are millions of people in this country with good degree without a job( About 80% of graduates are without jobs). I dare say then, that, schooling makes you employable and not employed.
All the individuals whose opinion i sought attested to the fact that the present formal institution (school) doesn’t prepare individuals for the reality of life. Nevertheless, Job employment today is as a result of Nepotism rather than meritocracy due to our nation's state of kakistocracy.
UNDER FUNDING Ever since Nigeria discovered oil, the majority of the government’s focus has been turned towards the discovery, refining and production of crude oil, leading to huge neglect or underwhelming of other important government parastatals.
The lack of funding has led to the hiring of undercooked teachers who are willing to take the peanuts government can pay, thus leading to the universities producing undercooked students year after year; the result, a vicious circle of incompetence and rot.
STRIKE It not uncommon for one to spend five, six years in school for a four-year degree programme due to the incessant internal and external strike actions. The persistence of strikes persuaded many Nigerian students to seek formal education abroad, not only in America and Europe but also in neighbouring countries in Africa. Anywhere but Nigeria, at least you were guaranteed an uninterrupted schedule.
When two elephants fight, the ground suffers. Whenever ASUU goes on strike it the students that suffers. ASUU claims they are going on strike for the benefits of students. However, we are the ones being affected by strike not the federal Government Even in the midst of COVID-19 ASUU is planning on further keeping the students at home even after they have languished at home for six months (almost an academic session)
AN ANTIQUATED CURRICULUM Our curriculums are not evolving with the requirements of the labour market in the 21st century. Students are not directly trained for the labour market.
Lecturers and tutors in many institutions still use old handouts and lecture materials, once a student try to update, he will be failed.
I heard a story of a first-class Nigerian student who travelled abroad to further his education but was told to restart again because his education was not up to par.
There is also a story of a Nigerian who went to seek a job abroad, but the job was given to someone else even though he was better qualified for the job. His employers advised him to take a lesser role in the company while he brushed up his education. His experience supported a hunch that employers were wary of employing Nigerians because they felt Nigerian graduates lacked proper education.
POOR TEACHING METHODS Students should be taught not only theory but also practical. I mean, it is only in Nigeria you would find an engineering graduate who has never had to take apart a machine talk more of building one, a Mass Communication/broadcast student who has never stepped into a studio or a printing press. Theories are good and fine, but it becomes a total waste if you cannot put them into practice in everyday life.
A lot students have been in school for a few years and they have nothing to show for it. They cannot remember what they were taught in their year 1 neither do they have the professional skills to back up their course of study.
The Nigerian curriculum needs a massive facelift, such that PhD holders can rub shoulders with their counterparts the world over. We need a more pragmatic approach in school instead of the rote method of teaching.
A typical student after spending 4-5 years in school and finally graduates, will still be train by the industry before being employed full time. The school doesn’t give the necessary skills we need after school (in the industry).
It is no wonder students forget what they learned in school. As a Science student, you are not being taught practicals and you are expected to be academically complete.
I have seen where a lot of our lecturers are not serious. Some of them don't lecture on time until a month to exam them they start rushing students, when students fail they are seen as unserious.
80% of what we learn in school is not what we apply outside and 80%of what we apply outside school is not taught in school.
We are not pragmatic in our teaching at all. Our school system exalt cramming. No wonder students don't remember what they learned the last semester.
LACK OF GRADUATE EMPOWERMENT Our graduates are not empowered to succeed independently or through government assistance. Therefore it seems like a scam when youths go through the rigour to acquire education, pay all the fees, and finally return to square one.
It is more painful because our society does not celebrate educational achievements.
While the winner of a beauty pageant is rewarded with millions of naira, a trip around the world, and a brand new car, a first-class graduate is rewarded with a paltry N50,000. In some cases, nothing is given except a hand-shake from the Vice-Chancellor. Some lawmakers, governors, and high-ranking public officers who occupy leadership positions are either half-educated or bought their degrees from obscure European universities.
I have seen university graduates ride keke tricycles, okada, and uber. In Nigeria, survival has become a challenging reality for young graduates in the face of government’s insensitivity.
Our society does not care or respect education, they care and respect money no matter how it is acquired. We venerate positions, titles, and inchoate accolades as long as money is attached to them.
If nothing is done generation unborn will continue to see school as scam.
NO GUARANTEE The way school celebrates first class students one will think they will always be the best in life. But after school, reality sets it.
Is the formal institution a prerequisite for success given the great number of witnesses like Mr. Maduka Cosmos?
Mr. Maduka Cosmos dropped out of school to become an apprentice where he learnt fundamental business skills and later became the founder of Coscharis Group; the sole distributor for BMW and Ford cars in Nigeria and most of West Africa. Also, Mr. Vincent Obianodo, a renowned vulcanizer in the Northern part of Nigeria, founded The Young Shall Grow Motors)
Zuckerberg and Gates are school dropouts, yet one invented the world’s most popular social media app and the other is the founder of Microsoft.
Nevertheless, we have PhD holders who do not have a working thesis, who only garner degrees, and make fancy, generic speeches pieced together from articles found on Google, in front of a lacklustre crowd gathered in some fancy air-conditioned hall.
Did Bill Gates have any certificate to become the richest man in the world? No. He dropped out of school.
Did Richard Branson have Masters to become the richest man in the Uk? No. He did not even finish High School.
Thomas Edison spent just about 3 months in school but he became the world’s most famous inventor.
Wright Brothers didn’t finish High School but they invented the Airplane.
Although dangote has a BSC but his schooling was not his secret to being the most richest black man but rather from his family's legacy.
It is results like this that makes students /graduate feel intimidated, especially if their friends who didn’t attend any higher institution are already buying the latest cars in town. While they see their selves in school wasting their time and not getting anything from school.
Some are beginning to see that schools are not the only medium of learning available in this part of the world especially with the emerging trends, such as home tutoring, professional trainings, internships, learning on YouTube, e-learning and reading books.
POSSIBLE SOLUTION
So is school a scam? Not really . However, there are alot of shortcomings that need to be addressed to create a paradigm shift in students/graduates thinking.
What then is the solution to this menace? Should school be scrapped or reformed? As one of my engagements opined, if a system isn’t working, the solution is not in the development of another system but the restructuring of the former system because chances are the reason behind the failure of the first system hasn’t been discovered yet.
Changing the current state of education would require an entirely different strategy. One that is definitely beyond the government especially if we hope to see any tangible change shortly.
I believe the first step in improving education in the country should begin with a revamp of the school curriculum in every phase of education. By this, I mean primary through the university levels
However, not everyone desires a university degree or even wants to be employed, some would rather be in business. They prefer learning and developing a skill and then starting a company around it. Hence, they should rather be encouraged to go to a skill acquisition centre.
In this generation, individuals should be given the free will to choose to either get a degree or learn and develop skills. What’s the use of a university degree if you’re unemployed? The country needs to produce individuals who will provide jobs both in the formal and informal sector. Schools are not the primary or should not be the sole medium of Education. Let’s encourage diversity.
Let us not live in self-denial, if our society does not change its materialistic mindset, contemporary youths and generations yet unborn will continue to see education as a scam.
1. Get into a Nigerian University. 2. Work hard. Have no social life, no girlfriend, don’t drink, don’t smoke. 3. Graduate with a 1st Class or Excellent 2.1. 4. Expand your reading and knowledge list beyond your area of studies. 4. Get a scholarship for a PhD or Masters outside Nigeria. 5. Some years later, life meets you doing well at the cutting-edge of your chosen career. 6. That career can be traced to that University education you received in Nigeria.
Instead of helping to spread the lazy narrative of “school na scam” why don’t we, once again, go back to the era where excellence in education is encouraged? I’ve never seen a 1st class student saying, “school na scam”. Young people in Nigeria today are extremely, extremely lazy, most of them. Then are excellent in grappling for excuses when the “results” come in. This is the problem. Not the Universities. A student that will spend a combined 4 hours per day on the social media and knowing all the updates from BBN would, most definitely, say school is a scam. Because your results will be social media results.
Prior to the conduct of the 2019 general elections, Rotimi Amaechi, the Minister of Transportation, who was the Director- General of the Muhammadu Buhari Campaign had visited Lagos in company of Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state for an interaction with journalists. During the meeting held at Eko Hotels in Victoria Island, Governor El-Rufai handed out his complimentary cards to journalists, saying they are free to reach him if they have any questions bothering their minds. ‘But please, don’t send me text messages; send me an e-mail and you will get your response within 24 hours’.
After that encounter, several e-mail enquiries sent by Daily Independent to Governor El-Rufai on his official e-mail address elrufai@kdsg.gov.ng on the situation in Southern Kaduna were not replied. That would have provided a veritable opportunity for the governor to give first-hand information on the crisis and steps he has taken so far to return normalcy.
The above scenario became necessary as a response to those faulting the leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) for the dis-invitation of el-Rufai, to their forthcoming conference after protests from lawyers across the country.
While those in support of El-Rufai said the event would have presented a golden opportunity for him to address questions on the issue, others agree with NBA, saying it has sent a strong lesson to him on public officials should conduct themselves.
Even though El-Rufai was initially listed as one of the guest speakers in a session entitled ‘Who is a Nigerian?… A Debate on National Identity, the invitation was withdrawn on the strength of a petition by a group of lawyers, Open Bar Initiative, who said the governor represents the very antithesis of what they profess to defend, citing his poor human rights record and his inability to stop the killings particularly in Southern Kaduna.
Others also billed to speak at the session are Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike; former Anambra State governor Peter Obi and a cleric, Tunde Bakare; former minister Oby Ezekwesili, and immediate past ECOWAS commissioner for political affairs, peace and security, Salamatu Suleiman.
In a separate letter titled, ‘Request to Withdraw the Offer of Platform at the 2020 Annual General Conference of the NBA to Mallam Nasir El-Rufai’, addressed to the Chairman, Technical Committee on Conference Planning, NBA, Prof Koyinsola Ajayi, the lawyers said the governor must not be allowed to speak at the conference.
The letter, which was signed by Silas Onu and Auta Nyada, listed 10 allegations against El-Rufai and his son, Bello, who is a Special Adviser to Kaduna Central lawmaker, Senator Uba Sani.
A former Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammad Sanusi had said rather than withdraw el-Rufai’s invitation, the lawyers should have rubbed minds with him to identify areas that need to be addressed for the purpose of governance.
“If you feel that the Governor of Kaduna State is not doing well, you should invite him to your conference and ask him, and let him explain himself on what he’s doing and tell him what you think he’s doing wrong. You will learn something from him and he’ll learn something from you,” he said.
“If you disagree with someone, having him in your hall and telling him your view is the best and he can defend himself. And if there are things he needs to improve, he’ll take them on board and if there are things you don’t know of, you’ll be better informed. I think NBA has lost an opportunity to interrogate the governor and collectively rub minds to identify areas that need to be addressed for the purpose of governance.”
Speaking in a similar vein, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), said the NBA should have allowed the governor to attend the conference so that the issues can be addressed on the spot. According to him, banning the governor aside creating unnecessary hostility will also reduce the chances of making El Rufai change his ways if guilty of the allegations leveled against him.
“I don’t know the basis of the rejection of his presence at the conference but honestly, my humble view is that even if they have an objection like that, there is nothing wrong in stating it so that he can explain it. He should have been invited and then they ask him on the spot”. “Even if there is truth in the allegations, the fact that a body like NBA will raise it with him, will make him have a rethink and improve on his philosophy of the problem”.
“But to alienate him completely and treat him like an outcast, I think that is not very wise because it eliminates dialogue, creates unnecessary hostility and reduces the chances of making him change his position which we are complaining about”.
However, some civil society organisations such as Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and Afenifere, pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation have hailed the decision of the NBA.
SERAP also called on the NBA not to invite the representatives of the Federal Government until President Muhammadu Buhari began to obey court orders.
“We welcome the decision by the NBA to withdraw its invitation to Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai on grounds of poor human rights record. We also call on the NBA not to invite the Nigerian Government/its reps to its events until President Buhari obeys all outstanding court orders,” SERAP tweeted.
On its part, Afenifere praised the leadership of the NBA, for naming and shaming El-Rufai.
The organisation, through Yinka Odumakin, its National Publicity Secretary said by the NBA’s action, Governor El Rufai who has been acting with impunity will learn how to comport himself in public.
“NBA must be commended for naming and shaming El-Rufai. El-Rufai has governed in the last five years with impunity and total disregard for rule of law”.
“It’s a good thing that the NBA has done and they must be commended. It will serve as a lesson to him on how to behave in public life”.
Coming on the heels of its presidential election which is still generating controversy, the issue has already polarised the NBA with some state chapters such as Bauchi, Jigawa are taking sides with El-Rufai and have threatened to boycott the conference.
The Chairman of the Jigawa NBA, Garba Abubakar, said that the allegations against the governor which prompted the cancellation of his invitation had nothing to do with the national leadership of the association or the NBA at large.
Abubakar who also said the allegations made against the governor by Open Bar Initiative were frivolous, said “The decision is quite unfair as the allegation against the governor has nothing to do with the NEC or NBA at large”.
“Worse still, the governor has not been given the opportunity to defend himself on the allegations raised against him by a group within the association before the resolution of this magnitude was reached against him.
“The motto of the association is promoting the ‘Rule of Law’. Prudence and justice therefore demand that he be given the opportunity to defend himself before taking any decision that affects him.
“If complaints are to be judged on their face value and without due process, similar treatment is to [be] given to Governor of Rivers State Nyesom Wike who has serious allegations of abuse of human rights against him to the extent of the demolition of residential houses and place of worship without observing due process.
“On the strength of this, therefore, we call on the national body under President Usoro, SAN to reverse the decision with immediate effect, else the Nigerian Bar Association Dutse Branch will boycott the virtual annual general conference taking place in a few days to come.”
Also, the NBA in Bauchi State dissociated itself from the action of the national body which it said was “predicated upon unscrupulous and unfounded allegation(s) against the governor.”
It said the NBA should be “seen as promoting the principles of the Rule of Law and attainment of justice to all manner of people irrespective of cultural, tribal, religious or political inclination.”
“Consequent upon the above, we call on the National Executive Committee (NEC) as well as leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association to immediately rescind its decision and apologise to our teeming members for reaching such unpopular decision which affects the hard-earned image of and integrity of the Nigerian Bar Association as an impartial umpire.
“Furthermore, failure to rescind its decision, the leadership of our noble branch has resolved unanimously and unequivocally to boycott the forthcoming NBA conference scheduled for this 2020. We also call on all the members of our branch to comply with the same above”.
damiloladuke: Nigerian Singer, Naira Marley reacted to the recent viral face photo of a woman many people believed behind the popular social media blog, Instablog 9ja.
The young woman unintentionally went live on Instagram and Nigerians were quick to capture her face during the short live session.
Reacting to this, Naira Marley assured her of her safety, saying nothing will happen to her as all the threats are mere empty threats.
However, he also advised her to get a bodyguard to move with her, just in case.
“Instablog mafo nothing go do u..all na empty threat but get body guard sha just incase”, he wrote.
saxtaiwo: Meet Major general Mohammadu Buhari, the Moses we thought we had that later turned to pharaoh, the Jesus we thought we had that turned to Judas and Satan. The Messiah we thought we had that later turned to Lucifer. He promised refinery every year but all na wash,he promised N1 = $1 but all na lies. What else can I say about this failure,I can only pray for 2023 to come quick so he can just go and be remembered as the worst president naija ever had. Buhari,the 2015 mistake.
“The Moses tribalists Nigerians thought they had...”
donnie: Is CAMA antichurch? What is the Church? BISHOP OYEDEPO: Church is run according to the pattern received from God. Question: What is this Pattern?
CAMA isn’t just anti-Church; it is anti-independence of any organisation which the government can shut down if it doesn’t like you/ what you do/ if you don’t toe it’s line. It is anti-democracy.
I won’t be surprised if this was adopted or modified from Communist China or something.
There would be no coup in Nigeria. Nigerians must learn the painful lesson of voting in KNOWN incompetent and bigoted individuals like they did in 2015. A painful lesson means they may learn it for once.
I guess that means that if Fulani herdsmen terrorists and Boko Haram terrorists like, let them mount flags and kidnap and bomb, no one is removing the service chiefs. At least not Buhari.
Meanwhile a “three year transitional government”? I laugh. Transition governments take less than 12 months for it to be considered serious. And elections must be held in those 12 months period. Babaginda's last "transitional government" lasted for 8 years. After promising 6 months lol.
These Mali guys are criminals with uniforms. They want to come and chop.
Arrewa: After 11 years of insurgency in Borno state, the state is gradually developing.
This is photos of Maiduguri, the Capital of Borno State. Maiduguri has been relatively untouched throughout the violence. Please show the photos of other LGAs in Borno State. Magumeri, Kukawa, Biu, Chibok, etc.
bigcasava1: say what you know and don't assume. Two DSS was killed they were given order not to kill any of the ipob but to disrupt the meeting. The DSS arrived with four Hilux but only two of the operatives entered the venue of the meeting that is how they were rounded up and lynched. The rest of team withdrew to avoid further casualties.
godwinkessi: I didn’t see any picture of any dead officers. I only saw dead Igbo boys ooo. Pls I like to see pictures before I conclude. Igbos I know will not see officers and start killing them except maybe they got attacked first
Of course there were no officers killings. What DSS just did is excellent damage control. Go in, kill people and quickly bring out a propaganda to say your men were killed.
People will sympathise with the DSS WITHOUT seeing any evidence of the supposed death. After a while, the noise dies.
It’s a SHAMELESS COVER UP. Wouldn’t last long, thanks to the social media.
Godson213: Good afternoon my amiable family people. I am planning a wedding with my fiancée my budget is 500K. Will it be enough for food and drinks. People coming from my side aren’t that much. She is yoruba and her mum says she wants a low key wedding and she understands we are young couple. But I just want my money to be able to cover for most things so it doesn’t look poor or low class.
Even this 500k na struggle I struggle am. Babe is on my neck and her business is going good. Please I really want to know what is needed
Take advantage and do a Zoom wedding. You will have some change at the end .
El Rufai using two pronged approach to get into that NBA conference— activating his Northern assets to threaten boycott and trying to save face with this psuedo-diplomatic moves.
He might be re-invited and apologised to. And that will be a major win for him. Forget it, he is smart. The new evil genius.
Nyamuriflathead: Keep Quiet and Reason like a normal human being.
1. El Rufia did not Ask NBA to invite him for a conference, they invited him on their own accord after reaching a decision.
2. The basis of the revokement of his invitation is sketchy, selective and reeks of profound hypocrisy since it bothers on profound ignorance & mere allegations
3. NBA ought to have rescinded the invitations of corrupt political spokespersons like obj and wike to serve the purpose of fairness & inclusiveness
4 El Rufai is not the cause of the chaos in NBA
5. Only hypocrites wouldn't blame the MBA for inviting politicians to address them at a conference when there are technocrats & professors who can serve such purpose.
6. NBA made their decision look like war against a particular region, tribe and religion
Governor Zulum will be invited, dont worry. He is from the region, tribe and religion of El Rufai.
GboyegaD: Even the learned ones are playing the religious card. I don't see a greater Nigeria until we stop the religious presence and focus on hardworking and national unity.
“National unity” is a mirage.
Nigerians have deceived themselves a lot with that phrase.
Education › Re: A Nairalander's Perspective On "School Na Scam" by madridsta007(m): 2:26am On Aug 27, 2020*. Modified: 6:20pm On Aug 27, 2020
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