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Jobs/Vacancies / Re: #ENDSAR: Free Premium Lynda Account For The Protests by mikewonder(m): 11:56pm On Oct 16, 2020
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Education / Re: Unical 2018/2019 Aspirants Lets Meet Here. by mikewonder(m): 11:57pm On May 06, 2018
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Education / Re: University of Calabar(UNICAL) students' chat room. by mikewonder(m): 2:27pm On Apr 02, 2018
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Education / Re: 2018/2019 Admission Process Thread Guide by mikewonder(m): 11:16pm On Mar 30, 2018
UNICAL: UNICAL ASPIRANTS GROUP CHAT 2018/2019
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Education / Re: 2018/2019 Admission Process Thread Guide by mikewonder(m): 5:29pm On Mar 13, 2018
UNICAL: UNICAL ASPIRANTS GROUP CHAT 2018/2019
A GROUP CHAT HAS BEEN CREATED FOR ALL WHO IS ASPIRINNG TO STUDY IN UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR.... ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR UPCUMIN JAMB & POST UTME EXAM AND ALL OTHER INQUIRES TO HELP.. ..... DROP ur contact?
Education / Re: "The Results Are Fake": JAMB Speaks On Release Of UTME 2018 Results by mikewonder(m): 5:27pm On Mar 13, 2018
UNICAL: UNICAL ASPIRANTS GROUP CHAT 2018/2019
A GROUP CHAT HAS BEEN CREATED FOR ALL WHO IS ASPIRINNG TO STUDY IN UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR.... ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR UPCUMIN JAMB & POST UTME EXAM AND ALL OTHER INQUIRES TO HELP.. ..... DROP ur contact?

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Education / Re: JAMB Results For 2018 UTME - Checking Thread Now Open by mikewonder(m): 4:58pm On Mar 13, 2018
UNICAL: UNICAL ASPIRANTS GROUP CHAT 2018/2019
A GROUP CHAT HAS BEEN CREATED FOR ALL WHO IS ASPIRINNG TO STUDY IN UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR.... ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR UPCUMIN JAMB & POST UTME EXAM AND ALL OTHER INQUIRES TO HELP.. ..... DROP ur contact?
Education / Re: JAMB UTME 2018: Live Thread And Reports by mikewonder(m): 7:37pm On Mar 11, 2018
UNICAL: UNICAL ASPIRANTS GROUP CHAT 2018/2019
A GROUP CHAT HAS BEEN CREATED FOR ALL WHO IS ASPIRINNG TO STUDY IN UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR.... ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR UPCUMIN JAMB & POST UTME EXAM AND ALL OTHER INQUIRES TO HELP.. ..... DROP ur contact?
Sports / Re: Argentina Vs Nigeria: International Friendly - 2 - 4 (Full Time) by mikewonder(m): 7:46pm On Nov 14, 2017
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Gaming / Re: Football Manager 2017 PC Official Thread by mikewonder(m): 12:19pm On Jul 14, 2017
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Jobs/Vacancies / Re: SIWES/I.T Students Zone by mikewonder(m): 7:58pm On Feb 18, 2017
Alexander001:
It kinda covers some part of computer science, you deal with java programming in your second year and mostly c++ till finals but the major difference is the electronics part and telecommunication. mind you, physics is also involved.
thanks 4 d reply I really really appreciate
Events / Re: Happy Birthday To Lalasticlala by mikewonder(m): 10:58am On Feb 16, 2017
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Jobs/Vacancies / Re: SIWES/I.T Students Zone by mikewonder(m): 2:40am On Feb 16, 2017
Alexander001:
5 years. but unical now offers engineering courses.
wow shocked i thought it was 4 yrs..... so it is an engineering course? And pls can u tell me the difference b/w it and computer sci or engineering.. thanks
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: SIWES/I.T Students Zone by mikewonder(m): 2:20pm On Feb 15, 2017
Alexander001:
hello, I study electronics and computer technology in unical, I would appreciate if you could help me with any information about I.t place preferably calabar.
pls how many years is this electronic and computer technology course in unical?
Education / Re: 2016/2017 Obafemi Awolowo University Aspirant by mikewonder(m): 2:34am On Jan 16, 2017
Pls who studies computer science with economics in oau? How many years is dis course?
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Jobs/Vacancies / Re: Nigeria To Create 400,000 Jobs Via Pencils Making by mikewonder(m): 6:18pm On Mar 10, 2016
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Jobs/Vacancies / Nigeria To Create 400,000 Jobs Via Pencils Making by mikewonder(m): 6:09pm On Mar 10, 2016
Story highlights

Nigeria plans to open the first pencil plant in West Africa in 2018
Government officials believe this will create at least 400,000 jobs
Pencils are seen as a way to kickstart a manufacturing industry

(CNN)With the value of oil and the Naira currency in decline, Nigeria is turning to old-fashioned pencils to provide relief.

The Minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu, recently announced that the first pencil plant in West Africa would start production in 2018.

"We have all the things to produce a pencil, which is used by a large number of people from our young pupils to engineers," Onu told Nigerian newspaper The Daily Trust.

"The private sector will come in to do the production and we will see the benefits. When production of pencils begins, Nigerians will be amazed at the multiplier effects. It will create a minimum of 400,000 jobs."

The Minister explained that pencils use raw materials that Nigeria possesses in abundance, such as wood, graphite, and rubber. All pencils are currently imported, which has become prohibitively expensive as the Naira struggles.

Reviving industry

It is hoped that pencil production can help to revive the manufacturing sector, which has declined since the oil boom of the 1970s.

The textile industry alone employed around 350,000 people in the 1980s, a figure that has fallen to 25,000 today. The total manufacturing sector employed 18% of the workforce in 1982, but under 12% today.

The government has adopted former President Goodluck Jonathan's Nigeria Industrial Revolution Plan (NIRP) to scale up industrial production. Onu claims that pencils will be the first of 1,000 products that could now be manufactured domestically, with six-cylinder engines next on the list.

Pencils can be a logical first step in developing industrial capacity, believes Professor of Economics Stephen Onyeiwu of Allegheny College.

"Pencils use simple, mature technology and raw materials that can be sourced domestically," says Onyeiwu. "The size of the market is huge, and we could export to other African countries."

The Professor believes that success with pencils could pave the way for more sophisticated production. Economic analysts Mckinsey predict Nigerian manufacturing has the potential to deliver output of $144 billion a year by 2030, up from $35 billion in 2013.

Faith gap

However, Onyeiwu is skeptical of state-led industrial enterprise, citing the past failure of fertilizer and cement initiatives, and stresses the need for private sector leadership.

"The history of the government's involvement in the industrial sector has been disappointing," he says. "The government's role should be to facilitate...they should introduce policies to attract private investors (such as) to bring down interest rates."


Reaction to the pencil project has been largely negative, with many social media users noting the contrast with neighboring Uganda's launch of a solar-powered bus.

One scathing article by Nigerian journalist Emmanuel Uchenna Ugwu attacked the scheme as a "dubious joke."

"It is a pity that Nigeria is fantasizing about the made-in-Nigeria pencil in this age," the author wrote. "That the government of Nigeria is projecting the coming pencil as a sort of technological revolution shows that Nigeria has recorded satisfactory success only in insulting and betraying its potential." http://edition.cnn.com/2016/03/10/africa/nigeria-pencil-production-ogbonnaya/index.html

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Romance / Ladies How Long Is Y'all Hair... .. .. Be Honest by mikewonder(m): 1:36pm On Dec 12, 2015
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Religion / Is It Advisable Using Smart Phones Bible In The Church? by mikewonder(m): 10:01am On Nov 22, 2015
As much as we re in a technological age is it right to chose Ur smartphone over ur bible when going to church
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Politics / Re: Help!!! I Kind Of Feel Pleased With What Happened At Paris by mikewonder(m): 10:47am On Nov 15, 2015
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Romance / Re: Help!!my Friend And I Are Addicted To Having Sex With Prostitutes, by mikewonder(m): 2:16pm On Oct 28, 2015
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