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APC is fast becoming a party of lies and deception. A party that rode on the power of the social media with catchphrases like "FeBuhari", "MarchBuhari" and "BringBackOurGirls" now trying to stifle the social media.

IS THAT THE CHANGE APC IS PREACHING?

Hmmm.....working conditions of life

akthedream:
Fall your hand as how?
So you expect Pmb to fixe what Pdp has destroyed for about 16 yrs in just 6 months?
Is it that easy?
I am no Apc too.
Why not let's give him some time..remember he has less money to spend compare to the last 16 yrs of Pdp..
If Apc fail us,our card still dey to chase them away..
Criticism is good..but it should be constructive.

But withing 6 months, we should be seeing some positive signs na. But I agree with you. I will give him 2 years..if that old man doesn't show me signs of seriousness after 24 months, I will personally take over from that running mouth called barcanista....lol..

akthedream:
So you scrored Security F9 and you are still alive living in Nigeria...right?
Wailing wailer,are you also a Biafran?

Lol....
Nah... I ain't a biafran. And I don't support the Biafra cause though I believe every group has the legitimate right to pursue self-emancipation.
I am not a PDP sympathiser too. But PMB dey fall hand day by day.
So, are you a "Sai Baba" zombie?

Baba the tourist presido

PMB's scoredcard after 6 months:

Fuel Scarcity: A1
Junketeering: A1
Biafra Agitation: A1
Media Propaganda: A1
Security: F9
Economy: F9
Power: F9

IHate9ja1:
https://www.nairaland.com/olowoba
"My greatest fear
is if i will be able to endure
a loveless but relatively
peaceful marriage."
Loveless you call it after 3 good years all because you are lustful after someone you don't really know!
No make me swear for you.

So are you saying that he should marry someone just because he has dated her for 3 years?
A broken relationship is way better than a broken marriage.

DedeNkem:
If one MUST choose one, I'll choose character any day because I don't want love from a prostitute or someone farts in public or quarrels with everyone you know or beat the crap out of you or cheats on you or create problems everywhere or in fact, a terrible woman. When a bad person loves you, it doesn't worth the love.

When you get a person with a great character then you work on love, which most people already do without knowing.

Kingsasian:
I think both.

Both? One should be placed above the other. Don't you think? In order words...choose one of these 2 extremes

1) Someone you love bit has a very bad and repulsive character

2) Someone you do not love but has a very wonderful and charming character

akthedream:
I just saw this picture some minutes ago online.Guys,what do you think?Sexy or rubbish?

I know say na this kain thing you go dey find up and down for internet...smh
How u dey? You don carry your big head commot for your usual thread?

This was written by xfire of "Achieving the Dream Career". I saw this on jarushub. Read on

6 Factors to consider when deciding between an MSc or a professional certification
In the pursuit of a successful career for graduates out there, a lot of enquiries have been made as regards the best career options/route to pick. One of those recurring issue remains making a choice between furthering one's education or delving towards acquiring professional certifications. There are a number of influencing factors and this will be discussed succinctly:

(1) Career goals : This is of course the most important. The decision to make a choice is much easier if one's career goals/objectives is clear and direct from the start. For instance, a person wishing to be a investment lawyer, architect, lecturer, gynecologist, etc. will most likely go for further studies. On the other hand, a graduate hoping to become a chartered auditor, IT specialist, HR professional, software engineer, etc. may be favourably disposed to obtaining relevant certifications. However, career goals of most fresh graduates may sometimes be obscure and understandably so. Thus other factors may come to play.
(2) Changing careers? One may desire to switch careers for various reasons ranging from passion to adaptability/ survival strategy. This may be in line with our short or long term career objectives. Both certification and MSc may fit in here. For instance, an economist may decide to make drastic career switches to being an accountant or rope access technician or even a safety officer in the oil and gas industry by obtaining necessary certifications. In contrast, the same economist may choose to further his studies in petroleum economics to become an oil and gas economist. In the same manner, there are many professionals that have switched career lines to management, HR, IT, logistics management, quality assurance, etc by obtaining necessary industry certifications.
(3) Target Industry: In addition to one's career goals, the industry of choice also plays a huge role in determining what lies next for a career oriented person. For instance, additional degrees in top universities will be more beneficial to a kickstart a successful engineering career in the manufacturing or oil industry. But for the construction industry, a COREN & NSE certification / membership seems to be of great recognition for construction engineers. In the building industry in Nigeria, a COREN certification is more valuable than an MSc in structural engineering. Also, professional courses seem to be of much value in the marine industry after the basic tertiary education. The examples are not exhaustive.
(4) Age - This is another determining factor. Truth remains that it is best to have a blend of both degrees and certifications if we have age on our side. There are some job opportunities that almost forecloses graduate beyond a certain age. One needs to consider the length of time it will take to acquire some certifications or degrees. The older job seeker (without requisite work experience), the tougher it gets to land certain dream jobs. In that case, it may advisable to acquire professional certifications to boost one's chances in the saturated labour market. On the other end, It is a near- perfect guidance for young grads (21years and less) to gun for their Masters first because they still have age on their side.
(5) Level of experience - Experience often trumps additional degrees and certifications almost all the time. There are many professionals in the many industries / organizations who have only Bachelors degrees but have been able to reach the pinnacle of their careers due to hard work and performance. However, most of them stuck to the same organization for most of their career history. As one gathers more technical experience, the need to garner certifications / additional degrees may wither. With a rich working experience, it is often easier and clearer to decide whether to go for an additional degree or acquire certifications. It is always advisable for the experienced ones to acquire global certifications, attend professional courses and join international professional bodies to remain competitive in the industry.
(6) Relocating? - If you plan to relocate to another country (e.g. US or Canada), it is usually better to acquire your higher degree in the country of choice to make it easier for you to settle down and get a job there.

Other reasons are...
(7) Family influence - Of course, you cannot take away the influence of one's parents and family members when it comes to making such choices. If you grew up in a well educated and enlightened family, there is a higher tendency that you will most likely for gain additional degrees from prestigious universities to preserve the family prestige. On the contrary, I have a friend who studied dramatic arts in one of Nigeria's 2nd generation university. He is the first and only graduate in an extended family of 20+. For such a guy, the desire to further his studies is still quite low as he is still basking in the euphoria of being the first grad.
( Future political/corporate ambition (long term)- This has become a new dimension based on new trends in the country as a result of the high premium placed on certificates. Political ambition can be the desire to be a leader of a professional body, international organization or the desire to be a government head or appointee. One may aspire to be the director or head of an organization or corporation. For such honorable ambitions, one may consider getting further degrees like MBA, PhD, another other MSc programme to add to one's clout and CV.
(9) Money - Who can ever take away the influence of money in enhancing employability? We all wish we had unlimited resources. We would acquire as many degrees and certifications we can. However, we have to make the wisest choices when we are faced with limited financial resources. Decisions may have to be made whether to further in Nigeria or go for an international certification.

http://www.jarushub.com/6-factors-to-consider-when-deciding-between-an-msc-or-a-professional-certification/

cc lalasticlala front page please. educative material

can't fault this. The most important one here is GRADE.
For the young students, try as hard as you can to finish with a minimum of 2.1
Cos it is really HARD out there for 2.2 peeps. You don't want to lose opportunities cos of your playfulness in school resulting in poor grades.

lalasticlala

Ajala travels...

I am so interested. With the elections inconclusive and The APC flagbearer dead, will the deputy governorship candidate take his place? or will the party nominate another candidate?

Accurate and objective analysis. Can't fault this at all.

mytym:
People often forget while comparing that B.Sc is the least degree a university awards because its the first level of research, there is M.Sc, M.Phil, D. Ph or Ph.D...-an undergrad may be paired with a MSc. or/and a Ph.D student to work on the same project or ressearch or design. While working on the same assignment, the expectation from the trio differs by the time they all submit their reports.
The undergrad is taught that, the facts and findings that are now acceptable for his bachelors may not be acceptable or sufficient for a higher level of research if he presents same hence he's already hardwired to display a "continuous knowledge orientation". Knowledge orientation in polytechnics is usually terminal and rigid.

For correctional or conversionary reasons, they created a bridge called PgDiploma which is NOT a degree but an avenue to be able to allow for willing people whose knowledge performance may be insufficient for the next level of research.

Initially, these set of people ARE degree holders who either possess a 3rd class of degree Or want to advance in a new field of research different from their kind of Bachelors but has SIMILAR knowledge backgrounds.

Subsequently, exceptional HND holders are since then also allowed to enrol for PgDiploma which is way greater than HND. (Direct Entry students with HND who are admitted into 300Level are actually indirectly doing PgD if they care to check the syllabus of their PgD folks which is still considered liberal relative to the undergrad coursework).

Like the OP rightly said university is basically for research.
A university system is like a cult system, a system of knowledge hierarchy which at first degree is considered basic and peripheral relative to deep knowledge & exposure. It is servantlike and why it is tagged 'Bachelors' but its still wider and deeper than a diploma.

In fact most university graduates ARE unaware that the most important university ritual is 'The Convocation'. It is the last academic activity required of an undergrad but the first step towards choosing a path of knowledge and research.

A uni graduate is never a degree holder until the convocation day. That is the reason why they MUST be 'present' physically at the convocation (yes you read that well) but for reality sake the Dean must stand PROXY for all those that are absent.
Then a very important line will be read please note the use of words "...these students having been found worthy both in Character and in Learning are hereby Admitted into the Degree of bla bla (depending on the course).

Until that day, the admission is considered provisional and every activity both moral and academic is considered to exist in Partial Fulfilment towards a Degree of knowledge. and it is the same reason why Prospective Masters Degree students, who had graduated from that same university, are exempted from Matriculation rituals because for these ones, their Bachelors degree convocation actually in the real sense, serves the dual purpose of Admission into the Degree of that knowledge area and simultaneously the initiation into a higher degree.

This academic ritual is the reason why disciplines such as Law, Medicine, Pharmacy and other branches of knowledge that require deep intellectual research and exposure will never be offered in polytechnics.

A polytechnic (Nigerian poly by intent, framework and purpose) awards its highest certificate -a Diploma! whether ordinary or national and is a middle-level man power knowledge and skill acquisition thingy.

However brilliant the holder is, especially as some have demonstrated in engineering fields, the system that produced them prepared them as staff/equipment managers.
A uni grad is supposed to be a line manager i.e the thinker and bearer of ALL responsibilities including the staff managers.

Most HND holders are quick to cite Engineering as their basis to equate University and polytechnic. They are not completely wrong, but what they fail to acknowledge is that Engineering combines research, theory, practicals with field exposure to problems and capacity to conceptualize a solution to a novel challenge by coming up with a design or templates.
While a university engineering grad is exposed to all of these to a greater degree more than his poly colleague who is supposedly "practical oriented", he is certanly inclined towards research more than other areas because it is the 'thinking' part of his discipline that makes him superior (not that he can't do or flex muscles more).

A nairalander says a uni engineering grad can only design...i guess if we leave rigorous analysis&design out of engineering then life will be a complete drab because every invention we use is borne out of painstaking reasearch, analysis, design and re-research hence there'll be nothing for the poly grad to operate or work with.

However, few brilliant chaps due to some reasons usually chief of which is ignorance or impatience are in Polytechnics. These few young and bright ones who find themselves in polytechnic in most cases eventually leave to continue in universities either here or abroad. This even butresses the OP points because even they, after spending a few years, know for a fact that there must be a superior kind of knowledge exposure elsewhere which they must pursue. They actually are the ones who can educate their poly mates.

DrFunmi also mentioned esteem and attitude.
The university environment is all encompassing and ensures that each person who genuinely crave Education of the mind will be exposed to advanced thinking and relational aptitudes in its entirety.

Polytechnic System provides rather a one sided or too shallow schooling environment.
A careful observation of comments on this thread already shows that the proponents of polytechnics being better than university, are NOT equiped enough with the other intangible skills such as engaging in an intellectual discourse or argument without going personal. It's the display of superficial education.

University system however poor, insufficient, limited or 'substandard' we may have judged it to be, CANNOT and should NOT be compared with a polytechnic system.
It is both a Capacity mismatch and a Purpose mismatch.

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