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Education / Re: The Many Woes Of Postgraduate Students At The University Of Uyo by ndoeyopbennet: 8:38am On Feb 08, 2020 |
Yes. It did. |
Travel / Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 16 by ndoeyopbennet: 8:33am On Feb 08, 2020 |
Hi guys... I got a doctoral admission offer with funding at McGill. I'm supposed to resume in September. Is it too early to start processing study permit? If I am given the permit early, does it mean I'll wait till September before I can travel? What I have so far for the permit 1. Departmental funding letter of CAD 27,000 per annum 2. Employment letter as lecturer and ID card 3. Admission letter 4. Bank statement of about half a million (I don't need this since I have funding) 5. Father and mother's employment letters and ID card (Father works in the same university where I work) 6. Transcripts & certificates 7. CIC forms I intend to apply using the online route. Are there any tips for me? |
Education / Re: The Many Woes Of Postgraduate Students At The University Of Uyo by ndoeyopbennet: 9:15pm On Dec 21, 2017 |
Neozy: I used my name deliberately. It has been in my favour so far. I have been contacted already by the Dean of the PG school and other important persons who can help in my unique plight. 3 Likes |
Education / Re: The Many Woes Of Postgraduate Students At The University Of Uyo by ndoeyopbennet: 9:12pm On Dec 21, 2017 |
hrykanu231: I have also heard of the issues plaguing UNICAL. I have colleagues there and their plight is even worse, in addition to the extortion that happens there. Let us hope that Nigerians, especially Southerners, begin to learn how to embrace modernity and change. Some of these archaic mentality and mindsets have to go. |
Education / Re: The Many Woes Of Postgraduate Students At The University Of Uyo by ndoeyopbennet: 11:33pm On Dec 20, 2017 |
Please I will appreciate if this post makes frontpage so that everyone can see what is happening and maybe the school can retrace its step and make things right for the students that are stuck in the system. CC: Lalasticlala Seun 4 Likes |
Education / The Many Woes Of Postgraduate Students At The University Of Uyo by ndoeyopbennet: 11:09pm On Dec 20, 2017 |
The Many Woes of Postgraduate Students at the University of Uyo by Ndoeyop Bennet Inibehe (an aggrieved M.A. Student) It was on a hot Tuesday afternoon, November 22nd 2015, that I resumed studies at the University of Uyo for my Master of Arts programme. Like many of my mates, I was hopeful about the prospect of getting a higher degree. The Masters programme at UNIUYO has a minimum duration of four semesters of which the first two are for the coursework and the last two for the research work. The programme is research-oriented and intensive. Many of the members of staff know their onions and the entire coursework phase went by smoothly. There are little to no difficulties for any full time student in the coursework phase of the programme. I finished the coursework and even saw my results on time (I later found out that other departments are not as fast as mine in the handling of the coursework and the timely release of results). In the research phase, the student is expected to write a seminar paper, present a proposal, write a dissertation and defend the dissertation both internally and externally (and I have done all of these). The process appear to be simple, time-efficient and effective. Ideally, students are not supposed to overstay in the system but in UNIUYO, nothing is ideal. Like many other universities in Nigeria, UNIUYO and all its intelligentsias seem to be ignorant about how a postgraduate programme ought to be run. The system is disorganised, haphazard and designed to inevitably keep PG students in the programme ad infinitum (as long as fees are paid, of course). It is one thing when a student keeps him/herself in the system due to laziness and failure to meet up. However, 70% of students pursuing Masters degrees cannot all be lazy as to warrant the type of delays that they face in UNIUYO (70% is only my way of coming up with a modest figure. I daresay that 90% of PG students overstay in the school by more than 2 semesters, at the least). Unlike other universities where delays are as a result of needless bureaucracies and overzealous supervisors, the problems in UNIUYO seem to be unique to UNIUYO and I will explicate some of these problems with regard to my experience and those of others stuck in the system. At the University of Uyo, every department is free to run the postgraduate programmes as they see fit. The Postgraduate School operates like a detached overseer (and not even a very good one at that). Departments deviate from the PG school calender and run programmes as they wish. This is evident in the fact that many departments do not commence lectures or write examinations at the stipulated time in the PG school's calender. Some departments do not even recognise the oversight of the Postgraduate School. In the research phase, it is even worse as departments do not follow the PG school's minimum duration of 4 semesters. Departments are supposed to create the enabling environment to allow students complete their studies as and when due, as well as to advice or suggest withdrawal for students that are not serious. However, the departments encourage overstay through their nonchalant attitude towards the PG students. I have seen and heard of numerous instances where departments fail to schedule defence sessions on time or fail to enforce strict observance of PG school's duration for students. In some universities, defence sessions (or PG seminars) are organised almost every week but in UNIUYO, sessions are irregular and many students wait for months before they defend their works. Students in every set ought to start and finish at the same time (save for the unserious ones) but the departments deliberately create the environment that encourages non-uniformity and many students tend to graduate before others (in some cases, 1-3 years apart). At the time I started my programme in 2015, I met many students from 2010 who are still in the system and no one from their class has even graduated. A close look at convocation brochures reveals that many departments produce only one or two (none for some) at every convocation and convocations in UNIUYO are usually combined! The second issue that I want to address is that of overzealous supervisors. We have these types in almost all Nigerian universities. At the University of Uyo, Masters and PhD supervisors do not care about the stipulated duration for the PG programmes. All they care about is how to frustrate the students and elongate the duration of their programmes. Supervisors often delay Masters students for years without any form of regard for the PG school calender or the student's attempts at completing the programme as and when due. I was fortunate enough to get a fairly good supervisor whose main problem was excess workload, rather than sheer wickedness. Many others, however, had supervisors that read a chapter submission for more than 10 times over a period of 10 months, with new corrections coming up each time the work is corrected. A work cannot be so perfect and that is why it is always presented before a panel of specialists at the end. Perfectionist supervisors need to be curtailed by the PG school and the departments. There is no point in delaying a Masters student for 4 years or more because you want a "perfect work" (if there is any such thing). Many of the lecturers fail to realise that a Masters degree is not a terminal degree like the PhD. They make the prospect of getting the degree elusive to the student through their disrespect for the duration of the programme. Many of my colleagues are still stuck in chapter one since last year because their supervisors can't bear to let them graduate at the time PG school says they should. There seems to be a serious disconnect between the lecturers and the PG school. The third issue is based on the external examination of candidates. In many universities, external examiners operate strictly with the PG school calender and fix dates for examination based on laid down principles and timelines. At the University of Uyo, external examiners fix dates for examinations of thesis and dissertations arbitrarily. Some external examiners keep research works in their hands for months and in some cases, over a year or more. The examiners seem not to care about the student's expected date of graduation. They fix examinations whenever they deem fit and sometimes, students are made to pay outrageous amounts of money if they want to fast-track the whole thing. I have seen cases (as in mine) when students pay over N100,000 to make external examiners come quickly. Let us not forget that the examiners are paid for their duties! The fourth issue I will discuss is the unneeded bureaucracies and delay-tactics of UNIUYO's Postgraduate School. The PG school is supposed to oversee how programmes are run in the departments. Far from doing this, they even deliberately implement policies and tactics that frustrate students. Apart from the fact that the PG school does not care about the welfare of the students, especially in terms of how they are faring in the programme and the issues they are facing, the PG school also adds to the weight of the students through a frustrating and delay-tactic known as "vetting". Essentially, vetting was conceived to create uniformity and high standards in the research works submitted to the school. It involves the PG school appointing someone in every faculty to vet a thesis or dissertation (after the student's internal and external defence). As if that is not bad enough, the Dean of the Postgraduate School also vets all the theses and dissertations across all faculties in the university. The vetting wouldn't be much of a problem if it was a timely affair. The entire process sometimes takes about a year or more to accomplish. A student that has "managed" to do his/her external defence in four or five semesters has to spend another year or two waiting for his work to be vetted. My grouse with the vetting is that it betrays the need for an internal defence and an external defence. Why would students go through all the stress only for the PG school to imply that they don't have trust in the panel of examiners and have to "vet" all the works that external examiners have okayed? It is a very provocative act! My own research on this vetting shows that other universities that are also known for delaying students do not add fuel to the flame via vetting. The PG school and the university expect someone at the faculty to read all the theses and dissertations in that faculty (apparently to look for issues that missed both the internal and external examiners). The work may stay in the hands of this so-called vetter for about 3-6 months (and longer, in some cases). After the faculty vetter is through with vetting, the Dean of PG school, apparently not satisfied with what the faculty vetter he/she appointed may have done, still vets all the theses and dissertations that are presented for higher degrees. The theses and dissertations can remain in the Dean's hands for another 6-12 months (and longer, in some cases). In my experience, I was certified by the external examiner early this year but my work is still in the hands of the faculty vetter up till now (about 6 months). And even when a student manages to scale through the hurdle of vetting (a needless delay-tactic), results are not approved on time. In many cases, students get their results, after all the years of struggling, a year after graduation and I am not even talking of certificates but statement of results! Before the results are compiled, presented to the senate, approved and all, more than 1 year may have passed. Such is the trauma that PG students go through at the University of Uyo. The University of Uyo has every right to maintain a certain standard in terms of quality of research. However, students should not be unnecessarily delayed by their departments, supervisors, examiners or the PG school. Many universities in the world have high academic standards! Even here in Nigeria, there are some universities that are known for high academic standards. However, despite the presence of quality of research output, students graduate on time because the system encourages it. The PG school, in many universities, regulates everything that happens in the departments as long the PG students are concerned. If UNIUYO can graduate Bachelor degree students in 4 years, why should it be so difficult to graduate Masters students in the stipulated duration of 4 semesters (or two years)? Many schools graduate Masters students in 12 calender months. Others do so in 18 calender months. Many of my colleagues in other schools have started PhD programmes and I am still stuck in the M.A. programme, after braving the department, my supervisor, the internal examiner and the external examiner. Why must the PG school punish me and many others by keeping us in the system deliberately in the name of vetting? It should also be noted that we have a Graduate Students Association (GRASA) that collects dues of about N1,800 every year, as well as a non-functional Faculty of Arts Graduate Students Association (FAGRASA) that collects the exorbitant fee of N5000 for dues and many departments also charge around N3000-N7000 as levies every year. These bodies seem not to care about the plights of those it collects money from. The issue of delays in the system has been discussed far too many times in congresses and other fora but they have never done anything decisive on it. My only means of protesting against UNIUYO's PG school's delay-tactics is by writing this for all to see. The PG school de-markets itself by delaying students for years after they are supposed to graduate. It encourages the departments and supervisors to delay students. It encourages internal and external examiners to delay students. In fact, it delays students itself through a needless and unnecessarily long process of vetting. I write this for all to see. I call on the Vice Chancellor of the University of Uyo to wade into the issue. I also plead with the Dean of the PG school to trust in the examiners appointed by the board and allow students graduate after their external examination or create an environment whereby the so-called vetting can be accomplished in a matter of days. There is no sense in keeping students in the system for months or years after their external examiners have deemed them worthy of a higher degree. It doesn't happen anywhere else but the University of Uyo. Make UNIUYO the citadel it ought to be and encourage the best brains to come to the school for research by making the programmes fast, even while maintaining high standards. Ndoeyop Bennet Inibehe, an aggrieved and over-delayed student, writes from Ukanafun, Akwa Ibom State. Contact me using ndoeyopbennet[at]gmail[dot]com 21 Likes 4 Shares |
Politics / Re: We Are Not Biafrans, Akwa Ibom Group Says by ndoeyopbennet: 9:46pm On Jun 25, 2017 |
As an Akwa Ibom youth, I join hands with Mboho Mkparawa Ibibio to say NO to Biafra! We may have been in the first Biafra but things have changed since then. Biafra has nothing to offer to the average Akwa Ibom man other than Igbo domination. I created a thread sometime ago concerning why ND minorities will not join Biafra but guess what? IPOB youths derailed it as in their usual fashion. These people are worst than Boko Haram. They cannot be reasoned with and these are the same persons you want the peaceful and easygoing going Ibibio man to share a country with? Never! AkwaCross Republic or Niger Delta Republic for us! Atikke Akpenyong Nanga bAnyong, Usen Anie Inwang Amayem, Asuk Anyunyuk Akibbe. 276 Likes 12 Shares |
Education / Re: Aptech Computer Education, Uyo: The Unheard Afflictions Of Staff And Student by ndoeyopbennet: 8:52pm On Apr 08, 2017 |
brendan007: Thank God you saw everything yourself. That place is a big SCAM!!! Run away from it. Anyone who's a student there should ask for their refunds now because that center will be closed down soonest. @DonTim1: Thanks to this post, I have been contacted by one or two legal practitioners. I will send you a PM to update you. Others who were mistreated will get justice. 2 Likes |
Education / Re: Aptech Computer Education, Uyo: The Unheard Afflictions Of Staff And Student by ndoeyopbennet: 8:26pm On Apr 08, 2017 |
chalantmike: I have no knowledge of the said app. I blurred the names of those involved in this issue deliberately, for their own safety. This man is known to use the DSS to threaten people. In fact, one of the ex-staff named Uduak who was being cooperative with me in this issue was arrested by the DSS last year and taken for questioning by the man. The man's family is wealthy and influential. He even has lawyers and political allies. Anything can happen to those that show any intent to testify against him. When the issue started last year, he openly boasted of throwing anyone who tries to "spoil his business of more than 10 years" into prison forever. Instead of contemplating how to pay or, at least, pacify those he has duped, he is more concerned with saving his business. So you see, there is a precedent to all these and this issue will run its full course. Even the lawyer I wanted to use was threatened via SMS by the same man. But we are strong and still standing. We have every proof we need and we will make sure that place is closed down soonest for the safety of the public. 2 Likes |
Education / Re: Aptech Computer Education, Uyo: The Unheard Afflictions Of Staff And Student by ndoeyopbennet: 7:23pm On Apr 08, 2017 |
Dee60: Character assassination? I am always ready for any lawsuit because all I said here is true, God knows. People have authenticated my write up as you can see. I even need him to file a lawsuit so that his cocoon of lies and deceit would be opened once and for all. Besides, what do you mean by his own side of the story? Employing people, using them for months at a go without pay and when they complain, he sacks them without pay (and I mean everyone -not a selected few-). Is that how things are done in developed nations? Mr Inibehe Otoho has no side of any story to tell. What is happening here and what is left to happen to him are a product of the seeds he has sown over the years. 4 Likes 1 Share |
Education / Re: Aptech Computer Education, Uyo: The Unheard Afflictions Of Staff And Student by ndoeyopbennet: 5:58pm On Apr 08, 2017 |
ephi123: I didn't contact Middlesex but I sent a series of emails to the head office. I NEVER got any response. I sent emails to even the branches, managers, heads, etc, they never responded. This got me thinking that they may be working together in this or they just choose ot ignore it because he's remitting their share of the tuition to them. I'll send an email to Middlesex right away. It initially skipped my mind. Since the thread was created till now, I've been trying to get the man to pay the concerned staff but he brought a cheap lawyer and involved DSS to threaten the ex-staff to back out. We are still trying to look for diplomatic means but this post is important to deter people from falling prey to this scam. We will file a case at the industrial court soonest. We are looking for volunteer lawyers to help for now. 4 Likes |
Education / Re: Aptech Computer Education, Uyo: The Unheard Afflictions Of Staff And Student by ndoeyopbennet: 5:53pm On Apr 08, 2017 |
chalantmike: And in all these, what do I stand to gain in lying against someone? Money? What exactly? What of those who have come here to testify? Did I use Yazzy for that too? Before you say things that hurt others, always think of their pains. This is a man that employs people, uses them for months and doesn't pay. When they complain, he sacks them. What if this happened to you or someone you know? Sometimes, you have to be open minded and stop supporting evil. There is no sane person who would support the evil this man is doing. This post has been online since 2016. What material gain have I made so far? As for proof, I have plenty of people ready to verbally testify against the man. If you need them, just say the word and I'll give you their FB names to ask them yourselves. Thank God you called that sham of a school a "business" because that's what it is. P.S: You didn't have to quote the entire post to make your point. 15 Likes |
Politics / Re: Erhiatake Ibori Weds Abioye Suenu (Photos) by ndoeyopbennet: 5:13pm On Apr 08, 2017 |
So she has agreed to get married finally! Thank God o! |
Education / Re: Aptech Computer Education, Uyo: The Unheard Afflictions Of Staff And Student by ndoeyopbennet: 4:13pm On Apr 08, 2017 |
mathy001:Yea, you are better than him. He's a scammer after all. Your prudence saved you from the clutches of this man. 3 Likes |
Education / Re: Aptech Computer Education, Uyo: The Unheard Afflictions Of Staff And Student by ndoeyopbennet: 4:09pm On Apr 08, 2017 |
rebeccausoro: So sad. Sonsongo for sharing. Your friend will get justice. 5 Likes 1 Share |
Education / Re: Aptech Computer Education, Uyo: The Unheard Afflictions Of Staff And Student by ndoeyopbennet: 4:08pm On Apr 08, 2017 |
jasysandra: Thank you for sharing your experience. You will get justice, now or sometimes in the future. I just hope that this thread is able to warn people about this coy. 3 Likes |
Education / Re: Aptech Computer Education, Uyo: The Unheard Afflictions Of Staff And Student by ndoeyopbennet: 3:19pm On Apr 08, 2017 |
woleafrica: Thank you for stating your experience with the evil man. This is the picture of the gang behind this great evil. Mr Inibehe Otoho, the man who owes people salaries, scams them, and sacks them after using them. He also mistreats students and they are barely taught. 9 Likes 3 Shares
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Politics / Re: Biafra: We Are Not Interested, South South Tells Agitators by ndoeyopbennet: 2:43am On Apr 03, 2017 |
prince9851: I just checked and found out that it was written by a wide range of ethnicities, including Igbo. So where did you get your falsity from? By Emma Amaize, Emeka Mamah, Innocent Anaba, Anayo Okoli, Nwabueze Okonkwo, Francis Igata & Chimaobi Nwaiwu 5 Likes |
Politics / Re: Biafra: We Are Not Interested, South South Tells Agitators by ndoeyopbennet: 2:34am On Apr 03, 2017 |
prince9851: prince9851: Would you prefer it to be written by an Igbo man? Is the content of the news true or not? That should be your question, not who wrote it. When the news was published is also not an issue. I guess you cannot deal with the reality of the truth. 17 Likes 3 Shares |
Education / Re: Aptech Computer Education, Uyo: The Unheard Afflictions Of Staff And Student by ndoeyopbennet: 2:10am On Apr 03, 2017 |
DonTim1: Thank you for stating the truth. I wanted the moderators of this forum (lalasticlala and mynd44) to hear my cry and take this to frontpage. Thank God others are speaking. The man is simply evil! There is nothing that hasn't been done to shake him. The Indians are very much aware of what he does and since they receive their share of the money, they turn a blind eye. All of them are in cahoots. What annoys me most is that innocent people are falling pray for this everyday and nothing is being done whatsoever. The guy still posts job listings everyday on Jobberman and people fall into his trap. Recently, someone even left Lagos to Uyo just to pick up this job and same thing happened to her. Now she is stranded, with nothing and Mr Inibehe Otoho is not in a little bit concerned about it. What of the students? They aren't even being taught anything! How can they be taught without teachers? Thank you for your truthfulness. I will certainly keep you posted on the legal recourse to be taken, having exhausted all other measures. 9 Likes 1 Share |
Politics / Re: Biafra: We Are Not Interested, South South Tells Agitators by ndoeyopbennet: 2:02am On Apr 03, 2017 |
biaframustcome: So you prefer us to have such feelings towards another captor, in this case Igbo? 17 Likes 1 Share |
Politics / Re: Biafra: We Are Not Interested, South South Tells Agitators by ndoeyopbennet: 2:01am On Apr 03, 2017 |
Blue3k: By repetition the point is sunked into the heart of everyone who thinks Niger Delta is Biafran territory. We ddidnt ask for referendum. Our leaders have all spoken. Take it or leave it. 25 Likes 5 Shares |
Politics / Re: Biafra: We Are Not Interested, South South Tells Agitators by ndoeyopbennet: 1:52am On Apr 03, 2017 |
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Politics / Biafra: We Are Not Interested, South South Tells Agitators by ndoeyopbennet: 1:49am On Apr 03, 2017 |
The ethnic nationalities of the South- South geo-political zone, yesterday, denounced demands for Biafra by Igbo in the South-East zone and called for an immediate cessation of pro-Biafra protests on their soil. http://www.vanguardngr.com/biafra-count-us-out-s-south-tells-agitators/ 7 Likes |
Politics / Re: Issues With The Biafran Ideology (copied Post) by ndoeyopbennet: 10:53pm On Mar 28, 2017 |
You have spoken well... cc pazienza |
Education / Re: Aptech Computer Education, Uyo: The Unheard Afflictions Of Staff And Student by ndoeyopbennet: 10:51pm On Mar 28, 2017 |
Bitterleafsoup: I will try that. |
Politics / Re: Why Niger Deltans Won't Subscribe To The Biafran Movement by ndoeyopbennet: 1:46am On Mar 04, 2017 |
Ikechu101: Chairman, left for you alone, even Igbos will run away from Biafra. You are the main reason this thread has the oppressive tone it has gotten in its 80+ pages. LEarn to cool down and talk to people like your brothers. Afterall, your fellow Biafrans added them to their maps. If you speak to Niger Deltans like they are your inferiors then you just may have a big problem on your hands even within Igbo Biafra. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Politics / Re: Why Niger Deltans Won't Subscribe To The Biafran Movement by ndoeyopbennet: 1:43am On Mar 04, 2017 |
Eastfield1: See this one. Infact, your case can only be solved at UUTH, Uyo. |
Politics / Re: Why Niger Deltans Won't Subscribe To The Biafran Movement by ndoeyopbennet: 1:41am On Mar 04, 2017 |
bigfrancis21: Your brothers hijacked it na. You mods should really step up your games and learn to ban these Biafran thread derailers. 1 Like |
Politics / Re: Why Niger Deltans Won't Subscribe To The Biafran Movement by ndoeyopbennet: 1:36am On Mar 04, 2017 |
naijaseeker: If your brothers had express themselves as civil as you did, this thread wouldn't have spilled over to the number of pages it now has. Sometimes, your fellow Biafrans are the cause of the so-called Igbophobia. |
Politics / Re: Why Niger Deltans Won't Subscribe To The Biafran Movement by ndoeyopbennet: 1:33am On Mar 04, 2017 |
Wow! I finally read through all the comments and all I can do is to shake my head. I don't know what brought me back here but I really decided to see how my thread was hijacked and to see the amount of hate flying on the cyberspace is really appalling. Biafra lost a supporter in me, not that in mattered, through the words of its proponents on this thread and I do hope everyone gets to see this post sooner or later. The evils of imperialism, bigotry, hatred, annexation, suppression, more, are revealed here. May God help the helpless Niger Deltans! 2 Likes 1 Share |
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