₦airaland Forum

bigseank:
if you finished from Lasu in the 1990 & 2000, years of bababunmi, akesode, leigh & Hussein. Nothing, i mean nothing can shake you in this life. The school has really changed and am a proud alumni. i remeber vividly the academic and non-academic staff protests during leigh and husseins regime, see Juju placed allover the administrative buildings, i can still remeber someone throw a stone at hussein and it met him square on the forehead, or the different cult hits in broad daylight at the school ojo front gate. The tunde salau brutal macheting and all the saga that followed after. i remeber vividly the fall of damilola, i was on campus not too far when damoche fell at the gate. That school made me.

Icon4s:
Internship Placement or you meant Industrial Training.

Well, truth is that in my company, for now IT placement submission is not being considered at all due to the pandemic. The ITs here have even been sent home since March.

niyogeol:
Well, I don't think I am in a position to help with this request. I hope Egbon Icon4s can help. I wish you luck in getting a placement. Cheers.

hysteriabox:
Wow...this is a tough one. D last time i sang dis was way back 96.
Govt sci school kuru. Plateau state

we are d boys of kuru and we are going to sing our song
we are d boys of kuru, so listen to what we say
we are d boys of kuru,
we work and we play as hard as we may,
for we are d boys of kuru,
so listen to what we say
we rise in d morning, smoking hot! (my version...hehe), den we go to d assembly and blah blah blah, we blah blah blah cos thats why we came to kuruuuu...
(and papa Luis directs and choirs d rest...meanwhile d cold weather killing us)

see kosa here I was there ín 2006

topsquino:
I've been on this platform since 2007. Thank you Seun for Nairaland.

I feel this is the right time to give back to the community.

I'm doing a 1 MILLION NAIRA giveaway today by 6pm

Please check my post today 6pm so that you won't miss out.

You can also check my profile to confirm my credibility.

I clean like slate and gentle like dove.

kevoh:
What's special inside the Quran to read? Is it not the same contents of the Quran, ISIS and Boko Haram are using to justify their actions. Is it not the same contents of the Quran, people are using to justify child marriage, the subjugation of females and unbelievers? We have enough examples of the actions of those who have read the Quran. Who Quran help?

Papacypaul:
4.0+ is good to go for any scholarship.. Will also start my 500lvl in January too on 4.44 CGPA now but with A in IT, it should make 4.48.. And the ball will be in my court not to score less than 4.7Gp each semester next year.. #Team Ptdf Scholarship

OjaP:
Reading all the comments has further confirmed my belief that it is tough to get an entry level position in the Nigerian O&G industry. From my findings, it appears those who entered the industry pre year 2000 are the lucky ones. Those who got in in the 80s and 70s are even luckier. It seems as though the oil companies are no longer interested in Nigerian trained geologists. At least going by their recent recruitment exercises.

I am a geologist myself. Many of my classmates couldn't get a job after we graduated. Less than 1% of us who are still in the industry got our jobs only because we schooled abroad. One of my friends who had a first class couldn't get into Chevron until he got a scholarship to study at Herriot Watt for his masters. Same thing with my friend who got into Shell. She got in only because she went for her masters at Manchester. This is so sad but it's what it is.

All these oil companies during the boom (2000-2012) go to top UK universities to recruit from there. In 2012, Exxon Mobil targeted USA graduates and invited me and some of my friends to write their aptitude tests in their North Houston office. Their plan was to conduct interviews a day after and pick successful candidates. Their requirements was that applicants must have a 2.1 or its equivalent in their first degree and must be graduating or just graduated from a USA university in 2012 and must have observed the mandatory 1 year NYSC. I didn't go for the test because I already got a job at that time.

How I got into the industry
I'm not sure if this would be helpful since I didn't get my job in Nigeria but will say it regardless - It may help someone. After I graduated with my BS degree. I couldn't get a job after NYSC. I decided to further my education in one of the top federal universities in the south western part of Nigeria. I didn't like the structure of the program and decided to go to the US to further my program. It turned out that was the best decision I have ever made my whole life. All of my friends who stayed and completed still couldn't get into the industry as I am typing. Anyways, I got admitted, traveled to the US, got my degree and got a job. I applied for so many jobs and attended so many interviews and got plenty rejections too but for some reason I was happy even with the rejections. I was happy that I was still considered given the many applicants that applied for jobs. Meanwhile, in Nigeria, you won't even make it to the testing stage talk less of interviewing.

The industry standard for an entry level geologist position is a masters degree or higher in Geology. So I will advise whoever targeting the industry to get a masters degree and if possible outside of the country and in top UK schools or elsewhere. Just like others have said, this is a very bad time for geologists and the oil industry. Companies are not hiring like they used to. Many that were hired were fired because of the price of oil. Personally, I advise people to consider engineering (not petroleum) instead of geology. I am working on a PhD in Engineering myself while also working full time. This way, if petroleum doesn't pay again, I will have an engineering degree that can open doors in other sectors. It is so difficult to get into other non oil industries if you have built your life around oil. This is why those laid off are unable to find jobs out side of oil because they can't transfer the geology knowledge to other sectors. In contrast, engineers (excluding petroleum) can work in other sectors because of their engineering background. This is just a personal opinion, others may not agree to it. But at the end of the day, whatever that makes you happy and put food on the table is what that matters.

spartan50:
Yahaya Bello holds this crown... Salute the king of failure

Udezer69:
Got an email about it too... Everyone I know who was awarded got it... But the site has a problem. Existing Scholarship code anyone??

Biglittlelois:
i am an introvert, imagine having a man like me, i will def be bored to death

KillerBeauty:
Currently teaching myself video editing with adobe premiere pro. YouTube has tons of learning materials

Highbhee:
do I confirm av been admitted sire

azukaolisemeke:
Hello, NMUniversity, is the application still on? I like to apply in the school myself.