₦airaland Forum

piagetskinner:
Hope say you don de work for tech or oil company..?

Money no de lecturing for Nigeria o.. na suffering and smiling.

We all have to follow our passion. Money is good yes it is but fulfilment is the best

Connected1:
Nice

But it's a Fiction and you dare not deny it.

At the moment we don't educational motivation, we need political motivation to discourage political apathy, so many things have to be undone.

For they to be growth and development the "pen must be mightier than the sword" any country that the reverse is true will never live above poverty line

YourFavorite21:
Congratulations bro, but if I manage and finish this one that I'm currently studying, na to go open shop for Onitsha main market
I will make money first before my second degree or M. sc

That's beautiful
My people will say "even if every other thing fails you, your certificate will never fail you". One day your MSc will bless you. Keep moving forward

amaben2020:
What did you study??

BSc. Industrial chemistry
MSc. Organic Chemistry
PhD. Analytical chemistry

ChybuzzDD:
Stupid Nigerian mentality. Everything is about money and material acquisitions.

This mentality is the reason there's crime everywhere in Nigeria and everywhere an average Nigerian goes.

My supervisor told me during the early days of my PhD that " PhD distinguishes"

Generally, people are expected to show some level of envy/jealousy when you attain a greater academic height irrespective of field.

I have come to observe that the lower the person academic standing the higher the envy/jealousy.

We all must not drive Benz. I just want to immortalize my Name Kyari. During my study I cited the likes of Pauline, Perutz, Ross, Voltano funny enough their research were the foundation of my work and dated over 70 year ago.

Cyberfavour:
Congratulations Dr Kyari
I’m inquisitive as to why you had to do PGDE, was it due to your CGPA at your undergraduate?

I’ll appreciate a response.

No not because of my BSc. CGPA. My MSc was delaying so I just had to start something while I wait for the results of my experiments to arrive abroad. Moreover, if you're working with God you've to endeavor to go an extra mile. I don't want to lose an opportunity because of any qualification.

oshorstan:
Wow I admire your zeal and energy. I am on this road too, but finance is an issue. I need sponsorship badly. I pray God raises helpers for me. I don't wanna end up with one degree. My tuition is 270K for a start up. Then subsequently, 215K.
My WhatsApp contact is 08138188962.

Thanks

The university is an ocean of opportunities. Explore your institution. Opportunities are there waiting for you. You need to be humble and stay humble

Jennyclay:
I work in a reputable hospital here in Lagos, I'm a laboratory technician. I wish the nature of my job will allow me learn a skill.

Well, I also do business. It's not really easy trying to balance everything... I mean My job, my business, my masters program, and my professional courses.. Honestly it not easy.

I am happy you are employed and own a business too. Don't be discouraged. Like Journey walker I would say keep "Moving forward"

Certain de Broglie principle will play out but you'll certainly make it. Congratulations in advance

NickD:
Nice write up. However, your point of being an island in a PhD journey isn't correct. You'll need like minds to help motivate you when your spirit is down when challenges come whilst on the program. You'll need guidance for things you don't understand. You can't do any if you are an island. I remember when I got my PhD in Feb, 2020 all through my lab work I needed the help of both IT students and full staff in the lab at that time. Even my friends put me through using SPSS, if I was a loner it would've been harder. And definitely those degrees would pay off at the end. I'm currently in the industry and still pushing for higher positions. B.Sc Biochemistry, P.GD Chemistry, M.Sc and Ph.D Environmental Management.

I acknowledge you Dr

My Opinion borders mostly on avoiding distractions and unnecessary spending.

I was taught computational chemistry by a Pakistani online.

yellowgarri2:
I wish someone can sponsor my postgraduate

Why not enter the university first, look for stuffs you can do for students at your department with some monetary benefits. within a space of 3 months you can expand to your faculty.

Hint: one of the guys that did photocopy for me back then now holds a BSc. So give it a try. God will see you through. Stay blessed

MMWandali:
Congratulations brother

With love from a fellow SS

May God see us all through

The name"KYARI" is mostly a kanuri name from Borno/Yobe not strictly a Hausa name

The first step is accepting who you are. What if I tell you that I am proud of being a sickler. Like seriously it was one of my greatest motivating factor.

dahmie2013:
Congratulations, what is your field of study? You remind me of Steven Hawkins.

BSc. Industrial chemistry
MSc. Organic Chemistry
Ph.D. Analytical chemistry

JosephXavier:
Congratulations op for what you've achieved in academics

I really envy you seriously because what I am still planning to achieve you have achieved at a young age

This shows that determination brings success

I have a good advice for you. Why not apply for PhD outside Nigeria where they're fundings and free education, trust me you'll get it to either US or any European country

No matter what, there is nothing like education and degree especially in professional courses

Nothing beats it and is the surest way to get out of this hell hole

Certainly I will. But now I am mostly working on my papers (academic). I want to have good quality papers before making further application for a postdoc.

Thank you

Sacchi1162:
Congratulations and you're a motivation... I'll try my best to achieve that too but let God touch FG and ASUU to help us too

The Lord is your strength

neoclassical:
Congratulations, please which University did you do your PhD? The duration is quite encouraging.

Nnamdi Azikiwe university

Jennyclay:
Congratulations Dear. I wish you all the best in Life.

Very soon I will be like you. I'm currently at my Masters level, and also taking some professional courses related to my field.

Do not be discourage the university is an ocean of opportunities. Equip yourself with great skills in your area of specialization.

8BitGee:
Congratulations brother, well done! Are you a Computational (theoretical) Physicist, a Chemist or a Molecular Biologist? As a Computational Physicist myself, the bold, including VMD and supercomputing are bread and butter.

Computational chemist.

I Worked on sickle erythrocyte gelation. Performed molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulation on compounds isolated from our medicinal herb of interest. Then, we went further to perform in vitro experiments to validate our findings.

On computation: I must say keep it up and the sky will be your starting point. I love physics

Kingkyle1:
Congratulations on your achievements thus far regardless of all hurdles, you still broke boundaries. It's not easy I must tell you sir.

I appreciate. Stay blessed

Sweetplum:
Mixture, you v done well.
I m proud of you n am sure your family too ll be proud. Your SS status isn't the end as you v proved it. May God give you the strength, riches & grace to fulfill your life ambitions.
About the word mixture, I used it cos you had names from Ibo, Hausa & Yoruba.

Thank you. You're far too kind

At first I never really liked chemistry cos I felt it wasn't pretty much challenging, I preferred Physics instead but my Parents wanted me to study computer science, reason being that I was good at gadgets. During my finals I met Prof. Okafor from UNN from that very encounter I fell in love with chemistry. Did my MSc. in organic chemistry under two excellent chemist, then after my PhD I thank God and my childhood friend for not allowing me switch to computer science. Chemistry will place you above all. Funny thing I still use my computer to perform advanced aspects of computational chemistry and drug design. I can also use same computer for Quantum mechanics, computational biology etc. I love chemistry.

blackboy:
Very good. Being resolute and resilient. Congratulations. Your name ...or names....hmmm

Thank you

Damscodammy1:
Sir how come abt ur name.3 diff tribe.

It is four actually. I captured my Ibibio people there too.

Reason: We're one and we all face similar challenges irrespective of ethnicity

My Journey through academics (Bsc. MSc. Ph.D)

NOTE: I am writing this article to inspire young Nigerians/Africans who have flair for academics.

My name is Emeka Ekanem Muyiwa Kyari and I was born a sickle cell patient. At the age of seven, I developed passion for teaching, my love for teaching was born out of my urge to know more. I was passionate about learning. Though, my maternal grandfather was a headmaster, I dreamt of becoming a Professor someday. My greatest weakness was my health, my greatest strength was my friends and family.

Naturally I was born "maybe" intelligent but those who are familiar with sickle cell crisis knows that at certain age the crisis becomes increasingly recurrent and this was the greatest set back I had during my BSc. because it affected my CGPA (3.39/5). Except for my second semester 4th year, I couldn't write a single quiz/test during my BSc. even the exams I wrote from my sick bed.

During my NYSC I was posted to Akwa Ibom State (I love Akwa Ibom). I am a lone wolf, I function better alone. I had a dream which is getting MSc. and staying back in Akwa Ibom would hinder that dream. My little alawee can't sustain my stay in Akwa Ibom State moreover we all thought that the state paid #16k but during camping we discovered they paid #6k so I had to redeploy to my state where they paid #5k/month. I was able to save up enough fund by living with my parents, in fact I saved everything I was paid just so that I could start my MSc.

After the NYSC I enrolled for my MSc. in Nnamdi Azikiwe university (NAU). I was once again faced with my greatest fear which was my health. I had crisis multiple times, even during my exams. As my savings was gradually depleting, I took a job that paid me #3500; funny thing is that my present office actually closed the school down. Then, I took another job that paid #7500, then, another that paid #15000 before getting employed by the state civil service. My MSc. delayed but I later got it at the 4th year, CGPA (4.06/5). My MSc. was a battle fought in love and on grace. The universe was kind to me and I survived the journey. My worst experience was the day I took pain killer injections at Eastern mass transit park in awka (terrible).

Then, came the PhD. The challenges where enormous, my fear were still there but the crisis wasn't recurrent as before. Again love, grace, humility and perseverance saw me through. The PhD came within 3 years. CGPA (5/5). I finished my PhD at 30 years

My Advice to young Academia's
1) To succeed in academics requires perseverance and love of what you're doing.
2) Keep your circle of friends tiny as possible. If possible be an island.
3) The dissuading voices are there to motivate you. Use them, let them penetrate you. My "guy" told me it was impossible to finish PhD in three years but I did
4) Don't wait to have enough fund to start your postgraduate journey. The university is an ocean of opportunities. You'll get enough fund to see you through your study.
5) Avoid any relationship that will lead to spending money. Minimize your expenditure
6) You must create time for leisure but ensure it won't cost you much money.
7) Your supervisor should be your best friend, they've what it takes to progress your research.
Join many groups on Facebook based on your research interest, follow people on Twitter who share similar research interest with you. Don't forget to always ask questions. In fact form the habit of questioning everything
9) Chose your area of specialization and research interest based solely on your passion. When you're passionate about a research findings it makes it easier to progress. Be guided!!!
10) Equip yourself with so much knowledge during your PhD, don't leave PhD empty, your PhD knowledge will prepare you and skyrocket you to greatness. During my PhD I learnt how to use so many software such as Autodock, Autodock vina, NAMD, SPSS, pyrx, pymol, Discovery studio, Avogadro, Sigmaplot, Datawarrior etc and all was fun. I had friends on Facebook (non Nigerians) to teach and guide me through each software


Conclusion
Though I am not a professor yet, but I believe that at the appropriate time I will. I made it this far, I know that everyone else will. School is fun not scam. One day I know that my certificates will fetch me greatness because I don't just wanna be a salary earner I want to be remembered for my contribution to knowledge.

My name is E.E.M Kyari BSc., PGDE, MSc., PhD