₦airaland Forum

anonimi:
YOU said we Nigerians are half baked because we pay small fees compared to Harvard, not so? I asked you whether other countries are also half baked because they pay less than your Harvard. The next thing you ask me to compare Nigerian fees with those other countries. Abeg where is the correlation?

You may wish to note that there are many Nigerians educated here till university who are TEACHING in your American Havard universities. They are surely not half baked, or are they

Americans do NOT rule the world. They are very important vis-a-vis other countries but can be and frequently are checkmated by other countries- notably Russia & China.

STOP being self-defeated. It is dangerous to your health, particularly when you are NOT doing anything concrete to change your [individual & societal] situation, even on this topic of education funding. Abi what have you done for your old schools-

- primary
- technical
- vocational
- secondary
- polytechnic
- university

What have you done

Complaining about others- government, churches, mosques, shrines- is easy but what about us? What are we doing?

Reason I begged you to be open minded, would you find a Nigerian university graduate PhD holder lecturing in Harvard? My answer is a big NO. Would you find a Nigerian university graduate with a British or American post graduate degrees teaching in harvard probably yes. Nigerian education isn't well funded because we are a poor nation, as one poster rightly puts it "resource dependent nation" so the government which is our greatest problem knows, so they subsidise our fees in a lopsided manner in which the fees we pay are still not enough to produce world class students because even the basic teaching and aren't available. My brother you said what have I done? Do you think if I'm not a billionaire my contribution could be felt? Do you want my contribution to be lopsided? Please try to see that good education comes with a price. My brother go to the UK, no matter how challenged educationally a person is, education is sure because resources put down for education is humongous. On a lighter note, do you know that harvard university's resources is more than Lagos state ?

bushdoc9919:
Lots...infact hundreds of Indians, Chinese and Russians go to US universities to study....and pay the same high fees.

Plus.....China and Russia have GDP's higher than Nigeria by far....because they are industrial nations, not poor resoruce dependent nations like Nigeria.

What's your point.?

Modified.....Science students in China pay US $1,800-6,400....ie...360000-1.2million naira.

Source:http://news.at0086.com/China-Universities/The-university-fees-in-China.html

Thanks for your well structured points, sometimes we just want to argue for just it's sake rather than trying to know why such things are done the way they are done. Public and private universities in nigeria are still very cheap compared to other countries.

anonimi:
Are Indians, Chinese, Russians half baked compared to Americans to expand on your logic

Try to Google how much they pay and compare it to ours, and please try as much as possible to be open minded and you will see why the Americans rule the world.

Cost Attendance2015-20162014-2015$45,278$43,938Tuition and Fees$15,381$14,669Room and BoardSubtotal - billed costs$60,659$58,607$3,741$3,643Estimated personal expenses (including $800-$1,200 for books)$0 - $5,200$0 - $5,800Estimated travel costsTotal billed and unbilled costs$64,400 - $69,600$62,250 - $68,050* In addition, health insurance is required at a cost of $2,390 (for 2015-16) unless you are covered underyour family’s health plan.

faitheverest:
how much be harvard university money abi school fees?
hmmmm

In harvard you pay up to 56,000 dollars if you convert to naira using bank rate of 199, it will give you 11,144,000 naira. However you look at it, education in nigeria is very cheap that's why we are all half baked.

Can you source for product for me without me giving you a link
?

Ezenwammadu:
This man is truly a dullard

Just as clueless stuck to GEJ
So is dullard sticking to PMB.
I like that, enough of this idolizing our leaders if they mess up we shout after all we put them there.

Acidosis:
You need to attend more seminars, listen to more public speakers and stop these 'hypes.'

How can a man of 52 years find it difficult to answer simple questions pertaining to his area of specialization, his state & experience? What baffles me is some of you attended universities where some 30-something year old Lecturers tutor you all on difficult subjects.

Please remind me again, what has Fashola said that Senator Ben Bruce can't discuss even better? What has Madam Aminat said that Senator Stella Oduah won't discuss even better? Have your nominees said anything Maupe Ogun of Channels TV won't discuss even better? Who among them can transform this nation better than "Sam Adeyemi", a public speaker if the criteria were to be comportment, statistical and business intelligence?


If you must school anyone, beg your nominees to tutor your PRESIDENT who's apparently clueless of certain and key sectors of the Nigerian business.

I also saw some hypocrites insulting the Northern senator who couldn't speak well in the senate, meanwhile these same set of people were among those who installed Muhammadu Buhari, same man we barely hear whenever he talks.

Post like this makes me believe there's hope for this generation.

valencia25:
It's Free.

Sorry if I offended you with my comment.

Did you just say PepsiCo males sprite?

Is it free or paid for? Remember that there's Google o.

Thanks for the tip, how about getting xft for the fuel system as well. Is your c180 still with you because I have been following you.

Where are you located

[quote author=Ariyoh1 post=38706193][/quote]I didn't insult you and if you interpreted it that way then I'm sorry and if you were part of those that called GEJ clueless then you will die by tomorrow evening thanks for your understanding

I didn't insult you and if you interpreted it that way then I'm sorry and if you were part of those those that called GEJ clueless then you will die by tomorrow evening thanks for your understanding

Mogidi:
I won't pick any of the above, I prefer Buhari's favourite drink.....Fura da nono, hopefully kunu and fura da nono would make me a dullard and Nigerians would vote me for president in 2044.

Bros where your inspiration dey come from? I nearly laugh die so tey people dey knock my door so wetin dey happen.

How do we buy to those that live outside Lagos.

I was beginning to wonder where SLOT would generate such amount for a porsche panamera, until I looked at it to see it was a boxster (which actually the cheapest porsche available) try to understand I'm not jealous, I just knew a company like SLOT couldn't afford a panamera. Congrats to him though

macolino:
he wants to be in every govt in power..that guy stole a lot of money at Ama brewery.i thought pmb wants to put in saints and new faces,same recycled old men. Mtcheeeew

No politician on earth is corrupt free, the only difference is the "level of corruption" Festus Odimegwu is a true technocrat, I wonder if politics will favour him because politics and business are two parallel lines.

obailala:
Sorry people, he was not defending apc, rather he was criticising the recklessness of the former government; there is a difference.

He was defending PMB appointment, guess you didn't notice I was talking about that.

M4gunners:
That's why Prof Pat Utomi was defending APC since. Anyway all the best i am only happy one Man name is not there.

Guy you dey see Road, Pat Utomi was just defending because of his stake, if he's really Honourable he should have declined the position he's been offered. Man is by nature selfish. That's why they say "Earth's greatest challenge is selfishness" he was just vocal so he would be noticed.

adeememman:
Exactly but you have to follow the steps in order to achieve desired result. Thanks

Please tell me the right steps to take in making me get the desired results.

GAZZUZZ:
Ya village people don gbab you o!
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Oga please your attention is needed on this thread. https://www.nairaland.com/2583795/double-batteries#37830896

Please peeps read his question very well, he said start a car because he couldn't get a good battery. I wonder all these ITK wey full nairaland. I jump-start cars and trucks on weekly basis, is that not doubling. He used the word "START" argh wetin sef una still dey defend una ignorance.

So you guys are saying a car can't be jump started if yes is that not 24v, I do that everyday for peeps I see on the road, compound, work etc.... Say what you know. Because he said doubling, you guys couldn't decipher what jump-start is.

Go to court and swear an affidavit and d court would issue a search warrant in conjunction with the Nigerian police force, you will find with that.

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criminalmindz:
friends and colleagues from every part of the nation and some of my best friends are not even from my side of the country.

However, recent events are making me to have a deeper reflection and I wish we- Southerners in this instance- can have some kind of introspection. Out of 25 appointments made so far, 18 are from the North, 3 are from the South West, 4 are from the South South while the South East has ZERO appointments. A tweet which I saw today stated that “southerners are only competent when it’s time for elections but northerners are competent in terms of governance” and this made the following thoughts run through my mind:

1. Only Southerners have been accusing fellow Southerners of corruption. Oshiomole has been attacking Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as if Ngozi turned down his marriage proposal. The same Oshiomole tried to make nonsense of Akinwumi Adeshina’s successes in the agriculture sector. Ambode tried to pull Fashola down and successfully smeared him with stains. Maybe that’s why Fashola did not get the Chief of Staff role. I’m yet to see a Northerner accuse another Northerner of corruption, even when they belong to different parties. The closest a Northerner got was when the new Kano State Governor attacked Rabiu Kwankaso but he quickly sheathed his sword and even disowned previous reports of attacks. Why are we like this?

2. Are Southerners the only ones who are corrupt? Were there no northerner heading the ministries and parastatals? Did the outgone Comptroller-General of Customs, Abdullahi Dikko not have an alleged case of certificate forgery but he still served out his tenure until he resigned voluntarily? I’m not in support of corruption under any guise but the fight against corruption must not be seen to be sectional.

3. How come it’s easier for the President to believe that Sanni Abacha was not corrupt in spite of recovered loot while it is so easy for him to believe Goodluck Jonathan is irredeemably corrupt?

4. I still remember that aside from God, Tinubu made Tambuwal what he is today. The same Tambuwal would later call Femi Gbajabiamila ‘incompetent’ and rated Dogara as more competent. The same Tambuwal was propped up by Tinubu, a Southerner against a fellow Southerner, Mulikat Akande. Obasanjo was very key to denying Goodluck Jonathan a second term. A good number can still recall how OBJ tore his PDP membership card in public glare. The Northerners find it easy to support themselves but we are always pulling ourselves down. Babangida Aliyu, Sule Lamido and all the other Northern Governors including the former PDP Chairman Adamu Muazu often times refused to campaign for Goodluck Jonathan openly and many times even espoused the virtues of the opposing candidate on the rostrum!

5. Southern leaders and Presidents pull down Southern business men but prop up Northern ones. How many people still remember how Obasanjo ran Mike Adenuga out of town but both Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan made Aliko Dangote what he is today. No northern leader goes against their own. I dare to put it on record that President Buhari will never go against Aliko Dangote for any reason.

6. How come OBJ pardoned Salisu Buhari, the ex-Speaker who forged his credentials and he later was given an appointment as a Governing Council member of a University and heavens did not fall- but when Goodluck Jonathan pardoned Alamieyeseigha it became one of the major issues counted against him? Is there one rule for some and another rule for others?

7. We find it easy to raise our voices in support of the deportation of Buruji Kashamu but have no qualms with Atiku Abubakar strutting around the corridors of power.

8. Only Southerners find it so easy to abuse their elders when they voice opinions not in tandem with the popular opinion. We find it easy to diss Afenifere elders and call them ‘Afenifebi’ while hurling expletives and curses at them. We even abuse our kings and priests. Northerners will never abuse an Emir no matter how unpopular what he said is. Can you imagine any Northerner raising his voice against the Sultan? In spite of Tanko Yakassai, Balarabe Musa and Dangiwa Umar’s perceived support for Jonathan, northern youths did not abuse them. But our own youths run down our elders on social media while our educated elite also support the act.

These are some of the thoughts that have been running through my mind. I don’t pretend to have all the answers and I do this at the risk of being labelled an ethnic bigot. The point however is that Southerners have to get their acts right. We have to put our house in order. The bickering must stop. Let’s engage our emotional intelligence. Let’s not allow others to exploit our tendency to self-destruct.

May God bless you with more wisdom, because that's all it takes to survive a world filled with ignorance.
NB: I'm an unapologetic fan of GEJ