tolaade1960:
But hope they asked you how cyber security relates to oil and gas? Any is it not available in Nigeria universities?

Funny when you ask if Cyber security is not available in Nigeria. Is there any course that is not available in Nigeria? Almost 80% if not more than. There is much more to course availability please.

N/B: Cyber security and Oil and gas and banking sector are inseparable. I work in IT in an Oil and Gas and to start with, it is one of the most funded departments in the industry.

Going by the successful list for last year, I think computing and IT field have had a good success rate of about 2 in 5 for all states for both Msc and Ph.D.

OK o. I hear you o.

But just take a look at the previous lists whether you will see the same people from the same LG from a particular state that won it the same year. No two or three people that won the scholarship for a particular year are from the same LGs. That's a fact.

Do you think, ptdf don't know what they are doing by including the local governments? . They could have just written only the states and neglect the LGs na, is as simple as that. But for the fact that they are including the LGs, there is a point ptdf is trying to prove. But then, what do I know?

tolaade1960:
The final list only follows state factor not LGA.

As in ehn, no be small lucky for dem lucky o. It will be so easy for them to win it cos they are very few.

babey543:


I am very sure you would have loved to choose F/G/M, especially for your PhD.

Note that UK and FGM have the same number of slots. Those PhD guys that choose are lucky. 3 people out of 6 will win. That is even if all the 6 participate in the interview. Imagine if only 3 people attend the interview. That is 3 automatic slots irrespective of their performance.

Masters have 5 winners while PhD have 3 winners in each for both UK and F/G/M respectively.

tolaade1960:
But hope they asked you how cyber security relates to oil and gas? Any is it not available in Nigeria universities?

Yes they did and I also included it in my personal statement.

Go and check last year successful list , it's only state included . LGA only included in interview shortlist.

Minnieny:
OK o. I hear you o.

But just take a look at the previous lists whether you will see the same people from the same LG from a particular state that won it the same year. No two or three people that won the scholarship for a particular year are from the same LGs. That's a fact.

Do you think, ptdf don't know what they are doing by including the local governments? . They could have just written only the states and neglect the LGs na, is as simple as that. But for the fact that they are including the LGs, there is a point ptdf is trying to prove. But then, what do I know?

I don't want to argue but I know there's LG factor in the awardee list. You may not see it there but it is a determinant. You can ask any past awardee if you know any

tolaade1960:
Go and check last year successful list , it's only state included . LGA only included in interview shortlist.

Even for lagos state scholarship that I know of, there is LG factor. A guy once said to me that he won lagos scholarship because he was from a particular LG even though he didn't meet up with the cut-off mark. On getting to the office where he wanted to do his documentation, he was told by the officials that there are 2 people from his LG needed to complete the total list and he was lucky to be among.

Minnieny:
I don't want to argue but I know there's LG factor in the awardee list. You may not see it there but it is a determinant. You can ask any past awardee if you know any

The probability that even two people from the same LGA to be top 5 is zero. Lol. Hence, LGA factor doesn't come in.

Like I said, I don't want to argue but I know there's LG factor in determining the awardee list.

KoolK:

The probability that even two people from the same LGA to be top 5 is zero. Lol. Hence, LGA factor doesn't come in.

Minnieny:
Like I said, I don't want to argue but I know there's LG factor in determining the awardee list.

I once had a state scholarship as a student which they paid for two years and took to their heels..lol.
State considers LGA during selection.
Country considers State during selection.
After all, na only 4 or 5 people dem go select out of about 200 candidates per state.

As far as ptdf is concerned, they consider LG for the awardee list. I don't know about other Country scholarships o, I only know of ptdf. I don't want to argue, I keep saying this.

KoolK:

I once had a state scholarship as a student which they paid for two years and took to their heels..lol.
State considers LGA during selection.
Country considers State during selection.
After all, na only 4 or 5 people dem go select out of about 200 candidates per state.

Please help, they are changing my virtual interview scheduled time for the third time and for each time they changed it I do not receive any link to THE INTERVIEW SESSION. Please if you do have the link kindly share it here. Thanks

Abeg, anybody that makes it to the final list should do giveaway o. Las las, some people like this go fly UK and FGM. PTDF de try sha.

Liebermann:


LSS or OSS?

LSS MSc worth; I here say na 800k w/o school fee to 1.2M including school fee

FatimaMK:
According to the last year's marking scheme for PhD: First degree was 15 points if you have first class while 12 points for second class upper, masters was 15 points if you have distinction while 12 for merit, o level 15 points if you have 5A1 (A1 is 3 points, B2 is 2.5 points, B3 is 2 points, C4 is 1.5 points, C5 is 1 point and C6 is 0.5 point), Publication is 5 points, membership certificates 10 points (5 is required) and interview/proposal takes the remaining 40 marks.
But it seems they made some changes this time around.

Fatima this is not correct. 1st class is 8 points, 2 1 is 5 points and 2 2 is 3 points. I am in possession of the marking scheme

Tingotoe:
Fatima this is not correct. 1st class is 8 points, 2 1 is 5 points and 2 2 is 3 points. I am in possession of the marking scheme

lets have a look at it pls

Dreldee:

lets have a look at it pls

There's an old document that has been circulating that people wrongly believe to be the scoring criteria. It's not.

Wrydwahn:
Please help, they are changing my virtual interview scheduled time for the third time and for each time they changed it I do not receive any link to THE INTERVIEW SESSION. Please if you do have the link kindly share it here. Thanks

There is no link like zoom, the email you have been sent has date and time and if you look down it has "click here to join meeting". that is what you require.

Minnieny:
As far as ptdf is concerned, they consider LG for the awardee list. I don't know about other Country scholarships o, I only know of ptdf. I don't want to argue, I keep saying this.

U do you keep arguing and you are saying you don’t want to argue?

If they are picking 4/5 in a state, definitely they won’t pick 2 persons from same LG. It is an obvious fact already now. How can you pick 2 person from 1 LG out of 5 persons selected in a State having 23 LG?

If you are not seeing yourself as the best in your LG, then you are out of this race already. Also, not all LG will have representative.

Comrade, could you kindly share the latest marking criteria/scheme for the benefit of the whole house. GOD bless.

Tingotoe:
Fatima this is not correct. 1st class is 8 points, 2 1 is 5 points and 2 2 is 3 points. I am in possession of the marking scheme

Bro, could you kindly share the latest marking criteria/scheme for the benefit of the whole house. GOD bless.

Tingotoe:
Fatima this is not correct. 1st class is 8 points, 2 1 is 5 points and 2 2 is 3 points. I am in possession of the marking scheme

pijay:

U do you keep arguing and you are saying you don’t want to argue?

If they are picking 4/5 in a state, definitely they won’t pick 2 persons from same LG. It is an obvious fact already now. How can you pick 2 person from 1 LG out of 5 persons selected in a State having 23 LG?

If you are not seeing yourself as the best in your LG, then you are out of this race already. Also, not all LG will have representative.

Lol. And he keeps arguing. The issue of LGA shouldn't be a concern here atall.

Make I go do fasting first. Incase they want to select 5 people in Nigeria so that I go de inside

So you mean all the names on that shortlisted list are not the best of the best?

Anyway, hope you read that a person that had 88 marks still didn't make it to the final list. Just tell me how best can the person be? Is that not best enough? As it stand, even if you have 99 marks sef, it is still not certain you will be awarded. I rest my case.

Please, don't quote me again. I don't want to argue.

pijay:

U do you keep arguing and you are saying you don’t want to argue?

If they are picking 4/5 in a state, definitely they won’t pick 2 persons from same LG. It is an obvious fact already now. How can you pick 2 person from 1 LG out of 5 persons selected in a State having 23 LG?

If you are not seeing yourself as the best in your LG, then you are out of this race already. Also, not all LG will have representative.

Reye1:


There is no link like zoom, the email you have been sent has date and time and if you look down it has "click here to join meeting". that is what you require.

kindly send me the mail they sent to you. I didn't receive any mail from them. but my portal interview date keeps changing.
My mail: wrydwahn@gmail.com

I made my statement here and I didn't quote anybody. If it doesn't sit well with you, just overlook it than commenting and be making unnecessary arguments. Those of you that quoted me are the ones arguing cos I didn't quote anyone when I made my statement.

I don't want any arguments please. I beg you in the name of whatever you serve.

Minnieny:
Based on the shortlisted list, I noticed that FGM selection is very low as that of UK for both MSC and PhD. It slaps really hard o.

Anyway, my state has 30 names for FGM MSc while there are 111 names for UK MSc. For PhD list, my state has 6 names for FGM, while there are 29 names for UK. The disparity is just too much.

And again guys, I'd like to point out that in as much as we are competing from scholars from our respective states, we should focus on scholars from our local governments as well cos it matters. As far as I'm aware, there's competition b/w people that are from the same LG's as you cos it is a determinant in selection for the award because they want every LG to be represented.

Take for instance, a LG of a state having just 2 people will be less competitive than a LG of the same state having 7 -12 people.

That's just my little cent

Minnieny:
So you mean all the names on that shortlisted list are not the best of the best?

Anyway, hope you read that a person that had 88 points still didn't make it to the final list. Just tell me how best can the person be? Is that not best enough? As it stand, even if you have 99 points sef, it is still not certain you will be awarded. I rest my case.

Please, don't quote me again. I don't want to argue.

88 points out of? How did he know?

88%. The next guy that went after him heard the score and he told the person.

Liebermann:


88 points out of? How did he know?

Minnieny:
I made my statement here and I didn't quote anybody. If it doesn't sit well with you, just overlook it than commenting and be making unnecessary arguments. Those of you that quoted me are the ones arguing cos I didn't quote anyone when I made my statement.

I don't want any arguments please. I beg you in the name of whatever you serve.

Lol. You seem like a trouble maker.

Minnieny:
88%. The next guy that went after him heard the score and he told the person.

88% could be for just the interview. I know some people score that high but scoring 88% overall is absolutely insane and must be quite rare.

You're right though, it's not just about what your score is. Like we've all agreed on here, there are way too many variables involved in the process. As to your comment about LGs, I too was curious about why they included it on the shortlist and I mean no one can say for certain but it's unlikely it plays a role in the final selection. There are so many LGs in every state to begin with, they can't just pick certain LGs and say they have to select candidates from there at the expense of better candidates from less prominent LGs. Just my two cents.

On what I should be expecting.

XtraSmooth404:


Which advice again? You applied and got shortlisted, what else do you wanna hear? Go for it.

Hello Guys..

Kindly help out a brother.. I'm shortlisted for the about to commence ISS and I've gotten a mail to login to my profile and edit preferred interview, date and time, but on logging in, there's no such option.

Their WhatsApp and call contacts on the page ain't working.
Did anyone face this in the OSS Interview Session?

Who can suggest an alternative solution. Thank you.

Go to the page where you select your course and then click edit, that is when it will appear - happened similarly for OSS

CovenantCee:
Hello Guys..

Kindly help out a brother.. I'm shortlisted for the about to commence ISS and I've gotten a mail to login to my profile and edit preferred interview, date and time, but on logging in, there's no such option.

Their WhatsApp and call contacts on the page ain't working.
Did anyone face this in the OSS Interview Session?

Who can suggest an alternative solution. Thank you.

I have some speculation about the order of names published for candidates invited for the interviews but I don't have enough data to verify - so it would just be a speculation. Hopefully the final list comes out soon and I can confirm if my speculations are true