donfemo:
@OP I think it is reckless and foolish to say "Asides Covenant University which has been pursuing academic excellence rigorously, all other private universities are mere profit companies" I am a graduate of the prestigious Ahmadu Bello university Zaria and i work with a lot of Bowen, Babcock graduates and they are doing good in their fields. I will not be too quick to condemn a school that i haven't been to. Yes a lot are just for profit without academic excellence but you cant just say all of them. Besides in my opinion on of the things really helping Covenant is the influence of the church. I know a lot of graduate from there and they were not as i expected. Cheers

Statsocial:
And by the way when it comes to research, only UI exceeds Covenant university right now as shown by webometrics( which measures research relevance). God willing, CU would displace UI on THE by next year-we are working aggressively to achieve that. Also, when comparing these universities remember that Ui is decades older than Covenant university. However, CU has more funds than UI and we've releasing publications at a very high rate. However, these publications would only reflect in some months time on webometrics when Scholars across the globe would have used them for their own research. But lets be clear about one thing, we are going for number one in Nigeria and Africa.

ezex:
university is about exposure,not jacking like hell....most privatee univ e.g igbinedion university ,u cant compare the level of exposure of the students to that of students in public univ...iuo boys know how to live well affter school,the urge to succeed is there..Sorry to burst ur head op,no be wetin u learn for school go put food 4 ur gable..shikena

hmmm! Better exposed and the urge to succeed in private university students is more than in public university students Kontinu! ..

MakeADifference:
If you have a chance to choose of UI or Covenant for research, jump at Covenant. By the way I've been to UI

smackimorn:
University of Ibadan (1948) OAU (1961) Covenant University (2002)
Covenant University is indeed greater

vicfuntop:
Not again. Aren't u guys tired of this. One thing I love about the private uni is the student teacher ratio.

ednut1:
Una don start again o, although i attended a public uni, private uni guys are more than a match. Go to KPMG, PWC, Access bank, Stanbic, Diamond bank, Sclum etc na Babcock and convenant guys dey rain there. they mostly have better packaging than public uni guys. the same thing that happened to public secondary school will soon happen to Public unis.

MakeADifference:
Don't think am anti CU. I just said CU is better than UI earlier on.

Nigeria, yes. Africa not now. Why?

1. Research areas. You can't be everything. Where does CU want to focus?

2. Quality of faculty. Top universities in Africa have been able to attract, retain, and build knowledge.

3. Quality of undergraduate scholarship (I don't mean finances now. I mean students)

4. Financing. Research can not be funded by CU alone. No. Govt, public organisations and industry does it together. In Nigeria? O.Y.O

See CU has got the dream, the passion. But I tell you, Nigeria's issues are affecting the university even if it isn't glaring.

Research isn't easy. Research culture and ability isnt here in this land. You can't just zoom above other universities, no. Not by wishes.

kretoz:
My dear that's cos they don't have much students vying for admission there. Believe me when I tell you that if the population of students grows, they won't increase the number of teachers cos their main aim is to make profit and not to impact knowledge

kretoz:
My dear that's cos they don't have much students vying for admission there. Believe me when I tell you that if the population of students grows, they won't increase the number of teachers cos their main aim is to make profit and not to impact knowledge

Statsocial:

Ok when it comes to research I believe a church
that has the capacity to build 7 universities can fund its research to excellence- they are currently doing it. As regards industry partnership, we are also doing averagely good. CU needs to become a research destination for it to become attractive to industry and currently there is a lot more cooperation we get from industry because the university is constantly building capacity and expanding its frontiers. I believe there as been a huge break with the quality of research that 2016 yielded for CU-if webometrics wasn't based on the 2010-2015 period for its last ranking, CU would have rated top 5 in Africa. I am very confident the university would do exceptionally well in the next year on all reputable rankings. Btw I really wasn't disputing your brilliantly laid out points I only intended to reaffirm it..

SonOfEl:
First of all, I have no personal beef or ish with private universities in Nigeria. Kudos to them. However I feel they are no match for the public universities.

Asides Covenant University which has been pursuing academic excellence rigorously, all other private universities are mere profit companies.

But even if you tell me to pick between covenant university and any first or second generation public university, I would still go for the public universities. Why?

1. They have a well established alumni of global reckoning.
2. They are not driven or motivated by profit as observed in private schools which are owned by private individuals or groups. They are driven by innate academic excellence.
3. Unlike private universities, they expose one to the real world of obstacles, manoeuverings, economy, and independence, all together laced with academic pursuit.

I know Covenant (and others) aims to be like Harvard university. But harvard, though private in ownership, is public in setting. The US government is a serious stakeholder in the university, so the university is not entirely private so to say.

Just my take. Don't crucify me abeg o....

kabrud:
Private universities are just glorified secondary schools.

IYANGBALI:
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MakeADifference:
I know you arent disputing it. That's what discussion is all about.

The church CANNOT fund research meaningfully. The cost is simply too high. They are trying, yes. But they won't be able to fund it.

Check research spendings by some private companies. Our whole budget for education isn't up to it. In fact one company's advertising budget was more than one particular country's education budget.

Research is expensive. I hope you'll one day visit the top 10 universities door their websites. You'll be shocked. Visit South African universities. Some have whole campuses dedicated to military research, another to business.

It is a system. It is more than some tests and then findings and paper.

Their nations have research centres that support funding. They have professors with millions of dollars of research funding.

Some have gone on to commercialise their research outputs. It further strengthens their capacity.

We've still got a long way to go in so many regards.

Statsocial:

True. I think we can utilize the private sector from the Covenant university perspective but that would mean we have to be highly relevant. While I was studying in CU my department did collaborate with IITA and even FIIRO. However, a process did start which was tagged 'town and gown'- meant to bridge the gap between industry and academia. And CU's management did agree that it needs to lay the foundation for proper research in Nigeria. We had companies come to tell us what they needed and we are currently poised to help them get those solutions. I believe If we can lay that foundational trust by being relevant to industry they would be able to allocate funds to CU's research. Currently, the university hs created about 20 research clusters and is moving to strengthen post graduate studies and research. As regards the Nigerian government funding research I don't think it would be sane for CU to expect such-the govt would need to first fund its own universities before it can fo so for private universities. We, members of the Alumni are also ready to make needed financial injections as we strengthen ourselves in the corporate and business world..

donfemo:
@OP I think it is reckless and foolish to say "Asides Covenant University which has been pursuing academic excellence rigorously, all other private universities are mere profit companies" I am a graduate of the prestigious Ahmadu Bello university Zaria and i work with a lot of Bowen, Babcock graduates and they are doing good in their fields. I will not be too quick to condemn a school that i haven't been to. Yes a lot are just for profit without academic excellence but you cant just say all of them. Cheers

adewumiopeyemi:
Joseph ayo babalola university one of the best private university in Nigeria hit like if u believe

Jaymaxxy:
In a private university, you only learn academics and academics alone.

In a public university, you learn about academics and LIFE.

Exponental:
Education is one of the problems in the country today. Most of what we learn we don't need. Either private or public, the system needs to be reviewed to grow the nation!