wip7:


Did you ask what exactly makes PhD program in Federal universities in Nigeria slower or lengthy? If the major reasons are known, may be before you start anywhere in Nigeria you can first tackle such issues.

I did not study in Nigeria but I have co-supervised some master and Phd students with some Nigerian professors.

What I realized (personal observation),is that majority of those supervisors lack research capabilities, less experience with research formulations (they can appear experience), creativity is low, mostly think inside the box, equipments and laziness.

But they blame it on ASUU, pastors, Imams, Fulani herdsmen, IPOB, native doctors.

When I saw your previous post on Lecturers in Nigeria publishing in unknown venues and their excuse being "they thought publishing in Top Journals and Conferences would be expensive" I just LOLed and liked your post . I wanted to say something but I thought since you didn't school in Nigeria, you would be totally clueless and naive about of how things worked here but with this your post I can infer you have an idea albeit a nascent one.

Those Lecturers that gave "ignorance" as an excuse are just full of shit. They knew, I am 100% sure of that. But since Universities in Nigeria don't care where you publish, as long as you "publish", they don't care. They know how rigorous it is to publish in the likes of IEEE Xplore, Elsevier, A.C.M., T. and F. and so on so they don't bother; Why should they? When they can submit their bullshit work to an unknown journal and still get same promotion? The system is a vicious cycle of mediocrity. They will be roaming about answering "Prof" and "Doctor" with ego's bigger than Mount Everest, feeling like gods, frustrating students, self acclaimed "experts" in their field, who dare question these Supreme Beings here?

You need to take a look at their Ph.D thesis, you will literally puke. This is not the first time I am hearing a story of how they applied for lecturing positions abroad and were bounced. Other stories were very similar to yours. Those that have up to 2 to 4 publications in SCI, SCI-e, SSCI are the very brilliant ones. You need to meet the others.

MonsieurCoder:


When I saw your previous post on Lecturers in Nigeria publishing in unknown venues and their excuse being "they thought publishing in Top Journals and Conferences would be expensive" I just LOLed and liked your post . I wanted to say something but I thought since you didn't school in Nigeria, you would be totally clueless and naive about of how things worked here but with this your post I can infer you have an idea albeit a nascent one.

Those Lecturers that gave "ignorance" as an excuse are just full of shit. They knew, I am 100% sure of that. But since Universities in Nigeria don't care where you publish, as long as you "publish", they don't care. They know how rigorous it is to publish in the likes of IEEE Xplore, Elsevier, A.C.M., T. and F. and so on so they don't bother; Why should they? When they can submit their bullshit work to an unknown journal and still get same promotion? The system is a vicious cycle of mediocrity. They will be roaming about answering "Prof" and "Doctor" with ego's bigger than Mount Everest, feeling like gods, frustrating students, self acclaimed "experts" in their field, who dare question these Supreme Beings here?

You need to take a look at their Ph.D thesis, you will literally puke. This is not the first time I am hearing a story of how they applied for lecturing positions abroad and were bounced. Other stories were very similar to yours. Those that have up to 2 to 4 publications in SCI, SCI-e, SSCI are the very brilliant ones. You need to meet the others.

You are right. I think the promotion in academic ranks in Nigerian tertiary institutions should be revamped to work like tenure-track system with conditions (successful number of quality publications (articles, chapters, books), successful grant and project management).

Also, plagiarism software such as Turnitin, ithenticate etc should be made accessible and plagiarism limit on MSC/MA candidates should be less than 20% while those of Phd less than 10%.

Very important: students evaluation for each instructed is done twice per semester at my end and any instructors graded less than 3 will face board questions and for 3 times such instructors likely loose his or her job. Such thing should be introduced in Nigerian institutions and since is anonymous, this may likely activate the instructors to work smartly and effectively.

wip7:


You are right. I think the promotion in academic ranks in Nigerian tertiary institutions should be revamped to work like tenure-track system with conditions (successful number of quality publications (articles, chapters, books), successful grant and project management).

Also, plagiarism software such as Turnitin, ithenticate etc should be made accessible and plagiarism limit on MSC/MA candidates should be less than 20% while those of Phd less than 10%.

Very important: students evaluation for each instructed is done twice per semester at my end and any instructors graded less than 3 will face board questions and for 3 times such instructors likely loose his or her job. Such thing should be introduced in Nigerian institutions and since is anonymous, this may likely activate the instructors to work smartly and effectively.

I doubt if any PG School in Nigeria uses plagiarism software to flag infringement. It is a sad tale. The education system is actually a microcosm of what is obtainable here. I really cant figure how things can be get right. I once challenged a PG Coordinator of a renowned federal university in Nigeria on the issue of flagging plagiarized work, the reply I got was disheartening.

That said, I want to believe the 10% is kind of too much considering that most foreign schools I have seen peg it at 23-25%. If they can still put it at that range, it is not bad IMO.

To give my input on publishing in internationally recognized journal with standard, I want to say you are very much right. However, it is not to be over-simplified. How do one reconcile a nation with poor R & D, yet we crave for what is obtainable in countries that take R & D serious.

Take for instance, I am just a 'jobless' Master student in a federal university. All the papers I submitted for publications are mostly to some Q2/Q3 journal because it is free, not because it isn't worthy of being in Q1 journal or something.

This country is always peculiar. 'Good' things are always difficult to attain in this country. It is what it is.

wip7:


You are right. I think the promotion in academic ranks in Nigerian tertiary institutions should be revamped to work like tenure-track system with conditions (successful number of quality publications (articles, chapters, books), successful grant and project management).

Also, plagiarism software such as Turnitin, ithenticate etc should be made accessible and plagiarism limit on MSC/MA candidates should be less than 20% while those of Phd less than 10%.

Very important: students evaluation for each instructed is done twice per semester at my end and any instructors graded less than 3 will face board questions and for 3 times such instructors likely loose his or her job. Such thing should be introduced in Nigerian institutions and since is anonymous, this may likely activate the instructors to work smartly and effectively.

Turnitin plagiarism limit in Unical is 10% for MSc

asunmoGGMU:


I doubt if any PG School in Nigeria uses plagiarism software to flag infringement. It is a sad tale. The education system is actually a microcosm of what is obtainable here. I really cant figure how things can be get right. I once challenged a PG Coordinator of a renowned federal university in Nigeria on the issue of flagging plagiarized work, the reply I got was disheartening.

That said, I want to believe the 10% is kind of too much considering that most foreign schools I have seen peg it at 23-25%. If they can still put it at that range, it is not bad IMO.

To give my input on publishing in internationally recognized journal with standard, I want to say you are very much right. However, it is not to be over-simplified. How do one reconcile a nation with poor R & D, yet we crave for what is obtainable in countries that take R & D serious.

Take for instance, I am just a 'jobless' Master student in a federal university. All the papers I submitted for publications are mostly to some Q2/Q3 journal because it is free, not because it isn't worthy of being in Q1 journal or something.

This country is always peculiar. 'Good' things are always difficult to attain in this country. It is what it is.

I understand and fully agree with your stance. i will be posting some grant opportunities and research stipends may be active students like you around here can apply for it. Also, you may collaborate with your friends abroad to enhance your papers.

asunmoGGMU:


I doubt if any PG School in Nigeria uses plagiarism software to flag infringement. It is a sad tale. The education system is actually a microcosm of what is obtainable here. I really cant figure how things can be get right. I once challenged a PG Coordinator of a renowned federal university in Nigeria on the issue of flagging plagiarized work, the reply I got was disheartening.

That said, I want to believe the 10% is kind of too much considering that most foreign schools I have seen peg it at 23-25%. If they can still put it at that range, it is not bad IMO.

To give my input on publishing in internationally recognized journal with standard, I want to say you are very much right. However, it is not to be over-simplified. How do one reconcile a nation with poor R & D, yet we crave for what is obtainable in countries that take R & D serious.

Take for instance, I am just a 'jobless' Master student in a federal university. All the papers I submitted for publications are mostly to some Q2/Q3 journal because it is free, not because it isn't worthy of being in Q1 journal or something.

This country is always peculiar. 'Good' things are always difficult to attain in this country. It is what it is.

you are right.

FixNaija:


Turnitin plagiarism limit in Unical is 10% for MSc

Good one from Unical. I want to believe real turnitin software, not those related online plagiarism software that catch nothing but feebles. If Unical can have access to turnitin server, what stops NUC making it compulsory to other universities. However, 10% is not a good one. My university uses 21% for MSc for min of 10,000 words.

Research grants for young scientists

As I mentioned earlier, I will be posting some grants and research funding opportunities for interested and capable scientists. Below are recent calls for two different grants and award. I won the first one last year, so others can benefit also:


UNESCO Green Chemistry research grants for young scientists

Green chemistry has become a target for cutting-edge research into sustainable technologies. The grant programme aims to promote the implementation of innovative research projects in green chemistry by young scientists that respect the 12 principles of green chemistry. Young scientists aged with a PhD degree (or equivalent) in chemistry or its allied areas are invited to compete; the age limit is 39. Successful projects will be selected by an international scientific jury. Grants will be up to US$30,000 and should be awarded for research that may be completed in one year.


2018 CHEMRAWN VII Prize for Green Chemistry: IUPAC

The CHEMRAWN VII Prize was first announced in August 2008 and since then it has been awarded every two years at the IUPAC International Conference on Green Chemistry. The Prize of USD 5000 is granted to a young investigator (less than 45 years of age) from an emerging region who is actively contributing to research in Green Chemistry.

The deadline for the 2018 edition is 31st March 2018 and applications should be submitted through the dedicated application form available at this link: https://iupac.org/2018-chemrawn-vii-prize-green-chemistry-call-nominations/

Please, i would appreciate if you can also forward free journals to me, Sadibo0909@gmail.com

Thanks, as I await your response.

asunmoGGMU:


I doubt if any PG School in Nigeria uses plagiarism software to flag infringement. It is a sad tale. The education system is actually a microcosm of what is obtainable here. I really cant figure how things can be get right. I once challenged a PG Coordinator of a renowned federal university in Nigeria on the issue of flagging plagiarized work, the reply I got was disheartening.

That said, I want to believe the 10% is kind of too much considering that most foreign schools I have seen peg it at 23-25%. If they can still put it at that range, it is not bad IMO.

To give my input on publishing in internationally recognized journal with standard, I want to say you are very much right. However, it is not to be over-simplified. How do one reconcile a nation with poor R & D, yet we crave for what is obtainable in countries that take R & D serious.

Take for instance, I am just a 'jobless' Master student in a federal university. All the papers I submitted for publications are mostly to some Q2/Q3 journal because it is free, not because it isn't worthy of being in Q1 journal or something.

This country is always peculiar. 'Good' things are always difficult to attain in this country. It is what it is.

Its 20% for masters & 15% for Phd in Uniport.
Yes there are some good lecturers, I know two in my dept that a journal in Springer and Elsevier always request articles from every four months. And if I recall correctly, they are often paid for these articles because when published, its not open access, but viewers are made to purchase them online.

A lot of schools use plagiarism software I think. I did my MSc in Nigeria and 20 %was the benchmark for plagiarism.

asunmoGGMU:


I doubt if any PG School in Nigeria uses plagiarism software to flag infringement. It is a sad tale. The education system is actually a microcosm of what is obtainable here. I really cant figure how things can be get right. I once challenged a PG Coordinator of a renowned federal university in Nigeria on the issue of flagging plagiarized work, the reply I got was disheartening.

That said, I want to believe the 10% is kind of too much considering that most foreign schools I have seen peg it at 23-25%. If they can still put it at that range, it is not bad IMO.

To give my input on publishing in internationally recognized journal with standard, I want to say you are very much right. However, it is not to be over-simplified. How do one reconcile a nation with poor R & D, yet we crave for what is obtainable in countries that take R & D serious.

Take for instance, I am just a 'jobless' Master student in a federal university. All the papers I submitted for publications are mostly to some Q2/Q3 journal because it is free, not because it isn't worthy of being in Q1 journal or something.

This country is always peculiar. 'Good' things are always difficult to attain in this country. It is what it is.

FUT Minna uses Turnitin for Bsc, Msc and PhD. 25%, 15% and 10% respectively

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Scholars! Greetings everyone! Any researcher in in for information system here? Or some one with research interest in health informatics, technology adoption? Just want to relate. My humble suggestion we can form a social network to help each other with research experiences and also guidance, some of us have access to top journal databases through our universities and we can help our brothers in Nigeria with downloads of journals with monetary access for free. All the best as we quest to contribute to field of knowledge.

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Please where is the M.sc thread? I just wanted to know the schedule of fees for masters in different Nigerian universities please contribute. Especially UI,UNILORIN,FUNAAB,OAU,UNILAG others are also welcomed the form and tuition for the 2years, I wanna study M.sc in Mathematics

wip7:

Please are any of these journals covered or indexed under SCI, SCI-e?

The Pacific Journal of Science and Technology
World Journal on Educational Technology

asunmoGGMU:


I doubt if any PG School in Nigeria uses plagiarism software to flag infringement. It is a sad tale. The education system is actually a microcosm of what is obtainable here. I really cant figure how things can be get right. I once challenged a PG Coordinator of a renowned federal university in Nigeria on the issue of flagging plagiarized work, the reply I got was disheartening.

That said, I want to believe the 10% is kind of too much considering that most foreign schools I have seen peg it at 23-25%. If they can still put it at that range, it is not bad IMO.

To give my input on publishing in internationally recognized journal with standard, I want to say you are very much right. However, it is not to be over-simplified. How do one reconcile a nation with poor R & D, yet we crave for what is obtainable in countries that take R & D serious.

Take for instance, I am just a 'jobless' Master student in a federal university. All the papers I submitted for publications are mostly to some Q2/Q3 journal because it is free, not because it isn't worthy of being in Q1 journal or something.

This country is always peculiar. 'Good' things are always difficult to attain in this country. It is what it is.

University of Benin PG school uses it now. Most departments made it compulsory that plagiarism be 20%

guiddoti:
Good one from Unical. I want to believe real turnitin software, not those related online plagiarism software that catch nothing but feebles. If Unical can have access to turnitin server, what stops NUC making it compulsory to other universities. However, 10% is not a good one. My university uses 21% for MSc for min of 10,000 words.

10% isn't a good one. Students are not robot

demmybite:
Please where is the M.sc thread? I just wanted to know the schedule of fees for masters in different Nigerian universities please contribute. Especially UI,UNILORIN,FUNAAB,OAU,UNILAG others are also welcomed the form and tuition for the 2years, I wanna study M.sc in Mathematics

You can start up a thread for this.
It's not a bad idea

"thread for M.Sc students" or something like that.

asuustrike2009:

University of Benin PG school uses it now. Most departments made it compulsory that plagiarism be 20%

To respond to your objection and other similar ones with a post, I can confirm all universities have the regulation. However, done be hoodwink by that, only few follow that strictly. I have seen this. There is gulf between having a guideline and implementation. Thanks.

MonsieurCoder:


Please are any of these journals covered or indexed under SCI, SCI-e?

The Pacific Journal of Science and Technology
World Journal on Educational Technology

Both of the above-mentioned journals are not indexed in SCI, SCI-e nor in Emerging source science citation index.

However, I found another related journal PACIFIC SCIENCE Journal under SCI-e.

wip7:


Both of the above-mentioned journals are not indexed in SCI, SCI-e nor in Emerging source science citation index.

However, I found another related journal PACIFIC SCIENCE Journal under SCI-e.

Thank you very much!

wip7:


Both of the above-mentioned journals are not indexed in SCI, SCI-e nor in Emerging source science citation index.

However, I found another related journal PACIFIC SCIENCE Journal under SCI-e.

I just checked your signature.

Which school's are those pls?

EMU CSU et al

wip7:


Both of the above-mentioned journals are not indexed in SCI, SCI-e nor in Emerging source science citation index.

However, I found another related journal PACIFIC SCIENCE Journal under SCI-e.

Hello Sir, I must really say I'm highly impressed with your CV and how well you're shining the light of Nigeria over there and guiding us on this thread. I need a favour from you please. I'm trying to put up my PhD proposal which I'll defend very soon, in Computer Science (Research Area- Collaborative e-learning). I've identified some very important articles for my work but unfortunately they're not open access, mostly Taylor and Francis and IEEE. I'll be most pleased if you could help me get them, and send to this email: sheggswonder@gmail.com
Here are the links to the articles:

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1475939X.2014.948041?src=recsys

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14703297.2010.518428?src=recsys

http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7805101/

Y. Li, M. Dong, R. Huang, "Designing collaborative e-learning environments based upon semantic wiki: from design models to application scenarios", Educational Technology & Society, vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 49-63, 2011.

Expecting to receive from you. Thanks.

AlanTuringAI have you heard about SCI-HUB. It's like a hack to get papers without paying. This is the current sci hub site.
https://sci-hub.tw/
Just paste the DOI or the download link of the paper on sci-hub.
Enjoy.

PhilipGallagher:
AlanTuringAI have you heard about SCI-HUB. It's like a hack to get papers without paying. This is the current sci hub site.
https://sci-hub.tw/
Just paste the DOI or the download link of the paper on sci-hub.
Enjoy.

Thanks so much brother.. I really appreciate this.
Do you know of such sites to download textbooks, especially recent and newer editions?

AlanTuringAI:

Thanks so much brother.. I really appreciate this.
Do you know of such sites to download textbooks, especially recent and newer editions?

.

AlanTuringAI:

Hello Sir, I must really say I'm highly impressed with your CV and how well you're shining the light of Nigeria over there and guiding us on this thread. I need a favour from you please. I'm trying to put up my PhD proposal which I'll defend very soon, in Computer Science (Research Area- Collaborative e-learning). I've identified some very important articles for my work but unfortunately they're not open access, mostly Taylor and Francis and IEEE. I'll be most pleased if you could help me get them, and send to this email: sheggswonder@gmail.com
Here are the links to the articles:

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1475939X.2014.948041?src=recsys

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14703297.2010.518428?src=recsys

http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7805101/

Y. Li, M. Dong, R. Huang, "Designing collaborative e-learning environments based upon semantic wiki: from design models to application scenarios", Educational Technology & Society, vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 49-63, 2011.

Expecting to receive from you. Thanks.

Hi,
Have you gotten these papers yet? If not let me know so I can download and send to you.