₦airaland Forum

Gaddafiyusf:
I lecture. But I'm not a demon

then you are a god

AND THEY DONT CARRY TITTLE FOR HEAD LIKE NAIJA LECTURERS,YOU CALL MOST OF THEM BY THEIR FIRST NAME, IT DOESN'T MATTER IF HE OR SHE IS A PHD HOLDER OR A PROFESSOR AND YOU DONT PAY FOR HANDOUT

really, pls, throw more light

buzodyke:
Studying in UK is like a joke,, come to Germany you will learn

hashtag #SchoolingInTheUK...

Kobicove:
African culture does not permit an individual to call a much older and more experienced person by their first name.

I'm very sure that your 4 year old cousin or nephew/niece does not call you by your first name

It is yoruba culture, not all africans subscribe to that.

alacantra:
Nigeria don tire me I swear,
getting it wrong on every angle

Internet has solved most of this problem if only you pay the price of persistent searching, unlike our own time.

danjumakolo:
It's a different case for me.Most lecturers in chemical engineering of ABU ZX in the got there msc and PhD abroad.It was indeed cool for me cos it was like the foreigners teaching u.

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Hi. I'll like to run msc chemical engineering in ABU and I'll like to ask you some questions like when is the form out, duration, cost and any other information you can volunteer. Thanks

Nairaland247:
U were making perfect sense until u brought in "Pedagogy and Feudalism". Thank God for dictionary

He hasn't used those words wrongly. He still made some sense.

I am one and always eager to answer students' questions.

Remember I said it before, @HigherEd that this is a Nigerian thing. I observed that beyond any institution, it is a thing about Nigerians which has to stop, because if our values are not making us act any differently from them, then we can't lead them. https://plus.google.com/u/0/+VincentChinonsopastoral/posts/euar8dJUn6h

Education sector in Nigeria needs Revolution

most lecturers in naija na yeye & their expired education
I pity Nigerian students

Speak for yourself.

agabaI23:
not totally correct. If a lecturer asked you to call him by his first name in Nigeria, will you agree?

No you won't. You will be like " I can't do it" it is culturally wrong. Bla bla!

Chloe88:
the comparison isn't necessary

you might be right because there is really no comparison

BobTeeJoe:
Education sector in Nigeria needs Revolution

that is a total scrap and start again

9japrof:
We are just sick in this country, PGD and MSc that are advertised as 18 months can never be 18 months, I have heard situations were PhD programs are being run for 8 years and counting.

You hear the flimsy excuses by your supervisors that they did their program for five years and at that no individual would run less amount under their tutelage.

We are our own problems walahi

My own lecturer spent 10 years doing his Ph.D in a Nigerian university. When I wanted to start my own programme, he advised me to go abroad and get it done, if possible. In some foreign universities, you can even do a Ph.d in 2-3 years and scale through with flying colours. DBAs can not exceed 2 years, if you are hardworking. He then showed me other lecturers here, who spent 15 years in the same field, trying to get their own doctorate degree.

TheVictorious:
Remember I said it before, @HigherEd that this is a Nigerian thing. I observed that beyond any institution, it is a thing about Nigerians which has to stop, because if our values are not making us act any differently from them, then we can't lead them. https://plus.google.com/u/0/+VincentChinonsopastoral/posts/euar8dJUn6h

The average Nigerian cannot deal with any slight authority he has over a fellow human. In the attempt to get the respect he doesn't want to earn, he makes people his subjects and fear induced sycophants.

Word!
That's the blatant truth. I don't know what is wrong with us as a people to be honest. I remember my stay in NCCF back during service and I was just horrified and irritated with the way some so called leaders would behave so unkindly to the people they perceive as lower. It is indeed a Nigerian thing.....

Gourdoinc:
lazy students blaming their incessant failures on hapless lecturers. if you think you passed a course, always call for a re-mark and be shamed to smithereens that they even added mark to your failure. dull Nigerian students famzing themselves with knowledge

In our local universities, do you think the process of calling for re-marking of your scripts, or getting an external examiner to remark your papers, is an easy thing? In some of our universities here, it is seen as an affront to their authority, if you dare to suggest such a thing. The process of applying and waiting for a response, is time consuming. The irritation and antagonism you encounter from the lecturers and their clique, when you embark on this fruitless quest, is enough to make you question your mental acuity. If you want to embark on that journey, you need to be strong! In some local universities, you are even asked to cover the flight cost of the external examiner coming in to review your papers, as well as the cost of his accomodation which can run into thousands of naira.

abbeyty:
It is yoruba culture, not all africans subscribe to that.

Stop saying what you do not know. How many other African cultures have you studied? Have you been to the Northern states, where there are several different ethnic groups? Where do you think that the culture of 'Rankadede' originated from? I have been to other different African countries, and I have seen the same thing happening, in parts of West Africa and even East Africa. Even in the corporate sector in Nigeria, while working as a staff, some bosses see it as an affront if you call them by their first name! How much more in a school?

Chloe88:
the comparison isn't necessary

It us very necessary, so that those shameless men (and women too) change

Awon olodo

TheVictorious:
Remember I said it before, @HigherEd that this is a Nigerian thing. I observed that beyond any institution, it is a thing about Nigerians which has to stop, because if our values are not making us act any differently from them, then we can't lead them. https://plus.google.com/u/0/+VincentChinonsopastoral/posts/euar8dJUn6h

Not too long ago I had to admit to the crab-in-a-bucket mentality of black people. I think it is most pronounced in Nigeria.

Kobicove:
African culture does not permit an individual to call a much older and more experienced person by their first name.

I'm very sure that your 4 year old cousin or nephew/niece does not call you by your first name

Actually, they do

My family is not stuck with such mumu dogma

it belongs to the past

viktagorion:
Cardinal rule of the law of Power:

Never outshine the master.

Sun Tzu!

Tellemall:
What would be wrong if they did?

Africans and pointless traditions. What else would they call you if not your name?

Guy, every culture has its' own dynamics. There are rules of engagement for every form of interaction. And this applies in every society. I don't have a problem referring to anybody by any kind of title he likes. My only issue, is the kind of interaction we have and how much positive impact he or she is willing to release upon my life. One of my greatest mentors in college, was a man we all fondly called Chief, even though he never held any traditional title. We gave him the title, out of deference to his age. The chap was a walking mine of information, a study in humility and a tower of support to many of us. Always willing to go the extra mile, for others.

It was a sad day, when we lost him. I have had some lecturers and bosses, who were addressed by their first names and turned out to be bullies and jerks!

Perspectives:
To be born in Nigeria is a sin.

Being stucked in Nigeria is an unforgivable sin.

Work hard and give your child the chance to escape this shit hole.

seconded

Ugosample:
Actually, they do

My family is not stuck with such mumu dogma

it belongs to the past

It's mumu because you will readily denigrate African culture since you believe everything the white man says!

Obierika:
It's mumu because you will readily denigrate African culture since you believe everything the white man says!

Don't mind them. They don't realise that even if you call any lecturer or any man by his first name, yet he could still actively work for your downfall, by throwing obstacles in your way. Na who first-name-basis, help? One of my lecturers abroad, always preferred to be addressed as Dr. Moody. Call am by first name, and you will see the mother of all frowns, on his face!

HigherEd:
The average Nigerian cannot deal with any slight authority he has over a fellow human. In the attempt to get the respect he doesn't want to earn, he makes people his subjects and fear induced sycophants.

Word!
That's the blatant truth. I don't know what is wrong with us as a people to be honest. I remember my stay in NCCF back during service and I was just horrified and irritated with the way some so called leaders would behave so unkindly to the people they perceive as lower. It is indeed a Nigerian thing.....

Its part of a retrogressive culture that has kept the country underdeveloped. Later they go blame whites.

laudate:
Guy, every culture has its' own dynamics. There are rules of engagement for every form of interaction. And this applies in every society. I don't have a problem referring to anybody by any kind of title he likes. My only issue, is the kind of interaction we have and how much positive impact he or she is willing to release upon my life. One of my greatest mentors in college, was a man we all fondly called Chief, even though he never held any traditional title. We gave him the title, out of deference to his age. The chap was a walking mine of information, a study in humility and a tower of support to many of us. Always willing to go the extra mile, for others.

It was a sad day, when we lost him. I have had some lecturers and bosses, who were addressed by their first names and turned out to be bullies and jerks!

That one dey.

laudate:
Stop saying what you do not know. How many other African cultures have you studied? Have you been to the Northern states, where there are several different ethnic groups? Where do you think that the culture of 'Rankadede' originated from? I have been to other different African countries, and I have seen the same thing happening, in parts of West Africa and even East Africa. Even in the corporate sector in Nigeria, while working as a staff, some bosses see it as an affront if you call them by their first name! How much more in a school?

So, how many african contry have you been to?i bet it couldn't be more than two or three, I can tell you tha all these remain seem alien to some African, even in Nigeria some igbo dont believe in calling who is older than you brother or sister (which some yoruba find so insultive), they call you by your name including siblings. So,dont use what you saw in two or three african countries your went to as a yardstick to judge a whole of africa.

whitebeard:
lecturer will be saying we should not use another method other than the method he taught us..! Seriously..!!

God bless you for this.

This particular issue is frustrating,they even put it on the heading of the exam question.