maasoap:


Honestly speaking, I don't know what mean by that statement.

if you don't understand,it's ya bed of stone

ayoblinks:

I'm in my final year in futa now
Eat your northern school bro

Why did you apply there in the first place? You prefer the Northern tribalistic school i guess. Leave us and our tribalism. Stay in your oduduwa school.

mamaafrik:
if how many Northerner you see for South here with intelligence and passion for education,i no get ur time too

Because they have enough schools that can take them in, why travelling far distance?

mamaafrik:
if you don't understand,it's ya bed of stone

It is a very dumb statement and request

adedayourt:


Your fada ogogoro man!

Son, i really cant do this with u cos u r insignificant. But i like to trade words with anyone who attended ur mothers wedding.

MoIbrahim:
Rubbish
Honestly *the person who wrote this piece “Injustice to one is injustice to all” is completely ignorant of the process of admission in Ahmadu Bello University Zaria,* for those of us that wrote Jamb 3 times passed all and failed to secure admission whom also are from the catchment area of the University felt the same way but later got to understand the process & how it works!

There are some unique facts about ABU that we must appreciate which includes among so many others; ABU is the most cosmopolitan University in the whole of Africa not even Nigeria �� it’s no news that ABU Zr has students from each and every of the 774 local governments in �� which makes it a mini ��.

When it comes to teaching staff, ABU is the only record holder of having atleast 1 senior staff from each and every of the 36 states in Nigeria and it has remained so till date. So in essence not even the University of Abuja that is in the heart of Nigeria can boast of having students from all the 774 local governments or a staff from each of the 36 states in the Country. Then we should be proud of ABU Zr.

I can personally attest to the fact that in each and every Departmental admission guideline clearly spells out three criteria’s and is religiously adhered to which includes: 1. Merrit list 45% of the total students admitted to the dept (Atleast 2 to 3 students with the highest score from each state). 2. Catchment area list 35% (like any other university in Nigeria ABU considers students from its selected States as it catchment area). & 3. Less Educationally developed states list 20% (in other to give candidates in some selected states that are not as educationally developed as the others a chance to be in ABU as they are at a disadvantage and cannot stand their colleagues from the opposite side) which makes 100% for each department and in doing this no state is left out. Please tell me which other University in Nigeria can say same of their institution? I’ll tell U the answer for free “NONE”.

As regards the case of one *Goodness Thomas, she would have made it for the MBBS Merit list from her state but unfortunately she was number 7 on the list in terms of jamb score from Niger state* and only the first two were picked as it is in d case with all other 36 states and the FCT, she also wouldn’t have made it for the 2nd & 3rd criteria for admission as the number from the Medical and Dental Board limits ABU MBBS to only 120students per session so please do the maths how would U have admitted Goodness into MBBS and justify it even if U are on the admissions committee?

It is also important that I call the attention of the writer of this mischievous piece, that Goodness Thomas was quick to change her 1st choice to ‘Anatomy’ from MBBS seeing she didn’t make the 1st list and she was admitted in the 2nd list of admission which she accepted gladly and quickly, so why are people been mischievous and sharing very wrong information on social media?

I have seen the list of about 25 candidates this year alone from Kwara, Benue and Kogi states who scored above 300 and didn’t make the list for MBBS but unfortunately their representatives don’t have social media handles to speak out on their behalf.

This year alone ABU received more than 40,000 qualified candidates which is the largest number of applicants for any university in Nigeria and Jamb gave ABU the clearance to take in 11,000 candidates which is also the highest number any university is taking in this year, so who will speak for the over 29,000 qualified candidates? Even ASUU is crying that accademic staff are over stretched due to the number of lecturer to student at the moment.

As it stands, ABU is among the 1st generation of universities in Nigeria and there has been plans from the management under the leadership of Prof. Ibrahim Garba with support from the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) and the Ministry of Education for ABU Zr to Migrate into a fully pledged Post-Graduate University and that can only happen if the number of undergraduates intake is cut by more than half the number its currently taking in.

So please let’s call all mischief makers to order and if anyone has any issue on admission of a candidate to write to the University rather than embarking on campaign of calmuny on social media to dent the reputation of a University we all hold Dear.

Abubakar A Rafindadi

Has Nuc approved ABU request for aforementioned postgraduate degree

Useless country because she is not a Muslim and/nor northerner.....

adedayourt:
Maybe her waec no qualify her

U can't read abi

themonk:
The question is what happened and why she was denied admission. She has a very high score. You cannot tell me that everyone that got admission into that course had above 302, NOT POSSIBLE!

Most times we keep shouting injustice because we want to trend and forget to ask for the full story. Let us ask what happened first, was it ethincity motivated or because she is female or what? Then we know where to head from there.

I'm saying this because I don't see any special reason the school will deny her admission.

because she doesn't know someone who knows someone n probably not in their catchment area which is their last resort for denying students admissions no fed, state university that exempted them be 5&6 if you like score 500 for jamb 100 for utme na u kpalaca

Not something new..
Last year, jamb 293,
Post utme 317.
Was denied admission. Not even considered at all.

That is how one school in ilorin denied me admission 2 times after scoring 236 and above na by who u know

Kubernetes:


Go to ABU TMR morning.
I swear you will see nothing less than 20 Yoruba and 20 ibo guys each from 100-500level studying medicine.
ABU Zaria has been fair in admitting students from the south.
Infact the girl in question may be from Niger state.But don't be surprised that she may be the least in jamb scores from the 10-15 spaces allotted to Niger state

Thanks so much for this candid statement. I am a Yoruba, I didn't know any insect in ABU Zaria before I was given admission.

Sirjamo:
This thing is prevalent in every region of this country, I have not seen or heard of any Mohammed or Usman or Adewale that graduate from UNN or any other university in SE or SS. North and SW are even better in this regards. I expect barrage of insults on this but the truth is the truth, it has no any other name!!!!

don't be ignorant with confidence... Abu is a federal school d most prestigious in d entire north just as unn is in d east unilag UI in d west... admission are in 3 folds as stated by federal character policy... merit catchment area then less educationally developed states... an IMO edo oyo applying to Abu has one chance which is merit... a benue taraba kaduna has 3 chance merit catchment less educationally developed states... a taraba benue Kano applying to unn or unilag has 2 chance merit and less educationally developed states... dos usman ll hardly apply to unn or ui but Abu or udus or unimaid and if they do they have 2 chances like I stated... years back I applied to oau had over 300 post utme but 208 in jamb couldn't get international relations but a benue person with less jamb and post utme had admission...

It happened to a friend of mine Kayode Achmed when he went to serve in Cross Rivers too, he applied for a teaching job, was the best in the interview but he couldn't get the job either because of his tribe or religion.

ComradeShegs:
I've said this countless times, this quota system isn't helping matters in any way, because it invariably adores mediocrity at the expense of meritocracy. Myself and my sisters being Christians from Oyo state were fortunate enough to gain admission in ABU. My elder sis read Mathematics, I just finished this year with a degree in Political Science & International Studies and my immediate younger sister is currently reading Business Educ moving to her second year. We all applied ones...

While in school, you'll meet “abokis” who can't construct a correct sentence in 400L. Infact, what usually helps some of them is cramming. “Ma broda, Hausa sabi cram for Africa ”. But tell them to engage in a verbal reasoning, na there you don spoil everything.

If you confront them on the marginalisation of southerners in securing admission, they start bringing up the quota system and how it's also difficult for northerners to gain admission down south, even though I strongly feel Federal institutions shouldnt be tied to it. It can be understood if such system is practiced in State owned institutions.

you are a liar...is it easy to cram...

themonk:

I dont think ABU Zaria cutoff for medicine can be more than 280. UNN and ABU are not the same school, how many smart people want to go to Zaria?

look the stupid thing u type sanusi lamido went to Abu...Abu is d most prestigious university in the entire north and is as good as unn... some of u are pathetic tribalist...

sevo:
When her name is not hauwa or Aisha..why will they give her admission... Don't be surprised...they might even offer her Islamic education instead!!

d issue is can someone from d north b given admission to study medicine in unical or uniben??

immantoks:
Go to Obafemi Awolowo university ,you will see Hausas studying medicine. I used to be friend with one but he has graduated and ABU is a federal university

he must gotten in via less educationally developed states... while u need to get merit to get admission...dat guy had 2 chance merit and less educationally developed states...

chewwie:
Medicine and Surgery is like gold in Nigeria. My guy is about to write his 5th Jamb in hopes of getting MBBS. And he has never scored less than 260 in all previous attempts. Sad!

must everyone read medicine...

masseratti:
this does not make sense, you don't change the rule during the match, before you set a cutoff mark you ought to know what they scored, catchment area thing can not supercede someone that beats the cut off mark.. This school is a disgrace to education... Point blank.

it's a federal govt policy to ensure representation for everyone... my cousin applied for chem engineering got chemistry he is from edo State... cut off mark are not fix student performance determines it every year... d lady I learnt is from kogi and her score didn't meet merit neither catchment area since plenty kogites ll apply for Abu less educationally developed states uncore same between fewer spaces for mbbs which plenty folks are gunning for...

Goodness's case is just one out of many. Very brilliant students from the south are victims of this religion and ethnicity nonsense in universities up north. They will hardly offer you the course of your choice. It is very sad.

JBoss25:
Bloody useless school, it's very hard to get a course like medicine in this school if you're a southerner

The girl in question is even a Northerner from Niger state.

OGHENAOGIE:
it's a federal govt policy to ensure representation for everyone... my cousin applied for chem engineering got chemistry he is from edo State... cut off mark are not fix student performance determines it every year... d lady I learnt is from kogi and her score didn't meet merit neither catchment area since plenty kogites ll apply for Abu less educationally developed states uncore same between fewer spaces for mbbs which plenty folks are gunning for...

just leave those judging blindly to continue as if their opinion will change anything... so people are not aware that each state has their specific number of slots & candidate from each state are competing against each other. no doubt she did well & was even giving human anatomy. some people are talking like she is the overall best student that applied for medicine in ABU

illiteratepmb:
Islamic agenda

Baba calm down I have a couple of friends who scored more than that and met up with all requirements but were still denied at that same university. They were from the north also

MaNyEsq:
I am totally confused and not sure how to opine here. Excuse my naivete but I need a clarification: I did not know that In Nigeria, Human Anatomy is a separate and distinct major (course of study) from Medicine. While I was in Grad School, I took alot of the classes that are required for first and second year Medical students (Gross Anatomy, Microbilogy, Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Histology, Physiology, Pathology, Pharmacology, Genetics, Oncology, etc) and had them paid for by the school since I was a TA (Teaching Assistant) and on stipend because I had intended to go to Medical School. But I changed my mind afterall (due to the length of time required including residency) and went to Law School instead after grad school. I said all these simply because the author of the article stated that the litte girl who scored 302 in Jamb was denied her choice of study, which was Medicine but instead offered Human Anatomy. Here in the US, Anatomy is one of the classes that Med students have to take along with the Lab. So, I am really confused and would like someone to enlighten me here with the system in Nigeria. Thanks!

To mr manyesq.

I ll do it briefly. Nigerian educational system as regards applied medicine and its application is quite unique and do not share in western ideals.

1) Just like monocultural economic model we practice here in Nigeria, as we depend only and only on oil rent as d only source of Govt funds. so also it applies to Nigeria style of medical education. Medicine is medicine when it comes to job hunting in Nigeria. if u study other relevant and allied course like anatomy, physiology etc. You are basically on your own. We don't have value chain for this courses.

2) And if you are tricked to study them as undergraduate with the hope of using it as a pedestal to gain Direct entry to study medicine in Nigeria ( courses like anatomy physiology etc) Ur chances of getting admission is 0.0001 to 0.001%. It is as bad as a Shit.

OGHENAOGIE:
you are a liar...is it easy to cram...

Please if u have nothing to type, then just read comments and pass. If it's difficult for u to cram, that doesn't necessarily mean it will be difficult for others too. Go and complete with an Arabic Studies student in cramming and see if he doesn't defeat u hands down.. People wey dem Don dey flog with cane right frm childhood on how to recite the Quaran.

aylipple:
If you're ignorant of the fact that candidates that pick any University as "first choice" while filling their UTME forms are eligible to write Post-UTME of such varsities - whether they're from the "catchment areas" or not, it means my response is way above your level of understanding.

Eligible to write what is of no use whatever the score?
Are you equally ignorant of uselessness of this rule?

EMDIEY:

It's the same or even worse down south too, how many hausas do u see in southern universities, probably non. I'm not even hausa to start with, i had enough experience in the south west whete u only get admitted into courses like medicine based on 'leg'. I put it to u today, apply for medicine in ABU be the overall best and see if they won't admit you, can this be said of all other universities. Pls stop making jest of people based on whether they can converse with u in good English or not, u find this everywhere in the country, is it even the yorubas you want to talk about.

You want to compare the Yorubas and Hausas in spoken English?. Don't be a jerk. And mind you, I never said the Quota system wasn't applied in the south too, I personally feel it shouldn't serve as a criteria for admitting students into the University. So next time, read thoroughly before quoting.

Aremson14:

Baba calm down I have a couple of friends who scored more than that and met up with all requirements but were still denied at that same university. They were from the north also

Na lie. Are you saying ABU admission is tough as that of UNN, UNI IFE OR UNI IBADAN?

Mrbaz1:
UA wrong sir

Well... I might be wrong from your own perspective, but my kid sis experienced same harsh treatment