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My external doctoral defense tomorrow, Uniport SGS.... Pray 4me

ambassadorgozie:
I did everything in Nigeria public university.. Will be done at 27 years

I did first degree in private, masters and PhD in public, federal and rounding up this month, aged= 29

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shutupareyouGOD:
Did u get in with the local masters...just curious

Nope

freakcin:
Wife to be seems bessoted with dude going by body language, hope it stays that way. Conjugal bliss in advance.

E easy to catch doctor?

yvonnechaka:
The groom's attention was more on the camera but is it a MUST that intending couples should have a prewedding picture?

That's what I've been asking, is pre wedding photo a must?

Secondly, observed that most dark looking guys always pick fair ladies to epp their ministries

pander1234:
please i need your sincere advice on this
my current girlfriend i have dated for over 2 years now we have agree to take it further (marriage) but my concern is that she is the same age as me and infact her birthday comes before mine. so i want to know if marrying someone that has same age with you is bad or not

please no insult just your sincere advice

Mehn, if u love this lady, and she is submissive a d has all u need in a woman, pls go ahead. U should tell her what u want and u can both have body goals together. There's no law that says u shouldn't wake ur wide up in the morning and u jog together. My own problem is genotype, I talk u, If I and my lady's genotype were compatible, I will marry her even if she's a year older, it will be our secret, no one will know.
Its about our happiness, not the happiness of other people. I hope you make the right choice.

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.

hayor2014:
you won't have a work permit, each visit cannot be more than six months else your stay is illegal and prone to immigration wahala....while the PR via ITA gives you full access to everything the country " Canada" has to offer

OK, will this visa count in his favor when trying to apply for PR

A frnd of mine who works in a bank applied for Canadian visa and got three years. I want to know the difference between this visa and writing ietls to get invitation to apply and all the other procedures. Because he can use the three years visa to reside there and begin working on permanent stay?

duduade:
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Loool

Lol, lemme DM u sef

duduade:
LOOOOOOOL....

EVEN IF THEY DO I AM NOT INTERESTED O........

GOING OUT AND GETTING EXPOSED IS WHAT I WANT

Show me the light ma'am

nams77:
Stumbled on this thread and was highly bemused. My pastor has driven his Hyundai accent 2010 model for 5 years now and has done nothing but change plugs. The said car is his official ride from his company and is always on the road to pH and other far locations.
Years back, I use to think Kia were bad. The company I worked for then had fleets of them and there was always one complain or the other from the drivers. Cars were always in the garage, but in hindsight, now I know it was just poor maintenance culture from the drivers and a malicious intent of milking the organization dry with spurious claims of breakdowns

Nothing beats maintenance on a strong car, since I got my RX, there HV never been a time it failed me, I do change fluids like engine oil every four months, I've never bought anything in the engine beyond break pads

duduade:
What is on my mind now is getting a Post-Doc Fellowship

The problem is, do Nigerian universities accept post docs? Except abroad

duduade:
Sorry I am a female

Sorry mate

duduade:
If you interested in lecturing then do not rest your oars.. Its one thing to have a PhD its another thing to get a job in these recent times.. I can count how many PhD holders who dont have a job...

Networking and Connection is the key.. Don't be ashamed to tell any Tom, Dick and Harry that you need a lecturing job cause you don't know who is who... Even if you get a part-time one, take it. It will count as experience.. All these adverts you see is a mere form of formality.. I repeat a mere form of formality so don't guck yourself!!!

If your area of specialization is an area of dire needs then lucky you.. But if its an area that is over saturated then you need to be a feet faster...

I get bro, that's why I'm reaching out to all I can. I know most of these adverts are formalities, even the guy in my class who got a state university offer, got a letter straight from the deputy Governor of the state. That's why I reached out to the vc of Otuoke even before I began the program. I'm always on the look out bro, you can also help with heads up

smellingmenses:
how is your rx300

Going strong bro, with no regrets at all

fratermathy:
The VC only said that to discourage you from applying.

And I think you are referring to Nigerian Navy University, whereas the other guy is referring to Nigerian Maritime University.

Actually he said the sch employed lots of MSC holders who after some year got ptdf scholarship for PhD abroad, so he needs people who already HV the degree and will be in ground full time..

I mean Admiralty university?

smellingmenses:
this economist you are a very interesting fellow.

Hmmm

NickD:
Well they haven't taken off yet so u can still submit...go through any of the courier services around because it would require you going by boat if u wanna do it urself.

Seriously? I though the ad said 20km from Asaba? I will call the numbers on the ad to confirm. I feel its going to be a nice place as its the first PPP university in Nigeria.

I also met with the Vc of Otuoke when I began the program, he told me he can't take anything less than a Phd

NickD:
Lol I'm currently running a PhD over there so I know. Just been thinking of how I would split my research into 2 publications but I've still got over a year and 6months to get to that bridge.

OK.
It depends on what your objectives are.. I can still make three more papers from my work, but just want to focus on the mandatory two and leave as quickly as I can because I'm tired and exhausted..

You mustn't wait till the 1yr 6months left, if you have a supportive supervisor you could conclude before your colleagues

NickD:
They finished taking applications in Dec except u have an insider over there.

Wow, I just saw the advert like its new

duduade:
It is well...

Do you intend to lecture or are you lecturing??

Funny thing, we're six in my class, one of us just got a lecturing appointment in a state university. One is already lecturing.

I'm open to lecturing and any consulting related offers. There's a new university in Delta state I intend applying to soon, owned by the Nigerian Navy

NickD:
Sounds like Uniport

Lol, I need to xray you o. Yes, you are right

duduade:
Its everywhere.

Lol...

Especially the absence thingy...

I did a one week fasting before my post field.. Took me almost two hours thirty minutes ohhh... The whole place was filled up only for almost when I was going to be excused na so the people I fasted against to catwalk into the venue and sit down.... Omo at that point I weak... Weak sef was an understatement!!!!

Lol, I know the external will be a walk over,, but the grad school defense, mehn Jesus must take the wheel o. To show how frustrating the system is, now at the point of plag test, we suddenly realise that non academic staff who run the test are on strike! But we are meeting with the dean of the graduate sch for a way out, because anything after next month will imply a fifth year sch fee!

ivandragon:
lol...


seminar presentations, especially proposal & post field, can be very humbling experiences.


you go in there fully prepared & believing that your work is fairly solid & for some lecturers to just take the work apart & things that made sense just 10mins ago begin to look so 'dumb'...


but such criticism helps enrich the work & congratulations in advance of your viva voce....


one thing the op left out that can be just as frustrating is the issue of 'Forms' especially in Nigerian universities. you will fill form A, form K, form H etc & some if these forms take months to be processed by the appropriate authorities & it adds to the delays associated with the programme.

Certainly, you are on your PhD here in Nigeria, so you understand! Like I said its only God that will follow you to the department and faculty seminar. Professors beefing themselves in the dept will use the works of their supervisee's as turf for proxy war. If you survive that, get to faculty and you begin to witness superiority struggle amongst department. You will just be standing,sweating profusely. In fact, there are profs we can but only pray for their absence on the day, but alas its a day of not only free meal but also sitting allowance, hence they will be there. But we shall overcome.

Julivas:
WHAT A PHD IS AND WHAT IT IS NOT

After having completed a PhD degree myself, and having supervised, co-supervised and examined a number of PhD students over the years, I would like to offer some humble advice and pointers to those aspiring to pursue a PhD degree themselves. I find that many students misunderstood the purpose of getting a PhD degree and the commitments and sacrifices that it calls for.

A PhD is the highest academic and research degree from a university. I have seen both remarkable successes and disappointing failures amongst students pursuing this academic accolade. It takes more than just brain power to complete a PhD.

A degree by research is very different from a degree by coursework. A course degree whether at the undergraduate or masters level is heavily structured. A student just have to be disciplined and rigorous in following this predetermined structure regimentally, without much creativity required from him or her. Of course, creativity is demanded from the student in completing assignments and projects but the demand is nothing close to what is required for a PhD degree.

The most important prerequisites for pursuing a successful PhD program are passion, inquisitiveness, creativity, discipline, persistence, perseverance and meticulousness (or attention to detail). I did not mention intelligence not because it is not important, but because it is less important than the other attributes I mentioned. At least, it is in my book. Others may feel differently.

Of those many attributes, I consider passion the most important. Some students start out enthusiastically but loses steam halfway through or towards the end. They lack passion or the love of knowledge. Ever heard of the saying, "when the going gets tough, the tough gets going?" Success in a PhD is simply that. The harder it becomes, the harder you will strive. Sometimes, you do not see the light at the end of the tunnel but you still keep looking for it because you know it is there. When you love what you do, failure is not an option.

Some people do PhD for the wrong reasons. Some take up postgraduate because they could not secure a job after their first or second degree. Some do it because the jobs they have taken up require them to acquire a PhD, for e.g. an academic or a research post. These cannot be the sole reason for pursuing a PhD. You cannot force yourself to do a PhD. You must want to do it badly enough. You cannot force yourself to love something; you must love or want something bad enough to force yourself to get it.

The PhD is an academic journey. There will be failures but mainly successes along your way. You may encounter some foes but mainly friends in the same boat as yourself. It always help to be in a group of students to share both your setbacks and achievements. Working alone in a silo is the worst you can do to yourself. There are certain things you want to discuss with your fellow students that you cannot discuss with your supervisor; matters that are either academic or personal.

Your supervisor is your mentor, guide and consultant, not your teacher. He cannot teach you your PhD knowledge, you have to teach yourself through his guidance and wisdom. He is more your friend than he is your master. He does not dictate to you what you must do, he merely points you in the right direction. At the end of your PhD journey, you would have been more knowledgeable on the subject of your research than your supervisor. I have heard of students not being able to complete their PhD because they could not get along or see eye to eye with their supervisor. This is the worst scenario that can happen to you. If you do not have a supervisor you can work with, you will not get your PhD no matter how good you are or how hard you work. So, choose your supervisor well, not just the university you want to do your PhD in. Just a few months back, I met a doctoral graduate who told me that to be supervised by this one professor carries more prestige among his peers in the working world.

A PhD degree needs sacrifices, especially when you are a family person; a wife, mother, husband or dad. Family is always important and should always be your priority. However, you and your family members must be willing to make sacrifices that are necessary. There can be no gain without pain. That is why when you finally get your PhD degree, your family members can even be happier and more proud of you than you yourself, because it is as much their accomplishment as it is yours. Their sacrifices must be duly appreciated.

So what does it mean when you have a Dr. before your name? Does it mean that you are an expert on a certain subject matter? Hardly so, I think. It means that you are both a seeker as well as a generator of knowledge. It means that you have enriched the world and added on to the vast body of knowledge through your PhD contribution. The world has become a slightly better place from the knowledge that you have contributed through your PhD thesis and publications. The world now knows more on a subject than before you completed your PhD. Your work get referred and cited by other researchers in your field, as they absorb your new knowledge to generate new knowledge of their own.

Your PhD is an end that should be justified by its means. The research methodology, the analysis and the interpretation should justify the conclusion. The new knowledge must have been tested and challenged by your peers and rigorously defended by you. It is an accomplishment unequal by any other feat. Once you have obtained a well-deserved PhD degree, you become your own teacher as self-teaching becomes common practice. You are always curious and tends to read a lot, not just on your subject matter but on everything. You will find doing new things, exploring new frontiers and taking up new challenges more scintillating. In other words, it will change your life and your outlooks forever.

I hope I have inspired some of you to pursue a PhD degree if what you read here is what you really want from a PhD. On the other hand, I hope I have also discouraged others who have a misconception of what a PhD degree entails, so that you will not go down the road of failure. A PhD is not for everyone.

You may share this post if you think it would help people you know in deciding whether pursuing a PhD degree is the right path for them to take.
By Prof. Dr. Jamal Hisham
#PhDJamal

Nice write up Dr. I recall starting my program in late 2014 with enthusiasm, but just like you mentioned, it gets really tough along the way. From having my supervisor abandon me for three months to go treat malaria in the UK to December last year when I almost gave up on the program. In fact, I fell sick when my thesis was turned upside down and asked to rework it. Its been God only. Just last Friday at a seminar presentation at the faculty I managed to pull through. I'm less than 30, but with strands of grey hair. Presently preparing for plag test and two journal publication before grad school & external defense, hopeful to round up by March.
Nonetheless, its worth the experience.

Fanatique:
Great job... Some people are setting the standard for future Nigeria while some people are dragging us in backwardness. Bishop Oyedepo should come out and campaign for presidency. I will vote him, the churchwill vote him and the nation will vote him. Christians die when evil reigns the church can no longer shy away from leadership.


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