Although we are talking about top 5 hardest University Courses, it’s worthy of note that there’s no such thing as an “easy” course of study in the tertiary institution. Despite the promises of online diploma mills, there simply is no shortcut to a university degree.

Whether you’re pursuing a part time degree or at a traditional full time course, getting a real university education takes a significant investment of time and effort. Anyone who tells you it will be easy is either ignorant or lying. We have made some research, and here’s our list of top 5 hardest University Courses you can study in Nigerian Universities.


Engineering

Congratulations Engineers! Now you finally have some proof for what you’ve been telling everyone all along: yours is the hardest major. From chemical to civil to electrical to mechanical, the courses you take in chemistry, physics, calculus, statistics, geology, biology, and other tough prerequisits give you the lowest rate of As and the highest rate of Cs for any major. Because of this, the path to becoming an Engineer has a notoriously high dropout rate not just in Nigeria, but elsewhere in the World – even in Harvard!


Life sciences

It’s a rare student who doesn’t find at least one or two concepts that trip him up in cell biology class. The life sciences include anatomy, biochemistry, neuroscience, biology, genetics, zoology, and more tricky subjects, landing this field just behind engineering on the low GPA spectrum. Many graduates of a life sciences path go on to careers in the medical, dental, or veterinary fields, which famously require as many as five to six or eight more years of difficult schooling, internship, and residency after a bachelor’s degree is earned. Ask anyone reading Vet-Med in UNN and he will brief you!


Business & management

You may think what your boss does is not difficult at all, and you may be right; a degree in management is probably not what makes this category a difficult one. It more likely lands here thanks to the challenges of getting a degree in finance or accounting. Either way, information shows that well below half of business and management students are able to pull off a 3.5 CGPA or above during graduation, and they average the second-longest amount of time in which students complete their degrees.


Physical sciences

Physics, chemistry, and geology all fold into this major, making it one of the hardest courses in the University. With the lowest percentage of students able to work full-time and the fourth-lowest rate of students with GPAs over 3.5, majoring in this field proves to be a challenging undertaking. And the uphill battle doesn’t end after graduation. A glut of graduates, a poor economy, and a move toward cleaner energy has created a troubling outlook for chemistry graduates.


Social/behavioral sciences

This category seems to be a popular choice for students seeking an easy A, but they could do so more easily by picking something else. The social and behavioral sciences encapsulate what are sometimes known as the “soft sciences”: psychology, economics, sociology, anthropology, and political science. Although they are much more closely related by GPA to some of the easy major entries than they are to engineering, the social and behavioral sciences house the fourth-lowest number of full-time workers and are tied for shortest median degree completion time.

Now what’s your course of study?

SOURCE: Top 5 Hardest University Courses

Have you ever wondered why you study hard but still score low in exams? In fact, sometimes you teach others and they turn out to perform better than you. If you are in the situation I just described, then you are not alone.

It is not fun to study for long hours during the day and continue at night without evidence to show for it. Sometimes you ask yourself the question, what is wrong with me?

The truth of the matter is that, there is no cause without effect. There are so many reasons why you study hard but still score low in exams.

I will try to analyze the possible factors responsible for your poor performance in exams and what you should do to get freedom.

WHY YOU STUDY HARD BUT STILL SCORE LOW IN EXAMS

1. YOU DIDN’T REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU READ

It is one thing to know what you are reading while it is another thing to understand what you have read.

Knowing that you are reading concord under the Use of English doesn’t mean that you fully understand what Concord is all about.

When you study, ensure you get the full idea passed in the topic and are able to reproduce it.

Nothing fights understanding like cramming. Cramming simply means accepting what you have read the way it is with the aim of pouring it out exactly that way.

Cramming is like chain reaction. Forgetting one thing you crammed can make you forget every other thing. This will eventually make you score low in the exam.

Another danger in cramming is that any little twist in question will leave you 100% confused. After all, you didn’t research to know the different ways questions can come under the topic.

Instead of cramming, try as much as possible to understand what you have read. There are so many persons who will be willing to make you understand. Don’t cram!

2. YOU DON’T PRACTICE

Never get to a point where you feel that you know it all. No matter the difficult things you feel you know, there are little things you still don’t know. These little things can sponsor your downfall in exams.

In my number one point above, I explained the danger of cramming and why you should seek to understand what you have read. However, the fact that you understood the topic at a point doesn’t mean that it will stick to your brain forever.

Make it a habit to go over what you have read once in a while. The more you practice, the more knowledge you are exposed to.

3. YOU DO LIGHT READING

One reason why so many candidates find it difficult to recall what they read in the exam hall is that they never revised.

So many candidates study for 24 hours a day and still score low in exams. This is because they study for their exams just the way they read Newspapers.

Effective Study is not by duration but my donation. It is very dangerous to do light reading for heavy exam. Reading for an exam requires more effort than reading newspapers or novel for fun

The best reading pattern you need to score high in your test or examination is Study Reading. In this pattern, you read to get details and as well reproduce the details.

When you read, try to recall what you have read. If you are able to recall the topic, then revise it over again. Feel free to reproduce what you study after series of revision. This is what makes serious reading.

After every topic, ask yourself series of questions, “what do I really understand in this topic? If questions come from here, am I strong enough to tackle them?”

Remember, telling yourself the truth is honesty and telling others is integrity. Do you think think that the way you are reading for your examination is the right way? Give yourself the answer!

4. YOU ARE SLOW

Like I always say, speed is of greatest demand in this century. The slower you are, the more you lose out of interesting thing that life has to offer.

How can we say that a girl is beautiful when her face is covered? We cannot tell. In the same way, we cannot tell how intelligent you are when you are not able to reproduce all you read in the exam hall.

There is no way you will not score low when you are only able to answer five out of ten questions. This poor performance is not because you didn’t study but because you are not fast enough.

So, always apply speed when tackling exams questions.

5. YOU STUDY OFF POINT

Standard examinations do have syllabus. The syllabus guide you on what to read and what not to read. Some students would want to impress others by going beyond the scheme.

You get depressed when you try to impress others. Read what you are asked to read, passed the exam and continue with life. It is following principles that makes you a principal.

Remember the quote, “We may not know all the keys to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody”. Do exactly what you are told to.

6. NO ONE SEES YOUR WRITING

Good writing skill is very important, this is especially when you are writing a theory exam. Your writing is the first thing examiners see.

The examiner will assume you don’t know what you are doing when he or she cannot see or comprehend what you wrote.

Strive to make your writing easy for people to see. That you see and understand the writing doesn’t mean that others do. After all, you are not going to mark your papers.

From now, make a decision to improve on your writing skill. With this, you could score higher.

7. CROSS CHECK

With every passing day, I wonder why the brain stops working in the exam hall. The brain factor can make you score low in the exam. I will prove this.

Have you been in a situation where you crossed check the answer you provided and wondered, am I the one that did this? It happens.

You will always find silly mistakes made by you when you cross check your work. You brain can record the correct answer even when you supplied the wrong answer to the question. Cross checking helps you detect this.

I understand that you may not have all the time in the exam hall. Yet, try to go through your work before you finally submit. You will be surprised how this will prevent you from low score.

8. EXTERNAL FACTORS

These are factors that are beyond your control. System error can arise when you are taking a computer based exam. The computer suddenly develops issue and marks everyone wrongly. Server issue is also common in computer based testing (CBT).

Another external factor could be that the examiner intentionally or mistakenly marked you down. This could be for or as a result of different reasons.

In some countries especially Nigeria, There is a belief that when they follow you from the village, you will score low even when you put in your best. If this is true for you, then you have to pray. This is an external factor you may be able to control.

Finally, you may suddenly get sick in the exam hall. This will really reduce your performance. It is an external factor because you don’t have the power to choose when to get sick.


SOURCE: 8 Reasons Why You Study Hard But Still Score Low In Exams

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http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/663089/Islamist-Turkey-Erdogan-seize-Christian-churches-Diyarbakir-persecution-state-property.

Much to the dismay of the Vatican, an approx. 1500-2000 year old bible was found in Turkey, in the Ethnography Museum of Ankara.

Discovered and kept secret in the year 2000, the book contains the Gospel of Barnabas – a disciple of Christ – which shows that Jesus was not crucified, nor was he the son of God, but a Prophet. The book also calls Apostle Paul “The Impostor”. The book also claims that Jesus ascended to heaven alive, and that Judas Iscariot was crucified in his place.

A report by The National Turk says that the Bible was seized from a gang of smugglers in a Mediterranean-area operation. The report states the gang was charged with smuggling antiquities, illegal excavations, and the possession of explosives. The books itself is valued as high as 40 Million Turkish Liras (approx. 28 mil. Dollars). Man, where is the Thieves Guild, when you need them?
Authenticity

According to reports, experts and religious authorities in Tehram insist that the book is original. The book itself is written with gold lettering, onto loosely-tied leather in Aramaic, the language of Jesus Christ.The text maintains a vision similar to Islam, contradicting the New Testament’s teachings of Christianity. Jesus also foresees the coming of the Prophet Muhammad, who would found Islam 700 years later.

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Apart from the signs you might be aware of when judging your girl if she is a v!rgin, I promise you there are other signs to look at for clarification. To be more specific there are marks in a v!rgin Girl’s body to note include:

1. Forehead
A girl who is still pure has a smooth forehead. After intercourse, the slippery smooth face is always lost and some twitch (lines) will appear. The lines don’t look like the ones brought by old age. The lines cannot be removed by any face lotion or oil. It is not easily visible but can be noticed when she laughs or talks.

2. Nose
The tip of her nose is reddish in colour if she is a v!rgin. If you touch the tip of the nose it appears red. Sometimes the colour is not easily visible. After intercourse, the red colour disappears.

3. Eye
When the bottom of the petals folded a bit and there is a sign of bruising ( bruise marks) means the girl is not a v!rgin anymore. A girl who is still v!rgin has no black str!p. Also when she laughs, a v!rgin girl has no wrinkles under her eyelids.

4. Fruit Chest (brea’sts)
Breasts of a virgin girl are always tense and hard. After being touched by a man, the bosoms normally become less firm and become larger than before. The more she is touched and undergoes intercourse the more it enlarges and the more it drops.

Apart from knowing her virg!nity, you can also tell if a woman has given birth or not by looking at her brea’sts. If her n!pples are straight or facing upwards, she has never given birth. But if her nipples are facing downwards, she has given birth.

5. Outline Hand Palm
Try to hold the little finger about one minute then release and ask how it feels. If she says she felt nothing at all, there are high chances she is not a v!rgin. A v!rgin girl will say that she felt tense, heart-pounding or throbbing pain.

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Nigerian Institute of Journalism, NIJ admission form for the 2017/2018 academic session – ND, HND and PGD programmes.

The Nigerian Institute of Journalism, NIJ admission form into the institution’s National Diploma Programme in Mass Communication for the 2017/2018 academic session is on sale. Admissions into Higher National Diploma (HND) and Postgraduate Diploma programmes are also current in progress.

Are NIJ graduates mobilized for NYSC? YES!! NIJ Grads are usually mobilized for NYSC. Like other graduates from universities in Nigeria, upon completion of the HND program, students who fall within the required age for NYSC and meet all other criteria are mobilized to serve in the National Youth Service Corps.

CANDIDATE ELIGIBLE FOR NIJ POST UTME – ND PROGRAMME.

1. Have 5 O’level (WAEC/NECO) credits, including English and mathematics at not more than 2 sittings.
2. Prospective candidates are to sit and pass last JAMB’s UTME with the general cut-off mark

Nigerian Institute of Journalism ND Programme – Mass Communication


CANDIDATE ELIGIBLE FOR NIJ HND ADMISSION.

1. Have a National Diploma certificate from a recognized institution with at least lower credit and 1 year post-ND industrial attachment experience.
2. Meet the requirements for entry level (that is have at least 5 credits in your O’level result in not more than 2 sittings).

Nigerian Institute of Journalism HND Programme – Mass Communication


CANDIDATE ELIGIBLE FOR NIJ POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA (PGD) ADMISSION.

1. Have a good HND or University Degree in any discipline
2. Show evidence of participation in NYSC or exception letter

NIJ PGD programmes – Postgraduate Diploma in Print, Broadcast Journalism and Public Relations/Advertising.


HOW TO APPLY FOR NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF JOURNALISM ADMISSION.

Interested persons should apply from http://portal.nij.edu.ng/. This year application for admission will close on Monday, July 31, 2017.

SOURCE: Nigerian Institute of Journalism Admission Forms – 2017/18

Here are the top 15 cheapest universities in Nigeria

1. Ahmadu Bello University (ABU)

Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) is a federal government research university located in Zaria, Kaduna State. ABU was founded on October 4, 1962, as the University of Northern Nigeria.

The university operates two campuses: Samaru (main) and Kongo in Zaria. There is also pre-degree School located in Funtua few kilometres away from main campus owned by the university.

The Samaru campus houses the administrative offices, faculties of; sciences, social-sciences, arts and languages, education, environmental design, engineering, medical sciences. agricultural sciences and research facilities. The Kongo campus hosts the faculties of Law and Administration.

The Faculty of Administration consists of Accounting, Business Administration, Local Government and Development Studies and Public Administration Departments. Additionally, the university is responsible for a variety of other institutions and programs at other locations.

School Fees Range: ₦ 27,000

2. University of Ibadan (UI)

The University of Ibadan (UI) is the oldest and one of the most prestigious Nigerian universities, and is located five miles (8 kilometres) from the centre of the major city of Ibadan in Western Nigeria.

Besides the College of Medicine, there are now eleven other faculties: Arts , Science, Agriculture and Forestry, Social Sciences, Education, Veterinary Medicine, Technology, Law, Pharmacy, Public Health, and Dentistry. The University has residential and sports facilities for staff and students on campus, as well as separate botanical and zoological gardens.

School Fees Range: ₦ 30,000

3. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB)

The Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta, Ogun State, or FUNAAB, (FUNAAB) was established on 1 January 1988 by the Federal Government when four universities of technology, earlier merged in 1984, were demerged. This led to the creation of the first two universities of agriculture in Abeokuta and Makurdi.

The university is one of the three universities of agriculture in Nigeria, the other being in Makurdi (Benue State) and Umudike (Abia State). The university started at its mini-campus in Isale-Igbein in the heart of Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State.

In December 1997 it moverd to its permanent site on a 10,000-hectare campus which is located next to the Ogun-Oshun River Basin Development Authority on the Abeokuta-Ibadan road in the North Eastern end of the city, 15 km from Abeokuta City Centre.

School Fees Range: ₦ 32,000

4. Bayero University, Kano (BUK)

Bayero University Kano (BUK) is a university situated in Kano, Kano State, Nigeria. It was founded in 1977, when it was renamed from Bayero University College and upgraded from university college to university.

It has Faculties of Agriculture, Arts and Islamic Studies, Education, Engineering, Law, Medicine, Science, Earth and Environmental Studies, Pharmacy, Social, Management Science and the recent Faculty of Computer Science & Information Technology.

Research Centers include: Center for Dryland Agriculture, Center for Biotechnology Research, Center for Renewable Energy and Center for the Study of Nigerian Languages among others.

School Fees Range: ₦ 33,000

5. University of Calabar (UNICAL)

The University of Calabar – also known as UNICAL – is a university situated in Calabar, Cross River State, southeastern Nigeria. It is one of Nigeria’s second generation federal universities.

The University of Calabar was a campus of the University of Nigeria until 1975. The architecture was designed by John Elliott. It was established by decree to fulfill this traditional mandate, its motto “Knowledge for Service”.

The male students are known as Malabites, while the female students are Malabresses. The male hostel is called Malabo. This was a result of challenges faced by the students at a time which coincided with the suffering experienced in Malabo by Nigerian deportees from Equatorial Guinea (whose capital is Malabo) at the time.

School Fees Range: ₦ 35,000

6. University of Abuja, Gwagwalada (UNIABUJA)

The University of Abuja in the Nigerian capital Abuja was established on January 1, 1988 (under Decree No. 110 of 1992 as amended) as a dual-mode university with the mandate to run conventional and distance learning programmes.

The Law Faculty being the pride of the University of Abuja, is known for having one of the most Organised Student Representative Councils (LAWSAN) in the Country.

The university has its mini campus in Gwagwalada, Abuja, Nigeria and a permanent site covering about 11,824 hectares located along the Kaduna – Lokoja – Abuja Road. The Permanent site is home to the Faculties of Arts, Science, Management Science Veterinary medicine, Agriculture and Engineering with the College of medicine and contains the university senate and other administrative building. The mini campus is still the temporary location to the Faculties of education social science, and law.

School Fees Range: ₦ 36,000

7. Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto (UDUSOK)

Usmanu Danfodiyo University (UDUSOK, formerly University of Sokoto) is one of the initial twelve federal universities in Nigeria founded in 1975. It is in the ancient city of Sokoto. The school is named after Usman Dan Fodio, the founder of the Sokoto Caliphate.

The main campus houses the administrative offices, sciences, social sciences, agriculture, arts and languages, education and research facilities. The city campus hosts the college of health sciences and school of veterinary medicine. A third site host the modern university teaching hospital.

There is a fourth site built during the last administration Bafarawa of Sokoto State under the leadership of Alh. Attahiru Bafarawa. This site houses the School of Matriculation Studies where students opting for the Remedial Studies are admitted and taught before enrollment in the university (provided they have passed the exams).

School Fees Range: ₦ 37,000

8. National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN)

The National Open University of Nigeria is a Federal Open and Distance Learning (ODL) institution, the first of its kind in the West African sub-region. It is Nigeria’s largest tertiary institution in terms of student numbers and is popularly referred to as ‘NOUN’.

NOUN offers over 50 programmes and 750 courses but does not provide lectures to students in normal classrooms except some certain study centres, primarily due to constraints known to the University alone and the challenges usually faced by a developing tertiary institution.

The study centre in Lagos for instance provides lectures to all its Law undergraduates and supplies necessary course materials to all students after the payment of tuition fees. All courses offered have been accredited by the National Universities Commission (NUC).

School Fees Range: ₦ 41,000

9. Federal University, Dutsin-Ma, Katsina (FUDMA)

Federal University Dutsin-Ma built by the administration of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan was founded in February 2011 and is located in Katsina state.

The school has eight faculties which include: Faculty of Agriculture, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Engineering & Technology, Faculty of Management Sciences, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and School of General and Preliminary Studies.

School Fees Range: ₦ 43,000

10. University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT)

The University of Port-Harcourt is a university in the Nigerian city of Port Harcourt. It was established in 1975 as University College, Port Harcourt, and was given university status in 1977.

UNIPORT has ten faculties which include Faculty of Humanities, Faculty of Social Sciences, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Management Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Faculty of Natural and Applied Science, Faculty of Dentistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Faculty of Agriculture.

School Fees Range: ₦ 45,000

11. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU)

The Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, originally the Federal University of Agriculture, is a federal university in Umudike, Abia State, Nigeria established as a specialized University by a Federal Government of Nigeria Decree No 48 of November 1992.

The institution is located in the Agricultural Training and Research city of Umudike, about 10 kilometers from Umuahia (capital of Abia State). The major link road to the University is the Umuahia-Ikot Ekpene Federal Road, a direct route to the State capitals of Abia Akwa-Ibom and Cross River States.

The first set of students were admitted into the institution during the 1993/94 academic year with a student population of 82. The nickname “Umudykes” or “U’dykers” refers to students, alumni, and sports teams of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture.

School Fees Range: ₦ 46,000

12. University of Benin (UNIBEN)

The Great University of Benin – also known as UNIBEN – is one of Nigeria’s first generation federal universities. The University of Benin was founded in 1970. It started as an Institute of Technology and was accorded the status of a full-fledged University by National Universities Commission (NUC) on 1 July 1971.

Following NUC’s directives, the university experimented with the Collegiate System in 1991/92 and 1992/93. However, in the light of new developments, the university reverted to the Faculty System in January 1994. Presently, the university essentially operates the Faculty System except for the Schools of Medicine, Dentistry, Basic Medical Sciences, and Institute of Child Health, which reverted to the Collegiate System in August 1999, with a Provost as its administrative head.

The faculties include Agriculture, Arts, Education, Engineering, Law, Life Sciences, Management Sciences, Pharmacy, Physical Sciences, Social Sciences, Environmental Science and Center For Entrepreneurship Study.

School Fees Range: ₦ 47,000

13. Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO)

Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) is a Federal Government established post-secondary educational institution located in Owerri, Nigeria.

FUTO specializes in technological education. The University is a designated Centre of Excellence in Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering and has a core competence in the development of vaccines and drugs.

FUTO has nine schools which include School of Agriculture and Agriculture Technology, School of Engineering and Engineering Technology, School of Entrepreneurship and Management Technology, School of Environmental Technology, School of Life Sciences, School of Physical Sciences, School of Information and Communication Technology, School of Technology Education and School of Post Graduate Studies.

School Fees Range: ₦ 48,000

14. Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA)

The Federal University of Technology Akure (informally known as FUTA) was founded in 1981 under a drive by the government of Nigeria to create universities that specialised in producing graduates with practical as well as theoretical knowledge of technologies. It is located in Akure.

Federal University of Technology Akure has been ranked the 8th best university and 1st University Of Technology in Nigeria by webometrics as at 2015.

FUTA has seven schools which include School of Science, School of Earth and Mineral Sciences, School of Environmental Technology, School of Engineering and Engineering Technology, School of Agricultural and Agricultural Technology, School of Management Technology and School of Postgraduate Studies.

School Fees Range: ₦ 49,000

15. Federal University of Technology, Minna (FUTMINNA)

Federal University of Technology Minna (FUTMINNA) is a Federal Government established post-secondary educational institution located in Minna, Nigeria.

FUTMINNA specializes in technological education. The University is a designated Centre of Excellence in Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering and has a core competence in the development of vaccines and drugs.

FUTMINNA was founded in 1983, and the first Vice-Chancellor was Professor J.O. Ndagi who served from 1983 to 1990. In the beginning, the University took over the facilities of the former Government Teachers’ College Bosso, for use on a permanent basis. This site now serves as the Bosso Campus of the University. The main campus gidan kwano which is sited on a 10,650 hectares of land is located along the Minna – Kataeregi – Bida Road.

School Fees Range: ₦ 50,000


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