HigherEd:
Naa my education is far well rounded. Can't say same for yours.

Good for you

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CodeTemplar:
There is a reason why economies with very huge gap between the wealthy and poor are rated lower with than those having far lesser gap. UI may have some outstanding achievers but on the average, the gap between the top guys and not so top guys is so huge, it can only be attributed to one thing, and that is personal development from the top guys. UI has no strong impact on those that pass through the school. Let us be frank. In he 1960s when UI started producing grads, the market was uncompetitive and that gave them a huge advantage. You didn't need to be outstanding to be hot cake in the job market.

LordIsaac:

Just now, a thread was created about a pharmacy student blazing the trail from UI. It is the best school in Nigeria, for now.

CodeTemplar:
That's the problem. They always have 9999 below average minds for one outstanding one. it would have been far better if they end up with one outstanding mind for every 9999 not so outstanding or slightly above average minds.

LordIsaac:

We know MOST private schools here are just profit driven not really quality centered. I've seen quite a number of their products and honestly, I'm not impressed. However, I give kudos to Covenant and only Covenant.

HigherEd:
Dr. Lazarus Maigoro,

For over 7 decades that public education started in Nigeria, tell me exactly what the public education system that incubated you with a certificate worth no more than a single roll of toilet paper has benefitted the country?

What game changing patents in manufacturing, banking & finance, telecommunications have you, your students or any of your colleagues with "full brain" provided industry?

If all universities in the US are halted today, the US stock market would crash because their universities are the engines of innovation and supply of high skilled human capital.

If all public universities in Nigeria cease working for one month, the stock market won't even notice. Industry goes unconcerned. This is because you and your colleagues at ASUU actually constitute a burden to both industry and government.

You supply graduates that need retraining after four years of a retrogressive curriculum. Your value is so low priced that you can't generate your own salary through your effort except government gives you money.

The entire founding team of Paystack, PiggyVest, Quidax, ThriveAgric are from Babcock University - can you stand any of them in terms of contribution to national development?

CodeTemplar:
That's a speculation. UI averages about half a million in funds received from govt per student per year. CU had better facilities and charged N170k for a start so tell the world how is CU profit driven?

BluntTheApostle:


Piggyvest was founded by Covenant University graduates.

PAYSTACK by Babcock. You are right about that. But that guy had been coding even before he got into Babcock.

Same with Piggyvest. Those guys did not study anything remotely connected to management or investment.

That is what I tell people. Universities don't usually make people. People develop themselves.

That is why you will have people who never graduated still becoming successful. For example, Bill Gates and Mark Zukerberg.

Anyone who thinks going to school is enough, will end up suffering.

Many people are in fields that they did not even study in school.

A co- founder of Piggyvest studied Engineering at Covenant. He later developed interest in coding, and then discovered the idea for Piggyvest on Twitter. His success has no noticeable connection to his formal education at Covenant University.

VeeVeeMyLuv:

My man thank u for your sincere honest submission.

hahahaha very funny

The microscope u mentioned could even be ordinary light microscope o....

Not electron microscope, mind u. Hehehe
Your lecturer has a high sense of humour, please greet him/her for me

theFilmtric:

I can see that you didn't see the “all rounder” in my write-up

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LordIsaac:

We know MOST private schools here are just profit driven not really quality centered. I've seen quite a number of their products and honestly, I'm not impressed. However, I give kudos to Covenant and only Covenant.

HigherEd:

As long as you can say same for public universities, maybe I would agree.

But then let me remind you that what makes a successful venture goes way beyond technical abilities. Foresight, leadership, exploiting opportunities are also part of the success story that Covenant teaches her community.

ityP:



By all-round, wetin you mean? Public universities churn out graduates that are computer illiterates, graduates who can not communicate properly in the outside world, graduates with no exposure whatsoever, graduates who suffer wan finish. Suffer suffer is not the recipe for any successful career abeg

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ityP:



Omo, you sef. You mentioned "could", as in, you're not sure? Chai, no make me laugh abeg. Electron microscopes for the 43 federal universities that are meant for students fit no reach 5 o ... I never even carry eye see electron microscope

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theFilmtric:

incorrect.
@emboldened
I know a lot of rich people that want to have nothing to do with a private-owned university
They say it breed half-baked graduates
An average Public university graduate will be a better all-rounder

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theFilmtric:

you yourself knows that the emboldened isn't close to the truth
Any individual who is computer illiterate at 15 has himself or his parents to blaim
With no exposure whatsoever?
You must be hallucinating

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theFilmtric:

I heard that its only one in circulation throughout all federal universities now
Public Universities are a perfect replica of Nigeria's condition

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BluntTheApostle:


The same can be said about every university, whether public or private.

But it gets worse for private universities because they spoon-feed their children students, instead of allowing them explore the world within the University.

ityP:



Come my class abeg. I be 400 level Medical Laboratory Science Student. E get plenty people wey no Sabi Shi Shi for computer. I doubt any such persons exists in private universities. Public universities no be am. Dead this talk

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LordIsaac:

Just now, a thread was created about a pharmacy student blazing the trail from UI. It is the best school in Nigeria, for now.

BluntTheApostle:


Piggyvest was founded by Covenant University graduates.

PAYSTACK by Babcock. You are right about that. But that guy had been coding even before he got into Babcock.

Same with Piggyvest. Those guys did not study anything remotely connected to management or investment.

That is what I tell people. Universities don't usually make people. People develop themselves.

That is why you will have people who never graduated still becoming successful. For example, Bill Gates and Mark Zukerberg.

Anyone who thinks going to school is enough, will end up suffering.

Many people are in fields that they did not even study in school.

A co- founder of Piggyvest studied Engineering at Covenant. He later developed interest in coding, and then discovered the idea for Piggyvest on Twitter. His success has no noticeable connection to his formal education at Covenant University.

BluntTheApostle:


The same can be said about every university, whether public or private.

But it gets worse for private universities because they spoon-feed their children students, instead of allowing them explore the world within the University.

BluntTheApostle:


The same can be said about every university, whether public or private.

But it gets worse for private universities because they spoon-feed their children students, instead of allowing them explore the world within the University.

BluntTheApostle:


The same can be said about every university, whether public or private.

But it gets worse for private universities because they spoon-feed their children students, instead of allowing them explore the world within the University.

By all-round, wetin you mean? Public universities churn out graduates that are computer illiterates, graduates who can not communicate properly in the outside world, graduates with no exposure whatsoever, graduates who suffer wan finish. Suffer suffer is not the recipe for any successful career abeg[/