Honestly, I am sitting right here, typing and literally about to let my heart out to a world that probably does not care, but its cool anyways isn’t it? I just got the most devastating news of my whole lifetime, and even though the world seems to say its not entirely bad, there’s a squint somewhere saying clearly to my head; well, it is, if it weren’t you wouldn’t feel this way. I mean, there’s no perfect life but I could have avoided this, does it seem so? Growing up, I had always wanted to be in an environment that…
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Ifeomachukwu
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Just before the introduction of the JUPEB programme in 2013, a lot of Jambites were left with the only option of rewriting JAMB year after year, after repeatedly failed attempts at getting into the University. What is JUPEB? The Joint Universities Preliminary Examinations Board (JUPEB) is a national examinations body approved by the Federal Government of Nigeria in December 2013. It was formally established in April 2014 by a consortium of (10) partnering universities led by the University of Lagos. The JUPEB programme is specifically designed to provide an opportunity for students who are unable to gain admission into regular…
As a fresh Jambite, how to pass my JAMB in flying colours was all I ever cared about. I had always had the notion that people who failed JAMB did so solely because they failed to read. Ha! Until, I got the shock of my life with my first JAMB score; I landed myself a score of 152! “Another year as a Jambite?” Absolutely unbelievable! I wailed uncontrollably when I checked it. I had given almost 100% of my time to my JAMB lessons and preparatory classes. I had even asked my parents to buy my JAMB subject textbooks ahead…
because, in essence, the recruiter is looking for someone with knowledge most times and not just a high form of qualification.
These days some universities offer lecturing jobs to first-class graduates too. You could be on your way to a great teaching career already.
Scholarships that allow some spending flexibility are designed to make these costs more manageable as well.
In Nigeria, there are close to 500 indigenous scholarships open to students for both international and national levels. Sadly, they’re hardly e
enuine”. So many corporations including the likes of KOPETECH, WIMBIZ (Women in business) and many other youth-friendly organizations give out grants and loans to students with innovative ideas
Should I expect an interview? Some firms require aptitude tests or interviews before accepting student interns.
Every firm and organization interested in growth most certainly loves employing persons indicating exceeding enthusiasm at helping the growth of the company.
A lot of fresh Nigerian undergraduates face this scenario every year and a lot of freshers live for the thrill of walking up and down the university in backpack
The late 1990s in Eastern Nigeria brought with it a fresh wave of subtle relief from incessant attacks on traders by hoodlums and armed robbers. (Journal of Democracy and Development 2002, 4). The ‘Bakassi boys,’ as they were popularly called, was formed by a group of traders in the Nigerian city of Aba, which as at then was the booming trade center in the eastern region of Nigeria. Out of a necessity to give themselves a stronger and more reliable security system, young able-bodied volunteers were recruited from various wings of the commercial markets in the city. This particular group…
