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Re: Electrical Engineering: Aspirants and Practitioners by AjanleKoko: 3:04pm On Jun 29, 2009 |
netotse: well, NIM should not be the most important thing for EE corpers anyways. |
Re: Electrical Engineering: Aspirants and Practitioners by FiremanJr(m): 9:28am On Jun 30, 2009 |
Umm, that's me scratching my head. What's NIM? |
Re: Electrical Engineering: Aspirants and Practitioners by netotse(m): 9:59am On Jun 30, 2009 |
it means Nigerian Institute of Management. in my opinion its not worth very much, ppl just do it so they have certificates to carry about and they can add MNIM after their names. The ppl that did it here dont go to classes it doesnt seem to be a very credible program |
Re: Electrical Engineering: Aspirants and Practitioners by Gaminechic: 11:58am On Jun 30, 2009 |
hmm talking about credible programs an ex-classmate of mine just finished Fibre-optics training at DBI and he was extremely surprised, it was all hands on says he can vouch for DBI, just that its fricking expensive for individuals |
Re: Electrical Engineering: Aspirants and Practitioners by netotse(m): 12:33pm On Jun 30, 2009 |
sometimes i wish the career path i've chosen was as simple as getting certifications. . .i mean this place is killing me, i'm bored stiff, there's no sensible work being done! |
Re: Electrical Engineering: Aspirants and Practitioners by Gaminechic: 1:00pm On Jun 30, 2009 |
Lol. you would soon be outta there hehe. Why dont you take up something new |
Re: Electrical Engineering: Aspirants and Practitioners by AjanleKoko: 10:43am On Jul 01, 2009 |
netotse: Use your time wisely. Learn new stuff, get into all these computer/IT thingies, and resolve your postgrad issues. Focus more on postgrad at this time. If you're really bent on power, you should seriously consider a postgrad degree abroad. |
Re: Electrical Engineering: Aspirants and Practitioners by Kaybaba5(m): 11:54am On Jul 03, 2009 |
study abroad will be expensive oh, wat is other alternative that we av pls |
Re: Electrical Engineering: Aspirants and Practitioners by Liyola(m): 5:58pm On Jul 06, 2009 |
@ evry1 Am an apprentice in ds field n i enjoy evry part of it, bt my '0'level wos commercial dept, i didnt go 4 science class n i lov ds work, pls i nid ur advice coz am comfused wit future coz i tot am gonna go 4 Economics bt due to financial problm i go in2 d field as a labour along d line i fell in lov wid it, since den av bn in2 d field. Elect/elect z my evrytin 4 nw bt my parent wot me 2 study economics. Pls wot shuld i do. |
Re: Electrical Engineering: Aspirants and Practitioners by lekside44(m): 7:28pm On Jul 07, 2009 |
Liyola:@Liyola i think you should discourse this very well with your parents. any decision you take now can effect what you will be in the future. but if you are bent on doing electrical/electronics eng, then you can drop your email on this thread. i will mail you and we arrange how to mt and get things going. |
Re: Electrical Engineering: Aspirants and Practitioners by Liyola(m): 10:23pm On Jul 07, 2009 |
@lakside44 liyola_ymail@ymail.com |
Re: Electrical Engineering: Aspirants and Practitioners by AjanleKoko: 6:54pm On Jul 11, 2009 |
Kay-baba: Then study here, like most of us did. Just make sure you pass very well. I'm sure you know that nothing is guaranteed, either here or abroad. |
Re: Electrical Engineering: Aspirants and Practitioners by lekzey(m): 12:27pm On Jul 12, 2009 |
i need Industrial Trainee students to undergo there training in our dynamic company.The company is @ kudirat abiola road oregun.interesred student should pls contact thru phone 08076357959 or come to plot 42,kudirat abiola way and ask of mr lekan or ask of store manager |
Re: Electrical Engineering: Aspirants and Practitioners by Liyola(m): 3:34pm On Jul 12, 2009 |
@mr lekan what's the name of the company? What exactly do u guyz do in your company? Did it attract any sallary? |
Re: Electrical Engineering: Aspirants and Practitioners by teric(m): 11:05am On Jul 13, 2009 |
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Re: Electrical Engineering: Aspirants and Practitioners by ideas78: 6:29pm On Jul 14, 2009 |
Hello Everyone, i have really enjoyed every bit of the threads especially those one shared by ajanlekoko. I am a practitioner and i think i should share my own experience with the house. i am 6 years in the field and my experience started from a broadcasting house where i was i pupil engineer, there and then i got into PABX from where i changed into wireless technology and now GSM/CDMA. When chosing a specialist area in telecom tech it is difficult to know this especially if you are still aspiring but it is important you have an ambition so that you know you are working on something. My experience in the last 4 years in wireless technology(GSM/CDMA) has been very remarkable and at the same time rewarding because on the job you discover you face new challenges everyday. From my day to day responsilbilty i still find time to do train others because that is the beauty of the technology. If you have any questions or need counselling feel free to mail me to ideastelecom@gmail.com Cheers and good Luck. |
Re: Electrical Engineering: Aspirants and Practitioners by rosebelly: 11:03pm On Jul 16, 2009 |
@oyb Am very happy about this forum. Am a young electrical engineer just stepping into the work environment. Pls, oyb am interested in electrical engineering design but do not know how to go about it. I've tried using autoCAD electrical but didnt find it interesting. I do not know the electrical design package I can use. Pls advise me. |
Re: Electrical Engineering: Aspirants and Practitioners by Nobody: 1:15am On Jul 19, 2009 |
Each day I keep changing my mind, based on new knowledge from each sector. I don't have much time, yet I've not decided on which engineering I want to study. I often wonder, why do we have so many aspiring Nigerian engineers/ Nigerian engineers, yet nothing has been done with PHCN or the ability to find ways to accumulate more electricity. You guys are engineers, you're suppose to "solve problems". No wonder more women are wanted in the Engineering field , we must do everything right? |
Re: Electrical Engineering: Aspirants and Practitioners by Nobody: 10:40am On Jul 19, 2009 |
I often wonder, why do we have so many aspiring Nigerian engineers/ Nigerian engineers, yet nothing has been done with PHCN or the ability to find ways to accumulate more electricity. the problem with PHCN is not technical, it is political in nigeria, you always have to contend with the agendas of the people disbursing the money. contractors who are really the proxies of govt officials are imposed on you - these guys will first eat half of the project money, then subcontract the rest out the other day we had a discussion about how so many politicians have fked up gas powered stations in nigeria by insisting that plants be built in their home states, even if the states do not have gas reserves. this means that after building the palnt, you have to run a gas pipeline, which may be even more expensive than the plant itself. this is extremely stupid, when you consider the fact that the plant could have been built by a gas resrevoir, and hooked up to the existing national grid. so right now, we have gas fired power stations , with no fuel to run them . 90% of engineering problems world wide ultimately come down to management decisions, which often value short term profits over long term stability. i posted a fire alarm design i did for our head office. rather than adopt that, mgt chose to refurbish the existing installation, which is over 10 years old and has been behaving erratically. last week, the recommisioned system gave 2 false alarms . me i just dey siddon look ![]() ![]() if you are a technical person, you will shake your head at what the idiots in the senate keep spouting. 1 Like |
Re: Electrical Engineering: Aspirants and Practitioners by Nobody: 3:10am On Jul 20, 2009 |
oyb: Interesting facts, oyb. So corruption is the foundation of everything in Nigeria ![]() LOL, you think there's anyway you can introduce your design to international Engineer cooperation?Atleast you'd get paid for your design and get it recognized. My!!1 I seriously can't work in Naija. Exactly how different is Electrical Engineer from Nuclear and Radiolocal engineer (I know that the Radiological has to do with Medicine diagnosis and treatment), but I was at the workshop last week and they seemed pretty similar ![]() |
Re: Electrical Engineering: Aspirants and Practitioners by jaybee3(m): 12:14pm On Jul 20, 2009 |
Electrical Engineers help turn the energy generated from nuclear into power. (uranium>fission>steam>turbines>electricity>grid) Nuclear Engineers help with the systems/applications used in nuclear power generation. (more of control engineering and a little bit of programming) |
Re: Electrical Engineering: Aspirants and Practitioners by AjanleKoko: 4:00pm On Jul 20, 2009 |
FL Gators: LOL. Actually in Nigeria, as the private sector keeps moving forward, the government keeps moving backwards. I mean, I'm always wired, have all the trappings of a modern exec, including blackberry and multiple credit cards, but still drive on the worst roads known to man, and haven't seen public electricity or water in a long while. |
Re: Electrical Engineering: Aspirants and Practitioners by netotse(m): 8:18pm On Jul 20, 2009 |
oyb: errr. . .well when we're done fixing the political we'll still hv to fix the technical ones. . .so its still the same kettle of fish! @ajanlekoko e go better, at least u're still in lagos. . . @all i just got asked for my CV wrt IPP sturvs, but seeing as i dont have any working experience to speak of is it advisable for me to work?or should i go for an M.sc then get some experience before coming back to take a job?i hv 6 months plus of NYSC left to take a decision |
Re: Electrical Engineering: Aspirants and Practitioners by Nobody: 8:26pm On Jul 20, 2009 |
netotse:Dear, of course there are technical problems, but we can't fix them if the politcal barriers continue to block development. I even wonder if we have nuclear and radiological engineering programs in Nigeria. AjanleKoko:Yea, I know. I mean, every grant and Aids for development comes from the government |
Re: Electrical Engineering: Aspirants and Practitioners by netotse(m): 8:45pm On Jul 20, 2009 |
FL Gators: ok darling, i was going to argue but u're right for most parts, the workers in PHCN are skilless and the management needs to face that in addition to the fact that they're overstaffed. PHCN, jst got off a strike cos they want a 150% increase in basic salary(they didnt call it off they were taken to the IAP<----industrial arbitration panel), but the company makes like 7billion a month and most of it goes to salaries so there isnt much left for training and all and they now want an increase(of which they aren't even payed well to begin with)but the Gods honest truth is nobody does any work here sef. . .its all confusing, i dont know whose side to be on sef! |
Re: Electrical Engineering: Aspirants and Practitioners by Nobody: 9:38pm On Jul 20, 2009 |
netotse:Interesting. Inu mi dun wipe oo argue pelu mi ![]() So we have no methods of approaching the Govt for more grants and for justified use of those grants, but we do have the skills and knowledge to encroach onto the next step. Sucks big time. So what exactly is the point of being an engineer in Nigeria? |
Re: Electrical Engineering: Aspirants and Practitioners by AjanleKoko: 8:16am On Jul 21, 2009 |
FL Gators: Well. . . for one thing, Nigeria needs engineers. Like I said earlier, the government and their aparatchik do suck big time, but there are private sector opportunities, lots of 'em. You need to look much more closely at the environment, to see what's happening. Ten years ago, it sucked big time to be a telecom engineer in Nigeria. I was fresh out of uni then, and it was looking like there were absolutely no jobs. Now telecom has blown up big time, and there are huge opportunities for career dev and exposure like you could never have gotten in the old NITEL. I would say to netotse, hang in there. Of course there is absolutely nothing going on in PHCN for now, just like it was in the old NITEL. But still try to learn all you can, and stay out of the political yarns. When GSM started, the NITEL boys were natural first pickings. When power does blow up, there will be nobody to pick from, than the young engineers who have some experience, be it PHCN, Siemens, ABB, or even T&E. I think there is even Oando Gas and Power sef. Who says opportunities no dey? btw, I hear talk of a nuclear power plant in the works. Scary, actually. . . netotse: Give it a shot, haba. You neva know. . . At least after Msc, you get to still find work na. . . |
Re: Electrical Engineering: Aspirants and Practitioners by AjanleKoko: 8:20am On Jul 21, 2009 |
oyb: What can I say? as the old saying goes. . . we have left governance in Nigeria to fools, so we will be bound by the foolish laws they make! |
Re: Electrical Engineering: Aspirants and Practitioners by lekside44(m): 11:33am On Jul 21, 2009 |
FL Gators:A nuclear physist is one who understand the nuclear reactions which generate the heat energy. A mechanical engineer converts the heat energy produced into mechanical energy using a turbine e.t.c. An electrical engineer (power) converts the mechanical energy into electrical energy and distribute it to the consumer. A nuclear engineer is trainned in some aspect of mechanical engineering, nuclear physics, chemical enginering and control enginering. they speciallises in the design of nuclear power plants, the safety invovles and the use of computers in the control mechanisms. oyb:this is the problem many nigerian engineers are facing. many nigerian engineers are intelligent and creative. but there are no opportunities to express oneself. many multinationals here and government are too rigid with their policies. they find it difficult to adapt to new changes and methodlogy. this is why the foreign countries kept advancing. researches are done and better ways of doing things are been adopted.therefore people should stop blaming nigerian engineers. if the design of oyb is unique and revolutional, how can this revolutionised the nigerian technology if it is not considered and left to rust away. this is the faith of many of our university projects that are left to rust away in the library e.t.c. how can we then grow? |
Re: Electrical Engineering: Aspirants and Practitioners by Nobody: 6:21pm On Jul 21, 2009 |
AjanleKoko: Hmmmmm. I know I know, dear. My heart is heavy for Naija's economy. The thing is, many of us soon to be graduates would love to come back home for graduate school. But then, we have a hard time convincing ourselves that going back home is worth it, that there are many job opportunities waiting for us back home or that the school is genuine or credible. Would it be hard to open businesses at home that would offer many graduates jobs or stuff like that. PHCN staffs are going on strike, if only Eng. can do the same ![]() ![]() Mind if I ask what type of Eng you are? lekside44:Hmm interesting. Is there any way to defy your companies and actually go through with your development? Rebellion CAN actually work. . . . oh maybe it's just my mind straying off into the sunset again. lekside44:Thanks for the clarification. I knew this, but I was in that "phase" of confusion. @Netotse I just want you to know that you should give the job a try. You just never know. Good luck ![]() |
Re: Electrical Engineering: Aspirants and Practitioners by Nobody: 10:45pm On Jul 23, 2009 |
Na today I know the real reason why you ppl love electrical engineering. OMG, I loff it. . . . .we did a lil programming and all that. . . . @Ajenlekoko Electrical engineering is not only about converting mechanical energy into electrical energy, B.T.W ![]() |
Re: Electrical Engineering: Aspirants and Practitioners by netotse(m): 11:16pm On Jul 23, 2009 |
errr first FL Gators:@fl gators lol. . .if there was anyone on this thread u'd need to tell that it'd be me(the last person'd be ajanlekoko), he's a telecomms pro(i'm sure when he graduated u were still writing in pencil). . .(come to think of it you're the youngest engineer here i hereby christen u 'baby engineer'). . .in fact, by royal decree anytime u want to talk to your elders u must first e-curtsy(how u acheive that is ur biz). ![]() @all thanks for the advice, i will now proceed to construct a CV where i will lie through my teeth ![]() |
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