My younger sis applied to study Nursing at OOU but was given forestry and wildlife.
She accepted with hopes that she might be able to change into something better. I even adviced her to decline then cuz I don't see the correlation.

So now she is about to resume for 200l and we just feel she should apply to lautech for nursing and take jamb and waec or neco again (cuz she used 2 settings for OOU and that was probably what affected her). Probably start with their predegree and not go back to OOU so we don't waste school fees again.

But We are really confused and she is 19 this year. This will be her 3rd attempt if she try again. Pls experts in education line what do you advice we do

Go ahead with the nursing plan please

Seconded the motion above.

Please don't let her continue with that funny course. Even people with professional courses are finding it difficult to secure employment.
She's 19 and she's very young. She should apply for Nursing abeg

SweepingBroom:
Please don't let her continue with that funny course. Even people with professional courses are finding it difficult to secure employment.
She's 19 and she's very young. She should apply for Nursing abeg

No problem with her studying nursing, in fact I base in Ogbomoso, but can she cope and get the nursing pass mark. That’s what you should check. You don’t just take decision base on the fact that she is passionate about it, can she do it? Can she read and not forget easily? Currently, they use o level as 60 percent in post utme grade, and if you don’t have at least Bs in your o level, you will hardly have good mark. For nursing, you must have around 65 percent upward.

Who knows about nursing schools, how good is it?

I applied to study architecture they gave me geography I did it, I graduated 2019 all I do now is beg on nairaland, do menial works, and play bet to survive. don't let ur sister be like me.

All those shouting nursing, my question for you guys is how much do nurses earn in Nigeria?

You'd be shocked to learn that most private hospitals don't pay their nurses up to 100k, and the ones in federal and state owned hospitals don't earn up to 150k.

Most people who go for nursing do so because of its high demand abroad. They don't go into it to work in Nigeria cos your salary in Nigeria as a nurse is useless.

If your parents have no plans of sending her abroad, please allow her continue with the course she's currently studying. She'll definitely get a good job once she's through cos I have a friend (a lodge mate actually) who studied PAE (parasitology and entomology) and he's currently working with GTbank.

Most prospective employers ask for your fist degree because it's the basic requirement needed to qualify you for the job. Once you're employed, they'll train you on what they want you to do regardless of your field.

Almiviolad:
My younger sis applied to study Nursing at OOU but was given forestry and wildlife.
She accepted with hopes that she might be able to change into something better. I even adviced her to decline then cuz I don't see the correlation.

So now she is about to resume for 200l and we just feel she should apply to lautech for nursing and take jamb and waec or neco again (cuz she used 2 settings for OOU and that was probably what affected her). Probably start with their predegree and not go back to OOU so we don't waste school fees again.

But We are really confused and she is 19 this year. This will be her 3rd attempt if she try again. Pls experts in education line what do you advice we do

It's better for your sister to go and study nursing which is a more marketable professional course with better prospects

Nazgul:
All those shouting nursing, my question for you guys is how much do nurses earn in Nigeria?

You'd be shocked to learn that most private hospitals don't pay their nurses up to 100k, and the ones in federal and state owned hospitals don't earn up to 150k.

Most people who go for nursing do so because of its high demand abroad. They don't go into it to work in Nigeria cos your salary in Nigeria as a nurse is
useless.


If your parents have no plans of sending her abroad, please allow her continue with the course she's currently studying. She'll definitely get a good job once she's through cos I have a friend (a lodge mate actually) who studied PAE (parasitology and entomology) and he's currently working with GTbank.

Most prospective employers ask for your fist degree because it's the basic requirement needed to qualify you for the job. Once you're employed, they'll train you on what they want you to do regardless of your field.

So, you are telling us that other courses are hot cake in market compare to nursing?

Tohsynetita1:
So, you are telling us that other courses are hot cake in market compare to nursing?

Nursing is very limiting because after passing your National nursing exams you're limited to the medical field. And like I stated before, it's not even like you'll be handsomely paid as a nurse.

Nurses here in Nigeria earn peanuts. So if you have no plans of going abroad, I don't see any reason why you should waste your time on it. I personally know a distance relative who studied nursing. The private hospital where she works pays her 65k per month. And she's married with kids.

As for other courses. If you've ever worked in cooperate world, you'd agree with me that some of your colleagues right there in the office, studied ridiculous courses. I once had a colleague in one of the firms I worked who studied Physics Education, another studied Social Studies.

The reason why they got employed is that at entry level, most firms see you all as novices regardless of what you studied in school. That's why they immediately train you upon employment. These trainings can sometimes last up to a month or more depending on the unit you're assigned to.

Nazgul:

Nursing is very limiting because after passing your National nursing exams you're limited to the medical field. And like I stated before, it's not even like you'll be handsomely paid as a nurse.

Nurses here in Nigeria earn peanuts. So if you have no plans of going abroad, I don't see any reason why you should waste your time on it. I personally know a distance relative who studied nursing. The private hospital where she works pays her 65k per month. And she's married with kids.

As for other courses. If you've ever worked in cooperate world, you'd agree with me that some of your colleagues right there in the office, studied ridiculous courses. I once had a colleague in one of the firms I worked who studied Physics Education, another studied Social Studies.

The reason why they got employed is that at entry level, most firms see you all as novices regardless of what you studied in school. That's why they immediately train you upon employment. These trainings can sometimes last up to a month or more depending on the unit you're assigned to.

But what you don’t know is most people don’t know what you wrote, people always choose nursing because of prestige and past glory just like law, unknowing for them that it doesn’t really pay again like before.

Tohsynetita1:
But what you don’t know is most people don’t know what you wrote, people always choose nursing because of prestige and past glory just like law, unknowing for them that it doesn’t really pay again like before.

Law is even better reason being that some firms have a legal department. So you can easily be employ there and earn a reasonable salary.

As for nursing, you're not needed anywhere aside the medical field cos most cooperate firms have HMO for their staffs. So they don't need a medical department.

And the medical field is already overcrowded. So you either accept peanuts or remain unemployed.

abba190:
I applied to study architecture they gave me geography I did it, I graduated 2019 all I do now is beg on nairaland, do menial works, and play bet to survive. don't let ur sister be like me.

Hahahahhahah

But I am still kinda scared cuz she is average student, she might not meet the cutoff mark for the nursing again.

Cleanmoney55:


Hahahahhahah

i am telling the truth

abba190:
i am telling the truth

Which university U finished from for kano?

Please, i will strongly advise you to encourage your sister to go and do nursing even if it is going to school of nursing and not a university, this is far better than the course she is doing at the moment.
Globally, there is a demographic change with world population rapidly ageing and birth rate declining, hence demand for healthcare personnel will continue to be on the rise.

I saw some arguments here that nurses earn peanut in nigeria, but then they still have job. Unfortunately, most people who did the other course are unemployed, frustrated and dejected with life. Beside, I know of many nurses that earn more than half a million bad as it bad in Nigeria. Equally, the opportunities abroad are limitless for nurses.

All the best to you and your sister in whatever decision you guys agreed on.

Almiviolad:
My younger sis applied to study Nursing at OOU but was given forestry and wildlife.
She accepted with hopes that she might be able to change into something better. I even adviced her to decline then cuz I don't see the correlation.

So now she is about to resume for 200l and we just feel she should apply to lautech for nursing and take jamb and waec or neco again (cuz she used 2 settings for OOU and that was probably what affected her). Probably start with their predegree and not go back to OOU so we don't waste school fees again.

But We are really confused and she is 19 this year. This will be her 3rd attempt if she try again. Pls experts in education line what do you advice we do

is she lightskin sir?(no oofencse)

Cleanmoney55:


Which university U finished from for kano?

aliko dangote university formerly known as kano university of science and technology

abba190:
I applied to study architecture they gave me geography I did it, I graduated 2019 all I do now is beg on nairaland, do menial works, and play bet to survive. don't let ur sister be like me.

Lol.

Your sense of humor in the way you pass your words are... is like... like... like a.... like a very, very big bomb.

Abba, you will not kill me. You just got a new follower.

In other words, the OP should choose a professional course to survive in Nigeria.

simple87:
Please, i will strongly advise you to encourage your sister to go and do nursing even if it is going to school of nursing and not a university, this is far better than the course she is doing at the moment.
Globally, there is a demographic change with world population rapidly ageing and birth rate declining, hence demand for healthcare personnel will continue to be on the rise.

I saw some arguments here that nurses earn peanut in nigeria, but then they still have job. Unfortunately, most people who did the other course are unemployed, frustrated and dejected with life. Beside, I know of many nurses that earn more than half a million bad as it bad in Nigeria. Equally, the opportunities abroad are limitless for nurses.

All the best to you and your sister in whatever decision you guys agreed on.

@bolded
Easy with your lie biko.

A matron who is a nurse at federal level and has spent years working as a nurse earns about 300k.

Entry level nurses at federal level earn between 120-150. And you should know that you'd need serious connections to get such jobs at federal level. Meaning that you might end up with with the peanuts from private and state hospitals.

No nurse earns up to 500k. What are you doing as a nurse that you want to earn such amount?

If you pay a nurse 500k, how much would you pay a consultant or surgeon?

Why do you think that thousands of our qualified nurses are fleeing the country, it's because they're poorly paid. There's a global need for nurses and they're well paid overseas that's why I made it clear that if his parents can afford to send her overseas, she should go ahead and study it.

But if she plans to settle down in Nigeria and work with her nursing certificate, she shouldn't waste her time cos nursing is very limited. If she doesn't have any connection to work at federal level, she might end up working in a private hospital earning less than 50k.

That's the reality about nursing.

abba190:
aliko dangote university formerly known as kano university of science and technology

Ahhahh...guess U know mohd alhaji and yakudima

Cleanmoney55:


Ahhahh...guess U know mohd alhaji and yakudima

i know them. that yakudima dealt with me