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 Education / Re: Top WAEC Scorers In 2009 And Where They Are Today by Gerrard59(m): 1:46pm On Aug 18 |
As a side note: Again, as I have written on Nairaland, Black Africans in the US, not necessarily African Americans, are enjoying the rights African Americans toiled for: https://www.nairaland.com/7695199/living-uk-life-immigrant-part-3/652#131355433; https://www.nairaland.com/8156136/helen-comperatore-widow-trump-rally/5#131005469 In fact, I even advised a Nigerian with Spanish nationality to choose Black during admissions for his children into American universities so as to take advantage of affirmative action policies: https://www.nairaland.com/8132873/japa-inside-japavery-confuse#130628245 So, it is not surprising that they, Black Africans, are the most vocal opponets against the removal of affirmative action as it eases their journeys to postions in elite universities and top companies. The same for the privileged Nigerians in Canada who are cupping away DEI slots which should be enjoyed by the Blacks who were historically disadvantaged in Canada, not people from Ijebu-Ode and Onitsha. A study which shows that Black Africans rather than African Americans (native blacks in the US) populate elite universities in the US. “When Diversity for Diversity's Sake is not Enough: Should Black Immigrants Receive the Benefit of Affirmative Action at the Detriment of Native Blacks? https://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1008&context=ijlse IbeOkehie: God bless Nigeria! nlfpmod; Seun; Mukina2; dominique; Justwise I got banned by the anti-spam bot several times because of this thread. I had to omit some references for the fear of being banned. Please work on that. 19 Likes 2 Shares |
| Education / Re: Top WAEC Scorers In 2009 And Where They Are Today by Gerrard59(m): 1:44pm On Aug 18 |
9. This is a personal assessment and not a mockery of Okunola Abdullah Akolade. As seen, compared to others, he is the only one without any experience apart from academic education. In the real world outside of academia (Iyoha who is an academic worked somewhere before her appointment at HBS), quality aka cognate work experience matters more than a bag of degrees. Companies prefer people who can on day one hit the ground running and on day two, keep running (apologies to Tinubu). A time working in some companies, especially the top firms in any industry, equals or supersedes an academic program at some of the best universities. This reminds of the Twitter fella who regretted declining an offer from one of the Big4 for an admission into a university in the UK. Schools that declined your application when you had no experience will rush you after you have worked in those top companies. Also, other companies will prefer you – with cognate work experience – over someone without the same but has an advanced degree from a top university. That is, three years at McKinsey is highly rated over an MSc from Imperial or CALTECH without an equivalent work experience. Nothing beats quality work experience! If you are a first class or highly brilliant fellow, get the experience before pursuing further degrees. You also earn an income rather than continue living student life. Schools nor book no dey run. 10. As I have preached relentlessly on Nairaland, the United States is the ONLY place where black professionals thrive and excel. Unsurprisingly, African Americans are the richest set of black people globally, with black South Africans behind. The US absorbs the best and brightest talent globally. However, I wonder if there won’t be a backlash towards Nigerians should Nigeria begin to prosper. Currently, Chinese Academics and professionals are being harassed with many opting to relocate to Mainland China or cousins in Singapore/Malaysia/South Korea/Japan. This paper studied their worries and planned departures: “Caught in the Crossfire: Fears of Chinese-American Scientists”: https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2216248120 For the laughs, for those who have been long-time and frequent Nairalanders, you must have come across Ogugua and Sexzkills who were literal love-birds. Sexzkills was a famous male feminist, while Ogugua was a popular feminist. Their views aligned and news had that they got married, deactivated and relocated to the US. While conducting this research, I came across Covenant University’s 2014 graduation list and a name popped out: Ogugua. On the list, she graduated with a First Class in Civil Engineering: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chidubem-ogugua/ Currently lives in Canada. How far Sexzkills na? E don tey!😂 A side piece, a classmate of hers (First Class as well) was one of the earliest Nigerian educated employees at McKinsey Nigeria who later went for his MBA at Harvard and now works at Amazon US: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aina-adebodun. Another First Class classmate of theirs works as a software engineer in Canada: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adebayosamuel/; Another First Class classmate of theirs is a teaching assistant at the University of Missouri-Michigan. Before that, he obtained an MEng from Imperial College London, UK: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-agbede-237b507b/ There were five First Class graduates (Civil Engineering) from that set. I could not find the other student’s information. 24 Likes 4 Shares |
| Education / Re: Top WAEC Scorers In 2009 And Where They Are Today by Gerrard59(m): 1:42pm On Aug 18 |
4. The majority were women! Women everywhere!!!! Talk about beauty and brains!! Twale to Nigerian women! I love you all! 23 out of 37 = more than 60%! 5. While Medicine (7) has always been a popular course, engineering (11) and business/economics (9) disciplines overshadowed it. In my previous study, the popularity of Medicine also waned over successive years. However, further research will be needed to solidify this as a fact and to know why. On the other hand, only one person pursued a degree and career path in Law. Another Nairalander, Sreamsense, had this to say about my previous research: “This your research means engineering remains most highly intelligent and brilliant students at JAMB/WAEC level despite dealing with harder subject combinations even a bit higher than that of medicine; many brilliant (first five/six) students you listed here on yearly basis end up studying engineering and related courses like computer and cyber security” Source: https://www.nairaland.com/7763389/top-jamb-scorers-where-today/4#124410579 Again, this study has proven him to be correct. 6. Nigeria has good schools. I say this because one of the reasons we have had a growing proportion of Nigerians relocating, aka japa, is because “they want to secure their children’s education” or as those in the UK peddle “they want to offer their children good education”. Sorry, but from what I have seen so far (this research aside), I dare say it is better you enrol your child in an above average private school in Nigeria than a state school in the UK. The majority of these Nigerians, presumably, can afford an above average private school in Nigeria, but cannot or would find it difficult to do the same for Private or Public Schools in the same UK. So, the belief that the free education the child receives in a state school in the UK is better than the above average private school in Nigeria is falsified. The best schools in the UK are private and public, both of which are expensive for the average immigrant and very selective. For those who might not understand the differences between state, private and public schools in the UK. Here is an excerpt: “State schools are funded by the government and adhere to the national curriculum. There are no fees, and all children aged 5 to 18 in the UK are entitled to a place at such a school. Private schools, also referred to as independent schools, do not receive money from the government and instead fund themselves through school tuition fees paid for each pupil. The term ‘public school’ can cause some confusion as, outside of the UK, it is used to describe state schools funded by the government. In the UK, public schools are the most prestigious private schools: Eton and Harrow being among some of the most famous examples. All public schools are private schools, but not all private schools are public schools” Source: https://stpetersprep.co.uk/news/what-difference-state-public-private-schools/ In fact, what I will advise these parents in the UK to do is to conduct your research into the top schools to know how many black children born and bred in the UK attend these schools. So, for instance, go to Imperial College, seek to know the background of the black students at undergraduate level. If the majority are directly from Africa and elsewhere but the UK, it means something is not right with the education black children who reside in the country receive. Replicate this study across the other top schools. Focus on Russell Group of Universities (Shey you said you left Nigeria because of your children’s future?) 🙄 7. Again, the church has proven ab initio that it owns and manages the best schools in Nigeria. From my previous research and the picture about the schools with the top WASSCE scores in 2016, the church has shown that they produce the most academically brilliant students in the country. This is the same in the US, especially for Jesuit Colleges. Expectedly, church owned schools in the abroad are significantly more expensive than regular schools and more expensive than fellow private schools. See why I said those in the UK have to think twice about the “free education” their children receive? In fact, to japa folks, if you cannot afford the top secondary schools in the abroad, I implore you to send them to Nigeria, especially at above average secondary schools whose names are shown in my studies. Special shout-out to the Catholic Church and Winners Chapel. The Bishop @ Ota is doing something right! Equally, the reverends are also good at what they do, literally for a living. 8. Covenant University is Nigeria’s top private university, no ifs or buts! I stated the same in my previous research and even mentioned how I predicted its rise. 29 Likes 4 Shares |
| Education / Re: Top WAEC Scorers In 2009 And Where They Are Today by Gerrard59(m): 1:41pm On Aug 18 |
COMMENTARY Methodology: - Internships and part-time roles were omitted. Only full time roles were included. - Certificate courses are excluded. Only professional academic programs, relevant certifications and licenses are included. - There could have been change of names. So, there are slight differences in the spellings of some names, but the general information remains accurate. However, I maintained the same spelling as shown in the newspaper article for reproducibility reasons. - Since they had stellar WASSCE grades, I strongly believe they got admitted into their chosen courses and universities with few years gap after leaving secondary school. This means almost all began university education in 2009, a few in 2010 and two in 2011. Only Nwankwo Miriam began classes in 2012. As a result, while there were familiar names, the focus was when the person began tertiary education. As such, any tertiary education entry before 2009 is disregarded. For example, Okechukwu Rita has a LinkedIn entry (https://www.linkedin.com/in/rita-okechukwu-32937146/) but that profile started working with the Nigerian Universities Commission in 1992. Another example is of Akinola Olaoluwa with this profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/olaoluwa-akinola-050239a1/?originalSubdomain=ng but who graduated from OAU in 2010 (First Class) and works at Shell Nigeria. Discussion: 1. In my previous research, I aimed at studying if there is a link between stellar grades at secondary school, university entry scores and stellar grades at tertiary level with a flourishing career. As clearly seen in this research, there seems to be straightforward path from high WASSCE grades to stellar performances at university level and a thriving career path. From 2009 – date is over a decade and almost two decades. This tells current secondary school students, guardians, well-wishers and parents that having stellar grades leads to an excellent life after school. Apparently, school is not scam as ignorantly peddled on social media. You can see it for yourself: raw facts and figures, not fats and figos. Moreover, research into the top JAMB scorers in 2009 will provide more insight to know if these scholars scored high in JAMB. Basically, the aim is to find out if students who attained high grades in WAEC go on to perform excellently in JAMB. So, if a high proportion of WASSCE scholars go on to make a First Class in their university education and there is consistency, it means one’s WAEC scores can predict the person’s performance in the university ceteris-paribus. As summarised by a Nairalander, Crofton, in the previous study: “most of the top JAMB candidates make excellent WAEC result, from time to time there are people who underperform in WAEC but do well in JAMB and vice versa, but usually top JAMB candidates are proven in their secondary schools already! ” This study and the previous one have proved him to be correct. Source: https://www.nairaland.com/7763389/top-jamb-scorers-where-today/2#124406607 2. While it is just a study rather than year-on-year studies, by comparing this with my previous research, it gradually solidifies my foundational thought that all things been equal: high WASSCE grades = excellent CGPAs = thriving career. 3. Loyola Jesuit College is Nigeria’s top secondary school! This is a thorough assessment as shown by their exploits not only both researches, but Cowbellpedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowbellpedia) and its dominance of top WASSCE scorers nationwide (https://www.nairaland.com/3955914/loyola-jesuit-abuja-pictures/1#59033383; https://www.nairaland.com/3955914/loyola-jesuit-abuja-pictures/2#59033939; https://www.nairaland.com/3955914/loyola-jesuit-abuja-pictures/2#59036401; https://www.nairaland.com/3955914/loyola-jesuit-abuja-pictures/3#59040781). As narrated by another Nairalander Naptu2, the highest JAMB scorer in 2002 is a LJC alumnus: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregory-ugwi/ BS Mathematics, Princeton; a LJC alumnus was the best WAEC candidate in 2007. BS Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Harvard University: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnyusufu/). The school has been consistent. It also helps that the parents of the students are upper-middle-class Nigerians as the school is one of the most expensive secondary schools in the country. So, they can be sponsored to study at some of the best universities across the world. Additionally, due to the relative financial provision by their parents, they had online presence and their records could easily be found compared to others. This is when you consider that Android-enabled phones began proliferation in Nigeria around 2012 – 2014. What money cannot do, more money can do. 24 Likes 2 Shares |
| Education / Re: Top WAEC Scorers In 2009 And Where They Are Today by Gerrard59(m): 1:38pm On Aug 18 |
33 Afunku Oyinkansola Maryam (F): Omolaja Sodipo Memorial Anglican School, Onikolobo: 3As, 6Bs 8 Likes 1 Share |
| Education / Re: Top WAEC Scorers In 2009 And Where They Are Today by Gerrard59(m): 1:36pm On Aug 18 |
29 Musa Abdulkadir Buhari (M): Musa Iliasu College, Kano: 5As, 4Bs 7 Likes 2 Shares |
| Education / Re: Top WAEC Scorers In 2009 And Where They Are Today by Gerrard59(m): 1:34pm On Aug 18 |
25. Oyeyele Adebimpe Morenike (F): Queen’s College, Yaba: 4As, 4Bs, 1C 7 Likes |
| Education / Re: Top WAEC Scorers In 2009 And Where They Are Today by Gerrard59(m): 1:31pm On Aug 18 |
21 Ebi Allan M (M): International School, UNILAG: 5As, 3Bs, 1C 8 Likes 1 Share |
| Education / Re: Top WAEC Scorers In 2009 And Where They Are Today by Gerrard59(m): 1:29pm On Aug 18 |
17.Anyigbo Nonso Kenneth (M): Loyola Jesuit College: 7As, 1B, 1C 8 Likes 2 Shares |
| Education / Re: Top WAEC Scorers In 2009 And Where They Are Today by Gerrard59(m): 1:26pm On Aug 18 |
13.Akinola Olaoluwa O (M): The International School University of Ibadan: 6As, 3Bs 9 Likes 1 Share |
| Education / Re: Top WAEC Scorers In 2009 And Where They Are Today by Gerrard59(m): 1:24pm On Aug 18 |
9. Okunola Abdullah Akolade (M): Our Lady and Faith Francis Catholic College, Osogbo: 5As, 3Bs, 1C 14 Likes |
| TV/Movies / Re: BBNaija 2024: Live Updates Thread by Gerrard59(m): 12:45pm On Aug 18 |
dominique:I saw your recent comment. I am still uploading the post when I got banned by the anti-spam bot. Can that bot be curtailed? |
| Education / Re: Top WAEC Scorers In 2009 And Where They Are Today by Gerrard59(m): 11:43am On Aug 18 |
5. Ugwu Oju Obianuju (F): The Lagoon Secondary School, Lekki: 7As, 2Bs 20 Likes 5 Shares
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| Phones / Re: My Starlink Review After Porting From Airtel Unlimited by Gerrard59(m): 11:37am On Aug 18 |
izubext007:Nairaland is Nigeria's most visited indigenous-owned website. 4 Likes |
| Romance / Re: I Cannot Date A Girl When The Issue Of Her Hair Budgets Is Directed To Me by Gerrard59(m): 11:23am On Aug 18 |
folake4u: Well, the numbers say women have to choose, especially in the nascent years of the child. It can work if the husband is also supportive, they could also employ a help to assist with work at home. The advantage Nigeria and countries abut to poorer neighbours have compared to other developed nations. Daycare is very expensive. I recall mentioning to Ednut that parents from both side can be drafted in from Nigeria. Bros replied with it "what if dem don die"? It worked for me and many others. You don marry?  So I don't see any reason why women have to choose?Honest question, did you at least glance through the article I linked in the previous post? P.S. Thanks for the answer. Not surprised. The trajectory answers it. UNILAG and to an extent UI and maybe just OAU will be the public universities that could have such an alumna these days. 1 Like |
| Romance / Re: I Cannot Date A Girl When The Issue Of Her Hair Budgets Is Directed To Me by Gerrard59(m): 12:50am On Aug 18 |
folake4u:I am curious, what happens when she begins childbearing? You see, this discussion is part of the reasons there is a low birthrate across the developed world with many modern day women declining to be in a relationship till their 30s, by then their chances of having children dwindle and marital options dry up. As we once discussed, the Motherhood Tax/Penalty is the major cause for differences in salaries between both genders in the same industry. My point is: modern day women have to make a clear choice between being married and having children versus being career-focused. Unfortunately, both cannot work at the same time in MOST cases and across different parts of the world. What policymakers can do is promote policies that will enable working mothers to return seamlessly to the workforce, as this will endear higher fertility rates. The other option is for these women to reduce their hypergamy and marry men who they out-earn (and the men agree to such an arrangement too). "Why Women Still Can’t Have It All" - Anne-Marie Slaughter: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/07/why-women-still-cant-have-it-all/309020/ This your friend with an MBA from LBS, I am curious, which places has she worked 'cos 25 is pretty young to obtain a quality MBA. Correct me if I am wrong, but she graduated from CU or Babcock or maybe ABUAD? 1 Like |
| Autos / Re: Vintage Cars: 504 Salon Versus Mercedes Benz V-Boot by Gerrard59(m): 4:44pm On Aug 17 |
Today, those cars will look elegant. |
| Foreign Affairs / Re: Male Athletes Can't Use Female Locker Rooms, Bathrooms - US Supreme Court by Gerrard59(m): 3:43pm On Aug 17 |
Ikoyi Democrats will be annoyed. I wish their children become trans in the future.  cococandy:Except in under-developed places, there exist gender-differentiated public bathrooms in Nigeria. Male and Female. Anything else other than for disabled persons is madness! 2 Likes |
| Jobs/Vacancies / Re: Do People Still Get High Paying Jobs Nowadays by Gerrard59(m): 3:39pm On Aug 17 |
abbey621:The mistakes OP made are: not mentioning the grade of employment - experienced hire or entry-level; industry/field and state of residence. Even in the US and UK, salaries across fields and regions differ. The major difference between Nigeria and the US especially is the latter churns out jobs pretty regularly. Although some industries have had a lull in employment and inflation has devalued salaries. Everywhere toff! 2 Likes 1 Share |
| Jobs/Vacancies / Re: Do People Still Get High Paying Jobs Nowadays by Gerrard59(m): 3:35pm On Aug 17 |
AgentGoat:A very important aspect many young Nigerians should do away with. Apply early, perfect the CV/cover letter and most importantly, practice aptitude tests. That is where most job applicants fail. Be very good at Dragnet and whatever tests are used for assessments these days. Applicants who can ace 5 out of 10 of such tests would get a good job within a year (centris paribus). 9 Likes 2 Shares |
| Jobs/Vacancies / Re: Do People Still Get High Paying Jobs Nowadays by Gerrard59(m): 3:31pm On Aug 17 |
dreamxhaser:You are spending in naira. OP could be living in Ado-Ekiti or Benue. How does 150K sound small in those places? It is like you people don't know the Nigeria you live in. 13 Likes 2 Shares |
| Jobs/Vacancies / Re: Do People Still Get High Paying Jobs Nowadays by Gerrard59(m): 3:29pm On Aug 17 |
FriendsAndFans:Sure. Just that competition has ballooned as it is survival of the fittest. Also, certain metrics such as young age to beat age discrimination, being so good at passing aptitude tests and the name of the university have been made everything tougher. I no lie give you, I am not sure I would be able to compete in the job market in present-day Nigeria. The population choke plus anaemic growth. If Indians and Chinese youths could leave their countries and go to other places to get jobs, Nigeria shouldn't be different. 7 Likes 2 Shares |
| Crime / Re: Identities of Medical, Dental students Kidnapped in Benue by Gerrard59(m): 12:42pm On Aug 17 |
greenermodels:Not only that, but most Igbos are Catholics and the event is held in Enugu. Also, many Igbos are studying at Unijos. 2 Likes |
| Phones / Re: Elon Musk’s Starlink Is Building Ground Stations In Lagos, Ogun And Rivers State by Gerrard59(m): 3:32am On Aug 17 |
djon78:That is very impressive considering London is still ranked as the 2nd financial global city. Considering Asia is becoming the economic hub in this century, it is overdue for Singapore to leapfrog London to second place. P.S. Kuan, not Quan* |
| Phones / Re: Elon Musk’s Starlink Is Building Ground Stations In Lagos, Ogun And Rivers State by Gerrard59(m): 3:28am On Aug 17 |
haybhi1:I am curious, is this how you behave in real life? Do you really live such a life as a supposedly medical student? 3 Likes |
| Phones / Re: Elon Musk’s Starlink Is Building Ground Stations In Lagos, Ogun And Rivers State by Gerrard59(m): 3:27am On Aug 17 |
Mayflowa:After electricity.  1 Like |
| Phones / Re: Elon Musk’s Starlink Is Building Ground Stations In Lagos, Ogun And Rivers State by Gerrard59(m): 3:25am On Aug 17 |
ActiveFarms:Businesses, almost these days, that rely on the Internet will generate far greater than whatever comes out from a 20000 acre plantation. How many agro-billionaires do you know compared to those in the tech industry? |
| Business / Re: A Man's Shocking Experience With Nigerian Hawkers by Gerrard59(m): 3:16am On Aug 17 |
nedekid:Good to know then. But his constant conjuring of funny looking stories when his income isn't dependent on social media marketing sounds odd to me. 1 Like |
| Business / Re: A Man's Shocking Experience With Nigerian Hawkers by Gerrard59(m): 3:14am On Aug 17 |
luminouz:FYI, I DON'T envy anyone based on anything in life. I know what it is to make money and have seen how people progress in life. So, why should I envy someone I don't know?  I don't know what you think of me, neither do I care, but I don't envy people. I just find it odd that a man keeps conjuring funny looking stories when his income isn't dependent (presumably) on social media marketing. Solomon Buchi does the same - cho cho cho - every now and then, but at least Buchi earns money via such. Me envy people? God forbid bad thing! Anything people have, I had such and will have them. |
| Education / Re: Gunmen Abduct Over 20 Nigerian Medical, Dental Students In Benue by Gerrard59(m): 2:30pm On Aug 16 |
Terrible! Nigerian elites, public and private, have failed the country and their people. Yet you see them parading themselves as intelligent people. Disgusting people! 3 Likes |
| Celebrities / Re: Davido Visited Cubana Chief Priest Newly Opened Fast Food In Lagos (video) by Gerrard59(m): 12:39pm On Aug 16 |
Abagworo:Well, you were one of those who supported the APC then. So, why complain? You saw the way Jonathan was maltreated yet you as an Igbo man supported the party. You One Nigeria Igbos still haven't understood Nigeria for what it is. How about Rochas? It's been a while. |
| Romance / Re: "In The Next 3-5 Years There Will Be Only 10% Of Wife Material In The World" by Gerrard59(m): 2:13am On Aug 16 |
Angelfrost:I am curious, what sort of "luxuries" do Nigerian girls demand these days? I think Madridguy was right in that aspect of the basics. Or are you judging Nigerian women strictly from a Lagos or Abuja POV? Remember, Nigeria exists beyond those places. Is that the same for Nigerian women in Ebonyi, Gombe and Ekiti? |
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