Next Generation PhD Fellowship

The Next Generation PhD fellowship is a scholarship opportunity for Doctoral students in Social Sciences.

The US Social Science Research Council is providing support to African scholars (in Africa) from selected countries, for:

  1. PhD research proposals
  2. Dissertation research
  3. Dissertation completion

The focus is on peace, security and development and the use of interdisciplinary research approaches and methods.

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List of Authentic Postgraduate Universities in Nigeria

The Nigerian Education Agency overseeing university education, The National

University Commission NUC, has made a statement showing its concern about the proliferation of Postgraduate programme by many unaccredited universities and Institutions in Nigeria.

The National Universities Commission futher stated that qualifications/awards resulting therefrom are not recognized. NUC thus made a list of authentic universities qualified to run and award postgraduate degrees (postgraduate diploma, masters, PhD) in Nigeria as at 2012. It warned that Employers of labour, educational institutions and other stakeholders are to note that only certificates issued by these universities, for their approved programmes, are valid for employment, further studies and other purposes.

Federal Universities:

1. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi
2. Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
3. Bayero University, Kano
4. Federal University of Technology, Akure
5. Federal University of Technology, Minna
6. Federal University of Technology, Owerri
7. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike
8. Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola
9. postgraduate universities in NigeriaNational Open University of Nigeria, Lagos.
10. Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna
11. Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka
12. Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife
13. University of Abuja, Gwagwalada
14. University of Agriculture, Abeokuta
15. University of Agriculture, Makurdi
16. University of Benin, Benin City
17. University of Calabar, Calabar
18. University of Ibadan, Ibadan
19. University of llorin, llorin
20. University of Jos, Jos
21. University of Lagos, Akoka
22. University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri
23. University of Nigeria, Nsukka
24. University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt
25. University of Uyo, Uyo
26. Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto.

State Universities:

1. Abia State University, Uturu
2. Adamawa State University, Mubi
3. Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko 15. Lagos State University, Ojo.
4. Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma
5. Anambra State University, Uli
6. Benue State University, Makurdi
7. Cross River University of Technology, Calabar
8. Delta State University, Abraka
9. Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki
10. Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti
11. Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu
12. Imo State University, Owerri
13. Kogi State University, Anyigba
14. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso
16. Nasarawa State University, Keffi
17. Niger-Delta University, Wilberforce Island
18. Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye
19. Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt
20. Umaru Musa Yar’Adua University, Katsina
21. Gombe State University, Gombe
22. Ibrahim Babangida University, Lapai
23. Kano State University of Science and Technology, Wudil
24. Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero
25. Kwara State University Malete.

Private Universities:

1. African University of Science and Technology, Abuja
2. Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin (MSc only)
3. American University of Nigeria, Yola
4. Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo
5. Benson Idahosa University, Benin City
6. Bowen University, Iwo
7. Covenant University, Ota
8. Igbinedion University, Okada
9. Madonna University, Okija (MSc only)
10. Pan-African University, Lekki
11. Redeemer’s University, Mowe, Ogun State
12. Caleb University, Lagos
13. Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Ikeji-Arakeji, Osun State
14. Nigerian Turkish Nile University, Abuja
15. Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State
16. Lead City University, Ibadan (MSc only)
17. University of Mkar, Mkar (MSc only).

 

What is M.PHIL all about?

M.Phil masters of philosophyThere are myraids of postgraduate degrees at Masters and PhD levels and in various disciplines. At Masters degree, your degree comes in one of many academic codes as M.Sc, MBA, M.Pharm, LL.M, MILS and so forth. These all show in a broad sense, your academic discipline at Masters.
A popular and more generic Masters degree is the M.Phil. That’s the short for Master of Philosophy. It cut across various disciplines from sciences, to education, art, business and engineering.

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24 YEAR OLD BAGS PhD AT UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS.

“The saying that if you can conceive it and believe it, you will definitely achieve it” was brought to the fore as a young and intelligent scholar Olaoluwa Oluwadara bagged a Doctorate degree at the just concluded convocation ceremony of the University of Lagos. He was just 24.
Olaoluwa received his PhD in mathematics and was the best graduating postgraduate student with a CGPA of 5.0. With this record, Dr. Olaoluwa is now arguably Africa’s youngest PhD holder, beating other previous young scholars like 26 year old Olabisi Adeyemi, who received her PhD in the same University of Lagos and 25 year old Opeyemi Shodipe, from Babcock University.
Dr. Olaoluwa has held an impressive record of academic achievement through his education, he has been a top student since his elementary education, till he entered the Universite de Bangui in Central African Republic, where he graduated with a Cummulative
Gross Point Average (CGPA) of 5.0 in mathematics for his first degree. He received his Masters degree in Physics from the same university with an impressive record. He came to the university of Lagos in 2010 for his PhD studies under sponsorship by the G.S of the Deeper Life Christian Ministry. Postgraduate Nigeria says a hearty  congrats to our young ‘DOC’

STUDENTS LIST REASONS FOR POOR QUALITY OF MASTER’S AND PhD THESES

Quality of masters and PhD thesesMANY Nigerians were shocked when the Central Coordinating Committee (CCC), an arm of the National Book Development Fund (NBDF) established by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), last year revealed that out of a total of 150 doctorate (PhD) theses in various disciplines, obtained from several universities and scrutinized to determine which ones were suitable for conversion to textbooks, only 11 passed the tests. Continue reading “STUDENTS LIST REASONS FOR POOR QUALITY OF MASTER’S AND PhD THESES”