Shola,
Thanks for yours. I am not sure where all that venom came from, considering that I did not as much as offer an opinion on the matter, I simply asked for thoughts. The level of defensiveness and the quality of the responses from some quarters is appalling and diminishes the authors. Apparently, many of these people were raised under savage and primitive circumstances and are incapable of civil discourse. :-D Thankfully, the inimitable double Professor Mobolaji Aluko arrived to rescue them from the squalor of their despair, with real numbers and a response dripping with respect and dignity. Ikhide's job is not done yet, but we are close.
From: Shola Adenekan <sholaadenekan@gmail.com>
To: usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, February 6, 2013 10:46 AM
Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Nigerian professors among best paid in the world
Thanks for yours. I am not sure where all that venom came from, considering that I did not as much as offer an opinion on the matter, I simply asked for thoughts. The level of defensiveness and the quality of the responses from some quarters is appalling and diminishes the authors. Apparently, many of these people were raised under savage and primitive circumstances and are incapable of civil discourse. :-D Thankfully, the inimitable double Professor Mobolaji Aluko arrived to rescue them from the squalor of their despair, with real numbers and a response dripping with respect and dignity. Ikhide's job is not done yet, but we are close.
How bodi, my feisty friend? :-D Are you in London? I am thinking of stopping by to do a literary gig in early April, you know, Ikhide goes to Peckham. Interested in sponsoring, participating? Inbox me o, otherwise you go miss ;-)
- Ikhide
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From: Shola Adenekan <sholaadenekan@gmail.com>
To: usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, February 6, 2013 10:46 AM
Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Nigerian professors among best paid in the world
Dear Abayomi,
Ikhide posted an article and asked us to discuss it. People are free to express their opinion; whether they are market women on people with as many degrees as a thermometer.
I'm interested in people's opinion because I'm seriously considering returning home to teach at a university. And I'm sure there are other people who feel the way I do. We need comparisons. This forum encourages debates, academia encourages debates and we should not try to stifle debates just because they make us uncomfortable.
Shalom!
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Ikhide posted an article and asked us to discuss it. People are free to express their opinion; whether they are market women on people with as many degrees as a thermometer.
I'm interested in people's opinion because I'm seriously considering returning home to teach at a university. And I'm sure there are other people who feel the way I do. We need comparisons. This forum encourages debates, academia encourages debates and we should not try to stifle debates just because they make us uncomfortable.
Shalom!
On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 1:41 PM, <ojodumi39@gmail.com> wrote:
I have not stopped wandering since I read the report yesterday.$4, 629 per month is at least $1, 300 higher than the real figure. I don't know why we need this comparison anyway. Well, thanks, prof, for your intervention. Shalom.Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld from Glo Mobile.From: Abayomi Akinyeye <yakinyeye@yahoo.com>Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2013 00:49:14 -0800 (PST)ReplyTo: usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.comSubject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Nigerian professors among best paid in the world--
Those who engage in discussions on this forum shouldd at least be among the informed and not ordinary market women and men. They should take time to be informed by themselves before coming to the public domain to volunteer any opinion. As a Professor in Nigeria and who is knowledgible about the stuggle to improve the academic system in the country, i can say withou any equivocation that no Nigerian Professor earns the amount being touted .
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From: Ikhide <xokigbo@yahoo.com>
Subject: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Nigerian professors among best paid in the world
To: "Toyin Falola" <USAAfricaDialogue@googlegroups.com>, "Ederi" <Ederi@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Tuesday, February 5, 2013, 10:49 AM
--"A Nigerian full professor, which according to the report, earns an equivalent of $4, 629 per month in public institutions, is rated the 13th best paid don among the 28 nations."http://www.punchng.com/education/nigerian-professors-among-best-paid-in-the-world/JAMB question! Are professors in Nigeria underpaid? If not, why not? Discuss!- Ikhide
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