NIJ STUDENTS COMPLAINTS OVER 4_ MONTH INDUSTRIAL TRAINING
Lagos By Lawal Kudirat Various complaints had been made by the PGD students of Nigeria Institute of Journalism, Lagos, as the school management has announced a compulsory 4_ months industrial training after the PGD program .The announcement which was made on Monday 31st January 2022 by the Head of Department (Mass.com) Mr Osuji, through the management was followed by harsh reactions from PGD students. The H.O.D.(Mass.com) Mr Osuji, further explained that the PGD certificate can only be issued upon the completion of the 4_month industrial training. Speaking to Adegbaju Adeolu a Post Graduate Student, he claimed that the 4 _ months industrial training wasn't stated on the school portal. He further explained that he actually quit his job to focus on the program in the hope that he would have been awarded his certificate in August. Another PGD Student Edwin Ubong said that most of the students attending the PGD Program are working class, and the 4_months Industrial training might aff...