Joy Peter Nwankwo

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[Ich bin Alárìnká Èkìtì @Tolumassive]

Nobody tells you this, but publishing your undergraduate project is actually easier than writing the project itself.

If you have ever thought, I wish I could publish my project, this is for you.

1. Find the journal BEFORE you finish writing.

Don't extract from your project and then start looking for where to publish it. Find journals that publish work around your topic. Check their Aims & Scope first. Be it local, national or international, it doesn't matter as much as finding a journal that actually fits your research and is not PREDATORY.

Wrong journal = rejection, even when your work is good.

2. Get someone to read it before you submit.

Your supervisor, a lecturer, a senior colleague or someone who has published in your field. Sometimes, you're too close to your own work to see the gaps. A second pair of eyes can save you from submitting something that needed just a little more work.

3. Your project is NOT your manuscript.**

This is where many undergraduates get it wrong. You don't submit your entire five-chapter project to a journal.
You convert it into a manuscript.
Take the important parts:

→ Introduction + the core problem
→ Relevant literature
→ Methodology
→ Key findings
→ Discussion
→ Conclusion

Then follow the journal's guidelines EXACTLY. Word count. Referencing style. Headings. Tables. Formatting. Everything.

4. Inform your supervisor.

Your supervisor helped guide the research, so don't just submit the paper without involving them. Discuss the possibility of publishing it together. Depending on their contribution and the circumstances, they may also be a co-author and know where best to publish the work.

5. Don't ignore conferences.

Look for conferences in your field and submit your work. Presenting your research can help you build visibility, receive feedback and start getting your work in front of people beyond your department.

*6. Don't assume publication is too expensive.

Some journals have student discounts or fee waivers.

Ask. Don't reject yourself because you think you can't afford the publication fee. Some are even free.

And here's the thing:

Your project already exists.

You've done the research.
You've collected the data.
You've analysed it.
You've written the chapters.

Publishing is essentially about repackaging that work into a form a journal can publish.

Now that you have graduated, don't just submit that project to your department and forget about it.

Try publishing it, you never can tell what tomorrow holds.

[Joy Peter Nwankwo @Joyofwords_]

@joyibe_ Oh. I get this
This can also apply to SQL which I am currently learning. Thank you ❤️

[Joy Peter Nwankwo @Joyofwords_]

@joyibe_ What do you mean by categorising please? Because I'm trying to memorize and it's doing my head in😭

[Joy Peter Nwankwo @Joyofwords_]

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[Kunle Kenny -The Joy Dispenser @kunle_kenny]

This is for someone. Pray till God paints a picture in your spirit. Many never pray till this point. Prayer is how we crystallise things in the spirit. Take a blank tablet to the Lord and let him paint his vision on your heart as you fellowship with him in his word, worship and prayer.

[Joy Peter Nwankwo @Joyofwords_]

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[BookMania @iam_nyakoi]

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[Joy Peter Nwankwo @Joyofwords_]

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If you happen to be looking at my eyes they will just be jumping to and fro in milliseconds

[Apostle Emmanuel Iren @pst_iren]

For all the perceived imperfections of Celebration Church, pray for us.
We are trying our best

I’d like to think that it will matter more to every true Jesus lover that we are getting the most important things right;

- Teachings are strictly Christ centered
- Members love each other
- People are truly knowing Jesus better and excited about the gospel.

Part of our mission statement as a church is to disciple people excited about God, His message, and His church. I’m glad we’re achieving that.

I could also argue that it is a huge testimony that you can tell our members just by their tweets. For even when Peter tried to keep his anonymity, it was said:

"Surely you also are one of them, for your speech betrays you." Matt 26:73. (See also Acts 4:13, 11:26)

The problem is that a brand of Church where you keep your anonymity and ideologies has been popularized. That brand of Church where the only thing that ties you to the Church is that you actually attend. So when people see Church done in a way I’d argue to be the Bible way, they have an issue with it.

The word Church (grk- ecclesia) literally means ‘called out’ gathering.
Faith in Jesus calls you out and into a community of saints.
It is impossible to do Church the Bible way without, in some sense, losing your ‘individuality’.

This doesn’t mean you can no longer think for yourself. It simply means that you begin to think biblically and have a Christian world view.

And guess what? A group of people who share the same ideology, mission and fellowship may seem cult-like to you.

This is exactly why unbelievers coined the name Christian to describe a behavioral pattern and excitement of a group of people identified with Christ. The name Christian was originally derogatory.

Issues of people crossing the line in admiration isn’t new either.

“As Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him and fell down at his feet and worshiped him.
But Peter lifted him up, saying, "Stand up; I myself am also a man." Acts 10:25-26.
(see also Acts 14:11-15).

I could argue that a Church that doesn’t have to deal with this might be doing things the wrong way.

Just like Peter and the early saints, God will help us to continue to help people never to cross the line.

But trying to constantly shame people for being excited about their Church and Pastor is unkind.

Sometimes the motives also seem suspect. Why Celebration Church? Which Church more than ten thousand members strong doesn’t share these attributes?

Being excited about your Church is not idolatry
Being excited about your Pastor is not idolatry.
(Paul literally said: “Be imitators of me as I am of Christ” 1 Cor. 11:1)

Placing anything or anyone above God is idolatry.
Being grateful for someone who helped you get closer to God isn’t.

If all of these still seem too much for you, please find a Church that works better for you.

It’s one thing to not understand or to even dislike our excitement. But to constantly try to pick on people for it seems suspect to me.

Ultimately, God has our score card. He sees all and will judge all.

[Joy Peter Nwankwo @Joyofwords_]

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[Joy Peter Nwankwo @Joyofwords_]

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[Joy Peter Nwankwo @Joyofwords_]

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[Joy Peter Nwankwo @Joyofwords_]

@chikaunigwe Congratulations ma'am ❤️❤️

[Alex Onyia @winexviv]

Let me explain in plain English why every Nigerian industry and Government must start funding university researches.

Imagine your company wants innovation.
You hire 4 researchers.
You pay ₦1 million per month each.

That’s ₦4 million monthly
₦48 million yearly
For 4 brains.

Now pause.

With just ₦20–30 million as a research grant, you could engage:
• 20 PhDs
• 50 MSc students
• Multiple professors
• Labs + peer review
• Global validation

Inside a university.

More brains.
More ideas.
Less cost.
Better results.

This is why industries fund universities abroad.

Tesla doesn’t do all research alone.
Apple doesn’t.
Shell doesn’t.
Pfizer doesn’t.

They pay universities to think.

Universities produce:
• Patents
• Prototypes
• Breakthroughs
• Spin-off companies

Industries take the IP.
They scale it.
They make billions.

Everyone wins.

So why do foreign governments fund university research?

Because research = economic weapon.

The US funds universities →
Patents →
Companies →
Exports →
Global dominance.

China funds universities →
Factories →
Technology transfer →
World market control.

Germany funds universities →
Engineering breakthroughs →
Industrial supremacy.

Now compare Nigeria.

Our universities are idle.
Lecturers are broke.
Labs are empty.
Students are underused which pushed the to join cults.

Yet industries are crying:
“innovation no dey”
“foreign tech is expensive”
“we can’t compete globally”

How will you compete when you don’t invest in thinking?

We turned universities into glorified secondary schools.
No serious grants.
No serious research.
No serious industry collaboration.

This must change.

If Nigerian industries redirect even 10% of HR & R&D budgets to university research:
• Universities get busy
• Students become inventors
• Lecturers become innovators
• Industries get cheaper innovation
• Nigeria gets patents
• Nigeria gets relevance

This is not charity.
It’s smart capitalism.

No serious country develops without industry-driven university research.

Until Nigerian industries wake up,
we will keep importing ideas
and exporting our talents and future.

[Joy Peter Nwankwo @Joyofwords_]

@ShalomFractn Yup! I'm doing the same thing, but with ChatGPT. For now it's working very well❤️

[nduka omeife @ndukaomeife]

All the rejections and disappointments you face are simply people and circumstances gradually pushing you toward your destiny. They are not your enemies. One day, you'll look back and understand.
I write from experience. I will share more stories today.
Good morning, great people and welcome to a new week!😊

[Confidence Staveley @Sisinerd]

Considering how much business travel I already have scheduled for 2026, my newborn will most likely visit 7-10 countries before he turns 1 😂

We’ll kick things off with local travel in January. Thanks to everyone providing babysitting and/or secondary carer travel support; so I can keep showing up to speak or deliver projects as a new mum.