'Sabificate' is not a word in the English dictionary but a word coined for use in the Nigerian parlance, In Nigerian pidgin English, the word ‘sabi’ means ‘to know or understand. so in place of certificate as attestation of qualification, it skill knowledge, having a hands-on knowledge pf the subject matter and being a practical person on it.
Certificate on the other hand means an official document attesting a certain fact, in particular. It is actually a PAPER.It is just the head knowledge of theories
The argument in support of sabificate as opposed to certificate is very evident in the life of many young Nigerian graduates who actually hold the 'paper' to say they are qualified as this or that but who cannot defend the paper when the need arises.
The sabificate things as it is,is a do it yourself i-dont-want-to-be-an-employee mentallity stuff, as opposed to the mentality of the government must give me job when i get the degree, the jobs which are growing smaller and smaller by the day. It is following your passion and enjoying what you do.
My advise therefore to my naija people is to have the sabificate of anything that you have the certificate, having both places you heads and shoulders above your peers.
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