Established in 1996, The News Digest Press is a campus press outlet based at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. It covers both issues on the campus and beyond.
The board has been known for its consistency and true practice of journalism.
On campus, Digest has won the Press Board of the Year award for three consecutive times_2018, 2019 and 2020.
At national level, the press board has emerged as the winner of the Pen Club of the Year award at the 2019 annual campus journalism awards organized by the Youth Digest in Nigeria.
Our Team
DIGEST BOARD OF EDITORS AND EXECUTIVES, 2022/2023
Dr. Abubakar Atiku Alkali, Staff Adviser
Head of Department, English and Literary Students, Faculty of Arts, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto.
Dr. James Oyeniyi, Staff Adviser
Senior lecturer at Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto.
Dr. Aisha Abdullahi Ibrahim, Staff Adviser
Senior lecturer at the Faculty of Arts, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto.
Shereefdeen Ahmad, Editor-in-Chief
Shereefdeen is an award-winning freelance journalist and law student at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto.
He has a keen interest in sports(particularly football) journalism, social justice, education and information disorder.
Abdullateef Abdullahi, Deputy-Editor-In-Chief
Hussain Wahab, Managing Editor
Olayiwola Ridwan Adetunji, General Secretary
Meikudi Asiya, Assistant General Secretary
Isiaq Ibrahim, Social Media manager 1
Taofeeq Imam, Social Media Manager II
Jumoke Esuola Aishat, Financial secretary
Muhammad Musa, Public Relations Officer 1
Ismail Amanatullah Yusuf, Public Relations Officer 2
Muazu Zubair, Publication Manager
Usman Adam, Assistant Publication Manager