The News Digest Press

The News Digest Press is a campus press outlet based at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. It covers both issues on the campus and beyond. 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.

Students Struggle: Charcoal Takes Centre Stage as Kerosene Prices Skyrocket

By Sulaiman Aisha Image shows how charcoal has taken a centre stage on UDUS campus In the bustling campus life of Danfodiyo University, the struggle of punctuality is intertwined with the challenge of preparing a morning meal. Abubakar Fatima, a 200-level Microbiology student, has become synonymous with habitual late arrivals to her 8:a.m lectures. However,…

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Despite Developmental Fees, UDUS Sporting Suffers Facilities

By: Hussain Wahab  At 16-year-old, Maryam Abdullateef became one of the best female football players in Nurudeen Grammar School Ogbomoso, a dream she hoped to nurture into becoming like the professional Nigerian footballer and Barcelona striker, Asisat Oshoala. Upon her admission into Usmanu Danfodiyo University for a  5 year’s course in 2019, the 24-year-old thought…

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From Jubilation to Blues: Travails of UDUS Student Photographer

By: Muhammed Akindele In a twist of fate on the auspicious afternoon of December 9, 2023, Abdulsamad Mayowa, a cherished photographer at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, found himself plummeting from jubilation to victimhood during the induction ceremony of medical students at the university’s auditorium. For him, the vibrant atmosphere filled with festive spirit, came to an…

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Admission In Progress: UDUS Aspirants Express Joy Over Change in CAPS

By Abdulrasaq Kamaldeen “My initial attempt in securing admission in 2021 at federal university Wukari(FUWUKARI) Taraba state proved in vain. But my attempt in 2023/2024 admission to Udus resulted in a positive outcome” Said Khalid, an aspirant of common and Islamic law at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. Oyelowo Khalid had patiently waited for years before…

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INSIDE UDUS: Abdulkareem Habeeb Appointed as NAKLAS President

Abdulrasaq Kamaldeen reports  Abdulkareem Habeeb, a 500 level student of law at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto has been appointed as the president of the National Association of Kwara State Law Students, UDUS chapter for the upcoming 2023/2024 academic session.  This appointment took place on Friday, December 22nd, during the handover ceremony of the 2022/2023 executives,…

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UDUS Management Announces Holiday Dates for Christmas, New Year Celebration

Abdulrasaq Kamaldeen reports Following the directive issued by the federal government, the management of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto has declared Monday 25th and Tuesday, 26th December as public holidays in celebration of Christmas. Additionally, Monday, January 4th, 2024 as a public holiday to mark New Year. The announcement, as contained in a circular released and…

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