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.

Do Not Print Your Exam Card Until the Portal is Officially Opened – MIS Director Tells Students

Abdulrasaq Kamaldeen reports Mallam AhmadIsah Chafe, the Director of the Management and Information System (MIS), Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, has urged students to not Print any exam card until the school portal is officially opened. It can be recalled that The News Digest Press had earlier reported that the school management released a circular dated…

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“Boko-Lord”, Night Class Addicts Tell Why Night Reading is a Must in Academic Journey

 Aladodo Yasir reports Some night class addicts at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto have opened up on why they prioritize going to class at night to cast their eyes over their books. These particular category of students are hardly seen with “morroco” partners—as their concern is always built on the foundation of having grade “ A’s”…

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Muslim Female Students Narrate Ordeals Over Lack of Water, Maintenance in UDUS Academic Mosque

Akaje Maimunat reports Academic Mosque “Many a time, we have no money to buy pure water; we have to trek to the Biochemistry department before we could perform ablution and it’s very stressful,” Said Aishat, a 300 level Education Biology student, in her interview while narrating her ordeal over lack of availability of water in…

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Etiquette of Kindness

By: Ahmad Amidat Hans Selye once argued that to reduce the negative effects of everyday stressors, we need to do good for others. No religion has ever discriminated against kindness or hinder acts of kindness, it is intrinsic in both the rich and the indigent. Exhibiting kindness toward living and non living things is the…

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The Story of a Drunk Girl

Aladodo Yasir On a very night when the birds have gone to rest and silence took over the atmosphere, Omotola Bankola, with rue, had her heart ladened while recounting an indescribable awful experience she had. In her rumination, Omotola could not account for the condition she has been put into. Omotola has been put in…

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Register Your Courses Even with Errors as it Can Be Rectified later– MIS Director Tells Students

Abdulrasaq Kamaldeen reports Mallam AhmadIsah Chafe, the Director of the Management and Information System (MIS), Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, has urged students to prioritize this last chance for registration as failure to do so will lead to deferment of session. It can be recalled that Mallam Ahmad Isah Chafe made it known on Sunday, 2nd…

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MSSN-UDUS Hosts Sallah Feast

Muheeb Mashood reports The Muslim Students Society of Nigeria (MSSN), Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto Chapter, has on Wednesday, 28th June held a salah feast for the students that are celebrating their Eidul-Adha on campus. According to Abubakar Muhammad Jamiu, an external supervisor to the program, he said the MSSN (UDUS) organized the feast to relieve…

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