By Hussain Wahab Boko or Morocco, are you a fan of any? Have you ever been to Morocco before? Of course, not the arabian countryside, I mean the only ‘holy land for sinful lovers.’ Yes, I mean UDUS Morocco grounds. What comes to your mind when you reminisce the blissful moon…
POISON ON PARADE: MY EXPERIENCE AS A LABORATORY ASSISTANT [1]By: Muneer Yaqub On a lighter mode, I find it quite amusing that most people get perplexed on finding out about my being a scientist. This is probably due to the rareness of such an enthusiasm as mine for social affairs among dwellers of the…
By Tijani Ibrahim ‘Suffering’ and ‘smiling’ are the best words to describe James Taiwo. Struggling in sweats, though, he is contented with the little he earns as a student barber in Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. After the hectic goings and comings of the academic activities in the day, Taiwo still struggles to hustle at night…
Isiaq Ibrahim reports The Centre for Journalists Innovation and Development (CJID) has shortlisted three Digest reporters and four other students of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto for the 2023 UDEME U-Monitors cohort. UDEME is an accountability project established by the Centre of Journalists and Innovation Development (CJID) to monitor, track down a source, report on public…
ERRAND-OF-NO-RETURN: Curbing Duping, Cheating, ‘Riding’ In Danfodiyo Varsity Hostels By: Taoheed A. Adegbite From her restless ankles, forced by every features of her body to assuage from running, resulted to jumping. No doubt, the day had been good to her. Beneath her toes were aged colour-riot slippers, with which she trailed the path of a…
By Mutalib Jibril Recently, I came across a post listing the ten most useless courses to study in Nigeria and the ten best courses to study. While this perspective might hold some truth due to the limited employment opportunities for certain courses in Nigeria, I disagree with labeling any course as useless. As long as…
By Abdulrasaq Kamaldeen “I read with determination which made me get a 4.75 CGPA during my 100 level. Furthered my study in UG2, l was able to pull out 4.71 and l got 4.51 at UG3,” said Kabiru, in his response to the interview. Kabiru Bello, a recent graduate from the Accounting Department at Usmanu…
By Muneer Yaqub Nigeria is a multi-cultural nation, with well over three hundred ethnic groups and two hundred languages. The quest for unification of these groups, despite their diversity, has made it adopt English Language as its lingua franca. And by implication, the language of instruction, and communication, in the Nigerian academia is…
Shamsudeen Abubakar reports The management of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS) is set to matriculate the newly admitted Postgraduate (PG) students for the 2023/2024 academic session. This was contained in a memo released from the postgraduate office of secretary and signed by PG Administrative officer, Jazuli Abdullahi Muhammad. According to the memo, the ceremony will…
By Ismail Amanatullah In the northern part of Nigeria, it’s not uncommon to witness children as young as 13 years old queuing up at different polling units with voter cards claiming they’re 20 or above. You might wonder why they’re there. The answer is quite simple. I’ve come across children who confessed that their political…
