Aladodo Yasir reports The Ilorin Emirate Students Union, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, has on Sunday, 4th June, held an orientation program for the newly admitted students at A10 lecture hall. The event with the theme: “ Balancing the four walls of the classroom and beyond as a new student in UDUS” had the presence of…
By Mutalib Jibril Strengthening the role of community pharmacies in Africa is of paramount importance, as it holds the potential to substantially improve healthcare accessibility and outcomes throughout the continent. Africa grapples with distinct challenges such as a deficient healthcare infrastructure, insufficient availability of essential medicines, and a heavy disease burden. Empowering community pharmacies can…
By: Safiya Shaibu In the quiet hours of Sunday, March 24th, an unsettling event unfolded in one of the female halls of residence at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. The theft of coal pots, vital for cooking during the Ramadan season, sent shockwaves within the hall. As residents prepared for Sahur, the pre-dawn meal, they were…
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…
By Amidat Ahmad The recent increase in bus fare from ₦100 to ₦150, effective from September 20th, certainly raises important issues that warrant discussion. This change appears to be a direct response to economic factors and policies surrounding fuel subsidy and the subsequent hike in fuel prices. On September 20th, we witnessed a sudden and,…
Dear readers, it has been brought to our notice that female medical students no longer stay in Prof. L.S Bilbis Hostel as claimed by our recent publication, titled: “Bilbis Hostel UDUTH: The Luxury of a Kind.” The writer relied on the fact that female students were previously living in the block before it was opened…
By Abdulrasaq kamaldeen We are living in a world full of doubt and debate. Hatred is the consequences we are facing. The words cited as human beings are anatomically and have a more highly developed brain and a resultant capacity for articulate speech and abstract reasoning. Our rationality and lifestyle are different from that…
Abdullahi Yusuf reports Greenline Nurture Initiative (GNI), a non-profit organization, has shortlisted the names of its successful applicants for the academic mentorship cohort 2. This was made known through the organization’s Facebook handle on Thursday, 22nd June. GNI Academic Mentorship Cohort is a free 6-month mentorship program organized by the Greenline Nurture Initiative for excellent…
By Abdullah Tijani The Students’ Representative Assembly (SRA) of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto has suspended three executives of the Students’ Union for mismanagement of the union’s funds. The President, Ibrahim Sheu has been suspended for four weeks, while the Financial Secretary, Mu’azu Bello and the Welfare Director, Abdulrahman Abubakar have bagged three weeks suspension respectively….
By Iorgboko Michael The private part of a woman is not enough to make her a complete or real woman. Wait! I know what you’re thinking. This is it: For you to be classified as a woman of dignity, there are various factors to be considered. However, it doesn’t matter where you come from, which…
