By Abdulrasaq Kamaldeen In 2016, Sambo Yahaya secured admission in Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS) to study Radiography (B.Rad). From the onset, Yahaya wanted to study computer science. He had registered for the 2016 Unitary Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and did a one-year matriculation program before he secured admission. Yahaya, a native of Tambuwal in…
By: Habeeb Olokooba Similar to a ghost at Elminia Junction, torn between going to Cape Coast or pleading with Elminia, as portrayed in Ama Atta Aidoo’s piece, so is the mind of a victorious university graduate. Graduation! Ah well, that too isn’t bad. But who’s a graduate? What sort of creature is it? Why should…
The persistent gap between what we expect and what we actually witness in Nigeria’s education sector demands urgent attention. It is disheartening to see how the best graduating students are recognized in Nigeria federal universities. This issue reveals a broader problem of undervaluing education in our nation. The federal government’s role in adequately funding…
Abdulganiyu Azeez and Yasir Aladodo report The management of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto has on Thursday, 30 November, banned tinted-glass vehicles on campus for prioritizing safety. According to the directive issued and signed by Col. A.Y. Gwandu (rtd), the university Chief Security Officer (CSO), prohibits all staff, students and the general public from entering the…
By Abdulrasaq Kamaldeen On Sunday, 28th, under the scorching blunt of the sun at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, students from the faculty of management science were seen moving around cleaning and sanitising the dirties littering the faculty vicinity. The sanitation exercise which had the participation of both students and the executives of the faculty of…
Habibullah Temako reports The Management of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) has expelled a 300-Level female student, Goddy-Mbakwe Chimamaka Precious from the Department of History and International Studies, following the allegation of her assault on a lecturer. In a letter released by the University Management on Friday, 14th of February, 2025, and signed by the…
By Habeeb Olokooba Hookah, well-known as Shisha, has been a popular mode of smoking a heated tobacco through a water pipe. This was invented in the 16th century by a physician named Hakim Abul-Fath Gilani. The brain behind the invention of the multi- stemmed instrument was to pass smoke through water in an attempt to…
By Muhammad Akindele To some students, especially the freshers, resumption always comes with internal and external alacrity. Many reasons are invariably accountable for this. The most unique among them is financial stability, because some students receive perfect attention from home whenever they are in school, much better than home. Thus, they see school as a…
Abdulrasaq Kamaldeen reports Hussein Abdulbasit, a 400-level student of Political Science at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, has emerged as the third overall best speaker and third position in the public speaking category of the 10th edition of All-Nigeria Universities Debate Championship (ANUDC) held at the Veritas University, Abuja. The ANUDC was held for five days,…
Abdulrasaq Kamaldeen reports The management of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS) has on Wednesday, 13th September released the names of new programmes to be assessed and approved by the National Universities Commission(NUC). According to the circular released and signed by the school management, through its Director of Academic Planning, Dr. K.G Muhammad, the assessment is…
