THE PREDATORS AND VULTURES OF NIGERIAN EDUCATION By : Abdulwakeel Olawale The concurrence and reoccurrence of Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) indefinite, total and comprehensive strike bamboozle one; thereby leaves one’s state of mind unsettled. Nigeria, however, is a nation blessed with countless resources worthy enough to make it an advanced and a developed country…
Reporter’s Diary: The Price to Pay as a Hostel Dweller
By Habeeb Olokooba Concealed or obvious, there is a price for everything. But who would have conceived that I would procure dearly for choosing Jubril Aminu hostel? Here is a bitter account of how I lost almost everything I had to daylight burglars. Sequel to all the ‘shege’ last semester, I went to the hostel…
Amidst Struggling Economy, Nigerian Undergraduates Juggle Academics with Entrepreneurship
By Mutalib Jibril Juggling academics with entrepreneurship is no small feat, but some university students have mastered the art of balancing both. For many, financial independence is a key motivator, while others are driven by a desire to solve pressing problems in their communities. Through resourcefulness, discipline, and time management, they have been able to…
Kwara State Government: Excitement as Indigenes Anticipate Fuel Subsidy Removal Palliative
Yasir Aladodo reports In order to mitigate the hardship that the subsidy removal might have caused Kwarans, the Kwara State Government has made a scheme which includes registration, verification as well as distribution of subsidy’s palliative worth of 10,000 naira to Kwara State students across the Country. It can be recalled that on Monday 29…
War Against Insecurities: Everybody’s Business
By Abdulrahman Yayha It is no longer news that the phenomenon of insecurities has become a Nigerian pandemic. In order to arrest the unhappy situation with a befitting solution, experts and security personnels opinions have been sought. As part of her responsibility to protect the lives and properties of Nigerians, several measures have been taken…
NAMLAS-UDUS to Attend 18th National Conference
Abdulrasaq Kamaldeen reports The Nigeria Association of Muslim Law Students (NAMLAS), Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto has set to participate in the 18th national conference for muslim law students. The event, in collaboration with the National headquarter of the association, will be held for four days, starting from Wednesday, 25th to Saturday, 28th, October at Minna,…
MIND YOUR GRAMMAR
Mind Your Grammar is a column with Olayiwola Ridwan Adetunji, a 300-level Law student and General Secretary of the News Digest Press. The column exposes proper grammatical usages and corrections to some common mistakes, and by extension common mistakes associated with some idiomatic expressions. By following the series of the column, you can become well…
UDUS 2024 Convocation: Professor Jimoh Amzat Honored as Outstanding Researcher in Art and Humanities
Meikudi Ashiat reports Professor Jimoh Amzat, a lecturer at the department of Sociology and esteemed staff adviser for the National Association of Campus Journalists (NACJ), Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto has been conferred as an outstanding Researcher in Art and humanities. This prestigious award was received at the UDUS 2024 combined Convocation grand finale held on…
SOZECOM Puts Smile On Jemimah’s Face, Gets Her New Wheelchair Mustapha Abdullateef reports The Sokoto State Zakat and Waqf Endowment Commission (SOZECOM) has on Saturday, 20th of April 2019 presented a new Wheelchair to Miss Jemima Dauda, at the state headquarters of the commission – as a way of aiding the determination to actualise her…
Teaching Profession in Nigeria: Kowtow the Good Old Days
By Lateefa Babatunde From time immemorial, maybe not too long, people have conceived the notion that the teaching profession is the least reliable job in Nigeria today. This is evident from how society disrespects those in the field. While underpayment commands disrespect to the field, the efforts of those in the field are most times…
