By Shereefdeen Ahmad Recently, a website that publishes job opportunities in Nigeria, Top Nigerian Jobs claimed that Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto(UDUS) has opened its online application portal for the 2023 recruitment exercise. It stated that the job vacancies at the school are mainly for non-academic, academic, administrative and medical staff, adding that prospective applicants are…
DEATH AND HUMAN OPTIMISM By: Tijani Abdullahi Many people have been living, struggling despite the fact that they had known before hand, that there is inevitability in death. But then, is it not surprising that people live as if they will not leave the world again? There are so many things…
Isiaq Ibrahim reports The management of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto has on Friday, 16th June closed the portal for the registration exercise of the returning students. This, however, came after the third time extension of the registration deadline. Recall that the management noted in the circular released sequel to the deadline of the registration of…
Akaje Maimunat reports Women in Focus, a division of The New Digest Press at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, has organized a webinar training focused on the roles of women in journalism. The training, held on the Google Meet platform, attracted a diverse audience of both male and female reporters of the pressboard. Themed “ Women…
By Habeeb Olokooba The hellish sun in the Seat of Caliphate was its youth that Saturday. Joshua Adejo wore a blue vintage shirt and was walking back from the hostel mini market to his room at Block D, Jubril Aminu Hall of Residence in Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto’s main campus. The 300-level student of Mathematics…
By Amanatullah Yusuf Hi friends, I know we are supposed to talk about harassment but I can’t complete my story without talking about the attempted rape I suffered with a guy who seemingly had an infatuation with me. He always invited me to his home but me being me, didn’t trust him enough to…
Isiaq Ibrahim reports The management of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto has opened the school halls of residence for both the Teaching Practice and project students. According to the press release, dated 20th March and signed by Mubarak Aliyu, the NUESA president, Bakassi hostel is meant for the male students while the old post graduates (PG)…
By Hussain Wahab A Foresight It’s beyond dispute that UDUS is blessed. Don’t be deceived by the National Universities Commission (NUC) ranking. That one is more of a theory than reality. We are no longer living in the era of paper. Our students are excelling and outdoing their mates from other universities nationwide and on…
By Shamsudeen Abubakar Nura Sanusi, a 400-level Educational Foundations student, stepped out of a toilet near BO9 Lecture-hall, taking a deep breath of the warm air. He savored the atmosphere for a moment, but his expression soon turned somber, reflecting his concern about the toilet’s deplorable state. “I couldn’t stand the smell when I entered…
Abdulrasaq Kamaldeen writes It’s quite unreasonable to take a chance on the lives of students as a result of personal gains. It is a customary practice that most state associations on the soil of UDUS, in a bid to cater to the welfare of its citizens, organize vehicles that will convey them home. Surprisingly, all…
