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UDUS Libraries Extend Closing Hours to 10pm

Abdulganiyu Azeez reports  The management of Abdullah Fodiyo Library, the main library complex of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto has extended its operation hours to 10:00pm from 6:00pm on weekdays. This equally applies to the Medical library and the Law library within the university. According to a circular released on Friday, 27th May and signed by…

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Malaria: A Disease that Poses a Life-Threatening Risk to Students

By Abdulrasaq Kamaldeen Over the past month, Malaria has rapidly spread throughout the campus of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS), affecting a significant number of students. It’s become a widespread issue, impacting a large percentage of the student population and, in turn, their academic progress. Malaria is a life-threatening disease transmitted through the bite of…

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Danfodites React Over Last Chance of Manual Registration Exercise

By Abdulrasaq kamaldeen  The Students of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto have reacted over the directive given by the management, considering the defaulters who are yet to complete their registration exercise for the 2022/2023 academic session to visit the Management of Information System( MIS). This directive has garnered reaction among the three categories of the defaulters,…

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Special Report: In UDUS, Commercial Banks Violate Central Bank’s Directives, Still Dispensing Old Naira Notes Week To Deadline

  By Habeeb Olokooba   It was on a Wednesday morning. Imran, a 100-level student of Political Science rushed to Guarantee Trust Bank to withdraw some money at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto’s branch. The undergraduate who doubles as a Point of Sale(POS) attendant, needed to attend to his customers. However, Imran was taken aback…

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Subsidy Removal: A Painful Pleasure

By Lamid Azeez On May 29, the newly elected President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in his inaugural speech, declared unequivocally that fuel subsidy is gone. According to him, the rationale behind the decision was the rising cost of fuel subsidy of over $800 million a month on the Nigerian…

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