Isiaq Ibrahim reports The management of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS) set to open the hostel application portal for the 2023/2024 academic session. This was contained in an internal memo released and signed by the Deputy Dean, main campus, Dr. Tukur M. Mukhtar. According to the memorandum, applications will be accepted from 16th December to…
By Lamid Azeez In 2018, Abdulkadir Yunus Olarewaju was admitted to study Political Science at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. His joy knew no bounds as he was grinning from ear to ear. He can’t wait to be a university student. Series of thoughts filled his mind. He can’t help but imagine the unchecked liberty…
By: Muhammed Akindele The recurring ASUU strikes in our country have been a long-standing issue, with the union established in 1978 but frequently going on strike due to unfulfilled government agreements. However, it’s important to note that not only students but also lecturers are victims of these strikes. Lecturers, who rely on their teaching income,…
Muhammed Akindele reports The Federation of Ibadan Student Union, Usumanu Dan Fodiyo University, Sokoto, (FIBSU-UDUS) is set to hold an orientation program for new students The event, which is scheduled to hold on Sunday, 22nd, April, 2024, at 10:00 AM at the A36 lecture-hall in the Faculty of Arts and Islamic Studies, FAIS, will revolve…
By Akaje Maimunat In 2018, amidst challenges and discouragement, Ismail Shittu embarked on a remarkable academic journey at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, fueled by his determination to achieve a first-class honor in Energy and Applied Chemistry. Hailing from the Ilorin-East local government of Kwara State, Shittu defied initial doubts from peers who deemed a first-class…
By Amanatullahi Yusuf It happened when I was about 7 to 8 years old. it was a child-on-child abuse. It was early nighttime in my compound and being a public one as it is, we the children were playing while our parents were scurrying here and there trying to put together our dinner. The night…
By Ismail Amanatullah Pedophilia is considered as a form of child abuse in which an adult or older adolescent uses a child for sexual stimulation. Most of the time, these culprits use force or threats. UNICEF statistics shows that abuse in all its forms is a daily reality for many…
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…
By Mohammad Musa The name hydrogen was coined by Antoine Lavoisier. Hydrogen was discovered by Henry Cavendish in 1766 by the action of dilute H2O4 on iron. It was named inflammable air.Hydrogen occurs in free as well as in combined state. Hydrogen has one electron in its outermost shell, it can lose the valence electron…
Isiaq Ibrahim reports Professor Muhammad Gidado Liman, a lecturer from the department of Applied and Environmental Chemistry, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto has achieved the feat of professorship after his 15-year services with the university from February, 2007 to 2022. Speaking with the NEWS DIGEST PRESS, Prof Liman said his appointment was approved by the…
