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…
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The Ordeal of Student-Mothers
By Amanatullah Yusuf It was early Monday morning. Mrs Titiloye Gloria Oluwapelumi hurriedly prepared the breakfast and dressed up her one-year-old baby as she rushed to catch up her 8: 00 am class. The Higher National Diploma(HND) 1 student of Mass Communication at Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin wished to concentrate on the lecture — perhaps…
UDUS Management Directs Aspirants to Upload O’Level Results on JAMB Portal
Abdulganiyu Azeez reports The management of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS) has on 21, November, directed the aspirants for 2023/2024 admission to upload their O’Level results on JAMB portal through their CAPS e- facilitaties This was contained in a circular released by the management and signed by the admission officer on Wednesday 21st November, 2023….
HOW I INTEND TO SERVE “DANFODITES”_James Gana Sule aka G. Sule
HOW I INTEND TO SERVE “DANFODITES”_James Gana Sule aka G. Sule My name is James Gana Sule aka G. Sule. I am a 300 level student from the Faculty of Science, Department of Biological sciences, Zoology unit to be precised. It is my belief that the best way to serve the society or community is…
EDITORIAL: Nigerian Lawmakers Plan to Enslave Doctors With New Bill
When the law is perverted, citizens’ free will would be snatched away from them. Nigeria has been simmering under out-of-thought decisions and laws made by sets of uninformed lawmakers. As if the legislations like the Social Media Law and Water Resources Bill are not enough, a bill to prevent Nigerian doctors from seeking better life…
The Ordeal of Women and Children in IDP Camp
By Adamu Abubakar In the midst of conflict, natural disasters, and other humanitarian crises, women and children are among the most vulnerable populations, facing a myriad of challenges when forced to seek refuge in Internal Displaced Persons (IDP) camps. These individuals endure hardships that often exacerbate existing inequalities and put their safety, health, and well-being…
NUESA-UDUS to Hold Inter-level Football Competition
Shamsudeen Abubakar reports The Nigerian Universities Engineering Student Association (NUESA), Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto Chapter has invited the general public to the inter-level football competition. According to the flyer, the football match is scheduled for Friday, 3rd May at the school stadium, with 400 level facing against 500 level, kicking off at 4:30 pm. In…
Malt and Milk Does Not Boost Blood Production
By Abdulrasaq Olayinka There’s a popular idea held by the majority of Nigerians that mixing a malt and a milk boosts production in the human body system. In fact, our local acclaimed nurses go a long way of adding them on the list of medicines needed to boost blood production, when a patient is…
LANGUAGE BARRIER: Ordeal Of Non-Hausa-Speaking Students In Sokoto Varsity
By Muneer Yaqub Nigeria is a multi-cultural nation, with well over three hundred ethnic groups and two hundred languages. The quest for unification of these groups, despite their diversity, has made it adopt English Language as its lingua franca. And by implication, the language of instruction, and communication, in the Nigerian academia is…
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…