The Cost of Going Home: Inside the Hidden Toll of Insecurity on Nigerian Students
Photo credit : Shutter stock By Shuaibu Sharifiah It was almost 2 a.m. on April 21, 2026, when Isa Zakariyau Kehinde, a first-year Law student at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto…
2021 video of alleged soldiers destroying farmland resurfaces
By Maryam Umar Claim: An X user shared a video claiming to show personnel of the Nigerian Army destroying people's farms after residents allegedly confronted Fulani herders whose cattle had…
Amana Ride Cuts Fare to ₦200, Weeks After Pen Press UDUS Report on Student Backlash
Shuaibu Sharifah reports, Amana Ride has reduced the fare for its female-only campus shuttle service back to ₦200, the company announced on its official Facebook page, tagging the post “breaking…
Amana Ride’s Fare Hike Leaves Female Students Choosing Between Comfort and Affordability
By Shuaibu Sharifat It is a familiar wait for Adeshina Saheedat Adeola most mornings: standing at the bus stop, watching the Amana Ride bus fill, one passenger at a time,…
Call to Action: Why UDUS Should Recognize Outstanding Students
Editorial Viewpoint He who struggles must reap the fruit of his labour. Yet, in some Nigerian universities, this principle seems to be fading into a story for another day. Recognizing…
No Grace Without Disgrace: How UDUS Alumnus Secures a Master’s Degree Scholarship at UEST, China
By Isiaka Qudus From the street of struggle to the University of Electronic Science and Technology, China. Akinteye Hammed Yusuf’s journey has begun at the University of Electronic Science and…
Defying the Norms: How Young Women are Redefining Leadership in Nigerian Universities
By Maryam Umar Women make up 42 per cent of the total of Nigeria’s two million university students. But step into a student union office, a faculty executive meeting, or…
Enduring in Silence: How Nigerian Female Students Pay an Academic Price for Menstrual Pain
By Maryam Umar The CBT centre at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS) was crowded and humid when Fatimah Umar(Pseudonym), a 400 level student of the university arrived for her examination.…
FACT-CHECK: Did Sunday Igboho Secure the Release of Kidnap Victims in Igboho, Oyo State?
By Shero Abbas Claim A social media user claimed that Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has seured the release of students kidnapped in Oyo State. Verdict False. Available…
Orphaned But Not Broken: The Untold Story of Students Who Grief Followed Back to the Classroom
By Luqman Kamaldeen Oladayo Across Nigeria, thousands of university students resume lectures each year carrying not just foodstuffs and lecture notes, but grief. In these institutions, students are taught how…