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…
Video of US soldiers capturing bandits in Sokoto, AI-generated
By Maryam Umar US troops training mission in Nigeria. Photo Source: Reuters Claim: An X user claims that US soldiers captured three bandits in Sokoto State, Nigeria. Verdict: False. DUBAWA’s…
Beyond the Glitch: UDUS Students Bemoan Persistent Portal Failures
By Luqman Kamaldeen Oladayo For Aishat Muhammad, a 300-level Law student at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS), a simple notification brought two years of academic anxiety to a sudden halt…
Waiting for What’s Theirs: How NELFUND Refund Delays Left UDUS Students Stranded
By: Luqman Kamaldeen Oladayo Ikpechi Johnson, a final year student of Engineering at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS), watched his NELFUND portal display a single word—“initializing” for five months, while…
Northern Students Are Skipping Holidays Inside the Psychological Toll of ‘Kidnapping for Ransom’ on a Generation of Student
By Shero Abbas “I was particularly worried about road safety and the risk of getting caught in volatile situations,” said Suleiman Zayan, a student of Federal University of Technology, Minna.…