By Abdulrahmon Raji Under a modest umbrella along the busy Giri Hospital Road Junction in Abuja, Abdulkarim Suleiman begins another day of serving customers. With a Point of Sale (POS) machine on his table and a steady stream of residents seeking financial services, the 32-year-old entrepreneur has built a business that not only supports his […]
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By Rasheedat Abidiesin On a fateful Wednesday afternoon in July 2025, the droplets of water are still descending on the earth. Zainu Abiden’s patience was pushed to the brink after a heavy downpour saw him and his other colleagues sheltered in one of the classes at the Faculty of Engineering and Environmental Science (FEES), in […]
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By Rasheedat Abidiesin At exactly 6:30am., in a small hostel corner inside one of the hostels of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS), Kifayat Salmon is already awake with heavy eyes. She bent over a small charcoal stove, fanning the stubborn charcoal that refuses to catch fire. Her pot of water is still the same, unmoved […]
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The October 2025 Pre-MBBS results at the College of Health Sciences, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS), left many students stunned. Of the 155 MBBS students who sat for the examination, only 90 progressed to the next class, while 60 repeated and five were withdrawn from the college. Similar patterns emerged in Dentistry and Pharmacy, raising […]
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“I took an energy drink in my 200 level to help me stay awake through the night so I could study, but when it got to 12am, I found it difficult to understand what I was reading. The next morning, I was blank in the exam hall,” Mansoor, a 300-level student, said with a sigh […]
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Sitting at the gulf of Sub–Sahara Africa, Sokoto is rated among the hottest locations in Nigeria, with the state’s temperature rising above 40°C sometimes. Despite the hostile weather conditions, poor access to improved facilities have compounded challenges faced by students living in the hostels under the management of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS). In this […]
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In the first part of this series, students from faraway states shared affordable tuition, transparent admission processes, and strong academic standards as the reasons behind their decisions of choosing to study at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. However, behind these reasons lie challenges faced by these students who toil on roads and cross bridges in pursuit […]
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The COVID-19 pandemic was not without benefits. The outbreak and the resulting lockdown revealed the rise of remote jobs and showed a generation that skills could be transformed into sources of income. For young people just joining the workforce, they enjoyed a luxury their predecessors never had. After the pandemic, many mainstream jobs made […]
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Like a well standing in the middle of the dry savannah, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS) continues to draw students from different states in Nigeria and beyond, in search of what seems rare in today’s Nigerian higher education system; affordable education without compromising quality. Located in the historic Seat of the Caliphate, popularly called “The […]
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As we walk into the month of February after what seems like a year-long January, the excitement of resumption has faded. What remains is the harsh reality of the mid-semester grind. Walking from the hostels to the lecture theatres, the first thing that greets any student is the harsh, dusty wind characteristic of the peak […]
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