“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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Recently, Nigerian hospitals witnessed a series of deaths from routine treatments that triggered national outrage. But without reforms that foster private participation, accountability, and innovation, this problem will remain a constant feature of the system. In Lagos, renowned author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie lost her 21-month-old son, Nkanu Nnamdi, to alleged over-sedation during a private clinic’s […]
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The numbness does not announce itself until you can no longer keep up with what you have been doing so far. While attending lectures, meeting deadlines, and struggling with self-care, there is a stress no one talks about at school because there is no room for emotions there. Everyone thinks they are all grown-ups, but […]
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The sun had begun to slant through the ward window, a perfect indication that my morning shift has ended. Having completed my duties of serving medications with my nursing notes written, my bag was already in my hand, indicating my readiness to go home and have some rest after a hectic day in the ward. […]
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SHIELD Nigeria, on Saturday, 7th of February, 2026 organized a mental health summit themed “Promoting Mental Wellbeing and Sustainable Mental Awareness Among Young People” at the Multipurpose Hall 3 of the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. The summit, attended by undergraduates, graduates and post graduate students was held in the identification of the mental health crisis […]
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Plogging Nigeria UDUS chapter on Saturday, 14th of February, 2026 organised a campus sanitation drive at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto as part of its efforts to promote environmental cleanliness and healthy living among students. The exercise, themed “Love Plog,” attracted participants from both the main campus and the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital (UDUTH) […]
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The atmosphere was cool and calm at the College of Health Sciences, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto on Sunday 28th of December, 2025 before an unsettling message came in on various college WhatsApp groups. Before the college and entire university community could steady itself from one loss, it was thrust into another. The university community, still […]
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By Rufai Ashiat Gbemisola It was just 7am on a calm Friday morning at the primary healthcare center where I was volunteering as a student nurse. It was the day for the facility’s antenatal program for pregnant women. I was arranging the patient cards behind the nurses’ desk, while waiting for the nurses who were […]
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By Rufai Ashiat Gbemisola, Having studied Nursing Sciences for two years, the Monday I have always been waiting for, finally arrived. It was the first day of my clinical posting and anxiety, mixed with joy of finally getting to dress like a nurse was all over me. Days before the D-day, I have gotten my […]
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By Rufai Ashiat Gbemisola, Having studied Nursing Sciences for two years, the Monday I have always been waiting for, finally arrived. It was the first day of my clinical posting and anxiety, mixed with joy of finally getting to dress like a nurse was all over me. Days before the D-day, I have gotten […]
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