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Snippets from the Speech of the Sokoto State Governor at the grand finale of UDUS convocation program
20/04/2024

Snippets from the Speech of the Sokoto State Governor at the grand finale of UDUS convocation program

Day Six of the UDUS 2024 Combined Convocation: The Governor of Sokoto State, His Excellency, Ahmad Aliyu, delivering  a ...
20/04/2024

Day Six of the UDUS 2024 Combined Convocation: The Governor of Sokoto State, His Excellency, Ahmad Aliyu, delivering a speech at the Grand Finale Convocation Ceremony.

Day Six of the UDUS 2024 Combined Convocation: Snippets from the Remarks of the VC UDUS at the grand finale of the convo...
20/04/2024

Day Six of the UDUS 2024 Combined Convocation: Snippets from the Remarks of the VC UDUS at the grand finale of the convocation program.

Day Six of the UDUS 2024 Combined Convocation:  The top students for the 2018/2019, 2019/2020, 2020/2021, and 2022/2023 ...
20/04/2024

Day Six of the UDUS 2024 Combined Convocation: The top students for the 2018/2019, 2019/2020, 2020/2021, and 2022/2023 sessions are respectively Adeyi Mercy Enyo-Ojo with a CGPA of 4.78 in B.Agriculture, Ismaila Abdullateef with a CGPA of 4.72 in B.Forestry, Salaudeen Sodiq with a CGPA of 4.73 in B.S.C Accounting, and Abdulganiyu Akambi with a CGPA of 4.96 in B.A Islamic Studies.

Day Six of the UDUS 2024 Combined Convocation: Professor L.S. Bilbis, the Vice-Chancellor of Usmanu Danfodiyo University...
20/04/2024

Day Six of the UDUS 2024 Combined Convocation: Professor L.S. Bilbis, the Vice-Chancellor of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, delivering a speech at the Grand Finale Convocation Ceremony.

20/04/2024

Day Six of UDUS 2024 Combined Convocation: Video from the procession of principal officers of the University.

Day Six of UDUS 2024 Combined Convocation: The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa'ad Abubakar III together with the Emir of Kan...
20/04/2024

Day Six of UDUS 2024 Combined Convocation:
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa'ad Abubakar III together with the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero at the Combined Convocation.

20/04/2024

Day Six of UDUS 2024 Combined Convocation:
The arrival of the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero and the Emir of Bichi.

20/04/2024

Day Six of UDUS 2024 Combined Convocation:
The arrival of the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa'ad Abubakar III.

Day Six of UDUS 2024 Combined Convocation: The arrival of some of the Sokoto district heads to witness the event.
20/04/2024

Day Six of UDUS 2024 Combined Convocation: The arrival of some of the Sokoto district heads to witness the event.

Day Six of UDUS 2024 Combined Convocation: Convocation Grand Finale, Featuring Presentation of Prizes , Award of Higher ...
20/04/2024

Day Six of UDUS 2024 Combined Convocation: Convocation Grand Finale, Featuring Presentation of Prizes , Award of Higher Degrees and Conferment of Honorary Degrees

20/04/2024

Treat your ears to the delightful sounds of the UDUS Anthem

UDUS ANTHEM(Revised 13th January,2024)Usmanu DanfodiyoUniversity, SokotoWe are one CommunityDauntless in our searchFor K...
19/04/2024

UDUS ANTHEM

(Revised 13th January,2024)

Usmanu Danfodiyo
University, Sokoto
We are one Community
Dauntless in our search
For Knowledge and it's light

O'Lord of creation
Bless our mission
With a clear vision
Far beyond our time and clime

We are the pride of the academia
Nigeria's most peaceful University

Unmatched in integrity and truth
Unparalleled in the pursuit of knowledge
In the humanities, science and technology

We are UDUS!
Yes, we are!
Formidable In our stance
for human freedom,
dignity and equality

O' bearer of civilizations
Here we are in response
To your call: Iqra-Read!

So we converge
From far and near:
Walking the land;
Riding the desert
Flying the sky
Plowing the seas;
The rivers, the stream
to behold You.

We are unflagging believers
In the sanctity and triumph
Of our cause for global peace
Justice and progress

Abide!
O' UDUS, abide!
In the traditions of knowledge
Abide!
In the culture of Truth and Justice

Exult!
O' UDUS
Revel!
In your feats
Unsurpassed!

Day Five of UDUS 2024 Combined Convocation: Photos from the procession of principal officers of the University.
19/04/2024

Day Five of UDUS 2024 Combined Convocation: Photos from the procession of principal officers of the University.

Day Five of the UDUS 2024 Combined Convocation: Abdulganiyu Abdulrahman Akanbi, the former Editor in Chief of Vanguard P...
19/04/2024

Day Five of the UDUS 2024 Combined Convocation: Abdulganiyu Abdulrahman Akanbi, the former Editor in Chief of Vanguard Press, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, who graduated with a CGPA of 4.96 in B.A Islamic Studies, was announced as the best student of the 2022/2023 academic session by Prof Lawal Suleiman Bilbis, the Vice Chancellor of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, during the convocation ceremony.

Day Five of the UDUS 2024 Combined Convocation:  The top students for the 2018/2019, 2019/2020, 2020/2021, and 2022/2023...
19/04/2024

Day Five of the UDUS 2024 Combined Convocation: The top students for the 2018/2019, 2019/2020, 2020/2021, and 2022/2023 sessions are respectively Adeyi Mercy Enyo-Ojo with a CGPA of 4.78 in B.Agriculture, Ismaila Abdullateef with a CGPA of 4.72 in B.Forestry, Salaudeen Sodiq with a CGPA of 4.73 in B.S.C Accounting, and Abdulganiyu Akambi with a CGPA of 4.96 in B.A Islamic Studies.

Day Five of the UDUS 2024 Combined Convocation: Professor L.S. Bilbis, the Vice-Chancellor of Usmanu Danfodiyo Universit...
19/04/2024

Day Five of the UDUS 2024 Combined Convocation: Professor L.S. Bilbis, the Vice-Chancellor of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, delivering a speech at the Award of Certificates and Diplomas and Award of Bachelor Degrees Convocation Program.

Day Five of UDUS 2024 Combined Convocation: The arrival of Professor Emeritus Tijjani Muhammad Bande, former President o...
19/04/2024

Day Five of UDUS 2024 Combined Convocation: The arrival of Professor Emeritus Tijjani Muhammad Bande, former President of the 75th United Nations General Assembly.

Day Five of UDUS 2024 Combined Convocation: The arrival of Prof. A.A Zuru, the previous VC of Usmanu Danfodiyo Universit...
19/04/2024

Day Five of UDUS 2024 Combined Convocation: The arrival of Prof. A.A Zuru, the previous VC of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto.

Day Five of UDUS 2024 Combined Convocation: Meet the graduates.
19/04/2024

Day Five of UDUS 2024 Combined Convocation: Meet the graduates.

Day Five of UDUS 2024 Combined Convocation: featuring Award of Certificates and Diplomas and Award of Bachelor Degrees, ...
19/04/2024

Day Five of UDUS 2024 Combined Convocation: featuring Award of Certificates and Diplomas and Award of Bachelor Degrees, Join us at UDUS Convocation Theatre by 9:00am to witness the event.

This Week's Episode on The Boulevards with Gbolahan BadruLagos-Calabar Highway Project: The Matters ArisingA lot has dom...
18/04/2024

This Week's Episode on The Boulevards with Gbolahan Badru

Lagos-Calabar Highway Project: The Matters Arising

A lot has dominated our national headlines since our last meeting. The urge to focus on one issue was constantly overridden by another. From the peeping shadows of Betta Edu’s Humanitarian Grants’ saga, to the ever-relentless EFCC hot pursuit of Former CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele, then to the resurfacing of the former Accountant-General of the Federation’s 109 Billion Naira IPPIS Fraud, to the uplifting stories of Mrs. Nnenna’s BSc in Law, and then the 'hide and seek' masquerade of Ganduje. From Lagos state being motherless for 6 months to the broad daylight's ruling party's refusal to obey the court's order on Ganduje's suspension as the APC’s national party chairman, to the persistent rise in the country's inflation rate amidst Cardoso's abracadabra at the CBN, the reappearance of CAN demanding the release of the remaining Chibok girls, to the Street's Priest appearing before the legal Priest for alleged Naira Mutilation, and then The White Lion's 'EFCC, Catch Me if You Can' scenario.

Everyday, the Republic of Lamba appears like a heaving hive of riotous fecundity, straining tirelessly towards giving birth to the next monstrosity of a demon. Comedians here don’t need to brainstorm for content; they simply observe the political theater and report the facts. It's one encrypted ugly phenomenon after another, making us feel we are some sort of an alchemist like Paulo Coelho, embarking on a voyage of discoveries. We are the crippled giant, and we derive joy, humility and pride in being addressed as such.

The President demands commitment, sincerity, uprightness and accountability from everyone entrusted by him with political roles and offices. He charges everyone to respect the oath they took when assuming these roles and offices, but it seems the President forgot that it’s he who pelts others with pebbles who asks for rock in return.
The President seems not to be morally fit to cast the first stone when it comes to charging his cabinet members with sincerity. This is evident in the various levels of policies circumventing and somersaulting experienced in an administration that arrogantly announced that it was going to hit the ground running.

The CNG buses are still doing their normal work-out routines, waiting relentlessly for the six-packs and curvy shapes they aspire to manifest. The 25,000 Naira subsidy palliatives to 15 million households remains a child that refuses to grow, the fuel subsidy that was announced gone still grapples from the nation’s treasury an amount close to a trillion Naira every month and then just when the decision was made to float the Naira, the government is systematically and technically back defending it. One wonders what magic Cardoso is performing in Abuja with the sharp appreciation of the Naira against the Dollars at a time when 90% of what we consume are not locally produced and when Nigeria is the third largest economic partner of the US in Sub-Saharan Africa. The present administration seems to share a striking resemblance with Neo-colonialism. It pours an old wine in a new cup and calls it, “exquisite!”.

Few days back, Atiku Abubakar, alleged that President Bola Tinubu puts personal business motives before public interests, by engaging in questionable dealings in the construction of the 700km Lagos-Calabar coastal highway after its commencement was announced by the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi in the first week of April, this year.
Umahi said that the contractor commenced work following the formal handover of the initial phase of the project, comprising 47.47 kilometres of dual carriageway, to Hitech Construction Company Ltd.

In reaction to Umahi’s announcement, Atiku, via his Media Coordinator raised questions that beg satisfying answers. Of course, one would conclude that being a gentleman approach of inquiry, Umahi had been presented with a perfect forum to flaunt his transparent and sincere commitment- the ones they were charged with by the Mr. President.
Atiku asked why the FG refused to reveal the cost of the project. He asked if the project went through the normal competitive bidding, and why Julius Berger, RCC Construction Company and CCECC Nigeria Limited were not allowed to bid for the contract.

Atiku continued, arguing that due to the fact that the project did not require public funds, it did not go through approval from the National Assembly, which holds the power of appropriation and approval. The project only went through the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission with no record of a competitive bidding since Chagoury’s firm was to fund the project 100 per cent.
However, he asked for the reason Dave Umahi returned to Federal Executive Council with a memo in March 2024, seeking the approval of N1.06tn that would be paid to Chagoury’s firm for the first phase of the project which is wholly in Lagos. Ashtabula!

But Atiku gave a rough mathematical analysis of this ‘fiasco’. Pardons! He provided that if 47.47km costs about N1.06tn, it means each kilometre is being built at N22.5bn or $18m. For a project that is going to be 700km, it means the total cost could be N15.7tn or $12.56bn, which will be higher than previous estimates, flaunting his rejection of the whole idea on the ground that the fact that the entire pilot phase of this project begins and ends in Lagos, especially within the axis of Bola Tinubu’s business interests. It seems Atiku was trying to take us back to our Pol101 class where politics was defined by an African political philosopher as “the art of governing mankind by fooling them” or where another philosopher said that it’s the “art of translating private motives as public interests.”
It is no secret that both Tinubu and Chagoury are business partners.
He seems to be asking about the ownership of HITECH. He seemed to be asking if they had ever undertaken a coastal road construction before. He seemed to be asking what their share capital is. He seemed to be asking why the federal government released funds for the project if the govt is going to be in a public private partnership with HITECH and will be “100% funded by Hitech” as Umahi claimed. He seemed to be asking why the company did not start with its own fund, being the status quo of any ideal capitalist initiative.
He seemed to be asking why the Federal Executive Council approved 1.6 trillion Naira for the project, only for Dave Umahi to say that a kilometre of the road will cost 4 Billion Naira, hence, 700km multiplied by how much a kilometre will cost will be equal to = 2.8 trillion Naira.
Dave Umahi, in a counter-claim to this, did an excellent job even though it’s still cast with shadows of doubts and curiosity amidst the Atiku’s onslaught. Umahi seems to be claiming that the project falls under what legal luminaries refer to as “Sui Generis”. That is, something in a class of its own.

He said that the road would cost 4 billion per kilometer, even though he shied away from telling us why the government approved over a trillion since the govt was only to pay 15 to 13% contribution.
Mathematically, 4 x 700 billion should be equal to 2.8 Trillion.
Umahi also suggested that the government’s percentage contribution was still being negotiated. One wonders why they were in such a hurry to wrap and kick-start the deal.

In another funny circumstance, Umahi said that there was actually no bidding. He said that HITECH was invited because it has special ability and expertise to construct coastal roads. This was even when Hitech had never been awarded a coastal road construction project in Niger before. He didn’t tell us why a reputable and long-time construction company like Julius Berger was not even invited for bidding. There was no explanation on how Hitech did the surveying and soil testing. No explanation on how the project was developed and designed. He said nothing about how the work started over night, as if it knew in advance that it was going to get the job. Funnily enough, Dave Umahi already claimed that the project had not initially been awarded by the previous administrations of Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and President Muhammadu Buhari, then one asks how was Hitech was able to determine, prepare and gather the materials needed for the project within such a space of no-time!

Dave Umahi, just like his friend at the CBN is literally announcing himself a super-magician. Who is the next Tinubu’s political appointee to make his debut on the abracadabra stage?

Photo Credit: Vanguard News

We Will Support You To See Your Ideas Come to Fruition— Dr. Tukur Mukhtar, Deputy Dean Assures StudentsMuhammad Habibat ...
18/04/2024

We Will Support You To See Your Ideas Come to Fruition— Dr. Tukur Mukhtar, Deputy Dean Assures Students

Muhammad Habibat Sani reports,

The Deputy Dean of Students' Affairs of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS), Dr. Mukhtar Tukur has applauded the participants of the combined convocation debate competition held on April 16, 2024 at the UDUS Auditorium.

The debate competition, which centered on the topic; "State Policing 'solution to Nigeria's Security Challenge", had four participants who left all amazed by the systematic relay during the battle of wits that drew dignitaries and stakeholders from UDUS.

Lauding their performance, the Deputy Dean, Dr. Tukur Mukhtar, affirmed the management's commitment to backing students' initiatives.

"I commend the debate club for their incredible performance. Since its inception, they have consistently represented us well, at both local and national levels."

Dr. Tukur recognized and appreciated the participants efforts. "Everyone is a winner, but the best exists amongst the best."

He further expressed the school's administration's assured support. "Exercise your ingenuity, we will support you to see your ideas come to fruition just as we have supported the debate club."

"Preparations are ongoing for the All Nigeria University Debate Competition (ANUDC) nationals slated for August, and Yaga Africa Regional tournament scheduled to be held on the 24th of this month in Kano State, Nigeria ," he joyfully revealed.

Day four of the UDUS 2024 Combined Convocation: Professor Kamal Babikir, also known as "End of the Road," offering  the ...
18/04/2024

Day four of the UDUS 2024 Combined Convocation: Professor Kamal Babikir, also known as "End of the Road," offering the closing prayer that concluded the Convocation lecture.

Day Four of the UDUS 2024 Combined Convocation: Professor L.S. Bilbis, the Vice-Chancellor of Usmanu Danfodiyo Universit...
18/04/2024

Day Four of the UDUS 2024 Combined Convocation: Professor L.S. Bilbis, the Vice-Chancellor of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, delivering a speech at the Convocation lecture.

Rising from the Ashes of FailureBy Kamaldeen AishaA moment of silence filled the air,As the reality of failure settled i...
18/04/2024

Rising from the Ashes of Failure

By Kamaldeen Aisha

A moment of silence filled the air,
As the reality of failure settled in.
Memories flooding my mind,
Like a torrent of regret,
These questions lingered.
Where did I go wrong?
The future I had imagined
Aeemed to fade away,
Leaving only emptiness in its place.

The weight of disappointment hung heavy,
Like a cloud that refused to break.
These questions swirled in my head,
Was it my lack of effort,
Or my lack of faith?
Did I put in little efforts,
Still expecting much returns?

Now I am left with only questions,
And no answers in sight.
My future feels uncertain,
And my confidence has taken flight.
But I will not give up,
And I will not give in.
I will learn from my mistakes,
And try again.

Though the road ahead may be long,
And the path unclear,
I will persevere.
With determination and grit,
I will rise above the pain.
I will find a way to move forward,
And make something out of my loss and gain.

My past will neither define nor limit me.
I will reach for the stars,
And make my dreams come true.
Finding new opportunities,
I'll discover my hidden strengths.
My failure won't define me,
But my resilience will be my legacy.

Day Four of the UDUS 2024 Combined Convocation: Lecture presentation by Malam Nuhu Ribadu (NSA) on the topic "Navigating...
18/04/2024

Day Four of the UDUS 2024 Combined Convocation: Lecture presentation by Malam Nuhu Ribadu (NSA) on the topic "Navigating the Maze: Addressing Multi-Dimensional Insecurity Challenges in Northern Nigeria,"

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