The Kaduna State Students’ Union (KADSSU), Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS) chapter recently held an orientation programme for newly admitted students into the university.
The event which was held at the Faculty of Art and Islamic Studies Lecture Hall on Saturday, was well attended by indigenes as well as lecturers of the state.
Among the attendees were Mr Islamila Jaafar, who was the guest speaker and also the representative of the Librarian of the institution; Mr Ibrahim Aminu, Director, Management Information System Centre; and the Students’ Union Caretaker Committee’s chairman, Al-Amin Musa.
In his remark, Islamila told charged the students to be law abiding and endeavour to be good Samaritans to their peers, while also remaining attentive to their academic pursuit.
He also made it known to the new students about a change in the grade point, as there was no more grade E, and the minimum pass grade at the institution is now C for all courses.
“Any score below 50 per cent is considered as failure,” he said.
Mr Aminu added that the centre is available to attend to any problem the students might have with the school’s account, noting that the university would make access to the internet free for the students.
The president of the association, in his address, thanked the students present, while also assuring them the union will always entertain all their needs.
Olawumi Yasin
(300-Level, Department of English Language, Usmanu Danfodiyo University)