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New Student Loan Scheme Seeks to Mire Nigerians in Debt By Biliaminu Manne  Students' Loan _Young Nigerians face many obstacles in furthering their education. The government wants to make it even harder._ It may sound logical to some that new student loan legislation proposed by the Nigerian government will serve as a solution for students who have no financial means, but for many Nigerians, it will end up being a burden for the less privileged. Despite its many downsides, most poor students and their families will view it as a possible solution in paying for school. According to the legislation, students are expected to begin repayment on their loans two years after compulsory National Youth Service Corps, or NYSC, training. Nigeria is a country with a long history of high unemployment, which begs the question of how students will afford to repay their loans when graduates are struggling to survive. It is no longer news that the country has few employment opportunities, and the un...

 Fable: A Moral Lesson of Individual Gift By: Adewale Sefiu Damilare   The Elephant and The Dog This is a fable of an elephant and a dog, about the creation of an individual and the great gift granted to us by our creator. Amid a crescent moon, on a blessed day, the sun shines dearly_ appealing to the creations on the earth. With good news, it marks the first day an elephant and a dog having pregnant at the same time. Three months down the line, the dog gives birth to six puppies and another three months the same dog is pregnant again, it keeps on, and within a year the dog gave birth to another dozen puppies.  Being a good neighbor without showing any concern for your brother is wickedness, the dog feels indebted to check on the elephant to know the plight, for eighteenth months without having a hair (calf), the dog approached the elephant questioning her with concern. Dog: Are you sure that you are pregnant, and not a sickness? We became pregnant on the same date, and I...

Feature: In Kwara rural communities, constituency projects ease residents’ suffering after years of water scarcity  constituency projects By: Ghazali Ibrahim   Tajudeen Alajagusi, 40, smiles as he remembers the days of water scarcity in his community. For decades, he and other members of the community did not have access to potable water but this changed not too long ago. It's been seven months since he stopped going through stress in getting water. Like many other residents, Mr. Alajagusi benefits from the solar-powered borehole facilitated by Abdulyakeen Sodiq Alajagusi, the lawmaker representing Ilorin West and Asa Federal constituency. Mr. Alajagusi lives in Ajagusi, a small town in Asa Local Government in Kwara State. "We suffered getting water in this community because there's no borehole which is using solar like this one. We had only one hand pump borehole (JANGI) before which is a few miles away from the community. It is the only source of getting water as far as ...

  Danfodites Recounts Joy Over Sallah Break By Akobundu Chizoba   Eid al-Adha is one of the largest holy festivals in Islam. It is also known as the “Feast of Sacrifice” and marks the end of the Hajj pilgrimage season. The festive season commemorates Prophet Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son at God's command. However, God spared his son and gave him a lamb to sacrifice instead. Millions of Muslims around the world will celebrate Eid al-Adha on Wednesday, June 28th.Danfodites expresses their sound of joy over the sallah break which coincides with semester break.  Gamji press observed the reactions of many students over the sallah break. While speaking with Gamji press, Hayzed as popular called,the class representative of Plant Science said, "My plans for Eid are to give Allah (S.W.T) the praise and offer prayers to him for the grace to witness the festival. I also feel so lonely here in Sokoto. I wish to go home for the festival, But it won't stop me from havin...

SOJO:  This NGO's Initiatives Creates Awareness on Unhealthy Environment  Ghazali Ibrahim, Adewale Sefiu, 25, a student of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, has always wondered on the state of unhealthy environment in the university community. This he had observed right from when he gained admission into the university. But everything remain the same with the unchallant attitude of the university cleaners who does the work at their own wish cleaning some places and leaving some places unattended to. Though he hoped a day will come when all this nightmare of unhealthy environment will pass. He did all he could in sensitizing people around him on the need for a healthy environment as this is the way to stay hygienically clean. A global problem Like Ibrahim, other students who also noticed the state of university environment complained bitterly of this pandemic. Statistics shows that more than 12 million people around the world die every year because they live or work in unheal...