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Abdulrasheed Akere

Abdulrasheed Akere

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Journalist, Freelance

Sokoto State

Biography

I am Abdulrasheed Akere, a member of PEN PRESS UDUS. I have been a campus journalist since 2020 — about three years ago. In January 2023, I bagged PEN PRESS Reporter of the year, also awarded as the Essayist of the year of National Association of Campus Journalists, or NACJ, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS) chapter. I was shortlisted as number six of the Gamji prime writing contest. Recently, I emerged as the overall winner of the March 2023 edition of Writer's Fest writing contest. Across my years in the field, I have written bevy Op-ed articles, reports, and feature stories. My works which have appeared on The Nation (Nigeria), Campus Reporter, TheCable, Ripples Nigeria, The Informant247, The NewsDigest, Qwenu, Edutorial, Harbinger, Observersmag, The Renata, and elsewhere.

Final Covers

And Health , Gender Equality Education , Environment , Climate Change , Social Impact , Human Rights

Doesn’t Cover

dance, rap, hip hop

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Content

Total articles 47

  • After The Liberalist's Report, Oyo Govt Revamps Neglected Rural School

    By Abdulrasheed Akere| The Liberalist@ Oyo state government has rehabilitated a dilapidated school building and deployed four teachers to Community Primary School, Tewure-Ju, in Orire Local Government, following a report by The Liberalist. For more than five years, the school was in dire need of attention, with its deteriorating condition threatening child education in the community. When The Liberalist visited the school in 2023, the signs of neglect were obvious, with its wrecked infrastructure.

    By Abdulrasheed Akere · The Liberalist

    Feb. 28, 2025

  • NYSC Speaks on minimum wage payment for Corps Members

    By Abdulrasheed Akere| Blogarama@ The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has debunked the widespread information regarding the payment of ₦70,000 minimum wage to Corps Members and the directive to upgrade bank accounts. Per a statement issued by the Director of Information and Public Relations, Eddy Megwa, the information is “absolute falsehood which is far from the truth”.

    By Abdulrasheed Akere · Blogarama

    Aug. 11, 2024

  • How 24-year-old Ilorin-indigene breaks UDUS 49 years jinx, Graduated with 4.98 in Islamic Studies

    By Abdulrasheed Akere, Gidado Yushau Shuaib| The News Digest (Nigeria) Verified How 24-year-old Ilorin-indigene breaks UDUS 49 years jinx, Graduated with 4.98 in Islamic StudiesAbdulrasheed AkereRight from secondary school days, Abdulganiyu Abdulrahman Akanbi has been a determined student who always strives hard to attain excellence. The determination made him to be among the top students of his class in a public school — Government secondary school adewole in Ilorin.

    By Abdulrasheed Akere, Gidado Yushau Shuaib · The News Digest (Nigeria)

    Jun. 23, 2024

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Freelance

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