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As the 2021 talent hunt competition came to a close with awards for creative performance in poetry, music and dance, Skyline University Nigeria’s Music & Dance Club Holds the 2022 Talent Hunt Competition. The 2022 Talent hunt competition was organized by the University’s Student Service Department, in collaboration with the Music & Dance Club of the University to explore many aspects of the creativity of students including singing and the use of musical instruments, comedy and creative speech, dance and drama The event is part of the university’s move to increase creativity and innovation amongst the students as well as provide the opportunity for them to cool off after a strict class schedule. It as well gave room for the students to socialize with friends at the events that interest them in the university. Earlier, while commenting on the talent hunt competition, Dr Olumide Ajayi, the Head of the General Studies Department and Convener of the Music & Dance Club, stated that the objectives of the event were to produce the best students and to encourage other students to socialize better.  Skyline University Nigeria is not concerned only with academics but also with students extracurricular activities.  

Skyline University Nigeria’s Centre for Excellence, Entrepreneurship and Innovation has organized a seminar for Proprietors of Private Pre-varsity schools in Kano State. The seminar tagged “Train the Trainer on Entrepreneur Skills” was organized in pursuit of the objectives of the University in preparing proprietors, principals and heads of departments of secondary schools with the latest development for the entrepreneurship and technology-driven world. Hence its transfer to their respective schools. The entrepreneurship seminar which was organized on Wednesday, 14th December 2022, had some spice to it. The attributes that stand out according to the participants present, were “the organization of the event, the topics presented, resourcefulness and hard work put together to organize the event”. The seminar speaker and Dean of the School of Arts Management and Social Science, Dr Sudha Mavuri, speaking on the theme of the seminar, described the event as a platform for growth, communication, motivation, teamwork and patience. According to her, “Participants should develop the habit of helping their students think like an entrepreneur. She also talked about the art of being a motivator, and communicator and having patience as a key part of the DNA that makes an entrepreneur. without which she stated that the lack of patience can spoil everything built prior; Entrepreneurship DNA gives intuition of how to minimize risk which comes out when we have to minimize challenges; Noting that an entrepreneur DNA decides, never gives up and act. While delivering his remarks at the event, the university’s Vice Chancellor Prof. Ajith Kumar V.V stated that initiatives such as this are one of the university’s corporate social responsibilities. He welcomed the participants to the event “Our core values are based on knowledge skills and value-based education, geared towards bridging the gap between knowledge and skills amongst the youth in Nigeria. The entrepreneurship seminar was organized by the University’s Director of Academic Support Service office, headed by Ms Sarada Maganti and coordinated by the Marketing Department. It had an attendance of about 100 participants from a pool of private secondary schools.

Students of Lebanon School, French School & Asha International Model Schools had so many emotions running through them when they visited Skyline University Nigeria for the Changing Gear Programmeme. For some, it was the beginning of new dreams for university education. See the event in pictures.

To ensure a sufficient grasp of the concept of Citizenship in Nigerian Democracy, students of the International Relations (IR) of the Political Science department of Skyline University Nigeria have initiated a round-table seminar to share expert advice on relevant national trends. The event with the theme, “The Role of Good citizen in Nigerian Democracy”, offered an opportunity for students to engage in lively, informal dialogue about important topics in politics, the international arena and society. The event which began with a brief introduction by the the Head of Department of Political Science and Coordinator of the event, Mr Frid Illo was opened for further discussion by the presenters. The presenters, Fatima Abdulrahman, Ibrahim Bukar, Abdulrahman Mohammad, Maryam Nasir, Fatima Dandawaki and Fatima Zubair took turns making their presentations. The presenters discussed at length, democracy as a concept, the nature of democracy in Nigeria in the 4th Republic from 1999-till date; Challenges of Nigeria’s democracy: Issues like corruption, bribery election rigging and lack of accountability and perspectives; Individual roles as a citizen in these challenges, how an individual can become part of the solution to the challenges in Nigeria; Possible solution to the challenges, amongst others. The Round-Table seminar brings politics, education, health, business and an array of relevant issues together to provide students with an opportunity to debate and pursue their common goals. At the close of the event, the students adopted a joint declaration outlining common priorities for the future of Nigeria, broadly making commitments to invest in, education, science, technology and skills development; Peace, Security and Governance, amongst others.

Students of Microbiology Department, Skyline University Nigeria (SUN), have led initiatives to throw awareness about the importance of World AIDS Day. The event was planned and organized by the students with special features, including presentations by the students, drama, posters competition, seminar, rally and voluntary HIV Tests for both students and staff of the University.  World AIDS Day is observed annually on December 1. This year’s event gave the chance for students to raise awareness, which drew a lot of attention on the University’s Campus, given the students’ participation in highlighting the growing inequalities in access to essential HIV services. The students were actively supported by the Dean of the School of Science and Information Technology (SSIT), Dr A. Senthil Kumar and the Head of the Microbiology Department, Dr Sanjoy Kumar Pal, amongst other faculty, notably Dr Haliru Musa, Ms Hafsah Muhammad Ahmad, Abdulsalam Mustapha and Ms Aisha Turaki, Ismail Rabiu, Mr Abdurrzak Mohammad and Mr Ismail Rabiu. While making his remarks at the event, the Dean of SSIT, who applauded the students for hosting such a life-changing event, stated that HIV remains a major public health issue that affects millions of people worldwide. He added that it is our collective responsibility to support people with the illness. “Let us do what we can to support the community to eradicate these illnesses”, he said. The event was closed with a rally by the students on the awareness of AIDS.

Skyline University Nigeria in collaboration with Site Savers and Kanova educational foundation Nigeria has graduated 15 students from its Educate Community Programme. The students, composed mainly of three different types of disabilities including visually impaired, hearing impaired and physically challenged, were awarded a Diploma in Computer Science. The Educate Community Programmeme is a part of the Corporate Social Responsibility initiative of the university centred on the education and training of the physically challenged in society. The students were trained with basic computer skills required for self-sustainance and progress in their careers. The graduation ceremony, which was held on Tuesday, 29th December 2022, was the second in the history of the university. According to the Course Coordinator, Dr Vijay Arputaharaj, the training in ICT, Managerial skills, a Business plan set-up, as well as Industrial Training is anchored on the university’s vision to develop the knowledge, skills and competency of all stakeholders. The Vice-Chancellor, Dr Ajith Kumar V.V, making his address at the ceremony, informed the awardees of some of the landmark achievements of the University, which were quite remarkable in ensuring the successful completion of their Programmeme “We are happy to carry out this Programmeme successfully for the second year”, adding that computer science and it’s applications in MS office is very important for the future and career building. Two of the graduating students, Auwal Ismail (Hearing Impaired) stated that Skyline University Nigeria is the only institution/organization that supports physically challenged students to visualize and learn computers. Another student, Abubakar Nura (Visually impaired) stated that the dream of many visually challenged students comes true when they come to Skyline University Nigeria, as they can find themselves working with the computer like normal people. Other distinguished speakers who made remarkable contributions at the ceremony, were the Deans of various schools, (Dr A. Senthil Kumar, Dr Sudha Mavuri, Dr Isa Usman Lawal, the Registrar, Mr Aliyu Haruna, the Director of Academic Support Services, Ms Sarada Maganti, etc.  

Skyline University Nigeria organized a “Road Safety Awareness Campaign” for motorists in the Kano metropolis. The awareness campaign tied with Sustainable Development Goal 11 (Sustainable cities and communities) is in furtherance of the community development service of the University. The Programme began with a Jumaat prayer well attended by officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps at Skyline University Mosque on Friday, November 18, 2022. The grand finale came up on Monday, November 21, 2022, at the Kano Line Motor Park, Naibawa Kano. The Public Relations Officer of FRSC identified human factors, mechanical factors, and environmental factors as the major causes of road crashes. The Leaders of the Drivers Union commended the laudable initiative of Skyline University Nigeria in ensuring the safety of motorists and commuters.

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