Yobe State University

Yobe State University

Yobe State University LOGO
Motto	Knowledge Is Light
Type	Public
Established	2006
Vice-Chancellor	Professor Bukar Jamri
Administrative staff	1300
Undergraduates	10,000
Postgraduates	2400
Location	Damaturu, Yobe State , Nigeria 11°40′41″N11°56′46″E / 11.678°N 11.946°E / 11.678; 11.946
Campus	Urban
Colors	Blue and white
Website	ysu.edu.ng

Yobe State University is located in Damaturu, Yobe State, Nigeria. It was established under the Yobe state law in 2006 by Alhaji Bukar Abba Ibrahim, the then Executive Governor of Yobe State (1999-2007). ^{[1] [2] [3]} The current Vice Chancellor of the university is Professor Bukar Jamri, who assumed office on 13 February 2025 as acting Vice Chancellor. ^[4]

Programmes

Yobe State University offers courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The postgraduate courses offered by the institution at Postgraduate Diploma, Masters and PhD. levels are listed below. ^[5]

Undergraduate programmes

Entry gate of Yobe State University Damaturu

• Accountancy
• Agriculture
• Anatomy
• Arabic Studies
• Biological Science(s)
• Business Administration
• Business Education
• Biochemistry
• Chemistry
• Computer Science
• Economics
• Education and Biology
• Education and Chemistry
• Education and Economics
• Education and English Language
• Education and Geography
• Education and History
• Education and Islamic Studies
• Education and Physics ^[6]
• Education Arts
• English Language
• Geography
• Geology and mining
• Hausa
• History
• Islamic Studies
• Shari'a Law
• Civil law
• Mathematics
• Medicine and surgery
• Microbiology
• Physics
• Political Science
• Public Administration
• Physiology
• Sociology and Anthropology
• Statistics
• Linguistics (English)
• Linguistics(Arabic)
• Linguistics(Hausa)
• Medical laboratory

Yobe State University postgraduate programmes.

• M.A. Arabic (3 semesters)
• PhD. Arabic (4 semesters)
• M.A. Islamic Studies (3 semesters)
• PhD Islamic Studies (4 semesters)
• M.A. (Ed.) English Language Education (4 semesters)
• PhD. English Language Education (6 semesters)
• PGD Chemistry (2 semesters)
• M.Sc. Chemistry (3 semesters)
• PhD. Chemistry (6 semesters)
• PGD GIS and Remote Sensing (2 semesters)
• M.Sc. GIS and Remote Sensing (4 semesters)
• PhD. GIS and Remote Sensing (6 semesters)
• M.Sc. Geography (4 semesters)
• PhD. Geography (6 semesters)
• PGD Management (2 semesters)
• M.Sc. Management (4 semesters)
• PhD. Management (6 semesters)
• PhD. Marketing (6 semesters)
• PGD Public Policy and Administration (2 semesters)
• PGD Banking and Finance (2 semesters)
• PGD Education (2 semesters)
• PGD Accounting (2 semesters)
• PGD Food Quality and Safety (2 semesters)
• PGD Local Government Administration (2 semesters)

See also

Academic libraries in Nigeria

References

1. "Nigeria, United Kingdom : YOBE STATE UNIVERSITY Inks Cooperation Agreement with BRITISH Varsity". Mena Report. December 12, 2013. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
2. Daily Post Staff (2012-11-14). "Alhaji Yusuf Alhaji: The Story of Yobe State University's Meteoric Growth". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
3. "About YSU". YOBE STATE UNIVERSITY. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
4. Rajab, Ammar Muhammad (20 January 2025). "Prof. Bukar Jamri Named Acting Vice-Chancellor of Yobe State University". dailystruggle.ng. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
5. "YSU Undergraduate School Fees". PrepsNG Scholars. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
6. "Yobe State University Cut Off Marks for 2024/2025 Session - PrepsNG Scholars". www.preps.ng. 2023-12-26. Retrieved 2024-01-19.

External links

• Yobe State University official website
• Yobe State University Teaching Hospital official website