Yau Usman Idris kwararren masanin kimiyyar nukiliyar Najeriya ne kuma shine babban darekta na yanzu a Hukumar Kula da Nuclear ta Najeriya (NNRA).Shugaban tarayyar Najeriya Muhammadu Buhari ya nada shi. An haife Idris a karamar hukumar Kauru ta jihar Kaduna. Ya samu Digirinsa na B.sc a Jami’ar Maiduguri a (1988), M.sc. Physics a Jami’ar Ibadan a (1992), da P.hD. Fannin kimiyyar nukiliya a Jami’ar Ahmadu Bello, Zariya a (1998). Idris ya yi aiki a wurare daban-daban a fannin makamashin nukiliya kuma yanzu shi ne darekta janar na Hukumar Kula da Nuclear ta Najeriya (NNRA). Gwamnatin jihar Kaduna ta nada shi kwamishinan muhalli da albarkatun kasa. Shi ne mataimakin shugaban kungiyar kula da fasahar nukiliya ta Afirka (FNRA) Babban mai kula da yankin Afirka na Hukumar Makamashi na Kasa da Kasa (IAEA) Memba a kwamitin ba da shawara, Kungiyar Kasuwancin Nuclear Afirka. Ya yi aure yana da yara. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yau_Usman_Idris#cite_note-4 https://nnra.gov.ng/NNRA-Official-Website/leader-dr__yau_usman_idris https://www.concise.ng/2020/05/29/buhari-approves-appointment-of-yau-usman-idris-as-nnrc-dg/ https://newswirengr.com/2020/05/29/yau-usman-idris-appointed-as-dg-of-nigeria-nuclear-regulatory-authority/ https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2020/05/28/buhari-appoints-idris-head-of-nigerias-nuclear-regulatory-body/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yau_Usman_Idris#cite_note-11