Federal University, Gashua

**Federal University Gashua** (FUGashua) be university wey dey Yobe State, northeastern Nigeria. Ebe learning den research institution wey dey seek say ego solve de immediate needs of society den give every person de opportunity say dem go acquire knowledge.

Presido Goodluck Jonathan establish de university for 2013. Dem do am say ego give every state of Nigeria (menners wey no federal university) access give higher education den say ego give all states equal access to education. Dem list Yobe State as one of de educationally disadvantaged plus low enrollment for schools den high rate of illiteracy insyd.

For ein Education Sector reform den development insyd, de Federal Government of Nigeria, for 2010 insyd, approve de establishment of twelve (12) universities for de six geopolitical zones of de country. Na ebe say ego expand access give tertiary education for Nigerians. For effective take off of de universities, dem constitute sam Implementation Committee wey dey includes de National Universities Commission (NUC), de Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) den oda relevant stakeholders. De Committee hold consultations plus governors of de states for de new universities wey dem inspect de proposed sites before dem submit demma report for 15 November 2010 insyd. Na de implementation of de committee ein report dey for phases insyd. De implementation of de first phase start plus de establishment of nine Universities, for February 2011 insyd. De implementation of de second phase dey involve de establishment of three Universities wey dey include de FUGashua for February 2013 insyd. For 18 February 2013 insyd, dem appoint Professor Shehu Abdul Rahaman as Vice-Chancellor, den Sulu Dauda, Registrar (pioneers). For June 2015, FUGashua matriculate ein 240 pioneer students. Three years after de maiden matriculation, de student population grow significantly, wey for February 2018 insyd, 990 students matriculate.

## Dema Academician
De Academicians of **Federal University Gashua.**

* **Vice Chancellor** Professor Maimuna Waziri.
* **Deputy Vice Chancellor** **1** Dr. Ibrahim Ahmed Jajere (reader insyd de geography department den de head of de center for research on gum Arabic).
* **Deputy Vice Chancellor 2** Deputy Vice-Chancellors. (be de Director of Advancement den reader for de English Department insyd).

Dr. Mohammed Attai Yakubu den Dr. Ibrahim Ahmed Jajere, respectively, dey serve as de Deputy Vice-Chancellors for Academics den Administration.

* **Registrar of the University**  Dr. Abubakar Mamuda.
* **Sociology Department**  Dr. Mathias Ojo.
* **Department of Islam Studies**  Dr. Yunus Jibrin Hassan
* **Home Science den Management**  Dr. Adekoyeni Oludare.

## Dema University Library
Ebe academic library wey dem establish for 2013 insyd say ego support teaching, learning den research so say ego meet de mission den objectives of de university. De library get information resources wey dey support de courses dem dey offer wey University librarian head am. De present university librarian BE Dr. Adam Gambo Saleh.

## Academic
FUGashua dey offer ova 20 courses for five faculties insyd.

### Faculty of Agriculture
Agricultural Economics den Extension 

Agronomy 

Animal Science 

Fisheries and Aquaculture 

Forestry and Wildlife Management  

Home Economics den Management/Economics

### Faculty of Art den Humanities
English Language  

History den International Studies   

Islamic Studies

### Faculty of Management Science
Accounting 

Business Administration  

Public Administration

### Faculty of Sciences
Biochemistry 

Biology 

Chemistry  

Physics   

Mathematics 

Computer Science

### Faculty of Social Science
Economics den Development Studies                  

Geography                                         

Political Science                                             

Psychology                                             

Sociology

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