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). The current Vice Chancellor of the university is Professor Muhammad Bashir Tahir , who assumed office on 28 February 2026 as Vice Chancellor. Management Board
Directorate of Affiliate Colleges Management Board
2. Vice Chancellor (Chairman)
3. Registrar (Member)
4. Librarian (Member)
5. Director of Works (Member)
6. Bursar (Member)
7. Director Affiliated Colleges (Member)
8. Director of Consultancy services (Member)
9. Dean PG school (Member)
10. Coordinator, Affiliated Colleges (Member/ Secretary)https://ysu.edu.ng/ysu/dac-mngt-board/
Faculties
Faculty of Social and Management Sciences Faculty of Agriculture Faculty of Arts and Education Faculty of Sciences College of Medical and Health Sciences 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.
Undergraduate programmes 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 Education Arts English Language Geography Geology and mining Hausa History Islamic Studies Shari'a Law Civil law Mathematics and Statistics Medicine and surgery Microbiology Physics Physiotherapy Political Science Public Administration Physiology Sociology and Anthropology Statistics Linguistics (English) Linguistics(Arabic) Linguistics(Hausa) Medical Laboratory Science . Nursing Science . Radiography
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)
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See also Academic libraries in Nigeria
References
External links Yobe State University official website Yobe State University Teaching Hospital official website