Faculty of Arts

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Brief History about Faculty of Arts University of Maiduguri

Dean
Prof. Mohammed Aminu Muâ€™azu was born in Gombi Local Government Area of Adamawa State-Nigeria in 1968. He attended Gombi One Central Primary School, Adamawa, from 1974-1980; Government Secondary School Goniri, Yobe State, from 1980-1982 and Government Science Secondary School Gashua, Yobe State from 1983-1985. After a one-year remedial programme at the College of Preliminary Studies, Yola, Adamawa State, from 1986-1987, he proceeded to the University of Maiduguri in 1987, and without break, registered for and obtained postgraduate degrees until he was awarded the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in General Linguistics in 2003. He taught at the University of Bayreuth, Germany, from 2008-2010. He was Sub-Dean, Faculty of Arts, from 2017-2019 and has been Dean Faculty of Arts, University of Maiduguri from 2019. He has 15 books, and 37 articles published in local, national and international journals to his credit. His research focuses on the description and documentation of African languages.

Sub - Dean

Sub - Dean
Prof. Mohammed Aminu Muâ€™azu was born in Gombi Local Government Area of Adamawa State-Nigeria in 1968. He attended Gombi One Central Primary School, Adamawa, from 1974-1980; Government Secondary School Goniri, Yobe State, from 1980-1982 and Government Science Secondary School Gashua, Yobe State from 1983-1985. After a one-year remedial programme at the College of Preliminary Studies, Yola, Adamawa State, from 1986-1987, he proceeded to the University of Maiduguri in 1987, and without break, registered for and obtained postgraduate degrees until he was awarded the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in General Linguistics in 2003. He taught at the University of Bayreuth, Germany, from 2008-2010. He was Sub-Dean, Faculty of Arts, from 2017-2019 and has been Dean Faculty of Arts, University of Maiduguri from 2019. He has 15 books, and 37 articles published in local, national and international journals to his credit. His research focuses on the description and documentation of African languages.

Faculty Officer

Faculty Officer
Mr. Markus Dauda Ghide was born in Pulka, Gwoza local government of Borno State Nigeria in 1965. He attended central primary School Pulka from1975- 1981; he attended Government Teachers College Gwoza from 1981- 1986; He attended Ramat 8Polytechnic Maiduguri from 1989- 1992 and university of Maiduguri from 1995-2001. He is a seasonal Administrator; he started work as far back as 1987 as Clerical Assistant at VET Physiology and Pharmacology as at that times and rose to the rank of deputy registrar. He is member of professional body like: (ANUPA) Association of Nigerian university Professional Administrator, (NIM) National institute of Management, He is also a member (SSANU) senior Staff Association of Nigerian university He has worked as administrative Secretary in some research centers like (CPDDS) centre for peace, diplomatic and developmental studies, and centre for arid zone studies. Presently, he is a deputy registrar and faculty officer, faculty of art

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