Leadership

The Dean, Deputy Dean, and Heads of Department, under the Vice-Chancellor.

Message from the Dean

Welcome to the Faculty of Humanities at Sule Lamido University Kafin Hausa. Our Faculty teaches languages, literature, history, and Islamic studies across five departments: English and Literary Studies, Arabic, History and International Studies, Islamic Studies, and Nigerian Languages and Linguistics. Through the bachelor’s programmes in Arabic, English, Hausa, History, and Islamic Studies, we prepare students for scholarship and for service in Jigawa State and beyond. I invite you to explore our departments, staff, and programmes.

Vice-ChancellorProf. Muhammad Ibrahim Yakasai

University Management · Senate

DeanDr Iliyasu Yahaya

Dean of the Faculty of Humanities

Deputy DeanBaba Uba Ibrahim Ringim

Islamic Studies · B.A., M.A. Islamic Studies, Ph.D. Islamic Finance

Faculty Examination OfficerDr. Nafiu Abdullahi

English and Literary Studies · also Level Coordinator and PG Coordinator

Heads of DepartmentNamed in the 2026 return

Dr. Idris Hamza Yana — English and Literary Studies
Sadi Ibrahim Koki — History and International Studies
Dr. Makiyu Abubakar Danyaya — Islamic Studies

Coordination

Faculty Board
Level coordination
Departmental examination officers

Meet the staff