Draft:Malam. Usman Isah Ya'u

Usman Isah Ya’u was born and brought up in Gombe, the capital city of Gombe State, Nigeria. He schooled at Gombe Children School, Gombe and Government Day Secondary School Gandu, Gombe. He holds B.A. and M.A. degrees from Gombe State University (GSU), Gombe and a PhD. (in view) from Bayero University, Kano (BUK). He teaches in the Department of History, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Gombe State University, Gombe. He is currently the Secretary-General, Conference of Alumni Associations of Nigerian Universities (CAANU) and the Publicity Secretary, Nigerian Environmental Society (NES) Gombe State Chapter. He is the pioneer National President, Gombe State University Alumni Association and a Convener /Chairman of Sports Committee, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), GSU Chapter. He is a member of the Historical Society of Nigeria (HSN) and the Nigerian Environmental Society (NES). Urban and Environmental History is his main area of research interest and has published a good number of journal articles and book chapters as well as presented papers in local and international conferences on historical and contemporary development issues in Gombe and Nigeria in relation to other parts of world. He has co-authored and contributed to the publication of the books: A Call to Serve: Tenure Account of Professor I.M. Umar, Vice-Chancellor of Gombe State University, 2014-2019 (ABU Press, Zaria, 2020) and Mahadi and the Making of a Model Tertiary Institution in the Sudanic Savannah: Gombe State University, 2004-2014 (M.O. Press, Kaduna, 2014). He is a keen environmentalist, involved in tree planting and the maintenance of a good landscape in an effort to promote environmental sustainability and community service. He is happily married and has been blessed with 4 lovely children.