Stay informed about the latest developments, announcements, and events from the Department of History and Strategic Studies, University of Maiduguri.
The Senate of the University of Maiduguri has approved the new B.A. (Hons) degree in History and Diplomatic Studies at its 318th meeting held on 17th April, 2025. The programme is set to commence in the 2025/2026 academic session.
Following the tenure of Professor Muhammad Kyari (2021-2025), Dr. Abdullahi Garba has been appointed as the new Head of the Department of History and Strategic Studies, effective 31st June, 2025.
The Nigeria Universities Commission (NUC) has officially ratified the modification of the department's nomenclature from the Department of History to the Department of History and Strategic Studies in 2024.
The department has reviewed its courses and introduced new ones to meet up with emerging global trends and aspirations of the immediate societies in the sub-region, continent and world at large.
The department introduced a Master of Arts in Strategic Studies in 2010, following the Postgraduate Diploma introduced in 2000, expanding its postgraduate offerings to meet growing demand.
The department produced its first batch of graduates in 1979 and has since awarded B.A. (Hons) degrees in History to candidates up to 2023/2024 sessions.
The cardinal focus of research and teaching in the department is on the Lake-Chad Basin, given its strategic importance to Nigeria and the Lake-Chad Basin Commission nations.