NAME: Dr. Yusuf Ibrahim Karaye
Title(s)/Position: Ag. Head of Accounting Department.
Dr. Yusuf Ibrahim Karaye was born in Kano city of Kano State Nigeria on the 21st day of February 1980. His schooling career began with Command nursery and primary school in both Calabar, Kaduna, and later Gidan Gona primary in Kano. He attended Sabuwar Kofa junior secondary later proceeded to GSS gwarzo and GSS Naibawa for his senior secondary school. Karaye proceeded to the famous Kano State College of Arts, Science and Remedial Studies (CARS) for his IJMB program. After a good outing in the IJMB, he sought and secure admission to study BSc Accounting in the prestigious Bayero University Kano. It was in the same University he pursued his MSc in Accounting. Yusuf Karaye’s unquenching quest for knowledge led him to as far as Malaysian University Utara for his terminal degree in the same Accounting. Yusuf Ibrahim Karaye PhD, had a stint as a lecturer in his alma mater, CARS, Kano from where he proceeded to Bauchi State University and finally to Federal University Dutse. He is currently awaiting external assessment for the rank of Reader (Associate Professor) of Accounting. He attended Nigerian college of Accountancy, Jos in 2004, and he was a fellow of Association of Financial Analysts of Nigeria. He is married and is blessed with five children.
History of the Department: Department of Accounting was established in the year 2018 together with four other departments of the faculty of management sciences (Actuarial, Banking & Finance, Business Administration and Taxation) by the then Vice chancellor, Professor Fatima Batul Mukhtar. Currently, the department has more than twenty academic staff, two hundred and thirty eight (238) undergraduate students and five administrative staff. The department has proposed and is awaiting approval to mount the following five (5) post-graduate courses:
- Post-Graduate Diploma in Accounting and Finance (PGDAF),
- Master of Science degree in Accounting (MSc. Accounting),
- Master of Accounting and Finance (MAF),
- Master of Treasury Management (MTM)
- Doctor of Philosophy in Accounting (PhD. Accounting).
Out of the twenty two academic staff of the department, four are at professorial cadre, four senior lecturers of which one is awaiting external assessment to be promoted to the rank of reader, and the rest are lecturer I and below. All the staff are permanent staff.
Admission Requirements into BSc. Accounting Programme:
- The four (4) year degree program (B.Sc. Accounting) is designed for candidates with at least five (5) ordinary level credits (including English, Mathematics, Economics or Accounting and two other relevant subjects) or with equivalent qualifications at not more than two sittings. The JAMB (UTME) combination of BSc. Accounting is Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and any relevant subject (Accounting, Commerce, Marketing, Insurance, etc.).
- Candidates with three (3) advanced level passes in the relevant subjects may be admitted into the second year (level II) of the program. To be eligible for admission, candidates must satisfy the Mathematics and English requirements.
- Holders of National Diploma in Accounting, Banking and Finance, Business Administration and other relevant courses from recognized institutions may be considered for level II, if they have at least upper credit grade and have satisfied the Mathematics and English requirements.
- HND in relevant disciplines with at least lower credit in addition to five credit passes as in (i, ii and iii) above will be considered for Level II.
- Ordinary Diploma with at least upper credit in addition to five credit.
- NCE in Accounting, Economics, Business Education, etc. with minimum of 7 points in addition to five O level credit passes.
- IJMB with minimum of 8 points in social/management sciences.
- Final certificate of relevant Professional Bodies in addition to five credit passes as in (I, ii and iii) above.
- In all cases, candidates for admission into the program (B. Sc. Accounting) must satisfy the general regulations governing admission into Federal University Dutse.
List of Academic Staff:
S/N | STAFF No. | Name | Rank | Qualifications |
1 | SP/R/2990 | Dr. Yusuf Ibrahm Karaye | Senior Lecturer, H.O.D | B.Sc, MSc, PhD Accounting, CNA |
2 | SP/RA/3276 | Prof. Aminu Hassan | Professor | B.Sc, MSc, PhD Accounting |
3 | SP/R/3513 | Prof. Magaji Abba | Professor | B.Sc, MSc, PhD Accounting |
4 | SP/R/2179 | Dr. Prof. Sunusi Sa’ad Ahamad | Reader | B.Sc, MSc, PhD Accounting |
5 | SP/R/3327 | Dr. Bilyaminu Yusuf Hanga | Reader | B.Sc, MSc, PhD Accounting, ACA |
6 | SP/R/062 | Dr. Sunusi Garba | Senior Lecturer | B.Sc, MSc, PhD Accounting, CNA |
7 | SP/R/635 | Dr. Armayau Alhaji Sani | Senior Lecturer | B.Sc, MSc, PhD Accounting |
8 | SP/R/252 | Dr. Safiyanu Sule | Senior Lecturer | B.Sc, MSc, PhD Accounting, CNA |
9 | SP/R/2174 | Dr. Babagana Abba | Lecturer I | B.Sc, MSc, PhD Accounting, ACA |
10 | SP/R/2164 | Jamilu Madaki | Lecturer I | B.Sc, MSc Accounting |
11 | SP/R/634 | Usman Sabo | Lecturer I | B.Sc, MSc Accounting |
12 | SP/R/2168 | Abdullahi Zaharadeen Musa | Lecturer I | B.Sc, MSc Accounting |
13 | SP/R/2312 | Garba Yakubu | Lecturer II | B.Sc, MSc Accounting |
14 | SP/R/2162 | Aliyu Idris Said | Lecturer II | B.Sc, MSc Accounting |
15 | SP/R/2153 | Abubakar Musa | Assistant Lecturer | B.Sc, MSc Accounting |
16 | SP/R/2375 | Umar Salim Ibrahim | Assistant Lecturer | B.Sc, MSc Accounting |
17 | SP/R/3301 | Fatihu Shehu Isa | Assistant Lecturer | B.Sc, MSc Accounting, AFA |
18 | SP/R/3497 | Sagin Oghenekohw Super | Assistant Lecturer | B.Sc, MSc Accounting |
19 | SP/R/2810 | Fatima Mustapha Gana | Assistant Lecturer | B.Sc. Accounting, ACA |
20 | SP/R/1102 | Ibrahim Aminu Ibrahim | Assistant Lecturer | B.Sc. Accounting, ACA |
21 | SP/R/2747 | Muhammad Suraja Abubakar | Assistant Lecturer | B.Sc. Accounting, ACA |
22 | SP/R/2180 | Zahradeen Ibrahim Rabi’u | Graduate Assistant | B.Sc. Accounting |
List of Non-Academic Staff:
STAFF No. | Name | Rank | Qualifications | |
1 | SP/R/1343 | Sulaiman Musa Sulaiman | System Analyst I | B.Sc Information Tech, M.Sc Information Tech, |
2 | SP/R/624 | Musa Muhammad Danbaba | Adminstrative Assistant | B.Sc Sociology, Advance Diploma in Law, Diploma in Social Admin. |
3 | SP/R/2085 | Nuhu Usman | Higher Executive Officer | ND , HND Public Adminstration |
4 | JP/R/2733 | Babangida Ibrahim | Senior Clerical Officer I | Diploma in Crime Management & Control |
5 | JP/R/2733 | Adamu Haruna Gwaram | Office Attendant I | SSCE |