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THE FACULTY

The Faculty of Arts, Management and Social Sciences is one of the five faculties that debuted in the University and currently in operation. It is, indeed, the largest Faculty as it houses Arts, Management and the Social Sciences, as specified by the current Academic Brief. Since inception, it was operating at the inherited structure from the Nigerian Army Institute of Technology until November, 2020 when it moved to its permanent site, locating two kilometers away.

The Faculty has the following departments under its purview; Departments of Accounting, Languages, Military History, Political Sciences, Management, Sociology and Geography. Under the current arrangement, most of the departments were spread into sub-units for administrative convenience.

The Department of Languages, for instance, currently comprises three units which include; English, Arabic and French. While English and Arabic have admitted students since inception (2018/2019 Academic Session), French is still servicing its sister units and other intra-faculty functions. Similarly, the Department of Political Science has two units viz; Political Science and International Relations. The Department of Management also has the following units; Management, Economics and Transports and Logistics. In the same vein, Sociology comprises Sociology, Psychology and Criminology and Peace Studies.

ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE

The Dean FAMSS

Associate Professor Abdulsalami Muyideen Deji is a distinguished scholar with extensive academic qualifications. He holds PhD. in History from Benue State University (BSU), M.A. in History and Diplomacy, B.A. in History and International Studies from Lagos State University (LASU), M.Sc. in Political Science from the University of Lagos (UNILAG), and Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) from the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN).

He is currently a lecturer in the Department of History, Faculty of Arts and Management Sciences, Nigerian Army University Biu, Borno State. His research interests centre on political history and development, while his teaching specialties include diplomacy and comparative politics.

Throughout his academic career, Associate Professor Deji has held numerous leadership and administrative positions. These include serving as GST Examination Officer, Head of the Department of History and Diplomatic Studies, Head of the Department of Islamic Studies, and Coordinator of Research at the Institute of Peace Studies and Conflict Management, Taraba State University, Jalingo  Read More

      DEPARTMENTS AND THEIR HEADS

  • Department of Accounting: Is headed by Dr. S.J. Inyada; The B.Sc. Accounting programme in the Department of Accounting is one of the pioneering programmes that the University started academic activities with in the 2018/2019 academic session. Admission into the B.Sc. Accounting programme started with the admission of 29 students in the 2018/2019 academic session. In the second year, the University admitted 43 students into..  Read More
  • Department of Geography: Is headed by Dr. Olusola Samuel AFOLAYAN; Department is one of the foundation academic programs of the faculty of Arts, Management and Social Sciences when it was first established in October 2018/2019, the same year NAUB took off with its academic programs. The department took off with five academic and two non-academic staff. The department of Geography has at various..  Read More
  • Department of Languages: Is headed by Mahir H. Mahir; It was conceptualized to undertake programmes in Nigerian and Foreign Languages. However, it currently runs programmes in only English and Arabic Languages, with French servicing the English Language programme. Accordingly, the Department has admitted two sets of students, matriculated in the 2018/2019 and 20119 academic sessions, respectively. While implementing the..  Read More
  • Department of Management: Is headed by Emmanuel L. Balami The history of Management Studies Department can be traced back to the establishment of the Programmes in the Faculty of Arts, Management and Social Sciences. The Faculty offered a full range of Arts, Management and Social Sciences related qualifications for students the department of being one of the pioneer department in NAUB Commenced academic activities in.. Read More
  • Department of Military History: is headed by Henry Gyang Mang; The Department of Military History (MLH) Nigerian Army University Biu, is the first and only of its kind in Nigeria, being the only Department of History in the country to offer a specified Bachelor of Arts degree in Military History. While other institutions offer Military or Strategic Studies in the post-graduate level, NAUB MLH has built a rich and robust curriculum for undergraduate students, which provides.. Read More
  • Department of Political Sciences: Is headed by Major Z. Apamshan (PhD); The Department runs three academic programs: B.Sc. International Relations, B.Sc. Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution and B.Sc. Political Science. Entry points for the programmes include the four year module where students are admitted through JAMB/UTME and the three-year Direct Entry module where.. Read More
  • Department of Sociology: Is headed by Dr Oduwole Tajudeen Adebowale; The Department is one of the pioneer Departments of the Nigerian Army University. The Department comprise of three degree programmes; B.Sc Criminology and Security Studies, B.Sc Sociology, and B.Sc Psychology. Dr. Augustine Ejiro Ebiai as the pioneer Head of Department (2019 -2022). Currently, the Department has..  Read More