M.M. Yusif
Introduction
A teacher and a researcher by professional training, M.M. Yusif is known and respected as a teacher and an Activist in the struggle to change the society towards the interest of the working class. Wherever, he finds himself to speak, whatever is the subject it is refocused to address and raise questions about the problems and prospects of changing the lives of workers under capitalist exploitation and oppression.
M.M. Yusif is popular among his students for opening their eyes and exposing them to politics and economics of globalisation which gives them an insight into the current trends of global economic relations. Most importantly are the methods of teaching, through the modern information and communication used to carry the enthusiasm of the young students in the university.
He has successfully marched learning and education with Activism and practice for faster articulation and reformulation of the ideas learned. His introduction of WTO mock summit in the Bayero University, Kano – Nigeria has become a National matter of discourse among Nigerian students.
M.M. Yusif is an academician and Activist. He is always more comfortable in political discourse to find solutions to problems of workers struggles in Nigeria and internationally. Indeed, he had been an adviser to peasant political groups, trade unions, theatre work organisations as well as all the existing radical student organisations in Bayero University, Kano. This is in addition to holding official capacity in ASUU, WIN, NAFCA, AFADEK, and had worked in different capacity in left organisations and Pro-democracy Movements.
He is the peoples’ intellectual so he becomes subject to many forms of persecution and discrimination. One of these were series of arrests, house check, interrogation and detention by State Security Service and Criminal Investigation Bureau.
Forging a head inspite of everything, he is making a silent and quite revolution together with his students in generation and dissemination of ideas with wider political and practical implications.
Bio-Data
Surname: Yusif
First Name: Maazu
Middle Name: Mohammed
Occupation: Teacher and Researcher
Birth Date and Place: April 20, 1958 in Gwaram – Jigawa, Nigeria
Teaching:
1. Being involved in teaching, both at postgraduate, graduate and sub-degree programmes in the Department of Political Science, Bayero University Kano – Nigeria.
2. Areas of interest in teaching are: Political Economy; Labour Studies; Globalisation; Social Movements;
3. Developed the following areas and taught them as special topics in the Department: Politics of recession; Labour and Politics; Labour process and Industrialisation; Women and Politics; Politics of South Africa; Peace and Conflict Resolution;
4. Introduced innovative measures of teaching in a collapsed University System with aim of improving the quality of education received by students.
Public Lecture
Uncountable public lectures and political awareness workshops of Trade Union, Civil Society Organisations, etc (usually followed by Open Questions and Answer Session).
Research Interest
Areas engaged in research are issues of direct political relevance to the working class of his country and the world in general.
Scholarship and Activism
1. Participated in the Traditional Left Movements in Nigeria and now in the Civil Society Organisations.
2. Chairman of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) – Bayero University Kano Chapter, for many years
Published and Unpublished Materials
Some published materials. Numerous unpublished lectures and discussion papers in the archives and electronic pages of various groups, organisations and associations. As well as many studies and reports and mission notes of many organisations.
Award
1. Been Nominated as the Cambridge Blue Book Man of the year (2006). But the award is not processed to be received
2. Certificate of Merit given by Fulfulde Promotion Club, Bayero University Kano “in appreciation of the meritorious, selfless and dedicated services rendered to the Association.
Other Academic Interests
Recently he has developed interest in poetic composition where he pours out his emotions on problems of his immediate environment. Subsequently, he made poem writing a necessary component in the course of final year students of political science, which he handles.
Introduction
A teacher and a researcher by professional training, M.M. Yusif is known and respected as a teacher and an Activist in the struggle to change the society towards the interest of the working class. Wherever, he finds himself to speak, whatever is the subject it is refocused to address and raise questions about the problems and prospects of changing the lives of workers under capitalist exploitation and oppression.
M.M. Yusif is popular among his students for opening their eyes and exposing them to politics and economics of globalisation which gives them an insight into the current trends of global economic relations. Most importantly are the methods of teaching, through the modern information and communication used to carry the enthusiasm of the young students in the university.
He has successfully marched learning and education with Activism and practice for faster articulation and reformulation of the ideas learned. His introduction of WTO mock summit in the Bayero University, Kano – Nigeria has become a National matter of discourse among Nigerian students.
M.M. Yusif is an academician and Activist. He is always more comfortable in political discourse to find solutions to problems of workers struggles in Nigeria and internationally. Indeed, he had been an adviser to peasant political groups, trade unions, theatre work organisations as well as all the existing radical student organisations in Bayero University, Kano. This is in addition to holding official capacity in ASUU, WIN, NAFCA, AFADEK, and had worked in different capacity in left organisations and Pro-democracy Movements.
He is the peoples’ intellectual so he becomes subject to many forms of persecution and discrimination. One of these were series of arrests, house check, interrogation and detention by State Security Service and Criminal Investigation Bureau.
Forging a head inspite of everything, he is making a silent and quite revolution together with his students in generation and dissemination of ideas with wider political and practical implications.
Bio-Data
Surname: Yusif
First Name: Maazu
Middle Name: Mohammed
Occupation: Teacher and Researcher
Birth Date and Place: April 20, 1958 in Gwaram – Jigawa, Nigeria
Teaching:
1. Being involved in teaching, both at postgraduate, graduate and sub-degree programmes in the Department of Political Science, Bayero University Kano – Nigeria.
2. Areas of interest in teaching are: Political Economy; Labour Studies; Globalisation; Social Movements;
3. Developed the following areas and taught them as special topics in the Department: Politics of recession; Labour and Politics; Labour process and Industrialisation; Women and Politics; Politics of South Africa; Peace and Conflict Resolution;
4. Introduced innovative measures of teaching in a collapsed University System with aim of improving the quality of education received by students.
Public Lecture
Uncountable public lectures and political awareness workshops of Trade Union, Civil Society Organisations, etc (usually followed by Open Questions and Answer Session).
Research Interest
Areas engaged in research are issues of direct political relevance to the working class of his country and the world in general.
Scholarship and Activism
1. Participated in the Traditional Left Movements in Nigeria and now in the Civil Society Organisations.
2. Chairman of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) – Bayero University Kano Chapter, for many years
Published and Unpublished Materials
Some published materials. Numerous unpublished lectures and discussion papers in the archives and electronic pages of various groups, organisations and associations. As well as many studies and reports and mission notes of many organisations.
Award
1. Been Nominated as the Cambridge Blue Book Man of the year (2006). But the award is not processed to be received
2. Certificate of Merit given by Fulfulde Promotion Club, Bayero University Kano “in appreciation of the meritorious, selfless and dedicated services rendered to the Association.
Other Academic Interests
Recently he has developed interest in poetic composition where he pours out his emotions on problems of his immediate environment. Subsequently, he made poem writing a necessary component in the course of final year students of political science, which he handles.
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