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Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto

The Most Peaceful University in Nigeria








Abdulateef Femi Usman



Area of specialization:Social and Economic History
Email:usman.femi@udusok.edu.ng
Phone:08035074839

List of Selected Publications

    • A. F. Usman and G. T. Ijaiya, ‘Rostow’s Stages of Economic Development and The Stages of Economic Development in Nigeria, in G. T. Ijaiya and A. Usman (eds.), Selected Essays on the Contradictions of Economic Development Theories in Nigeria, Ilorin: Haytee Press, April 2000, pp. 18 – 28, ISBN: 978–35169–9–X.
    • A. F. Usman, ‘Yorubas in Gusau: A Preliminary Survey’  Degel: Journal of Faculty of Arts and Islamic Studies, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Vol. III, June 2000, pp. 199 – 212, ISSN: 0794 – 9316.
    • A. Bako, and A. F. Usman, ‘The Yoruba Migrants in Kano During the 20th century: A History of Economic Cooperation’, Degel: Journal of Faculty of Arts and Islamic Studies, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Vol. VI, August     2003, pp. 19 – 26, ISSN: 0794 - 9316.
    • A. F. Usman and A. Bako,‘Yoruba – Hausa Relations in Gusau During The 20th   Century’, Akinwumi, O. et al (eds.), in Inter-Group Relations in Nigeria During the 19th and 20th Centuries, Makurdi: Aboki Publishers, 2006, pp. 671 – 680, ISBN: 978 – 8098 – 44 – 4.
    • A. F. Usman and A. Bako,‘The Integration of the Yoruba Migrant Community in Kano Emirate in the 20th Century’, Ilorin Journal of History, Vol. 1, No. 2, Department of History: University of Ilorin, 2006, pp. 86 – 94, ISSN: 1596 – 9525.
    • A. Bako and A. F. Usman,‘The Dilemma of Ethnic Nationalism: A Re-examination of the Hausa – Igbo Conflicts in Kano’, in African Journal of Economy and Society,Vol. 7, No. 1, December 2006, Makurdi: Aboki Publishers, pp. 40 – 50, ISSN: 117 – 3890.
    • A. F. Usman,‘An Historical Overview of Ethnic Conflicts in Nigeria’, in Lapai Journal of Central Nigeria History, Lapai: Department of History and Archaeology, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Vol. 2, No. 1, March 2008, pp. 45-57, ISSN: 2006 – 2818.
    • A. F. Usman,‘Ethnic Violence in Nigeria: Causes and Remedies’,Maiduguri Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, Maiduguri: Department of Mass Communication, University of Maiduguri, Vol. 6, No. 1, June 2008, pp. 12-131, ISSN: 0189-9716.
    • A. F. Usman, ‘Historical Genesis and Trends of Political Instability in Nigeria’, in State and Civil Society Relations in Nigeria, Hope Publications Ltd., Ibadan, 2009, pp. 125-139, ISBN 978-8080-52-9.
    • M. A. Rufa’i and A. F. Usman,‘Anti-Corruption Crusade and Good Governance in Nigeria’, in Sapha: A Journal of Historical Studies, Department of History, University of Abuja, Vol. 2, Nos. 1 & 2, December 2011, pp. 304-310, ISSN: 1597-56.
    •  A. F. Usman and G. O. Odeh, ‘When Contact is not Enough: Issues Arising from a Century of Inter-Group Relations in Nigeria’, in Polac International Journal of Humanities and Security Studies, Department of History and International Studies, Police Academy, Wudil-Kano, Maiden Edition, Jan-June 2015, pp. 77-95.
    • A. F. Usman and G. O. Odeh, ‘Undermine History, Forfeit Peace and National Integration in Africa: A   Timeless Provocative Charge’, in Polac Historical Review, Department of History and International Studies, Police Academy, Wudil-Kano, Maiden Edition, Jan-June 2015, pp. 156-173.
    • A. F. Usman, ‘Inter-Group Economic Linkages and the Political Foundation of Nigeria’, in Polac Historical Review, Department of History and International Studies, Police Academy, Wudil-Kano, Maiden Edition, Jan-June 2015, pp. 174-195.
    • M. U. Bunza and A. F. Usman, ‘Religion, Ethnicity and Identity Question in Nigeria’, in Scholars World-International Refereed Multidisciplinary Journal of Contemporary Research, MAAZ Publications, India, ISSN 2319-5789, Vol. III, Issue-III, July 2015, pp. 1-11.
    •  A. F. Usman, ‘Implications of Colonial Settlements on Inter-Group Relations: Case Study of Sabon-Gari Kano’, in International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, Center for Promoting Ideas (CPI), United States of America, ISSN 2319-5789, Vol. 5, No. 10, October, 2015, pp. 164-169.
    • A. F. Usman and M. A. Rufa’i, ‘A Reconnaissance into the Diplomatic and Economic Relations Between Sokoto Caliphate and Kebbi in the 19th Century’, in B. M. Barkindo (ed.), Aspects of African Diplomatic History Since 1800, Department of History, University of Abuja, ISBN: 978-978-950-239-4, 2015, pp. 204-223.
    •  A. F. Usman,’Yoruba Community in Gusau, North West Nigeria: A Success Story of Cordial Inter Ethnic Relations’, in Global Journal of Human-Social Sciences: History, Archaeology  and Anthropology, Global Journal Inc., United States of America, Vol. 15, Issue 2, Version 1.0, ISSN 0975-587x, 2015,  pp. 45-50.
    • A. F. Usman, ‘Islam and the Integration of Migrant Communities: The Yoruba Experience in Metropolitan Gusau’ in M. T. Usman and M. A. Rufa’i (eds.), A Social and Economic History of Northern Nigeria since 1500 A.D., Makurdi: Aboki Publishers, 2015, ISBN: 978-978-8512-32-5 pp. 378-391.
    • A. F. Usman, Z. S. Sambo and A. U. Alkammawa,  ‘Inter-Group Relations in Yauri Emirate’, in A. I. Yandaki, H. M. Maishanu and M. U. Bunza, (eds.), Hausa Presence in the Waters of the Niger: A History of Yauri Kingdom from 1411 up to its Emirate status, 2015, Zaria, Gaskiya Corporation Limited, ISBN 978-978-53847-2-7, 2015, pp. 153-164.
    • A. F. Usman, ‘Enhancing National Integration and Inter-group Relations in Post-colonial Nigeria State through Federal Character: An Analytical Discourse’, in Humanities and Social Sciences Review, United States of America, Vol. 05, No. 01,  CD-ROM, ISSN: 2165-6258, 2016,  pp. 173-182.
    • A. F. Usman and G. O. Onuh, ‘Issues in Ethnic Diversity and Inter-Group Relations in Contemporary Nigeria: A Historical Discourse’, in Humanities and Social Sciences Review, United States of America, Vol. 05, No. 01,  CD-ROM, ISSN: 2165-6258, 2016,  pp. 425-436.
    • A. F. Usman and M. A. Rufa’i, ‘The Zabarma Factor in the Social and Economic History of Argungu Town’, in B. A. Gado and A. Bako (eds.), Relations Between Dosso, Kebbi and Sokoto: Spaces, Societies States, Cultures, Economy and Politics, Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey, Republique du Niger, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria and Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero, Nigeria, pp. 196-212, 2016, ISBN: 978-978-956-929-8.
    • A. F. Usman and G. O. Odeh, ‘The Historian’s Craft: Issues in the Dynamism of Historical Knowledge and Human Security in Contemporary Africa’, in An Invitation to Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of History and International Studies, Federal University, Gashuwa, Yobe State, Vol. 1, 2017, pp. 116-128.
    • A. F. Usman, ‘Corruption in Nigeria Public Service: History, Analysis, Deterrent and Prospects’, in Effects of Corruption on the Nigerian Society, Alamori Eda Publications Limited, Lagos, 2017, pp. 169-190, ISBN: 978-978-963-564-1.
    • A. F. Usman, ‘Perspective on Igbo Migration to Gusau in the Twentieth Century’, in Mahdi Adamu: In the Practice of History Hausa Land and Beyond, A.I. Yandaki, I. M. Jumare and M. T. Usman (eds.), A.B.U. Press Ltd., Zaria, 2018, pp. 207-218, ISBN 978-978-8536-89-5.
    • A. F. Usman, ‘Patriotism and National Development in Nigeria: What Went Wrong?’, in Advocacy for History: A Festschrift in Honour of Prof. C. B. N. Ogbogbo, P. Afaha (ed.), Command Publishers, Abuja, 2018, pp. 405-426, ISBN 978-978-966-954-7.
      • A. F. Usman and G. O. Odeh, ‘Christianity in Keffi Emirate’, in History of Keffi Emirate from 1798 To the Present, A. F. Usman, R. O. Olaniyi and A. G. Yahaya (eds.), Forthcoming.
      • A. F. Usman and Z. S. Sambo, ‘Intergroup Relations in Keffi Emirate’, in History of Keffi Emirate from 1798 To the Present, A. F. Usman, R. O. Olaniyi and A. G. Yahaya (eds.), Forthcoming.