GOMBE — Dr Mohammad Sani Isyaka, Deputy Vice-Chancellor of North-Eastern University, Gombe, has been promoted to the rank of Professor of Organic and Natural Products Chemistry with effect from October 1, 2026, making him the youngest professor in the state. Born on August 30, 1986, Isyaka had earlier become the state's youngest Deputy Vice-Chancellor at 37. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Abuja and a PhD from the University of Surrey, obtained in 2020. He began his career as an Assistant Lecturer at the Federal University of Kashere in 2012 and became an Associate Professor in 2023. He has published more than 100 papers in Scopus-indexed journals and isolated 47 new compounds from three African Croton species, one of which is named after him. He has also been made a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Chemists of Nigeria.