The University of Maiduguri was created in 1975 as one of the second-generation Universities, which formed part of the programmes of the Third National Development plan (1975-80) by the then Federal Military Government. At inception, the university did not have physical structures of its own, but in April 1976 it inherited the premises owned by the former North East College of Arts and Science (NECAS).
The structures bequeathed to the University by NECAS were adequate in terms of office blocks, classrooms, staff quarters, laboratories and other physical structures requirement by a university of its size. The personnel of NECAS were equally absorbed into the University employment and this made it possible for the institution to commence its academic programmes in October 1976.
LIST OF UNIMAID COURSES OFFERED
| S/N | COURSES OFFERED |
| 1. | Accountancy / Accounting |
| 2. | Adult Education |
| 3. | Agricultural And Management Engineering |
| 4. | Agricultural Engineering |
| 5. | Agricultural Science and Education |
| 6. | Agriculture |
| 7. | Anatomy |
| 8. | Animal Science |
| 9. | Arabic Studies |
| 10. | Banking and Finance |
| 11. | Biochemistry |
| 12. | Business Administration |
| 13. | Business Education |
| 14. | Chemical Engineering |
| 15. | Chemistry |
| 16. | Civil Engineering |
| 17. | Computer Engineering |
| 18. | Dentistry And Dental Surgery |
| 19. | Dentistry and Dental Technology |
| 20. | Economics |
| 21. | Economics / Geography / Physics |
| 22. | Education and Arabic |
| 23. | Education and Biology |
| 24.. | Education and Chemistry |
| 25. | Education and Economics |
| 26. | Education and English Language |
| 27. | Education and Geography |
| 28. | Education and Geography / Physics |
| 29.. | Education and Hausa |
| 30. | Education and History |
| 31. | Education and Islamic Studies |
| 32.. | Education and Mathematics |
| 33. | Education and Physics |
| 34. | Education and Science |
| 35. | Education Arts |
| 36. | Electrical / Electronic Engineering |
| 37. | English Language |
| 38. | Environmental Biology |
| 39. | Fisheries |
| 40. | Food Science and Technology |
| 41. | Forestry And WildLife |
| 42 | French |
| 43. | Fulfulde |
| 44. | Geography |
| 45. | Geology |
| 46. | Hausa |
| 47. | Health Education |
| 48. | History |
| 49. | Industrial Chemistry |
| 50. | Industrial Design |
| 51. | Islamic / Sharia Law |
| 52. | Islamic Studies |
| 53. | Kanuri |
| 54. | Law |
| 55. | Library Science |
| 56. | Linguistics |
| 57. | Marketing |
| 58. | Mass Communication |
| 59. | Mathematics |
| 60. | Mechanical Engineering |
| 61. | Medical Laboratory Science |
| 62. | Medicine and Surgery |
| 63. | Microbiology |
| 64. | Natural and Environmental Studies |
| 65. | Nursing / Nursing Science |
| 66. | Petroleum Chemistry |
| 67. | Pharmacy |
| 68. | Physical Education |
| 69. | Physics |
| 70. | Physiotherapy |
| 71. | Political Science |
| 72. | Private and Islamic Law |
| 73. | Public Administration |
| 74. | Public and Private International Law |
| 75. | Radiography |
| 76. | Sociology and Anthropology |
| 77. | Statistics |
| 78. | Veterinary Medicine |
| 79. | Linguistics and Kanuri |
| 80. | Linguistics and Fulfulde |
| 81. | Zoology |
