Professor Mansur Bako Matazu was born on 8^th January 1974 at Matazu, the Headquarters Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State. He had his elementary education at Aliyu Primary School, Katsina (1980-1986) and proceeded to the prestigious Barewa College, Zaria, Kaduna State for his secondary education, from 1987 – 1993. From 1994 – 1999, he was at Bayero University, Kano, Kano State where he studied for, and obtained B.Sc. Geography. Prof. Matazu went to the Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State from 2001 – 2003, for MTech degree in Meteorology, which he obtained with Distinction. He then returned to the Federal University of Technology, Minna in 2007 for a PhD in Geography with specialization in Applied Meteorology, which he bagged in 2012. He also holds a PGD in Urban Management Tools for Climate Change from Erasmus University, Netherlands (2012).

Prof. Matazu lectured at the Federal University of Technology, Minna from 2005 – 2014 where he rose from the position of Lecturer II to Senior Lecturer. Towards the end of 2014, he moved to the then recently established Federal University, Dustin-Ma, Katsina State where he remained until he became a full Professor in October 2019. Prof. Matazu has supervised over 60 undergraduates and many postgraduate dissertations and theses.