[3][5] He began his education in 1958, attending St. Pius' (now LEA) Primary School, Taligan (Magamia) between 1958 and 1964; St. Mary's (now Government) Secondary School, Fadan Kaje between 1965 and 1969; Barewa College, Zaria between 1970 and 1971.

He then proceeded for an advanced level education at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria between 1972 and 1975, where he graduated with a B.Sc.

[3] Yahaya began working with the Kaduna State government in 1976 and became: He also became: Hence, he returned to work with: He then became: Yahaya was then appointed as Chairman of the Interim Management Committee, Zangon Kataf Local Government Area between June 20, 2011 - November 2012; and Yahaya had been a de facto member of the: He is also a registered Town Planner.

[5] He was awarded: After the Zangon Kataf disturbances of May 1992 in which at least 21 indigenous Atyap people were arrested and left in detention without charge or trial under Decree 2 of 1984 enacted by the Nigerian military government, Dominic G. Yahaya (then a civil servant) was one of those unjustly detained and kept separately in a group of six before later being separated including Bala Ade Dauke (the then District Head of Zangon Katab and future Agwatyap I), Maj. Gen. Zamani Lekwot (rtd.

On Saturday, November 12, 2016, he was handed over the staff of office by the Kaduna State governor in the Atak Njei palace.