He studied at the North East College of Arts & Science in Maiduguri (1974–1976) and then at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (1976–1979), graduating with a BSc in Economics.
[4] In June 2000, Yuguda was appointed Minister of State for Transport in the government of President Olusegun Obasanjo.
[4] In December 2003, visiting the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, he expressed concern at the delays in constructing the new terminal and threatened to cancel the contract.
[5] In April 2007, Yuguda contested and won the gubernatorial race of Bauchi State on the platform of All Nigeria People's Party (ANPP).
He went further to explain that he will resign from office, if it ever happened but assured the interviewer that "gay blood does not flow in his family".