Professor Kuta  attended Government Science Teachers College Wushishi, Niger State from 1981 to 1986, the Federal College of Education, Kontangora, from 1989 to 1993 before proceeding to the prestigious Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto in 1994 from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science (BSc in Microbiology in 1998,and  (MTech.)  in Pharmaceutical Microbiology at F.U.T Minna  in 2004 ,and a PhD in Medical Microbiology at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Bauchi State  in 2012, and a Professor in  2021.

He has served the University in various capacities, including membership of over 30 committees, Deputy Dean of the School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Deputy Dean of the School of Life Sciences, Deputy-Director, Academic Planning Unit of the University, Head of Department of Microbiology, Director, Academic Planning Unit ,Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic); a position he held before his appointment as Vice-Chancellor.