From Fred Ezeh, Abuja
Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of the University of Abuja (UniAbuja), Dr. Olanrewaju Tejuoso, has approved the appointment of Mrs. Roseline Adakayi as acting registrar.
She will be responsible to the Vice-Chancellor for the day-to-day administration of the University and will be taking over from Mrs. Islamiya Abdulraheem, whose six-month appointment as acting registrar of the institution has expired.
A statement by Dr. Habib Yakoob, acting director, Information and University Relations, said she would serve pending the appointment of a substantive registrar for a period of six months with effect from yesterday, May 12.
Mrs. Adakayi joined the service of UniAbuja as an administrative officer in the Registry on November 2, 1999, and rose through the ranks to become deputy registrar in 2013.
She obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Geography from the University of Jos in 1986, Professional Diploma in Land Surveying from the Federal School of Surveying, Oyo, in 1990 and Postgraduate Diploma in Photogrammetry from Federal Centre for Training in Aerospace Surveys (RECTAS), Ile-Ife, in 1994.
Adakayi is a seasoned administrator who has served in various departments of the University, such as Student Affairs Division (Hostel), Establishments, Institute of Education, Council Division, College of Health Sciences and the Centre for Distance Learning and Continuing Education before proceeding on sabbatical leave at the University of Jos in April 2024.
Acting Vice-Chancellor, Prof Lar, however, congratulated the new acting registrar and expressed optimism that she would bring along, abundance of experience to her new position.
“I am hopeful that with her wealth of experience as an administrator, she will serve the university well,” she said.
Prof Law also thanked Mrs. Abdulraheem for successfully ending her six-month tenure as an acting registrar.