
Registrar
The current Registrar of Nasarawa State University, Keffi was born on 1st February, 1962. He hails from Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. He holds First School Leaving Certificate from L. E. A Primary School, Panda (1973), West African School Certificate (WASC), Government Technical College, Bida (1979), Interim Joint Matriculation Board Examination (IJMBE), School of Preliminary Studies (SPS), Keffi (1981) and Bachelor of Science (B. Sc) Sociology from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (1984). He graduated from Nasarawa State University, Keffi with Masters in Public Administration (MPA). He is currently a PhD student at Nasarawa State University, Keffi.
Bala I. Ahmed II worked as a journalist with the print media and rose to the position of the Editor of the Nation Newspaper from 1994 to 1996. He joined the Federal Polytechnic, Nasarawa in 1996 as Senior Assistant Registrar and Public Relation Officer. He was appointed Principal Assistant Registrar with Nasarawa State University in 2003 and served as Acting Registrar from 2004 to 2007. He was promoted Deputy Registrar in 2006 and became the third substantive Registrar of the University in 2017. He has served as Secretary and member of various Committees both statutory, standing and administrative committees in the University and Nasarawa State. He was the Chairman of the Committee on Strategies for Revenue Generation in Karu Local Government and member, High Powered Commission of Inquiry on Communal crisis in Jankwe Development Area. He was also an Executive member of Nasarawa State Youth Council. He was honored with the prestigious award of Professional Administrator by the Association of Nigerian University Professional Administrators (ANUPA).
Bala I. Ahmed II attended both local and international conferences centered on educational management and university administration. Countries he visited include South Africa, Egypt, Uganda, Ethiopia, China, Finland, Turkey and Poland. He is a Fellow of three professional bodies to include Institute of Corporate Administration of Nigeria, Certified Institute of Management, Nigeria, Institute of Security Management and Operations, Nigeria and Member, Nigerian Institute of Management. His hobbies include reading, traveling and playing table tennis. He is married with children.
SignedBala I. Ahmed II.
The Registry of Nasarawa State University Keffi occupies a position of considerable importance in the organogram of the University. The Registrar is secretary to the statutory bodies in the University including Council, Senate and their Committees.
The Department is headed by the Registrar who is assisted by the other registry staff of various categories ranging from administrative, executive, secretarial and clerical.
The office of the Registrar is answerable to and reports directly to the Vice-Chancellor for the day to day smooth running of the University system. It is no doubt the engine room that injects the University with the necessary essentials fuels and oils for the functioning of the various organs of the University.
Its core mandate is to support the University to providing services to enable it accomplish its objectives of teaching, learning, research and community service.
To facilitate this, the Registrar therefore coordinates all activities of the University by interpretation of rules and regulations, rendering of advice where necessary and providing guidance for complying and abiding with approved calendars and time table.
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The department has four Divisions as follows:
- Human Resource Division
- General Administration Division
- Council Affairs Division
- The Academic Affairs Division
Each of the Division is headed by the head of Division who is answerable and report directly to the Registrar.
The Division is further divided into various units headed by head of unit who report directly to their respective Heads of Division.
The Registry currently has seven(7) Deputy Registrar.
The functions of the Registry Department
The functions of the Registry include but not limited to:
- Staff recruitment, promotion and discipline
- It is the custodian of the University records and seal
- It is also the database of information in the University
- Admission and enrolment of students
- Safe keeping of students and staff files
- Control of channels of communication
- Gives guidance on matters of matriculation, convocation and other ceremonies in the University.
- Superintends over meetings and management of Committees.
- Ensure the management of the general administration of the University.
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