EKSU appoints new registrar

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The Governing Council of Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, has approved the appointment of Dr Jadesola Babatola as the seventh substantive Registrar and Secretary to the Council for a five-year term.

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Babatola was, until his appointment as Registrar, a Deputy Registrar at the university.

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The Deputy Registrar and Head, Directorate of Information and Corporate Affairs, EKSU, Mayowa Ogunlola, said the approval was given at the Council’s regular meeting held on Thursday, September 17, 2026.

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Ogunlola said in a statement made available in Ado Ekiti on Thursday evening that, “the appointment takes effect from Monday, 5th October, 2026.

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“We wish Dr Jadesola Babatola a remarkable and successful tenure as Registrar and Secretary to the Council of Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti”.

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According to the statement, Babatola attended Christ’s School, Ado Ekiti, and obtained a B.A. (Hons) degree in History from Ondo State University, Ado Ekiti, now EKSU.

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He obtained an M.Sc. degree in Political Science (Public Administration) from the University of Ibadan in 1997 and a PhD in History and International Studies from EKSU in 2019.

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The new Registrar, a former Global President of the EKSU Alumni Association, had served as Commissioner in the Ekiti State Universal Basic Education Board; Registrar and Secretary to Council of the National Institute for Educational Planning and Administration, Ondo (2017–2018); Registrar and Secretary to Council of the Federal Polytechnic, Ekowe Island, Bayelsa State (2018–2021); and Registrar and Secretary to Council of Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo (2021–2025).

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The statement added, “Dr Babatola is a member of several professional bodies including Fellow, Nigerian Institute of Management; Fellow, the Chartered Institute of Administration; Fellow, Institute of Management Consultants; Fellow, Institute of Corporate Administration; Full Member, Chartered Institute of Personnel Management; Member, Association of Nigerian University Professional Administrators; Member, Association of University Administrators (UK); and Associate, Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators among others.

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“He carved a niche for himself as an historian, public analyst, university administrator and higher education manager. He had a brief stay in the private sector before joining the services of EKSU as an Administrative Officer One in 2001,” Ogunlola stated.

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