The University of Abuja has approved the appointment of Roseline Adakayi as acting registrar of the institution, pending the appointment of a substantive registrar.

A statement on Monday in Abuja by the Acting Director, Information and University Relations of the institution, Dr. Habib Yakoob, said the letter of appointment signed by the acting Vice-Chancellor, Professor Patricia Lar, revealed that Adakayi would serve for a period of six months with effect from Monday, 12 May 2025.

She takes over from Islamiya Foyeke Abdulraheem, whose six-month appointment as acting registrar of the institution expires on 12 May 2025.

It disclosed that the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of the University of Abuja, Dr. Olanrewaju Tejuoso, approved the appointment.

Congratulating the new acting registrar, Lar said she was hopeful that Mrs. Adakayi would bring abundant experience to her new position.

Lar said, “I congratulate Mrs. Adakayi on her appointment as acting registrar and secretary to council. She will be responsible to the Vice-Chancellor for the day-to-day administration of the University. I am hopeful that with her wealth of experience as an administrator, she will serve the University well.

“Let me also thank Mrs. Islamiya Abdulraheem for successfully ending her six-month tenure today as acting registrar. It has been nice working with her.”

Mrs. Adakayi joined the service of the University of Abuja as an administrative officer in the Registry on 2nd November 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; a Professional Diploma in Land Surveying from the Federal School of Surveying, Oyo, in 1990; and a Postgraduate Diploma in Photogrammetry from the Federal Centre for Training in Aerospace Surveys (RECTAS), Ile-Ife, in 1994.