Registrar at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria

Ahmadu Bello University is a federal government research university located in Zaria, Kaduna State. ABU was founded on October 4, 1962, as the University of Northern Nigeria. The university operates two campuses: Samaru and Kongo in Zaria.

The University was established in 1962 by the Government of the then Northern Region of Nigeria to impart knowledge and learning to men and women of all races without distinction on the grounds of race, religious or political beliefs. The founding fathers expected the University to aspire to the highest international ideals of scholarship and to provide learning of a standard required and expected of a university of the highest standing while reflecting the needs, the traditions, and the social and intellectual heritage of the society in which it is located. The University was taken over by the Federal Government of Nigeria in 1975 and has since then assumed a national mandate although its ties with the 19 states created out of the former Northern Region remain very strong.

In the over forty years of its existence, the ABU has grown to become the largest, and the most influential and diverse university in Nigeria. Consisting of eighty-two (82) Academic Departments, twelve (12) Faculties, and twelve (12) Research Institutes and Specialized Centres, the University offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in such diverse fields as Agriculture, Public and Business Administration, Engineering, Environmental Design, Education, Biological and Physical Sciences, Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, the Humanities, Law and Social Sciences. The university has two campuses located on 7,000 hectares of land.The Registrar is a Principal Officer of the University and is responsible to the Vice Chancellor as Chief Administrative Officer.

The office covers records, examinations, statutory meetings, committee work and support for the general administration of the University.

The Registrar's duties include:

Keeping all records of the University in safe custody.
Arranging for the conduct of examinations.
Serving as Secretary to the Governing Council, Senate, Congregation, Convocation and other bodies as the Statutes of the University may prescribe or as the Vice-Chancellor may direct.
Being responsible to the Vice-Chancellor for executive action arising from decisions of those bodies.
Serving as a member or secretary of academic and administrative committees as may be prescribed by law or by relevant University authorities.
Assisting the Vice-Chancellor with the general administration of the University.

Qualifications

Candidates for the Registrar post should possess a good honours first degree in the Liberal, Humanities or related disciplines.
A relevant post-graduate degree or diploma and registration with relevant professional bodies will be an added advantage.
Candidates are expected to have served for at least 15 years in sufficiently senior administrative capacities, either within the University system or comparable establishments.
Suitable candidates are expected to know the operation of the University system and must be competent to advise and take executive action on planning, design and management for the cardinal objectives of teaching, research and community service.
Computer knowledge and application are mandatory.