Dr Jadesola Taiwo Babatola has been appointed as the seventh substantive Registrar and Secretary to Council of Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, for a five-year tenure.

The Governing Council of Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado-Ekiti, has approved the appointment of Dr Jadesola Taiwo Babatola as the institution’s new Registrar and Secretary to Council.

His appointment, which was approved at the end of the Council’s regular meeting on Thursday, September 17, 2026, will take effect from Monday, October 5, 2026, and run for a period of five years.

Babatola becomes the seventh substantive Registrar of the university.

Until his appointment, Babatola served as a Deputy Registrar at EKSU. He has also previously held the position of Registrar and Secretary to Council at the National Institute for Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA), Ondo, the Federal Polytechnic, Ekowe, Bayelsa State, and Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo.

The new Registrar began his career at the institution in 2001 when he joined the services of the then University of Ado-Ekiti, now Ekiti State University, as an Administrative Officer I. He rose to the rank of Deputy Registrar in 2015.

His professional career has spanned university administration, higher education management and public service. He also served as a Commissioner in the Ekiti State Universal Basic Education Board and was the Global Alumni President of the university.

Babatola holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the then Ondo State University, Ado-Ekiti, obtained in 1990. He later earned a Master of Science degree in Political Science, specialising in Public Administration, from the University of Ibadan in 1997, and a PhD in History and International Studies from Ekiti State University in 2019.

He is also affiliated with several professional bodies, including the Nigerian Institute of Management, Chartered Institute of Administration, Institute of Management Consultants, Institute of Corporate Administration, Chartered Institute of Personnel Management, Association of Nigerian University Professional Administrators and Association of University Administrators in the United Kingdom.

Babatola attended Christ’s School, Ado-Ekiti, for his secondary education before proceeding to university. His academic and professional interests have included university administration, public administration, management and higher education.

He has also maintained a longstanding connection with EKSU. The university’s alumni association records him as its national president between 2007 and 2010.

The appointment returns Babatola to the institution where he began his career and comes after his previous administrative responsibilities at other tertiary institutions.

His return to EKSU follows his tenure as Registrar and Secretary to Council of Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, which lasted from 2021 to 2025, after which he returned to Ekiti State University as a Deputy Registrar.

Babatola is married to Chief Mrs Modupe Babatola and has grown-up children.

His five-year tenure as Registrar is expected to commence on October 5, 2026.