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Baze University, Abuja, has appointed Mani Ibrahim Ahmad as its new registrar.

Ahmad’s appointment follows the expiration of the tenure of erstwhile registrar, Inuwa Idris.

Prior to his appointment as registrar Ahmad, 52, was the university’s director of academic planning.

According to a statement issued by the institution, Ahmad, who holds a PhD in ecology and environmental studies, emerged registrar after a scrutiny of a list of candidates by the university’s council and subsequently endorsed by the board of trustees chaired by former vice-president Namadi Sambo.

The institution also promoted six faculty members of the university to professorial rank, “following a rigorous uncompromising internal and external assessments”.

It listed those promoted as Emeka Ene (financial accounting), Sylvester Ekiyo (computer science), Pauline E. Onyeukwu (business management), Hindu J. Amin (marketing), Nurudeen Tanko (engineering) and Abiodun Adeniyi (mass communication).

“The process of assessment of the professors had begun months ago, through the usual stages of internal review by their respective faculties, and the University’s Appointment and Promotions Committee to confirm eligibility followed by external assessments by three different subject matter experts, drawn from a list of six assessors who maybe located anywhere in the world,” the statement read.

Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, Baze University founder and pro-chancellor, and Tahir Mamman, vice-chancellor, said the institution’s commitment to repositioning its processes and standards is an ongoing exercise that will be sustained for the good of quality education in Nigeria, and the African continent.

“We will be consistent in ensuring we continue the pathway we have created for sound quality tertiary education in the country, through the provision of first class environment and facilities, as well as high quality faculty and human resources” Baba-Ahmed said.