Folaranmi Olowoleni emerges new Registrar of UNILORIN

The Governing Council of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has approved the appointment of Dr Folaranmi Olowoleni as the new registrar of the institution, TOPNAIJA.NG can confirm.

This was made known in a statement issued on Sunday by the Deputy Director, Corporate Affairs of the university, Mr Kunle Akogun.

Akogun disclosed that Olowoleni, who is currently a Deputy Registrar, will take over from the outgoing Registrar, Mr Emmanuel Obafemi, whose five-year tenure expires on April 28.

He said that the registrar-designate, who joined the service of the University of Ilorin on Jan. 20, 1992, was a 1982 graduate of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.

Akogun stated that Olowoleni obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration.

“She also obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the University of Ilorin in 1993, an M.Sc. in Management Science and a Doctorate degree in Business Administration in 2015.

“Born in Lokoja, Kogi, on April 19, 1961, Olowoleni is a native of Takete-Isao in Yagba-East Local Government Area of Kogi,” he added.