Mrs Khadijah Wuraola Garba
Registrar, Federal College of Education, Ilawe

Mrs. Khadijah Wuraola Garba was born in the Emirate city of Ilorin, Kwara State. She had her primary education at Ideal Nursery and Primary School, Ilorin in 1990, secondary education at Queen Elizabeth School, Ilorin in 1996, NCE (Geography and Social Studies) at Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin in 2000, First and Second Degrees (Educational Management) at University of Ilorin in 2003 and 2011 respectively and currently undergoing a Ph.D (Educational Management) at Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin.

Mrs. Garba is currently the Pioneer Registrar, Federal College of Education, Ilawe-Ekiti. She joined the services of the University of Ilorin as an Administrative Assistant in 2006 and rose through the ranks to become a Deputy Registrar in 2021.

Mrs. Garba has worked in various Units of Registry Department at the University of Ilorin among which include: Officer-in-charge, Endowment and Alumni Relations Unit; Pioneer Faculty Officer, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Faculty Officer, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; Faculty Officer, Faculty of Management Sciences; Head, Records and Verifications Unit, Academic Support Services; Head, Human Resources (Junior Staff Section) and Examination Officer of the University. Additionally, she was a Deputy Registrar, Academic Support Services before she proceeded on sabbatical leave at the Kwara State University.

As a dedicated and passionate member of Staff, Mrs. Garba has equally served as Chairman, Member and Secretary to numerous Committees such as: Chairman, Manual on Cloud Storage Committee; Member, Committee on Comprehensive Review of Registry Manual; Secretary, Committee on Industrial Harmony; Secretary, Committee on Board of Technical and Entrepreneurship Centre (TEC); Member, Committee on Review of Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (APER) Form; Secretary, Committee on Faculty Staff (Casual); Member, University of Ilorin Ceremonials Committee; Member, Capital Project Committee, Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), University of Ilorin Branch; Secretary, Committee on Allegation of Financial Misappropriation levied against a former Chairman of Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU); Secretary, Committee on Appraisal of the Report of the Special Investigating Committee on University of Ilorin Biological Garden; Secretary, Venue and Sightseeing Committee on the Association of Nigerian Universities Professional Administrators (ANUPA) AGM/National Conference; Secretary, Investigative Committee on Alleged Financial Irregularities in University Secondary School.

Mrs. Garba is a prominent member of Conference of Registrars of Colleges of Education in Nigeria (CORECOEN), Fellow of Association of Nigerian Colleges of Education Professional Administrators (ANCOEPA), Member of Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM) Chartered, Member, Institute of Public Administration of Nigeria (IPAN), as well as Member, Association of Nigerian University Professional Administrators (ANUPA).

Mrs. Garba is a versatile professional administrator with extensive experience in University and College of Education administration credited with innovative initiatives with proven track record of organisational efficiency. She is also resourceful in timely completion of tasks, effective at multi-tasking and team building.