Mrs. Alissabatu Balogun received her primary education in 1980 from St. Anne’s Primary School, Kakuri, Kaduna State and proceeded to Government Girls Secondary School Kawo, Kaduna where she obtained her General School Certificate in Education in 1985 as well as the IJMB A’ level Certificate in 1989 at the College of Advanced Studies, Zaria, Kaduna State.

She also holds a B.Tech Industrial Chemistry from the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi (1994) and a M.Sc. Degree in Environmental Biogeochemistry with bias in Consultancy Skills from the University of Newcastle, United Kingdom (2007).

She began her working career at Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMDRC), Abuja as a Scientific Officer II and rose to the rank of Principal Scientific Officer before transferring her services to the National Universities Commission (NUC) in 2010 as an Assistant Chief Academic Standards Officer in the then Department of Academic Standards.

While in the Department of Academic Standards (DAS), she served in the divisions of Industrial Collaborations (now IWES) and Postgraduate Curriculum Development and Planning respectively, where she discharged her assignment creditably and rose through the ranks to become a Deputy Director in 2019.

After her promotion to the rank of Deputy Director, she was deployed to the Directorate of Inspection and Monitoring to head the Private Universities Division, where her responsibilities involved but were not limited to, the coordination of the activities of the Private Universities Inspection and Monitoring Division; Overseeing all activities carried out by staff of the Divisions; Undertaking inspection/monitoring visits to universities reported to be involved in unwholesome practice, with a view to advising the Commission on same and Monitoring compliance of universities with the provisions of BMAS and other quality assurance guidelines.

Following the retirement of the Acting Director of the Directorate of Inspection and Monitoring, she was saddled with the responsibility of the Directorate and elevated to the position of Acting Director on 15th September, 2025, a position she held until the Examination conducted for aspiring Officers to existing vacancies for the Director’s Cadre, where she was promoted and elevated to the position of a substantive Director on the 28th November, 2025 and deployed to Head, the Directorate Human Resources (DHR).

Over the years, she has gained experience in analysis and monitoring of research projects and quality assurance processes.

She had served in several NUC ad-hoc assignments including those of the Committee on the Compilation and Production of NUC Annual Reports in (2022); Committee on Staff Manning in (2023); Committee on Impact Assessment on Kleenol Service Providers; and recently in the Intervention Committee headed by Mal. Ashafa Ladan on the Review of Guidelines for Private Universities in (2025); as well as on the Presidential Visitation panels as Secretary, University of Calabar in (2021) and currently a member of the Governing Council of Bowen University since (2020).

The new Director, Human Resources has attended many professional courses/training both locally and internationally, she also belongs to several professional bodies including the membership of the Institute of Chartered Chemists of Nigeria (ICCON), Chemical Society of Nigeria as well as African Society of Toxicological Studies (ASTS), among others.

Her hobbies include reading widely, travelling and cooking. She is happily married with children.

Consistent with our vision and mission statements, and within the context of the overall mission of the Commission, the statutory mandates or functions of the Department are:

1. Strategic Management of the commission’s human capital in terms of talent management and recruitment, compensation, benefits and rewards and records management;
2. Strategic Human Resource Development in terms of training, retraining and staff development towards improving the skills and competences of the staff for improved performance;
3. Provision of employee welfare services as motivational dynamics for increased staff productivity;
4. Provision of general services in the area of security, mails and passages, office management etc;
5. Ensuring the existence of core of disciplined staff and the creation of a friendly working environment in the commission; and
6. Handling any other administrative and human resource matter that may be assigned from time to time.

Units

1. Training Unit (Long term)
2. Executive and professional Development Unit (Short term)

The Division has the following as its statutory mandates/functions:

• Identification of skills gaps through Training Needs Analysis for various Departments in the Commission;
• Identification of relevant courses for various categories of staff for in-house and external trainings;
• Identification of relevant training institutions for resource persons and materials;
• Preparation of training proposals for Learning and skills Development activities;
• Preparation of budget proposal for Learning and Skills Development activities;
• Processing requests for long-term training courses leading to acquisition of First and Advanced Degrees;
• Implementing the Commission’s policies on staff personal matters e.g. processing of Salary, Special and Housing Advances and providing assistance during ceremonies (marriages) and bereavements;
• Management of the Health and Safety policies of the Commission as well as coordinating NHIS matters;
• Handling Long Service and Merit Awards;
• Initiating motivating and job enrichment proposals for Management consideration;
• Handling any other assignments that may be assigned from time to time by the Director.

Division is headed by Mrs. Chimezie Okpara (Deputy Director)

Units

1. Maintenance Unit
2. Security Unit
3. Staff Welfare Unit

The Division is responsible for the following functions.

1. Ensuring the safety of lives and property while maintaining peaceful conduct among staff and visitors within the Commission;
2. Ensuring prompt processing and payment of the Commission’s utility bills for PHCN and FCT Water Board;
3. Despatch of relevant correspondences.
4. Collection and collation of Departmental Monthly Report
5. Processing and issuance of Staff/Pensioners/NYSC/IT/Visitors identity cards.
6. Registration of newly purchased NUC Vehicles and those of the Federal Universities
7. Provision of mail services to the Secretariat
8. Receiving and responding to letters of introduction to the Commission and other correspondences and
9. Supervising the activities of the Security Outfit providing security services to the Commission

Division is headed by Mrs. Jummai Alabi

Units

1. Appointments and Promotions Unit
2. Compensation, Benefits and Rewards Unit
3. Records Management Unit

The functions of the Division are as follows:

• Appointments and Promotions
• Performance Management/Appraisal
• Career Development & Management
• Records Management
• Interpretation of Rules and Regulations
• Handling of all issues pertaining to secondment, transfers/merger of service and leave of absence
• Provision of counselling services on career progression to staff
• Severance matters
• Processing of severance benefits
• Liaison with the National Pension Commission and relevant Pension Funds Administrators on behalf of the Commission on all matters pertaining to employees retirement benefits
• Providing secretariat services to the Commission’s Pension Board of Trustees
• Handling any other matter on Employees Pensions and Gratuity.

Division is headed by Mrs. Ngozi Roseline Odueka

Units

1. Discipline Unit
2. Complaints and Grievances Unit

The Discipline and Complaints Division, is  saddled with the following mandates/functions:

1. Receiving and processing all Complaints and Grievances/Complaints Management.
2. Enhancing the good image of the Commission.
3. Providing fair and consistent means of enforcing the rules and regulations of the Commission.
4. Initiating disciplinary actions when rules and regulations are violated.
5. Disseminating information to staff on new and changes in the rules and regulations of the Commission.
6. Building and preserving a core staff that will imbibe discipline as an essential ingredient for high productivity.
7. Guaranteeing a peaceful working atmosphere in the secretariat through the enforcement of discipline.

Division is headed by Barr. Ariyo Folorunsho

Units

1. Discipline Unit
2. Complaints and Grievances Unit

The Discipline and Complaints Division, is  saddled with the following mandates/functions:

1. Receiving and processing all Complaints and Grievances/Complaints Management.
2. Enhancing the good image of the Commission.
3. Providing fair and consistent means of enforcing the rules and regulations of the Commission.
4. Initiating disciplinary actions when rules and regulations are violated.
5. Disseminating information to staff on new and changes in the rules and regulations of the Commission.
6. Building and preserving a core staff that will imbibe discipline as an essential ingredient for high productivity.
7. Guaranteeing a peaceful working atmosphere in the secretariat through the enforcement of discipline.