The Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has appointed Professor Segun Aina as the new Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, who is to succeed Professor Ishaq Oloyede, whose tenure expires on July 31, 2026.
Penpushing reports that Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President, Bayo Onanuga made this known in a statement issued on Thursday, explaining that Aina is a professor of Computer Engineering at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, with expertise in digital infrastructure, national examination systems and institutional reforms.
“Professor Aina, who will be 40 in July, is a distinguished academic and systems expert with extensive experience in national examination systems, digital infrastructure, and public-sector institutional reform’, the statement stated.
“He holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Systems Engineering from the University of Kent, an MSc in Internet Computing and Network Security, and a PhD in Digital Signal Processing, both from Loughborough University, United Kingdom. He has also completed the Senior Management Programme at Lagos Business School’, it added.
Penpushing further reports that Onanuga added that Aina has over 15 years of professional experience advising federal and state governments on digital transition, institutional reforms and system design.
The statement described him as one of Nigeria’s youngest professors in Computer Engineering, noting that he would become the youngest registrar in Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB’s_ history.
Penpushing also reports that the statement said Aina had previously worked as a consultant to examination bodies, including the National Examinations Council and the National Business and Technical Examinations Board on ICT systems and examination integrity.
“He is also a member of professional organisations, including the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria, the Nigerian Society of Engineers, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the Institution of Engineering and Technology,” the statement added.
Penpushning reports that the President expressed confidence that the new registrar would build on the achievements recorded under Oloyede’s administration.
“President Tinubu expects Professor Aina to bring to bear his vast experience, knowledge and practical insight into the operations of the Board, to take the critical educational organisation beyond the laudable heights achieved by his predecessor,” the statement added.
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