BREAKING: Tinubu Appoints Professor Segun Aina as New JAMB Registrar

President Tinubu has appointed Professor Segun Aina as New JAMB Registrar.

 

NewsOnline Nigeria reports that President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Segun Aina as the new Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB.

 

Aina will succeed Is-haq Oloyede, whose second tenure as registrar is scheduled to expire on July 31, 2026.

 

In a statement issued by the President’s spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, Aina was described as a renowned academic and systems expert with vast experience in examination administration, digital infrastructure, and institutional reforms within the public sector.

 

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According to the statement, Aina holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Computer Systems Engineering from the University of Kent, as well as a Master’s degree in Internet Computing and Network Security and a PhD in Digital Signal Processing from Loughborough University.

 

He also completed the Senior Management Programme at Lagos Business School.

 

The Presidency noted that Aina, a Professor of Computer Engineering at Obafemi Awolowo University, first worked with JAMB during his National Youth Service, where he gained experience in national admissions systems and data-driven institutional processes.

 

“These insights have shaped his ongoing contributions to examination reform and systems optimisation,” the statement added.

 

Aina is also a member of several 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.