ABUJA, NIGERIA– The Joint Admissions and Admission Board (JAMB) has officially entered a new administrative age following the historic handover of management from Professor Is-haq Oloyede to Professor Segun Aina as the board’s Registrar and Chief Executive.
The shift, which occurred at the JAMB National Headquarters on Friday, July 31, 2026, marks the conclusion of Prof. Oloyede’s transformative 10-year period at the helm of Nigeria’s tertiary entryway evaluation body.
Record-Breaking Visit and Academic Profile
Prof. Segun Aina, determined by the Presidency as one of Nigeria’s youngest teachers of Computer system Engineering, formally ends up being the youngest Registrar in the history of JAMB.
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His background integrates high-level scholastic credentials in digital systems with extensive functional experience recommending public sector bodies on national evaluation technology.
Executive Mandate and Zero-Tolerance Strategy
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu expressed full self-confidence in Prof. Aina’s capacity to consolidate the institutional reforms, financial transparency, and technological advancements developed throughout Oloyede’s decade-long tenure.
Providing his inaugural address, the incoming Registrar indicated a firm, technology-driven stance against assessment misbehavior, cybercrime, and admission scams.
“Our administration will leave no room for individuals or groups looking for to weaken the credibility of the nation’s tertiary admission process,” Prof. Aina stated.
Prof. Aina alerted operators of evaluation malpractice rings, cybercriminals, and jeopardized authorities that the board will leverage advanced technology, intelligence gathering, and inter-agency prosecution to secure the integrity of Nigeria’s instructional evaluation system.