Buhari reappoints Oloyede as JAMB registrar, others

President Muhammadu Buhari has, upon the recommendation of the Education Minister Adamu Adamu, approved the reappointment of the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Olanrewaju Oloyede, and the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof.

Abubakar Adamu Rasheed.

The two appointments are for a tenure of five years each, with effect from August 1, 2021.

Also reappointed is Dr. Hamid Bobboyi as Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) for a second and final tenure of four (4) years with effect from August 1, 2021.

This was contained in a statement issued by the Director, Press and Public Affairs of the federal ministry of education, Ben

Bem Goong.

The trio had served their first term as heads of their respective agencies alongside 11 others whose tenures ended on August 1, 2021.

Goong recalled that the president had earlier approved the reappointment of Prof. Ifeoma Isiugo-Abanihe as Registrar/ CEO of the National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) for a second term of four (4) years to sustain the efforts at sensitizing Nigerians on the critical role of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and business subjects in the new knowledge economy.

Also, he said to give further impetus to mathematics education, approval was also granted for the appointment of Prof. Promise Mebine as the Director/Chief Executive of the National Mathematical Centre for an initial tenure of five years with effect from August 17, 2021.