Buhari Reappoints Oloyede as JAMB Registrar

By Adedapo Adesanya

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reappointment of the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Ishaq Oloyede.

A statement issued on Friday by a spokesperson for the Ministry of Education, Mr Ben Bem Goong, disclosed that the reappointment of Mr Oloyede as JAMB Registrar was based on the recommendation of the Minister of Education, Mr Adamu Adamu.

Mr Goong also said President Buhari reappointed the former Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Mr Abubakar Rasheed, for the position, while Mr Hamid Boboyi was reappointed to head the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC).

According to the statement, the reappointments of the duo were also based on the recommendation of the Education Minister.

It was disclosed that the appointments of Mr Oloyede and Mr Rasheed are for a tenure of five years each with effect from August 1, 2021, while Mr Bobboyi was allowed to head UBEC for a second and final tenure of four years with effect from August 1, 2021.

The President had earlier approved the reappointment of Professor Ifeoma Isiugo-Abanihe as Registrar/CEO of the National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) for a second term of four years.

Her reappointment was carried out to sustain the efforts at sensitising Nigerians on the critical role of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and business subjects in the new knowledge economy.

To give further impetus to mathematics education, approval was also granted for the appointment of Professor 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.