ABUJA — President Bola Tinubu has appointed Professor Segun Aina as the new Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, replacing Professor Is-haq Oloyede whose two-term tenure ends July 31, 2026.
Key Details:
Age: Aina will be 40 in July, making him the youngest JAMB registrar in history.
Background: Professor of Computer Engineering at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. He began his career with JAMB during NYSC.
Expertise: Systems expert with 15+ years in national examination systems, digital infrastructure, and public-sector reform. Consultant to NECO, NABTEB, and state ministries on ICT and exam integrity.
Education: BEng Computer Systems Engineering from University of Kent; MSc Internet Computing & Network Security and PhD Digital Signal Processing from Loughborough University, UK; Senior Management Programme at Lagos Business School.
Professional bodies: COREN, NSE, IEEE, IET.
The appointment was announced Thursday, May 21, 2026, by presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga. Tinubu expects Aina to build on Oloyede’s reforms and further strengthen JAMB’s operations through technology and digital transition.
Oloyede, who took office in 2016, is credited with major digital reforms and remitting billions in operating surplus to the federal treasury during his tenure.
