By Atinuke Alao
A Professor of Computer Engineering at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Segun Aina, has been named as the new Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).
Aina, a 39 year-old, will take over from the incumbent Registrar, Professor Is-haq Olanrewaju Oloyede, whose tenure expires July 31st, 2026.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu unveiled Oloyede’s successor ahead of the expiration of his second term.
The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, confirmed the development in a statement issued on Thursday.
It would be recalled that late former President Muhammadu Buhari first appointed Oloyede, a former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, as Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of JAMB in 2016 and renewed his appointment in 2021 for a second and final term of office.
However, Onanuga in the presidential statement, said Aina, who will be 40 in July, is a distinguished academic and systems expert with extensive experience in national examination systems, digital infrastructure, and public-sector institutional reform.
The statement said the appointee is expected to bring to bear his vast experience, knowledge and practical insight into the operations of the Board, to take the critical educational organisation beyond the laudable heights his predecessor achieved.
The JAMB Registrar-designate holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Systems Engineering from the University of Kent, an MSc in Internet Computing and Network Security, and a PhD in Digital Signal Processing, both from Loughborough University, United Kingdom. He has also completed the Senior Management Programme at Lagos Business School.
Aina began his career with JAMB during his National Youth Service, gaining foundational experience in national admissions and data-driven institutional processes. These insights have shaped his ongoing contributions to examination reform and systems optimisation.
With over 15 years of post-graduation experience, the appointee operates at the intersection of technology, policy, and institutional transformation, advising federal and state governments on system design, digital transition, and operational reform.
At 39, he became one of Nigeria’s youngest Computer Engineering professors and will now make history as JAMB’s youngest registrar.
He has served as a consultant to major examination bodies, including NECO, NABTEB, and various State Ministries of Education, providing expertise on ICT systems, examination integrity, and digital process optimisation.
Aina is a member of several professional bodies, including the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).
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