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According to the Presidency, Aina has more than 15 years of experience advising federal and state governments on digital transformation, institutional reforms and systems design.
Professor Is-haq Oloyede on Friday handed over leadership of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to Professor Segun Aina, ending his 10-year tenure as registrar.
President Bola Tinubu appointed Aina to succeed Oloyede, who led the examination body through a decade of institutional and technological reforms.
The appointment was announced in a statement by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
Aina is a Professor of Computer Engineering at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, with expertise in digital infrastructure, national examination systems and institutional reforms.
He holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Computer Systems Engineering from the University of Kent.
The new registrar also earned a Master’s degree in Internet Computing and Network Security and a PhD in Digital Signal Processing from Loughborough University in the United Kingdom.
He completed the Senior Management Programme at Lagos Business School.
According to the Presidency, Aina has more than 15 years of experience advising federal and state governments on digital transformation, institutional reforms and systems design.
He has also worked as a consultant to examination bodies, including the National Examinations Council and the National Business and Technical Examinations Board.
His assignments focused particularly on information technology systems and examination integrity.
The Presidency described Aina as one of Nigeria’s youngest professors of Computer Engineering and the youngest registrar in JAMB’s history.
Tinubu expressed confidence that Aina would build on the reforms and achievements recorded under Oloyede and further strengthen JAMB’s operations.
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