President Tinubu Appoints Prof. Segun Aina as New JAMB Registrar
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Professor Segun Aina as the new registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), succeeding Professor Is-haq Oloyede, whose two-term tenure expires on July 31, 2026.
At 39, Aina will become JAMB’s youngest registrar when he assumes office. He turns 40 in July.
A professor of computer engineering at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Aina is a systems expert with over 15 years of post-graduation experience in national examination systems, digital infrastructure, and public-sector reform. He began his career with JAMB during his National Youth Service, gaining early experience in admissions processes and data-driven institutional operations.
He holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Systems Engineering from the University of Kent and an MSc in Internet Computing and Network Security and a PhD in Digital Signal Processing from Loughborough University, UK. He also completed the Senior Management Programme at Lagos Business School.
Aina has served as a consultant to the National Examinations Council, NECO, NABTEB, and several state ministries of education, advising on ICT systems, examination integrity, and digital process optimisation. He has also advised federal and state governments on system design, digital transition, and operational reform.
He is a member of 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.
Announcing the appointment, presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga said President Tinubu expects Aina “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 achieved by his predecessor.”
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