Tinubu Appoints Segun Aina New JAMB Registrar

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Professor Segun Aina as the new Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board. Aina will succeed Professor Is-haq Oloyede, whose second term ends on 31 July 2026. At 39 years old, the computer engineering academic will become the youngest registrar to run the nation’s tertiary admissions body. The presidency expects the incoming chief to build on his predecessor’s reforms through digital infrastructure.

Aina brings a heavy academic pedigree to a job that demands both technological grit and administrative muscle. He currently lectures at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, where he became one of the country’s youngest professors in his field. His relationship with the examination board is not new. He first worked within its walls during his National Youth Service Corps scheme, a stint that introduced him to data-driven admissions.

The incoming registrar holds three degrees from the United Kingdom, including a doctorate in digital signal processing from Loughborough University. He also completed management training at the Lagos Business School. For 15 years, Aina has advised federal and state governments on how to fix broken public systems. His work focuses heavily on data security and shifting manual operations into digital spaces.

This background matters because the admissions board relies heavily on technology to outsmart exam cheats. Aina has already spent years consulting for rival testing bodies like NECO and NABTEB. He understands the weak spots in Nigeria’s regional and national testing systems. His peers recognize his technical standing through memberships in the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria and international engineering bodies.

He faces the difficult task of matching Oloyede’s record. The outgoing registrar turned the agency into a rare example of public sector efficiency and transparency. Tinubu wants the new head to push the institution past these recent gains. Aina must now use his tech-heavy background to manage millions of student applications every year.