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PMB Fires JAMB Chief Ojerinde, 16 Others

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday sacked 16 heads of key agencies under the Federal Ministry of Education. The affected agencies are the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), the Universal Basic Education Commission ( UBEC), National Examinations Council (NECO), Tertiary Education Trust Fund( TETFUND) and 12others.





But the President replaced the 16 vacancies and appointed a new Executive Secretary for the National Universities Commission( NUC) whose former boss, Prof. Julius Okojie completed his two-term tenure last week.

Top on the list of the appointees is the Secretary-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede who is now JAMB Registrar..
A statement from the Ministry of Education said: “The President has approved the appointment of 17 new Chief Executives of Parastatals and Agencies under the Federal Ministry of Education with effect from Monday, August 01, 2016.

“The new 17 new appointees are:

National Universities Commission (NUC) – Prof. Abubakar Adamu Rasheed
Nigerian Institute for Education Planning and Administration – Prof, Mrs. Lilian Salami
Universal Basic Education Commission – Dr. Hameed Bobboyi
National library of Nigeria – Prof Lanre Aina
National Examinations Council – Prof Charles Uwakwe
National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal education – Prof Abba Haladu
Nomadic Education Commission – Prof Bashir Usman
National Business and technical Examinations Board – Prof Isioma Isiugo-Abanihe
Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria – Prof Sunday Josiah Ajiboye
Computer Registration Council of Nigeria – Afolabi Aderinto
National Commission for Colleges of Education – Prof Bappah Aliyu
Tertiary Education Trust Fund – Dr. Abdullahi Bichi Baffa
National Teachers Institute – Prof Garba Dahuwa Azare
Librarian Registration Council of Nigeria(LRCN)- Prof Michael Afolabi
National Mathematical Centre – Prof Steven Ejugwu Onah
Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB – Prof Ishaq Oloyede
National Institute of Nigerian Languages – Prof Chinyere Ohiri-Aniche. achieve much because of team work.
The statement said “the  17 new CEOs are invited to a meeting with the Minister on Tuesday (today) in Abuja.”

Prof Julius Okojie yesterday completed his tenure as executive secretary of National Universities Commission (NUC) after serving two terms of five years.

Okojie handed over to Prof. Chiedu Mafiana, deputy executive secretary 1, who would operate in an acting capacity.

Okojie was appointed on August 3, 2006.

He said he was able to achieve much because of team work.
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