Tinubu appoints Prof. Segun Aina as new, youngest Registrar of JAMB

*President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, appoints 39-year-old Professor Segun Aina, Nigeria’s youngest Professor of Computer Engineering, as the new, youngest Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, urging him to bring to bear his vast experience, knowledge, and practical insight on the operations of the Board

Isola Moses | ConsumerConnect

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has appointed Professor Segun Aina as the new Registrar of Nigeria’s Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).

Prof. Aina, who will be 40 July 2026, succeeds Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, whose two-term tenure expires July 31 this year.

Aina is a distinguished academic and systems expert with extensive experience in national examination systems, digital infrastructure, and public-sector institutional reform.

He 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 (UK).

He has also completed the Senior Management Programme at Lagos Business School (LBS) of the Pan-Atlantic University (PAU).

The newly-appointed JAMB Registrar, a Professor of Computer Engineering at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Nigeria, began his career with JAMB during his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme, gaining foundational experience in national admissions and data-driven institutional processes.

Mr. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, who disclosed this development in a statement Thursday, May 21, said those insights had shaped Aina’s ongoing contributions to examination reform and systems optimisation.

The statement noted that with over 15 years of post-graduation experience, Prof. Aina 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.

Prof. 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).

Onanuga stated that President Tinubu expects Professor Aina to bring to bear his vast experience, knowledge, and practical insight on the operations of the Board, to take the critical educational organisation beyond the laudable heights achieved by his predecessor.