BREAKING: FG Fires Dibu Ojerinde, Appoints New Head For JAMB and Other Parastatals

BREAKING: FG Fires Dibu Ojerinde, Appoints New Head For JAMB and Other Parastatals

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of 17 new Chief Executives for Parastatals and Agencies under the Federal Ministry of Education.

The appointment is with effect from August 1, 2016, Radar news network authoritatively gathered. Among the newly appointed educationists is the former Vice-Chancellor of University of Ilorin, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, who is expected to head the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB).

While some of the appointments amounted to the sack of the former CEOs, some others, like the National Universities Commission, had theirs replaced after the tenure of office
of the incumbent.

Those appointed are according to a document obtained are:

National Universities Commission - Prof. Abubakar Adamu Rasheed

Nigerian Institute for Education Planning and Administration - Prof. Lilian Salami

Universal Basic Education - 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 Aladu

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 Mathematical Centre - Prof. Steven mEjugwu Onah

JOINT ADMISSION AND MATRICULATION
BOARD (JAMB) - PROF. ISHAQ OLOYEDE

National Institute of Nigerian Languages - Prof. Chinyere Ohiri-Aniche

Librarian Registration Counil of Nigeria -Prof Michael Afolabi

National Teachers Institute - Prof Garba Dahuwa Azare

Similarly, President Buhari has also
approved that the following chief executives to be retained in their respective agencies:

Nigeria Educational Research and
Development Council - Prof. Samaila
Junaidu

Nigerian French Language C\Village - Prof Rauuf Adebisi

National board for technical education - Dr. Mas'ud Kazaure

National Arabic language Village - Prof. Muhammad Mu'az.

The newly-appointed heads of PARASTATALS and agencies are expected to take them forward.

Punch

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