JAMB CEO OTHERS SACKED, IMMEDIATE APPOINTMENTS MADE

The Federal Government on Monday sacked the Registrar of Joint Matriculation Admission Board (JAMB) and some other Chief Executive Officers in Federal Ministry of Education this came as it also appointed 17 news Chief Executive Officers to oversee various parastatals and agencies under the Federal Ministry of Education.

A ‎statement issued by the Deputy Director (Press), of the ministry, Mr. Benjamin Bem Goong, in Abuja , Monday, indicated that the appointments took effect from Monday.

The appointments were for: the National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Abubakar Adamu Rasheed; 

Nigerian Institute For Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA) Prof. Mrs. Lilian Salami; 

Universal Basic Education Board (UBEC), Dr. Hameed Bobboyi; 

National Library of Nigeria (NLN), Prof. Lanre O. Aina; 

and National Examinations Council (NECO), Prof. Charles Uwakwe. 

Others were:National Commission For Mass Literacy, Adult And Non-Formal Education (NCMLA&NE) , Prof. Abba Haladu; 

Nomadic Education Commission (NEC). Prof. Bashir H. Usman; 

National Business and Technical Examination Board (NABTEB), Prof. Ifeoma Isiugo-Abanihe; Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), Prof. Sunday Josiah Ajiboye; 

Computer Registration Council of Nigeria (CPN), Afolabi N. Aderinto; 

National Commission For Colleges of Education (NCCE), Prof. Bappah Aliyu; 

and Tertiary Education Tax Fund (TETFund), Dr. Abdullahi Bichi Baffa. 

The rest were: National Teachers Institute (NTI), Prof. Garba Dahuwa Azare; 

Librarian Registration Council of Nigeria (LRCN), Prof. Michael Afolabi; 

National Mathematical Centre, Sheda (NMC), Prof. Steven Ejugwu Onah; 

Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Olarenwaju Oloyode; 

and National Institute of Nigerian Languages (NINLAN), Prof. Chinyere Ohiri-Aniche. 

The following four Chief Executive Officers retained their positions. 

They are : Prof Samaila Junaidu of Nigeria Educational Research & Development Council (NERDC); Prof Raauf Adebisi, Nigerian French Language Village Badagry, (NFLV) ; 

Dr Mas’ud A. Kazaure , National Board For Technical Education (NBTE) ; 

and Prof Muhammad Mu’az of the National Arabic Language Village, Maiduguri, Borno State (NALV).