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
12 others.
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.”
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