President Bola Tinubu has appointed Prof. Segun Aina, a Professor of Computer Engineering at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, as the new Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).
Aina is expected to take over from Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, whose second term will end on July 31, 2026. Oloyede was first appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari on August 9, 2016, and reappointed in August 2021.
Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, described Aina as “a distinguished academic and systems expert with extensive experience in national examination systems, digital infrastructure, and public-sector institutional reform.”
19 things you probably did not know about Segun Aina, new JAMB Registrar
1. He was born in 1986.
2. He obtained a http://B.Eng. in Computer Systems Engineering from the University of Kent, UK, in 2008.
3. He obtained an MSc in Internet Computing and Network Security from Loughborough University in 2009.
4. He holds a PhD in Digital Signal Processing from Loughborough University.
5. He completed the Senior Management Programme at Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University.
6. He is a Professor of Computer Engineering at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.
7. He became one of Nigeria’s youngest professors in his field when he attained professorship at age 39.
8. His research and teaching focus on digital signal processing, artificial intelligence, pattern classification, and computer systems engineering.
9. He has authored about 30 peer-reviewed journal and conference papers.
10. He is a Nigerian computer engineer, academic, entrepreneur, and public administrator.
11. His first stint with JAMB was during NYSC, where he worked on admissions processing, exam coordination, and digital data management.
12. He has been consulted by the Job Creation Unit in the Office of the Vice President, Osun and Ondo State Ministries of Education, NABTEB, NECO, and other state and national bodies on digital transformation and exam integrity.
13. He served on the pioneer Governing Council of Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology.
14. He also served as Chairman of the Advisory Board of Queensland Academy, Lagos.
15. He co-founded Fluid Click Solutions Ltd in 2010, an IT services and engineering project management company.
16. He is a COREN-registered engineer and a member of the Nigerian Computer Society, Nigerian Society of Engineers, IEEE, and IET.
17. He is the National Financial Secretary of the Otan Ayegbaju Progressive Union.
18. He is the convener of the DSA Initiative for the Support of Education and Entrepreneurship.
19. He was appointed by President Bola Tinubu as the Registrar of JAMB in May 2026.
