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.