Posted on Aug 03, 2021
Some former Chief Executives/Registrars of key agencies under the Federal Ministry of Education, whose tenure expired on July 31, have handed over to the most senior directors in the agencies.
At the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is-haq Oloyede handed over to the Director of Information Technology Services, Fabian Okoro, at the expiration of his five-year tenure.
Okoro joined JAMB in 1993 as a Programmer and rose to the position of Deputy Director in 2018.
Also, the Deputy Executive Secretary (Academics) at the National Universities Commission (NUC), Dr. Suleiman Ramon-Yusuf, took over from Prof. Abubakar Rasheed yesterday in acting capacity.
Although Prof. Rasheed’s tenure has ended, he attended a meeting yesterday between the Federal Government and leaders of the Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) at the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment.
The former ES told the meeting that he was representing Education Minister Adamu Adamu.
Prof. Rasheed is a close ally and confidant of the minister.
At the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr. Hameed Bobboyi handed over to the Deputy Executive Secretary (Technical), Dr. Bala Zakari.