President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday reappointed Is-haq Oloyede as Registrar/Chief Executive of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board for a second term of five years.

The President also approved the reappointment of Abubakar Rasheed as Executive Secretary of National

Universities Commission for another five years and Hamid Bobboyi as Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission for a second term of four years.

Director, Press and Public Affairs, Federal Ministry of Education, Ben Goong, in a statement on Friday, said the appointments were based on the recommendation of Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu.

Buhari also approved reappointment of Ifeoma Isiugo-Abanihe as Registrar/CEO of the National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) for a second term of four years and Promise Mebine as the Director/Chief Executive of the National Mathematical Centre for an initial tenure of five.

The statement said Oloyede and Rasheed’s appointments took effect from 1st August, 2021 while that of Mebine took effect from 17 and Bobboyi’s from August 21, 2021.

The statement reads: “President Muhammadu Buhari, has, upon the recommendation of Education Minister, Adamu Adamu, approved the reappointment of the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB), Ishaq Oloyede and Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Abubakar Rasheed.

”The two appointments are for a tenure of five years each, with effect from 1st August, 2021.

“Also reappointed is Hamid Bobboyi as Executive Secretary of Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) for a second and final tenure of four (4) years with effect from 1st August, 2021.

“It will be recalled that Mr. President had earlier approved the reappointment of Ifeoma Isiugo-Abanihe as Registrar/CEO of the National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) for a second term of four (4) years to sustain the efforts at sensitizing Nigerians on the critical role of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and business subjects in the new knowledge economy.

“To give further impetus to Mathematics education, approval was also granted for the appointment of Promise Mebine as the Director/Chief Executive of the National Mathematical Centre for an initial tenure of five (5) years with effect from 17th August, 2021.”

The Nation