President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has made key appointments in Nigeria’s education sector, naming Dr. Mohammed Mohammed Aminu as the new Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB).
Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, announced this in a statement on Tuesday.
Dr. Aminu, who holds a Ph.D. in Automobile Technology and a Master’s in Procurement and Supply Chain Management, brings 28 years of experience in teaching, administration, research, and policy development.
Before his appointment, he was the Director of Procurement at the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI).
A strong advocate for vocational education and skills development, he has published extensively on innovative teaching methods, youth empowerment, and poverty alleviation.
President Tinubu urged Dr. Aminu to leverage his expertise to provide transformational leadership at NABTEB, ensuring the agency continues to play a critical role in assessing and certifying skilled manpower vital for Nigeria’s industrial growth.
In addition, the President appointed Mr. Idris Olorunnimbe as Chairman of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) Board.
A visionary leader with a deep commitment to youth empowerment, Olorunnimbe is the Group CEO of The Temple Company, a firm he founded in 2016.
His experience includes serving on the Board of the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF), where he played a key role in youth employment and entrepreneurship initiatives.
Further strengthening UBEC’s leadership, President Tinubu named Rasaq Olajuwon as Deputy Executive Secretary (Technical) and Tunde Ajibulu as Deputy Executive Secretary (Services).
Olajuwon was previously Director of Administration and Human Resources at the Lagos State Infrastructure Maintenance and Regulatory Agency (LASIMRA), while Ajibulu, a Fellow of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), is a Director at Tangent Construction Nigeria Limited and Partner at Covenant Consultancy Services.
The President charged the new UBEC leadership to drive reforms that will expand access to quality basic education nationwide and enhance service delivery in the sector.
