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Prof. Oloyede Hands Over to IT Director Fabian Okoro as Acting JAMB Registrar

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Anthony Awa

Institutional Policy Specialist

August 2, 2021

Following the completion of his initial five-year tenure on Sunday, 1st August 2021 (having been appointed on 1st August 2016), the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, handed over leadership in an acting capacity to the Board's Director of Information Technology Services (ITS), Mr. Fabian Okoro, in line with a Federal Ministry of Education directive pending presidential decision on tenure renewal.

JAMB gets an Acting Registrar as Prof. Oloyede hands over

Profile of Acting Registrar Mr. Fabian Okoro

  • Mr. Fabian Okoro is the most senior director at JAMB, having joined the Board in 1993 as a programmer before rising to Senior Programmer (1996), Chief System Analyst (2002), Assistant Director (2006), Deputy Director (2018), and Director of ITS.
  • He holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) and an M.Sc. in Computer Science (Internet Computing) from the University of Bedfordshire, United Kingdom (2007).
  • Editor's Note: Later in August 2021, President Muhammadu Buhari officially renewed Prof. Ishaq Oloyede's appointment for a second 5-year term backdated to 1st August 2021.
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Collins Okon

Aug 2, 2021

Wait, is Fabian Okoro the same person as Fabian Benjamin, the JAMB spokesperson?

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Anthony from Mentra

Aug 2, 2021

Good question, Collins! They are two different senior officials at JAMB who share the first name Fabian: Mr. Fabian Okoro is the Director of Information Technology Services (ITS), while Dr. Fabian Benjamin is the Head of Public Affairs and Protocol (Media Spokesperson).

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