President Muhammadu Buhari has continued his sweeping changes, just few days after sacking 5 heads of Parastatals and Agencies in the Ministry of health, the President just did the same in the Ministry of Education by sacking Chief Executives of Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB and 16 others.
The President did not waste time in naming replacements for the sacked Chief Executives while retaining four. A statement by the Federal Ministry of Education said the appointments are with effect from Monday, August 01, 2016.
The 17 agencies affected and the new Chief Executives are:
National Universities Commission (NUC) – Prof Abubakar Adamu Rasheed
Nigerian Institute for Education Planning and Administration – Pro, Mrs. 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 Teachers Institute – Prof Garba Dahuwa Azare
Librarian Registration Council of Nigeria – Prof Michael Afolabi
National Mathematical Centre – Prof Steven Ejugwu Onah
Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB – Prof Ishaq Oloyede
National Institute of Nigerian Languages – Prof Chinyere Ohiri-Aniche
Those retained are;
Nigeria Educational Research & 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 agencies with new heads in the Ministry of Health are the Centre for Disease Control (CDC) with Dr Chikwe Andreas Ihekweazu, Dr Sani Aliyu for National Agency for the Control of Aids (NACA), Prof Babatunde Salako now head the Nigerian Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has Prof Echezona Ezeanolue and the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) will lead by Prof Usman Yusuf
