History Made, Future Beckons: How Oloyede’s stewardship redefined JAMB, restored public trust

By Ishola Balogun After ten eventful years at the helm of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Is-haq Olanrewaju Oloyede on Friday formally handed over the leadership of Nigeria’s foremost admissions agency to Professor Segun Aina, bringing to a close a tenure widely associated with sweeping institutional reforms, technological innovation, financial transparency and renewed public confidence in the nation’s tertiary admissions process.

Oloyede said his administration was anchored on five cardinal principles—staff welfare, discipline, technology, transparency and networking—which became the foundation of JAMB’s transformation.

Babagana Zulum of Borno State, whose government built and donated the North-East Mega Professional Test Centre and named it after him; Nyesom Wike for providing office facilities and land in Rivers State within 24 hours of his request; Babatunde Raji Fashola for facilitating Certificates of Occupancy for JAMB properties; Ibikunle Amosun and Dapo Abiodun for supporting the South-West Mega Professional Test Centre project; Godwin Obaseki for relocating JAMB’s Edo office to a befitting site; Rochas Okorocha for land allocation in Imo State; Babajide Sanwo-Olu for allocating lands across Lagos State; AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and Douye Diri for assisting JAMB’s facilities in Kwara and Bayelsa States.