The new Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Segun Aina, has unveiled a five-year technology-driven reform agenda aimed at transforming the examination body into Africa’s most trusted and digitally advanced admissions institution by 2031.
Aina, who officially assumed office on Monday, announced the roadmap titled “JAMB 2031: Building Trust, Reducing Trauma,” outlining seven flagship initiatives designed to strengthen transparency, improve service delivery and modernise the board’s operations.
Central to the plan is the deployment of a unified JAMB mobile application, a paperless enterprise-wide digital administration system, an independent review of JAMB’s technology infrastructure and the attainment of ISO 27001 information security certification.
The registrar also announced plans to establish a unified customer service platform, strengthen strategic communications and invest in staff capacity development as part of broader institutional reforms.
According to Aina, the development agenda is built on five pillars integrity, service, governance, technology and partnership with the goal of delivering secure, transparent and technology-enabled examination and admissions services.
He said JAMB would expand its in-house digital infrastructure to support data-driven decision-making, improve operational efficiency and enhance the experience of candidates and other stakeholders.
Aina, who succeeds Prof. Ishaq Oloyede after a decade in office, pledged to build on the board’s existing achievements while positioning JAMB as a global benchmark for technology-driven examination administration.
The 40-year-old computer engineering professor became JAMB’s youngest substantive registrar following his appointment by President Bola Tinubu in May 2026.
