At 68, Associates Salute JAMB Registrar for Awarding Third National Honor
In less than a decade, the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Is-haq Oloyede, Professor of Islamic Studies, would have on his well-stocked shelves, three Medals of National Honor of Nigeria.
Just a day after his 68th birthday on Wednesday, President Muhammadu Buhari will confer on him the Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON). This is apparently in recognition of his excellent performance on the examination board and his general contributions to national growth and development.
The new feat has therefore been described by many of his associates, mentees, friends and supporters as "another feather worthy of a well-decorated cap".
Some of those people who applauded the government's decision include a former Vice Chancellor of Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, Olanrewaju Fagbohun; Vice Chancellor of Ahman Pategi University, Kwara State, Mahfouz Adedimeji; Olusola Falowo, President, Senior Staff Association of Nigerian University (SSANU), University of Ilorin Chapter, and Professor of Mass Communication, University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, Ismail Ibraheem.
Familiar terrainMr. Oloyede is no stranger to national honor, and arguably the first educationist in the country to receive three national honors in the space of a decade.
In 2014, about three years into his tenure as Vice-Chancellor of his alma mater, the University of Ilorin, Mr. Oloyede was awarded the Order of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (OFR) by the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan.
The government's action is said to be in recognition of the turnaround recorded at the university during its five-year tenure between 2007 and 2011. During this period, the ivory tower was dubbed "the Nigeria's Most Wanted" in large part due to strong subscription by admission seekers.
The national honor could not have been based solely on Mr. Oloyede's achievements at university, as he also flew the national flag nationally, regionally, continentally and globally, advancing the cause of quality and affordable education.
As Helmsman of UNILORIN, the Islamic scholar also served as Chairman of the Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (CVCNU), Chairman of the Association of African Universities, Secretary of the Association of Vice-Chancellors of West African Universities and was a board member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities.
In 2019, the Nigerian Ministry of Labor and Employment presented Mr. Oloyede with the National Order of Productivity Merit (NPOM) award.
ALSO READ: JAMB's Is'haq Oloyede is NextMoney Person of the YearHis appointment letter had read in part; "The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, has approved the award of the National Order of Merit for Productivity in recognition of your high productivity, hard work and excellence."
With the deployment of technology in the management of his agency, the Registrar has introduced various innovations and transparency in the public service space of the country. He continued to hand over huge revenue to government cover, a development that until then had been alien to the agency.
Under Mr. Oloyede's leadership, JAMB has become a benchmark in the country with various leadership and productivity awards bestowed upon it by different organizations including media companies.
RecommendationSpeaking on the latest award, Mr Fagbohun said he was not surprised, noting that only the likes of Mr Oloyede whose credibility the whole nation can attest to should be so honoured.
He said; “That says a lot about who Professor Oloyede is. How I wish that as a nation we would be more rigorous in ensuring that only people like Oloyede, whose entire country can attest to his credibility, integrity and ingenuity, are those to whom the honor is due awarded. Unfortunately, it is not the case. It continues to present the good, the bad and the ugly.
"I warmly congratulate Professor Oloyede for consistently portraying himself as a true patriot. In the public service space, he has earned the rank of excellence through his spirit of innovation, integrity and hard work. hard. I pray that his success continues. Together...
In less than a decade, the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Is-haq Oloyede, Professor of Islamic Studies, would have on his well-stocked shelves, three Medals of National Honor of Nigeria.
Just a day after his 68th birthday on Wednesday, President Muhammadu Buhari will confer on him the Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON). This is apparently in recognition of his excellent performance on the examination board and his general contributions to national growth and development.
The new feat has therefore been described by many of his associates, mentees, friends and supporters as "another feather worthy of a well-decorated cap".
Some of those people who applauded the government's decision include a former Vice Chancellor of Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, Olanrewaju Fagbohun; Vice Chancellor of Ahman Pategi University, Kwara State, Mahfouz Adedimeji; Olusola Falowo, President, Senior Staff Association of Nigerian University (SSANU), University of Ilorin Chapter, and Professor of Mass Communication, University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, Ismail Ibraheem.
Familiar terrainMr. Oloyede is no stranger to national honor, and arguably the first educationist in the country to receive three national honors in the space of a decade.
In 2014, about three years into his tenure as Vice-Chancellor of his alma mater, the University of Ilorin, Mr. Oloyede was awarded the Order of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (OFR) by the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan.
The government's action is said to be in recognition of the turnaround recorded at the university during its five-year tenure between 2007 and 2011. During this period, the ivory tower was dubbed "the Nigeria's Most Wanted" in large part due to strong subscription by admission seekers.
The national honor could not have been based solely on Mr. Oloyede's achievements at university, as he also flew the national flag nationally, regionally, continentally and globally, advancing the cause of quality and affordable education.
As Helmsman of UNILORIN, the Islamic scholar also served as Chairman of the Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (CVCNU), Chairman of the Association of African Universities, Secretary of the Association of Vice-Chancellors of West African Universities and was a board member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities.
In 2019, the Nigerian Ministry of Labor and Employment presented Mr. Oloyede with the National Order of Productivity Merit (NPOM) award.
ALSO READ: JAMB's Is'haq Oloyede is NextMoney Person of the YearHis appointment letter had read in part; "The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, has approved the award of the National Order of Merit for Productivity in recognition of your high productivity, hard work and excellence."
With the deployment of technology in the management of his agency, the Registrar has introduced various innovations and transparency in the public service space of the country. He continued to hand over huge revenue to government cover, a development that until then had been alien to the agency.
Under Mr. Oloyede's leadership, JAMB has become a benchmark in the country with various leadership and productivity awards bestowed upon it by different organizations including media companies.
RecommendationSpeaking on the latest award, Mr Fagbohun said he was not surprised, noting that only the likes of Mr Oloyede whose credibility the whole nation can attest to should be so honoured.
He said; “That says a lot about who Professor Oloyede is. How I wish that as a nation we would be more rigorous in ensuring that only people like Oloyede, whose entire country can attest to his credibility, integrity and ingenuity, are those to whom the honor is due awarded. Unfortunately, it is not the case. It continues to present the good, the bad and the ugly.
"I warmly congratulate Professor Oloyede for consistently portraying himself as a true patriot. In the public service space, he has earned the rank of excellence through his spirit of innovation, integrity and hard work. hard. I pray that his success continues. Together...
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