President Bola Tinubu has named Dr. Mohammed Aminu as Registrar/Chief Executive Officer of the National Business and Technical Examinations Board.
The president’s spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, stated that Aminu has a Ph.D. in automobile technology and a master’s in procurement and supply chain management.
Aminu offers 28 years of expertise in teaching, administration, research, and policy creation in his current position.
He formerly worked as the Director of Procurement at the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure.
Tinubu urged the incoming NABTEB Registrar to use his extensive experience to foster transformational leadership in the agency, ensuring that it continues to assess and certify skilled human resources critical to Nigeria’s industrial growth.
The President has also chosen Mr. Idris Olorunnimbe as Chairman of the Universal Basic Education Commission Board.
Mr. Rasaq Olajuwon has been named UBEC’s Deputy Executive Secretary (Technical), with Tunde Ajibulu serving as Deputy Executive Secretary (Services).
Olorunnimbe has extensive experience in innovative leadership and a strong dedication to youth empowerment and education.
As Group CEO of The Temple Company, which he formed in 2016, he oversaw innovative efforts in education, entertainment, and sport.
Before his appointment, Olajuwon was Director of Administration and Human Resources at the Lagos State Infrastructure Maintenance and Regulatory Agency.
Tinubu urged the new appointees to boost the human resources required to promote educational reforms and improve service delivery at UBEC, hence providing wider access to quality basic education nationally.
![Rev. Fr. Anthony Odiong, a US-based Nigerian Louisiana Catholic priest, was arrested in Florida on Tuesday for possessing child pornography, according to law authorities. The suspect is reportedly accused of many other cases of sexual assault. The Waco, Texas, Police Department announced in a Facebook post on Tuesday that officers detained Father Anthony Odiong in Ave Maria, Florida, with assistance from the United States Marshals Service. Waco police announced in March that they had received "credible information" about a sexual assault allegedly committed by Odiong in Texas in 2012. “During the subsequent investigation, a case of possession of child pornography was uncovered,” the police said. The priest was apprehended in Florida by the Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force. The Waco Police Department said that he will be extradited to Texas. Odiong had previously served in the Archdiocese of New Orleans before being removed as priest in December of last year due to controversy over homilies in which he claimed, among other things, that the Catholic Church was being taken over by "the gays." At the time, the priest was also accused of abusive behaviour; a Louisiana lady claimed in U.S. bankruptcy court that Odiong had committed both financial and sexual abuse against her. Prior to joining the New Orleans Archdiocese, Odiong served in at least two Texas parishes. On Tuesday, Waco police stated that during their sexual assault investigation, "the presence of other survivors was revealed." “Multiple women have come forward to tell similar experiences as the sexual assault survivor who reported the initial allegation,” the police department said. “Survivors’ experiences ranged from sexual assault and indecent assault, more commonly recognised as groping, and financial abuse, with some survivors experiencing every element of Anthony Odiong’s manipulation.” The police said they “believe there may be more survivors, and we wish to speak with anyone who [has] had similar encounters” with the priest. The Archdiocese of New Orleans issued a brief news release on Tuesday noting Odiong's arrest in Florida. The archdiocese “encourages anyone with any information to contact law enforcement,” the release said.](https://chronicle.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ezgif-6-4730550ede-450x300.jpg "Odiong: US-based Nigerian Catholic priest convicted over sexual assault")
