President Bola Tinubu has terminated the appointment of Professor Segun Ajiboye as Chief Executive/Registrar of the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN).
Prof. Ajiboye who was re-appointed for second term by former President Muhammadu Buhari on September 21, 2021 was replaced by Mrs Ronke Soyombo, the Special Adviser on Education, Science and Technology to the Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun.
Mrs Soyombo, who was also a three-time Director-General of the Office of Education Quality Assurance, Lagos State, was presented with her appointment letter by the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, in Abuja, on Thursday, 15th May, 2025
TRCN is a federal government agency established to regulate and control the teaching profession in the country.
Quoting an inside source, Tribune reports that the appointment is with immediate effect.
Soyombo, until her new role as TRCN Registrar, was serving her second term in office as the SSA to the governor.
She was appointed by Governor Abiodun in 2019.
She also served as the state’s Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology in acting capacity for a period of 16 months during which she equally doubled as the acting chairperson of the state’s Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) and Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB).
Soyombo is an accomplished educationist, a business lawyer, and a Microsoft certified professional with over 30 years teaching experience in Nigeria and the United Kingdom.
She obtained a first degree in Chemistry Education and LLB in Business Law from the University of Lagos, Akoka, in 1989 and the London Guildhall University (now London Metropolitan University) in 1997, respectively.
Soyombo also obtained a Microsoft certification in Server and Workstations in 1997.
She is to serve for five years as the new TRCN Registrar.
