President Tinubu renews appointment of Ayo Omotayo as NIPSS DG
President Bola Tinubu has approved the renewal of the appointment of Professor Ayo Omotayo as the Director-General of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru.
The renewal grants Omotayo a final term of four years at the helm of the country’s foremost policy think tank.
Former President Muhammadu Buhari initially appointed Omotayo in November 2021, and the Senate confirmed the appointment in February 2022.
Omotayo, a Professor of Environmental Sustainability, obtained his PhD in Geography from the University of Ibadan, where he studied between 1980 and 1990.
He began his academic career at Lagos State University in 1985 and became a Senior Lecturer in 1992 at the age of 30. He later served as Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences from 2012 to 2017 and was Director of the university’s Centre for Planning before his appointment as NIPSS Director-General in 2021.
The National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, located in Kuru, Plateau State, is responsible for high-level policy research and training for senior public officials in Nigeria.
