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Tinubu, Masari

President Bola Tinubu has approved the renewal of Professor Ayo Omotayo’s appointment as Director-General of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, for a final four-year term.

Omotayo was first appointed by former President Muhammadu Buhari in November 2021, with the Senate confirming his appointment in February 2022. A distinguished Professor of Environmental Sustainability, Omotayo earned his PhD in Geography from the University of Ibadan between 1980 and 1990.

He began his academic career at Lagos State University in 1985, rising to Senior Lecturer by 1992 at the age of 30. He later served as Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences from 2012 to 2017 and Director of the Centre for Planning at Lagos State University before his initial NIPSS appointment.

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The renewal underscores President Tinubu’s confidence in Omotayo’s leadership and expertise in advancing strategic policy research and development in Nigeria.