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, granting him a final four-year term.
Professor Omotayo, a specialist in Environmental Sustainability, was first appointed DG in November 2021 and confirmed by the Senate in February 2022.
His renewed tenure underscores continuity in leadership at Nigeria’s premier policy and strategic studies institution.
President Muhammadu Buhari initially appointed Omotayo in November 2021. The Senate confirmed the appointment in February 2022.
Omotayo is a Professor of Environmental Sustainability. He attended the University of Ibadan from 1980 to 1990, where he obtained a PhD in Geography.
He began his teaching career at the Lagos State University in 1985 and rose through the ranks to become a Senior Lecturer in 1992 at the age of 30.
He was the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences between 2012 and 2017 and the Director of the Centre for Planning at Lagos State University until he was appointed Director-General of the National Institute in 2021.
