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BREAKING: Tinubu appoints former DSS DG Yusuf Bichi as NISS Governing Board Chairman
The appointment was confirmed in a statement issued on Thursday by Lilian Omo-Odigwe, Director of Coordination and Liaison at NISS.
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Yusuf Bichi, a former Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), as Chairman of the Governing Board of the National Institute for Security Studies (NISS), Abuja.
The appointment was confirmed in a statement issued on Thursday by Lilian Omo-Odigwe, Director of Coordination and Liaison at NISS.
According to the statement, Bichi’s appointment followed a recommendation by the incumbent DSS Director-General, Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi.
His appointment is for an initial four-year term, effective October 22, 2026, in accordance with Section 4 of the National Institute for Security Studies (Establishment) Act, 2019.
Bichi will succeed A.A. Gadzama, OFR, mni, on the institute’s Governing Board.
The former DSS chief handed over leadership of the security agency to Ajayi in August 2024.
According to the statement, Bichi began his career in the Security Division of the Kano State Cabinet Office before his transfer of service in 1984.
The institute said his appointment brings extensive experience in intelligence, security administration, operational leadership and institutional training to the governance of NISS.
The National Institute for Security Studies is based at Lower Usuma Dam, Abuja.
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