Tinubu pick former DSS boss Bichi to chair NISS governing board

President Bola Tinubu don approve di appointment of Yusuf Bichi, wey lead di Department of State Services (DSS) until August 2024, as chairman of di governing board of di National Institute for Security Studies (NISS) for Abuja.

Di institute announce di move on Thursday inside one statement by im Director of Coordination and Liaison, Lilian Omo-Odigwe. Dem also share di statement on di DSS account on X.

According to di institute, di president act on di recommendation of di current DSS Director-General, Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi.

Di appointment take effect on Thursday, 22 October 2026, and e go run for first four years. Di institute talk say e follow Section 4 of di National Institute for Security Studies (Establishment) Act, 2019.

Bichi take over di board from A.A. Gadzama. He step down as DSS Director-General in August 2024 and hand over to Ajayi.

Why e matter

Di NISS na di federal training ground for senior security and intelligence officers, and im board dey set di direction for how dem dey prepare those officers. For ordinary Nigerians, di quality of that training dey affect how security agencies dey handle di country many challenges, from banditry and kidnapping to communal clashes.

Putting one former head of di DSS in charge of di board keep di institute close to di service wey he once run. Di institute talk say im background for intelligence, security administration, operational leadership and institutional training go shape how he go oversee im affairs.

Bichi career start for di Security Division of di Kano State Cabinet Office before he move to di DSS in 1984, according to di statement.

Di announcement no talk when di board go hold im first meeting or wetin go be im immediate priorities.

Wetin happen next

Dem expect Bichi to settle into di chair and work with di institute leadership for di four-year term. Di statement no give details on other board members or on any changes for di institute.