President Muhammadu Buhari, has approved the appointment of Professor Antonia Taiye Simbine as the Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER), with effect from June 1, 2022.
Prof Simbine will be succeeding the outgoing Director-General, Dr Folarin Gbadebo-Smith whose tenure expires on May 31, 2022.
She is a Professor of Political Science and International Relations and currently heads the Knowledge Management Development Department at NISER.
A statement by the Special Assistant on Media to the Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Mr. Sufuyan Ojeifo stated that following this appointment, Professor Simbine becomes the first woman to be appointed the Director-General of the nation’s apex research institute.
