President Bola Tinubu has authorized the appointment of Yusuf Bichi, the rapid previous Director-General of the Department of State Services, DSS, as chairman of the Governing Board of the National Institute for Security Studies, NISS, Lower Usuma Dam, Abuja.
Bichi’s appointment adopted a advice by the present DSS Director-General, Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi.
This was disclosed in an announcement by Lilian Omo-Odigwe, Director, Coordination and Liaison.
His appointment is for an preliminary four-year time period, efficient October 22, 2026, in accordance with Section 4 of the National Institute for Security Studies (Establishment) Act, 2019.
Bichi will succeed A.A. Gadzama as chairman of the Governing Board. He handed over management of the DSS to the incumbent Director-General in August 2024.
The former DSS chief started his profession within the Security Division of the Kano State Cabinet Office earlier than his switch of service in 1984.
Bichi’s appointment as chairman of the NISS Governing Board brings intensive expertise in intelligence, safety administration, operational management and institutional coaching to the institute’s governance.
