Tinubu appoints ex-DSS DG, Bichi, NISS governing board chairman

President Bola Tinubu has appointed the immediate past Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Yusuf Magaji Bichi, as Chairman of the Governing Board of the National Institute for Security Studies (NISS), Abuja.

Bichi’s appointment takes effect from October 22, 2026, for an initial four-year term, in accordance with Section 4 of the National Institute for Security Studies (Establishment) Act, 2019.

The appointment was approved by the President following a recommendation by the current Director-General of the DSS, Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi.

According to a statement issued on Thursday by Lilian Omo-Odigwe, Director of Coordination and Liaison at NISS, Bichi will succeed A.A. Gadzama as chairman of the institute’s governing board.

Bichi served as Director-General of the DSS before handing over to Ajayi in August 2024.

His appointment is expected to bring his experience in intelligence gathering, security administration, operational leadership and institutional training to the governance of the institute.

Bichi began his career in the Security Division of the Kano State Cabinet Office before his transfer of service in 1984.

The NISS, located at Lower Usuma Dam, Abuja, is a security training and research institution.

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