National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) in

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Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

is a policy formation center for bureaucrats, private sector leaders, Army officers, and medium-rank and senior civil servants, which was founded in 1979. Most policymakers in Nigeria have attended the NIPSS. Its first Director General was Major General Ogundeko. The current Director General is Professor Tijjanii Muhammad-Bande (OFR). Notable graduates of the NIPSS are General

Ibrahim Babangida Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (born 17 August, 1941) is a retired Nigerian Army general and politician. He served as military president of Nigeria from 1985 until his resignation in 1993. He rose through the ranks to serve from 1984 to 1985 as Ch ...

''Foreign Policy Decision-Making in Nigeria''. Ufot Bassey Inamete. Published by Susquehanna University Press, 2001, the former Nigerian Head of State, and Comrade Ajayi Olusegun, the former Director General of Nigeria Policy Study and Mallam

Nuhu Ribadu Mallam Nuhu Ribadu mni (born 21 November, 1960) is a former Nigerian police officer and politician who was the Chairman of the Petroleum Revenue Task Force and a former Nigerian government anti-corruption official. He was the pioneer Executive ...

, the anti-corruption

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Alumni

Some notable alumni: *

Afakriya Gadzama Afakriya Aduwa Gadzama mni OFR (22 November 1953) is a Nigerian security officer who is the Chairman of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies. He previously served as Director General of the State Security Service (SSS) under P ...

, former Director General State Security Service *

, former Nigerian Head of State *

Ita Ekpeyong Ita Esien Ekpeyong mni (or Ekpenyong) is a Nigerian security officer who served as Director General of the State Security Service from September 2010 to July 2015 under President Goodluck Jonathan. Background Ekpeyong was born in Cross River St ...

, former Director General State Security Service *

Lawal Musa Daura Lawal Musa Daura mni (born August 5, 1953) is a Nigerian security official who was the Director General of the State Security Service (SSS) from 2 July 2015 to 7 August 2018. Background and education Lawal Musa Daura was born on 5 August 1953 i ...

, acting Director General State Security Service *

, Pioneer Chairman,

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Tunji Olurin Adetunji Idowu Ishola Olurin mni ( yo, Adétúnjí Ìdòwú Ìṣọ̀lá Olúrìn; 3 December 1944 – 20 August 2021) was a Nigerian one-star general in the national army, who served as the military Governor of Oyo State and Field Commander o ...

, former military governor of

Oyo State Oyo State is an inland state in southwestern Nigeria. Its capital is Ibadan, the third most populous city in the country and formerly the second most populous city in Africa. Oyo State is bordered to the north by Kwara State, to the east by Osun ...

Victor Malu Victor Samuel Leonard Malu (15 January 1947 – 9 October 2017) DSS mni fwc psc was Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff (COAS) from 1999 to 2001 and Force Commander of the ECOMOG peace-keeping force in Liberia from 1996 to 1998. Birth and education ...

, former Chief of Army Staff *

Mohammed Badaru Abubakar Mohammed Badaru Abubakar (MON) (born in Babura 19 September 1962) Muhammadu Badaru went to the Babura Central Primary School, in 1970 and proceeded to the famous Rumfa College, Kano from where he went for his A levels at the School of Basic S ...

, Executive Governor of Jigawa State. *

Mohammed Dikko Abubakar Mohammed Dikko Abubakar, CFR, NPM, mni (Rtd) is a Nigerian Policeman and former Inspector General of Police. He was appointed in 2012 to succeed Hafiz Ringim and was succeeded by Suleiman Abba in 2014. He is currently the Pro Chancellor and Cha ...

, former Inspector General of Police (Nigeria) IGP *

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, Kwara State Chief of staff. * Porbeni Festus Bikepre. RTD Admiral in the Nigerian Navy. *

Emmanuel Osarunwese Ugowe Immanuel ( he, עִמָּנוּאֵל, 'Īmmānū'ēl, meaning, "God is with us"; also romanized: , ; and or in Koine Greek of the New Testament) is a Hebrew name that appears in the Book of Isaiah (7:14) as a sign that God will protect the H ...

, Former AIG of Police. Monitor General 1982 * Onuzulike Daniel Okonkwo, former Director,

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References

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