May 20, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Professor Antonia Taiye Simbine, as the new Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER), with effect from 1st June, 2022.
This was disclosed in a press release issued on Friday, by the Ministry of Budget and Planning and signed by Sufuyan Ojeifo, Special Assistant (Media) to the Honourable Minister of State, Budget and National Planning.
Professor Simbine will be succeeding the outgoing Director-General, Dr Folarin Gbadebo-Smith, whose tenure expires on 31st May, 2022.
She is a Professor of Political Science and International Relations and currently heads the Knowledge Management Development Department at NISER.
Professor Simbine is the first woman to be appointed Director-General of the nation’s apex research institute.
