President Bola Tinubu has appointed former Director-General of the Department of State Services, Yusuf Bichi, as Chairman of the Governing Board of the National Institute for Security Studies.
The appointment was announced in a statement issued on Thursday by the institute’s Director of Coordination and Liaison, Lilian Omo-Odigwe, and published through the DSS’s X account.
According to the statement, Bichi’s appointment followed a recommendation by the incumbent DSS Director-General, Oluwatosin Ajayi.
“The Commander-In-Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Bola Tinubu, GCFR, has approved the appointment of Y. M. Bichi, CFR, FWC, the immediate past 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.”
The statement added, “Bichi’s appointment was approved by President Tinubu based on the recommendation of the current DG-DSS, Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi.”
Bichi’s appointment took effect on Thursday, October 22, 2026, and will run for an initial four-year term.
“His appointment is for an initial four-year term, effective 22nd October, 2026, in accordance with Section 4 of the National Institute for Security Studies (Establishment) Act, 2019,” the statement said.
He succeeds A.A. Gadzama as chairman of the institute’s governing board. Bichi previously led the DSS before handing over to Ajayi in August 2024.
“Bichi, who will succeed A.A. Gadzama, OFR, mni, on the Governing Board, handed over leadership of the DSS to the incumbent Director-General in August 2024,” the statement added.
Bichi began his career in the Security Division of the Kano State Cabinet Office before his transfer of service in 1984.
The institute said his appointment would bring “extensive experience in intelligence, security administration, operational leadership and institutional training to the governance of the National Institute”.
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