21 May Buhari Appoints Semiu Adeniran Nigeria’s Statistician-General, DG for NISER
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Semiu Adeyemi Adeniran, as the substantive Statistician-General of the Federation and Chief Executive Officer of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), with immediate effect.
He also 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.
In a statement by Sufuyan Ojeifo, Special Assistant (Media) to the Minister of State, Budget and National Planning, Adeniran’s appointment follows the demise of the former Statistician-General of the Federation, Dr Simon Harry, on 13th April, 2022.
He is a professional statistician of repute with bias for Demography and Social Statistics.
Adeniran has over three decades of statistical hands-on experience garnered from various local and international institutions.
Until his appointment, Semiu Adeniran, was the Director of Demographic and Household Statistics at the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
In another statement on Friday, Ojeifo said 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.
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