The fast pace of change and national development in countries across the world, especially over the past three decades, has been driven by paradigm transitions towards “thinking globally and acting locally”. Successful national growth and development have therefore been accomplished under inherently deft, visionary and people-oriented national policies and strategies. The Nigerian State had foreseen the need for qualitative input into the national policy making process by 1979.
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Its vision is “To be the Apex Centre for policy, research and reflection for a better Nigeria and human society".
The mission of the National Institute is “to serve as the Centre for policy, Advocacy, Advice and Training for Nigeria, West Africa and Africa in the context of a dynamic and changing world”.
The motto of the Institute is “Towards a better society”.
NIGERIAN ASSOCIATION OF RESIDENT DOCTORS (NARD), AND EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE IN THE MEDICAL SECTOR (20TH TO 25TH JANUARY, 2026)
Nigeria’s marine and inland waters present economic opportunities spanning fisheries, aquaculture, energy, transport, tourism, biotechnology, and conservation. With an 853km coastline, over 10,000km of inland waterways and a potential blue GDP of $296 billion annually, the marine economy can support inclusive growth, climate resilience, and economicdiversification.
PRESIDENTIAL PARLEY REPORT PRESENTATION SCRIPT THEME: BLUE ECONOMY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA: ISSUES, CHALLENGES, AND OPPORTUNITIES BY SENIOR EXECUTIVE COURSE 47, 2025 NATIONAL INSTITUTE, KURU NOVEMBER 2025
Nigeria loses about ₦33.3 trillion annually to untapped blue economy potential due to the underutilisation of its extensive coastal and inland waters, which function as disparate systems rather than a unified economic engine (Deloitte, 2022). Oceans, seas, and inland waters form the backbone of a marine and blue economy that generated about $2.6 trillion in gross value added in 2020 according to recent Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) assessments.
Animal Identification System and National Security The global security landscape is increasingly shaped by violent and criminal activities of nonstate actors which undermine the security, peace, stability and prosperity of nations. One of such criminal activities is animal theft, often manifesting in form of cattle rustling.
On behalf of the Chairman, Board of Governors, Director-General, Management and Staff of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), and the Senator Oluremi Tinubu Gender Centre of Excellence, we warmly congratulate Your Excellency, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, CON, First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, on your well-deserved conferment with chieftaincy title 'Yeye Asiwaju Gbogbo Ile Oodua.' This highly revered Yoruba traditional title bestowed on Your Excellency by His Imperial Majesty, Oba Adeyeye Enitan OgunwusiOjaja II, the Ooni of Ife, during activities marking his 10th Coronation Anniversary is apt.
