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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The motto of the Institute is “Towards a better society”.
The National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), in collaboration with Peace Building Development Consult (PBDC), has announced the third edition of the Leadership Course in Data Mining and Geospatial Intelligence, scheduled to hold from 23–25 February 2026 in Abuja.
A delegation from Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University(JOSTUM) on 19 February 2026 paid a courtesy visit to the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, to explore avenues for strategic collaboration in executive education and leadership development.
The Director General of National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, Prof Ayo Omotayo during the launching of the Nigerian Industrial Policy at the ICC in Abuja, Tuesday February 17th 2026.
The National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, has commenced three specialised four-day executive courses aimed at strengthening leadership capacity, enhancing institutional effectiveness, promoting technology integration, and advancing sustainable development across critical sectors of the Nigerian economy.
Dr Jacob Tsado, former Institute Editor at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, has charged participants of the Senior Executive Course (SEC) 48 to internalise strategic thinking as a lifelong responsibility rather than a ceremonial outcome of training.
National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies today hosted the Honourable Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa Musawa, who delivered the inaugural lecture to participants of the Senior Executive Course (SEC) 48, 2026, charging them to rethink national development through the lens of the Orange Economy.
