Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has authorized the appointment of new directors general for the Department of State Services (DSS) and the National Intelligence Agency (NIA). The NIA has appointed Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed as its new Director-General, while Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi will become the DSS’s new director general. Mohammed has a distinguished career in the foreign service, having served in various capacities and being appointed as the leader of the Nigerian mission in Libya.
Adeola Ajayi, a 1990 Bayero University of Kano graduate, became the Assistant Director-General of the Service (DSS) after ascended through the ranks. He previously held positions as State Director in Bauchi, Enugu, Bayelsa, Rivers, and Kogi. The new appointments were made after the previous heads of the DSS and NIA resigned.
President Tinubu expects the newly appointed security chiefs to work diligently to realign the two intelligence agencies and apply their experience to address security challenges. He also gives them the task of collaborating more closely with sister agencies and operating harmoniously with the Office of the National Security Adviser. The President wishes the departing Directors-General good luck and expresses gratitude for their services.
The NIA and SSS have new directors general appointed by President Tinubu
