A magnificent Directorate of Research building complex that was donated by the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) to the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, near Jos, Plateau State, has been officially commissioned by the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo.

The Vice-President who was represented by the Director of Administration in his Office, Alhaji Ibrahim Yabani, commended NDIC for identifying with the infrastructural needs of NIPSS through the donation of the building.

Prof. Osinbajo said that the Federal Government was appreciative of the NDIC’s gesture and asked organisations in both the public and private sectors to emulate the Corporation. He expressed optimism that the building complex would not only provide conducive environment for research but also charge the Institute to apply itself towards formulating policies that would accelerate socio-economic development in the country.

In his speech, NDIC Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Alh. Umaru Ibrahim, said that the Corporation took the bold step to extend its gesture to the institute as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative, which according to him, the NDIC started about ten years ago. He also reiterated the Corporation’s readiness to continue to support educational institutions in order to advance academic standard nationwide.

Speaking, Director-General of the Institute, Prof. Tijani Mohammed Bande, expressed appreciation to the NDIC for responding to the challenge of office accommodation in the institute. Prof. Bande said that the problem of inadequate office space for staff of the Research Directorate compelled the institute to seek for assistance to build the office complex. While pledging that the complex would be judiciously utilised, Prof. Bande appealed to other corporate organisations and public spirited individuals to support the Institute in infrastructural development.