Mr James Kolawole Opadiran
Mr J.K. Opadiran until his appointment as the Acting Director General of the Nigeria Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies was the Ag. Director of Studies.
An astute administrator, Mr. James K. Opadiran holds a B.Sc degree in Geography from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (1972). He also studied Operational Research and Systems Analysis at ASTON University, Birmingham, United Kingdom where he obtained an M.Sc degree in 1982. These include certificates obtained from various other institutions both within and outside the country.
Prior to joining NIPSS in 2004, he was the Director of Studies and Head, Economic and Financial Management Studies Department at the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON), Topo, Badagry.
Mr. J.K. Opadiran is a fellow of the Nigeria Institute of Management Consultants and has served the Federal Government in various capacities.
He was a Delegate/Team Member, The Roundtable on Public Service Reform Process in Nigeria organised by the Commonwealth Secretariat, London, in collaboration with the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, in London, 2003. He was also the Consultant/Facilitator, Public Sector Ethics Pilot Project for Ministries and Extra-Ministerial Departments organised by Transparency International in Collaboration with the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Abuja, in 2001. Again, he served as the Project Leader, Nigeria ASYCUDA Project executed under the aegis of ECOWAS, in 1997-1999, in addition to several other national assignments.
Born 8 January 1946, Mr Opadiran hails from Omupo in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State. He is married to Mrs Rebecca Olusola Opadiran and they are blessed with children and grand-children.
