The Director General of the Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research, Professor Antonia Simbine, has reiterated the resolve of Nigeria’s premier research think tank to collaborate with international and local institutions for Social and Economic Research to boost the world economy. Professor Simbine, made this known on Thursday May 7th, 2026, while playing host to the Director General and officials of Institut National Pour L’etude Et La Recherche Agronomiques (INERA), Republic of Congo, at NISER’s Headquarters in Ibadan, Oyo State.

 

Represented by Professor John Adeoti, Head of NISER’s Research Management Department (RMD), the Director General, welcomed INERA Director-General, Mr.  Dominic Kankonde, and his team. Professor Adeoti, further introduced NISER as Nigeria’s premier research think tank ever since her establishment in 1950 by the Federal Government, maintaining that NISER over time has contributed to nationbuilding through rigorous research which has reshaped the economy of Nigeria.

 

He listed NISER’s seven research policy departments to the INERA’s team and termed their visit a triple-headed framework. He highly commended them for the visit and their proposal for collaboration with NISER to carry out economic research to boost the economy of Africa and the world at large.

 

Earlier in his remarks, the Director General of INSTITUT NATIONAL POUR L’ETUDE ET LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUES (INERA), Mr. Dominic Kankonde, expressed his profound happiness for the warm welcome accorded him and his Team and thanked the NISER’s Director General for such an honour. 

 

He reiterated that he is on call to NISER for collaboration with the sister Institute for capacity building for INERA officials via short, medium and long term engagement to strengthen the economic sector of the Republic of Congo and African continent. 

 

Mr. Kankonde, concluded his remarks by expressing happiness to be in NISER and extended his best regards to the Director General through Professor J. Adeoti.

 

The meeting climaxed after the presentation of NISER publications and plaque to the INERA’s Team and visitation to NISER’s Professional buildings.