During the Second National Development Plan of 1970-1974, provisions were made to establish the Nigerian Institute of Strategic Studies (NISS) as part of the public sector program. An allocation of £4.897 million was designated for the Institute over the four-year period, intending to place it under the auspices of the Federal Ministry of Economic Development and Reconstruction.
Efforts were undertaken during this period to secure resources and lay the groundwork for the Institute's operation, with Mr. J.O.E. Sagay appointed as its Executive Secretary in 1973. However, progress beyond the inception of the Institute was limited before the plan period ended, though the determination to establish it remained....
