OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR GENERAL
The National Mathematical Centre is headed by the Director General whose status and functions are equivalent to that of Vice Chancellor in Nigerian University system.
The pioneer Director, Professor J. O. C. Ezeilo retired in 1997. In the interim, late Professor R. F. A. Abiodun, Professor Iya Abubakar and Professor Sunday Iyahen acted respectively as Directors until April, 1999 when Professor A O E Animalu was appointed Director and Professor S. O. Iyahen as Deputy Director respectively. With the exit of Professor A. O. E. Animalu as Director in January, 2001, Professor Sunday Iyahen again acted as Director until June 2002 when the incumbent, Professor Sam O. Ale mni OFR appointed by the President and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria assumed duty as Director and Chief Executive of the Centre. Professor Sam O. Ale mni OFR was re-appointed to a five-year second tenure as the Director General of the Centre in 2007
Within the office of the Director General of the Centre are the following Units:
- Academic Planning Unit,
- Internal Audit Unit,
- SERVICOM,
- Hotel and Catering Services,
- Information and Public Relations/Protocol Unit,
- NMC Consult Unit and
- Security Unit.
The officers working in these units are in accordance to the Nigerian University system.
