NPC chairman Aminu Yusuf dies after eight months in office

Aminu Yusuf, chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), is dead.

Yusuf died on Friday at the age of 66.  He was born on April 15, 1960, in Wushishi, Niger state.

The details of the circumstances surrounding his death are unknown as of press time.

His death comes about eight months after he assumed office as chairman of NPC on December 2, 2025.

Yusuf was appointed by President Bola Tinubu in October 2025 and sworn in two months later as the substantive eighth chairman of the commission.

Prior to his appointment, he served as special adviser on political affairs to Abubakar Bello, former governor of Niger state, from 2019 to 2023.

He had also previously served as chairman of Wushishi LGA, a member of the Niger state house of assembly, and a board member of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) between 2005 and 2007.

He began his educational journey at LEA Primary School, Zungeru, and later attended Federal Government College, Odogbolu, Ogun state.

In 1983, he obtained his Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) from the College of Education, Minna, and proceeded to earn a B.Sc. (Ed) in biology from Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, in 1988.

He proceeded to obtain a postgraduate diploma in public administration in 2001 and a master’s degree in international affairs and diplomacy from ABU in 2010.(TheCable)