Dr. Samuel Oyeyemi

Dr. Samuel Oyeyemi

Acting General Manager, National Institute of Radiation and Research (NIRPR), Ibadan

Dr Oyeyemi, Samuel  M. is a Nuclear Physicist that has developed competency in teaching and training in  radiation protection over the past twenty five years. Fifteen of these years were in teaching and research in the field of radiation protection with publications in reputable local and international journals, rising to the level of a principal lecturer with Kaduna polytechnic. He is an experienced nuclear scientist, regulator and radiation protection expert with specialization in Environmental monitoring and Radioactive Waste Management Safety. He joined the Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority in 2010 as a Chief Regulatory Officer (Public exposure safety, environmental safety and radioactive waste management.). He has a Ph.D.  in Nuclear and Radiation Physics (2016) from Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna. MSc. Radiation Biophysics from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (2006) and BSc Physics from University of Jos (1992).He was among the team that initiated the review of national policy and strategy for radioactive waste management and also champion the review of Nig