Professor Matthew Olumide Adepoju

Prof. Matthew Olumide Adepoju is the Director General/Chief Executive of the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), Nigeria's premier institution responsible for the development and application of space science and technology for national development.

A Professor of Geoinformatics and GIS Applications and a distinguished Satellite Remote Sensing and Geospatial Expert, Prof. Adepoju holds a PhD in Geographic Information Science from the University of Leicester, United Kingdom. He has over two decades of experience spanning geospatial science, remote sensing, spatial data infrastructure, environmental monitoring, disaster management and data science.

Prior to his appointment as Director General/Chief Executive in 2024, he served as Director of Strategic Space Applications at NASRDA. He has contributed to several national and international initiatives involving the United Nations, World Bank, ECOWAS and other development partners, applying geospatial technologies to support sustainable development and evidence-based decision making.

As Director General, Prof. Adepoju has focused on strengthening Nigeria's space ecosystem, mainstreaming space technology across government and promoting greater private sector participation and commercialisation within the space economy. Under his leadership, NASRDA has continued to advance the application of Earth observation and geospatial technologies to national priorities, including environmental monitoring, disaster risk management and sustainable development.

Prof. Adepoju is a Fellow of the Geoinformation Society of Nigeria, Nigerian Cartographic Association, Institute of Security Studies and Chartered Institute of Mentoring and Coaching Nigeria. He is also a member of several international professional bodies, including the Group on Earth Observations (GEO), ISPRS and IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society.