The Management of Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, has approved the immediate establishment of the KWASU Revenue Research and Training Institute (RRTI) to advance capacity building in fiscal policy and public finance management.

According to an official notice dated October 12, 2026, and signed by the University Registrar, Dr. Kikelomo W. Sallee, the new institute will operate as a dedicated hub for empirical research, executive education, professional certification, policy advisory services, and innovation in taxation, customs administration, public revenue management, and domestic resource mobilisation.

Beyond serving Kwara State and Nigeria, the institute is strategically positioned to contribute to human capital development and fiscal policy formulation across the wider Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) region.

As part of the institutional rollout, Professor Murtala Awodun, Managing Director of Fifty-Fifty Institute Limited, has been appointed as the Managing Consultant to the Institute.

Additionally, the university management constituted an interim Steering Committee chaired by Dr. Lukman Shehu Adam to oversee the foundational operations of the centre.

Other members of the committee include Dr. Yusuf Olamilekan Quadri, Dr. Idowu Shola Ajayi, and Dr. Lukman Adebayo-Oke Abdulrauf, with Adejoke Adeniyi-Jackson serving as Secretary.