Pius Olakunle Osunyikanmi: key obituary facts
Is Pius Olakunle Osunyikanmi dead? Yes. Pius Olakunle Osunyikanmi died on October 24, 2026, at age 55.
Cause of death: Pius Olakunle Osunyikanmi's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Pius Olakunle Osunyikanmi known for?
He was a Nigerian civil servant.
More about Pius Olakunle Osunyikanmi
Born: 1 January 1971.
Place of birth: Ile Oluji/Okeigbo.
Gender: male.
Occupation: lawyer.
Education: Adekunle Ajasin University.
Pius Olakunle Osunyikanmi, a Nigerian civil servant and former director general of the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps, died on October 24, 2026, aged 55.
Born in Ile Oluji, Ondo State, Nigeria, on August 3, 1971, he studied at Adekunle Ajasin University and was a lawyer. Osunyikanmi led the agency from August 15, 2013, to August 22, 2023.
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan first appointed him to the post in 2013, and President Muhammadu Buhari reappointed him in 2018. The corps is also known as the Directorate of Technical Aid Corps, and is a Nigerian federal government agency. Its stated responsibility is to share Nigeria’s know-how and expertise with other African, Caribbean and Pacific countries, a group commonly referred to as ACP countries. Osunyikanmi’s directorship therefore covered a decade in an agency focused on making Nigerian technical knowledge available to partner countries across those regions. His appointment history records both his initial selection under Jonathan and his later reappointment under Buhari, while the dates of his tenure place his service at the agency from 2013 through 2023.