How Nigeria is closing the net on illicit arms
2026-09-05
Undoubtedly, the steady flow of illegal weapons is keeping Nigeria’s security crisis alive.Continue Reading
UN, centre engage CSOs on arms control
2026-08-23
The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) have engaged Nigerian civil society organisations.Continue Reading
UN tasks CSOs on connecting Nigeria’s arms-control policies with communities
2026-08-21
Dr Adedeji Ebo, Director and Deputy High Representative, United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), says civil society organisations are critical to connecting arms-control policies with communities.Continue Reading
Illicit arms proliferation fueling insecurity, violence in Nigeria — NSA
2026-08-20
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, says proliferation of illicit small arms and light weapons is sustaining banditry, terrorism and communal violence in NigeriaContinue Reading
Nigeria to conduct new small arms survey to address outdated data — NCCSALW
2026-08-20
Nigeria is to conduct a new national baseline survey to replace outdated data on illegal firearms circulating in circulation in the countryContinue Reading
Military pressure forces IPOB/ESN fighters to surrender arms in South-East
2026-08-02
Sustained military operations have forced some members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), to begin surrendering their weapons in the South-East, military authorities sayContinue Reading
FG destroys 2,819 illicit arms, vows tougher action against traffickers
2026-07-30
The Federal Government on Thursday destroyed 2,819 illicit, decommissioned and unserviceable small arms and light weaponsContinue Reading
Nigeria strengthens armoury security to curb illicit arms proliferation
2026-06-19
The National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) says it is strengthening armoury security across government agencies to curb the proliferation of illicit weapons in Nigeria.Continue Reading
Poor armoury management, arms diversion fueling insecurity – NCCSALW
2026-05-08
The Director-General, National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW), retired DIG Johnson Kokumo, has said that poor armoury management and diversion of state-owned weapons are major drivers of insecurity in West Africa.Continue Reading
Troops arrest 5 illegal arms fabricators in Plateau
2026-05-08
Troops of Operation Ensuring Peace (OPEP) have arrested five suspected illegal arms fabricators and recovered a cache of weapons during a raid operation in Jos South Local Government Area of PlateauContinue Reading