NCTC, IITA unveil agri-business initiative for ex-combatants, seek donor support

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By Sumaila Ogbaje The National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), has launched a major agri-business and livelihood empowerment initiative targeted at former combatants and conflict-affected communities in Nigeria. The initiative, announced in collaboration with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), was announced atContinue Reading

Sustained collaboration panacea to insecurity in North- Sani

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By Hussaina Yakubu Gov. Uba Sani of Kaduna State says recent improvements in security across Northern Nigeria are the result of sustained collaboration between federal authorities and local stakeholders. He, however, warned that progress would remain fragile without the full engagement of the region’s elites. The governor was speaking atContinue Reading

NSA, CDS reel out achievements in addressing insecurity

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By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The National Security Adviser to the President, Malam Nuhu Ribadu and the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, have narrated the laudable achievements recorded by the Federal Government in addressing insecurity under President Bola Tinubu. They gave the explanation during the plenary session at the two-dayContinue Reading

Advancing Nigeria’s security strategies through unmanned aerial systems

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By Patricia Amogu, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) In the face of Nigeria’s deepening security crisis, marked by terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, and communal violence, a glimmer of hope is on the horizon as homegrown security innovations gain momentum. These indigenous initiatives are gradually taking centre stage, lifting the spirits ofContinue Reading

DSS boss tasks security alumni on strategic policy roles

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By Sumaila Ogbaje The Director-General, Department of State Services (DSS), Mr Adeola Ajayi, has called on Alumni of the National Institute for Security Studies (NISS) to move beyond ceremonial affiliations and take up strategic roles in shaping national and continental security policies. Ajayi, who was represented by his Deputy, MrsContinue Reading

FCT CP vows action on border security

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By Abigael Joshua The Commissioner of Police in charge of the FCT, Mr Ajao Adewale, has reaffirmed the Police Force’s commitment to tightening border security to curb insecurity nationwide. Adewale gave the assurance on Wednesday in Abuja at the 2025 Security Summit organised by the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC),Continue Reading