At least 150 million Nigerians have been affected by insecurity, the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, said on Friday. Ribadu disclosed this in Abuja during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the National Counter Terrorism Centre and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture. The agreement aims to promote agribusiness and livelihood empowerment for communities impacted by …

The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, yesterday, warned against payment of ransom to terrorists, kidnappers and other criminals. He gave the warning while receiving a fresh batch of over 60 rescued victims who had been in kidnappers’ den for over a month, following intense military pressure in Kaduna. The victims, among whom was a deputy director in the …

The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Area 2 Command in Onne, Rivers State in collaboration with the office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) has destroyed about 60 containers of substandard and illegally imported pharmaceutical products worth over N100 billion. The destruction took place at the Rivers State Waste Management dump site along the Port Harcourt Airport Road on Wednesday. Speaking …

Hon. Bello El-Rufai, a member of the House of Representatives from Kaduna North, has urged the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, to continue the fight against bandits who have disrupted farming activities across the country. El-Rufai emphasized that eliminating these criminals was crucial for allowing farmers to return to their farms and improving food production. He made the …

The National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, has said the fight against terrorism and criminality cannot be won without the active participation of citizens. Ribadu called on citizens to promptly report any suspicious movements to security agencies. The NSA, in a New Year message by the national coordinator, National Counter Terrorism Centre, Office of the National Security Adviser (NCTC-ONSA) …

The Interior Minister, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, said on Tuesday that the federal government is making frantic efforts to tackle the nation’s security challenges. Tunji-Ojo who was a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today, said the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu; the Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru and the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, are losing sleep over the …

The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has said the recent sponsored attacks on the Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Matawalle; and the National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu are targeted on President Bola Tinubu. During his recent appearance on Channels Television, Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal criticised the administration of President Bola Tinubu, alleging that he lacks …

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has welcomed the release of two Kaduna-based journalists who were abducted from their homes in the outskirts of Kaduna last weekend. Speaking when he received the two journalists, AbdulGafar Alabelewe of The Nation newspapers and AbdulRaheem Aodu of Blueprint newspapers, from the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, the …

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) have concluded plans to reduce numerous checking points at the nation’s international airports across the country. LEADERSHIP reports that the number of military and para-military personnel at Nigeria international airports that have multiple physical touches with passengers baggage, thereby, constituting delays and numerous inconveniences …

The National Security Adviser (NSA) Malam Nuhu Ribadu has directed full implementation of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Amendment Act 2024. In a statement by the Head Strategic Communications Office of the National Security Adviser Zakari Mijinyawa, Ribadu also directed the operationalisation of the National Cybersecurity Fund by all regulators and businesses specified in the second schedule of the Act. …