Political
| National Security | International Security | Internal Security | Public Security | Human Security |
2 min read Summary: Mallam Mukhtar Zubairu Sirajo said there was a need to seek citizen-derived solutions and actions based ...
3 min read Summary: A group of 2019 presidential candidates has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to hold a national reconciliation ...
3 min read Summary: The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III, has identified a lack of understanding among Nigerians as ...
7 min read Summary: In 2014, the National Security Strategy (NSS) was launched. This 5-year strategy, driven by the Executive ...
5 min read Summary: Biodiversity is still not adequately recognized or promoted in Nigeria, despite its immense benefits. People pay ...
Ideas about ‘belonging’ lie behind conflict in Kaduna: this insight could help deliver peace - Benjamin Maiangwa
8 min read Summary: When I was seven years old, my family and I sought shelter at a military barracks ...
7 min read Summary: Nigeria military are seen as they lack professionalism due to often intimidation and coerce of civilian. ...
Boko Haram announces truce to release kidnapped schoolgirls but deal is plagued by doubts - Atta Barkindo
7 min read Summary: April 14 will be hoping against hope, this is a chance the parents of the kidnapped ...
6 min read Summary: Lagos state has 20 local governments and 37 local council development areas. Coordination is extremely difficult ...
7 min read Summary: Kidnapping is the unlawful detention of a person through the use of force, threats, fraud, or enticement. ...
Gulf of Guinea: fighting criminal groups in the Niger Delta is key to defeating piracy - Dirk Siebels
6 min read Summary: The International Maritime Bureau reported that 121 seafarers were taken as hostages during attacks in the Gulf of ...
Boko Haram’s six years of terror have revealed the depth of Nigeria’s troubles Zainab Mai-Bornu, PhD.
6 min read Summary: Boko Haram seeks to create a “pure” Islamic state. On April 14, 2014, 276 girls were kidnapped ...
Why there’s a mismatch between funding for Nigeria’s military and its performance - Dr. Temitope Francis Abiodun
6 min read Summary: The budgetary allocation for defense in Nigeria annually is usually around US$1.9 billion. But Boko Haram ...
The Making of another Fruitless Search in the Special Committee on National Security Call for Memoranda - Dr. Adoyi Onoja
10 min read Summary: The Nigerian government’s inability to conceptualize or define security and/or national security problems within a democratic ...
6 min read Summary: Nigeria cannot continue to survive under the current level of mass insecurity. There has to be ...
7 min read Summary: Open grazing has been continuously linked to several violent crimes in the country: cattle rustling, banditry, ...
8 min read Summary: The kidnapping industry is thriving, with a relatively high number of recorded kidnap cases specifically in ...
6 min read Summary: Livestock breeding plays a critical role in economic development. In Nigeria, cattle grazing has in recent ...
Tracking and Disrupting the Terrorists' Sources of Funds and Partnership; Best Ways To Defeat Terrorists and Other Violent Crimes Globally - Sanusi Moyi
4 min read Summary: Terrorism is a global problem that requires a concerted global effort to combat. Counter-finance, intelligence, and ...
6 min read Summary: Insecurity is common in Nigeria but the northern region has been affected the most. Boko Haram ...
5 min read Summary: The youths who have no idea what the war looks like have danced to Akeredolu’s war ...
6 min read Summary: The activities of Bandit and kidnappers in North West Nigeria is growing at an alarming rate. ...
4 min read Summary: The insecurity in Adamawa State has been directly connected to the increasing number of redundant youths ...
7 min read Summary: Lai Mohammed’s town hall meeting in Kaduna proved that the government doesn’t know what security is ...
Is Political Violence and Thuggery and Security and Peace the Siamese Twins of Nigeria’s Democracy - Dr. Adoyi Onoja
8 min read Summary: The fourth republic (1999 to date) is the longest democratic period the country has witnessed since ...
6 min read Summary: The herdsmen-farmers crisis has been ongoing in Nigeria for a quite long time. But in recent ...
The Call by Legislature for the Executive to Declare State of Emergency on "Security" is Tantamount to Abdicating Its Responsibility - Dr. Adoyi Onoja
7 min read Summary: Since the exit of military dictatorship in 1999, both the legislature and the executive at the ...
North-west Nigeria has for the past four to five decades suffered from waves of crisis and violence. The trajectory of ...
Why disbanding the notorious anti-robbery squad won’t stop bad policing in Nigeria - Lanre Ikuteyijo
5 min read Summary: At the time of its establishment, the Special Anti-Robbery Squad was given the authority to operate ...
Nigerians got their abusive SARS police force abolished – but elation soon turned to frustration, By Samuel Fury Childs Daly
For a brief moment in October, it seemed that youthful protesters calling to “abolish” a police force had succeeded. After ...
On President-Elect Joseph Biden’s Unveiling of National Security Team and Lessons for Nigeria’s Rudderless “Security” and/or “National Security” by Dr. Adoyi ONOJA
“…economic security is national security” – President-Elect Joseph Biden “A crisis is a terrible thing to waste” – Paul ...
5 min read Summary: West Africa and the Sahel have become the theatres of violent conflicts. The number of violent ...
2 min read Summary: Nigerian’s ENDSARS protest persisted, there is the need for government to look into the request and ...
Summary: At the root of the north-south dichotomy is the distribution of power between the two blocs and access to ...
10 min read Summary: Since 2015, the brutality of the Nigerian military seems to have lessened for several reasons. One ...
7 min read Summary: Nigeria has surfed through numerous hurdles as far as security is concerned. Ranging from the Niger ...
Last week, I participated in a conference on the theme of combatting insecurity and violent extremism in the Sahel. It ...
Summary: Nigeria’s solid minerals sector is essentially private-sector driven. Through a cadaster-like system, the government allocates mineral titles to investors ...
Summary: Nigeria has for several years been a hotspot for piracy incidents, recent report is encouraging. It indicates that in ...
Conflict Between Herders and Farmers: Nigeria Needs to Accept There are Victims on Both Sides - Oludayo Tade
3 min read Summary: As the death continue to raise and citizens displaced from their homeland as recorded in the ...
Shila boys are youths of 15 to 25 years who engage in street larceny and have been terrorising the residents ...
6 min read Summary: As the menace of book haram continues in the Borno state, there is a hope that the ...
When Major-General Bashir Magashi (rtd.) was announced as a ministerial nominee, I reached out to the former Commissioner for Information ...
The signal we receive daily in counterterrorism campaigns, especially from Borno State is disturbing and alarming. The alleged conspiracy and ...
It was supposed to be a tactful foresight, the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari in appointing people from Borno State ...
Introduction Since the return to democracy in 1999, Nigeria has been grappling with diverse security challenges, chief among them are ...
The Menace of Cattle Herdsmen and the Need for Federal Government to be Decisive on the Matter - Desmond Agbama
5 min read Summary: The attacks and killings by herdsmen have attracted comments from a cross-section of Nigerians and different ...
Lecturers Proffer Solution to Rising Rape Cases - Ismail Adebayo (Ilorin), Tijjani Ibrahim (Kano) & Dickson S. Adama (Jos)
3 min read Summary: As the COVID-19 raise, restrictions continues as lockdown became the order of the day. While the ...
2 min read Summary: The government mismanagement of the Shiites crisis and is fast becoming something else. We have seen ...
Whenever I cross the River Kaduna bridge to visit Teslim, I am reminded of the tranquility of my childhood growing ...
5 min read Summary: Nigeria might need to reconsider providing a substantive role for traditional leaders… The present insecurity in ...
6 min read Summary: Rural banditry refers to armed violence driven principally by the criminal intent to steal and plunder. ...
Granted that the intervention by security forces in a crisis may occasionally be compelling to bring about stability and calmness, ...
3 min read Summary: Insecurity is a global concern because of its many human and environmental dimensions that require critical ...
Summary: The forests are used by terrorists, kidnappers, cannabis cultivators, cattle rustlers and robbers. This is because they offer shelter ...
5 min read Summary: There is a significant increase in the incidence of kidnapping in Nigeria daily as the result ...
Muhammadu Buhari has just won his second term as President of Nigeria in what was a fiercely fought campaign chiefly ...
Physical
| Corporate Security | Environmental Security | Infrastructure Security | Border Security |
10 min read Summary: Nigeria is the third most dangerous country in the world, according to the 2020 Global Terrorism ...
Nigeria’s Poor Response to Boko Haram has Left Border Communities Feeling Abandoned - Samuel Okunade
5 min read Summary: Boko Haram terrorists still found their way through our borders and their activities continue growing high ...
The effects of Nigeria’s Closed Borders on Informal Trade With Benin, By Stephen Golub, Ahmadou Aly Mbaye, and Christina Golubski
Nigeria’s recent announcement confirming that it is closing its borders to prevent movement of all goods has been met with harsh criticism from ...
Information Technology
| Communications Security | Data Security | Internet Security | Computer Security | Information Security | Application Security | Digital Security | Network Security | Endpoint Security |
7 min read Summary: Cryptocurrency has grown to earn a reasonable measure of recognition as the virtual currency of the ...
5 min read Summary: The importance of cybersecurity cannot be overemphasized but the reverse is the case. cybercrime is increasingly ...
5 min read Summary: The introduction of e-business is a direct response to the menace of cyber-attacks in Nigeria. It ...
Summary: Several internet assisted crimes known as cybercrimes are committed daily in various forms, such as fraudulent electronic mails, pornography, ...
4 min read Summary: The cashless banking system was designed to foster transparency, curb corruption and drive financial inclusion to ...
Economy
| Economic Security/Financial Security | Social Security | Food Security | Port Security/Supply Chain Security |
5 min read Summary: Food shortage has been a national issue long before the hit of the pandemic which has ...
6 min read Summary: Covid-19 pandemic that led to lockdown all over the country should be an eyes opener to ...
5 min read Summary: With the approval of the N10.59 trillion budget for the 2020 fiscal year and the increasing ...
Poor rural infrastructure holds back food production by small Nigerian farmers - Abiodun Olusola Omotayo, Abeeb Babatunde Omotoso and Saidat Adebola Daud
5 min read Summary: If well harnessed, agriculture plays a pivotal role in poverty alleviation and sustainable development in low-income ...
6 min read Summary: Corporate social responsibility has made women’s empowerment a key component of global development. Women play critical ...
How Nigeria’s new competition law will benefit the economy and what to watch for - Oluchukwu Precious Obioma
5 min read Summary: Consumers are protected by competition laws, which help to create trust in an economy. Nigeria’s competition ...
5 min read Summary: Nigerians across the country have attributed the ongoing recession to the present administration’s inability to make ...
2 min read Summary: Since the discovery of crude oil in Nigeria in 1956, there has been a significant shift ...
6 min read Summary: Following the Covid 19 pandemic, world economies are beginning to plunge into recession. The Nigerian economy ...
4 min read Summary: While agriculture is an important tool for economic growth and development, Nigeria is among the emerging ...
Africa has a growing food security problem: why it cannot be fixed without proper data - Simon Roberts and Jason Bell
2 min read Summary: As the pandemic continues to rise, the risk of food security crisis becomes high; negatively impacting ...
How Nigeria’s new competition law will benefit the economy - and what to watch for - by Oluchukwu Precious Obioma - 5Min Read
Summary: Competition laws secure consumers and build trust in an economy, but in Nigeria, the competition law system has been ...
3 min read Summary: In response to the pandemic, the Nigerian economy has been threatened by inflation, as commodities and ...
2 min read Summary: According to the United Nations World Population Prospect survey, Nigeria’s population is projected to reach 339 ...
5 min read Summary: Given the importance of agriculture/livestock farming in economic growth, African countries must invest in cutting-edge technology ...
Key Findings from EFInA Agents Survey: A tall order for financial inclusion in Nigeria - Henry Chukwu
4 min read Summary: Agent banking has evolved into a major driver of financial inclusion, especially in underserved areas. Although ...
5 min read Summary: With the current global challenges, there is a need for the adjustment of fiscal policy initiatives ...
2 min read Summary: For the past fifty-eight years, Nigeria has been heavily dependent on crude oil revenues for running ...
7 min read Summary: Nigeria’s federalism has played a significant role in the country’s current state of systemic collapse. Because ...
In my 2005 National Democracy Day Lecture, I strongly argued that “for sustainable democracy, fundamental changes are required in the ...
10 min read Summary: Since oil will be history in some twenty years to come, future economic restructuring must endeavor ...
A KEYNOTE ADDRESS DELIVERED BY PROFESSOR CHARLES C. SOLUDO, GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA AT THE NATIONAL SEMINAR ON CASH HANDLING, AUTOMATION AND MANAGEMENT HELD AT THE PROTEA HOTEL, LEKKI, LAGOS FROM 9TH – 10TH AUGUST, 2005
Protocol It is my pleasure to address you at this second edition ofthe “National Seminar on Cash Handling, Automation andManagement” ...
African Countries Need to Seize Opportunities Created by US-China Tensions, By Mzukisi Qobo and Mjumo Mzyece
The unfolding US-China power rivalry bears a striking resemblance to the tensions between the US and the Soviet bloc during the Cold ...
7 min read Summary: With the Federal Executive Council’s approval of the new Nigeria Economic Sustainability Strategy, a plan to ...
“From the equality of rights springs identity of our highest interests; you cannot subvert your neighbor’s rights without striking a ...
The Imperative of Restructuring Nigeria to Attain a Stable Political Union and Sustainable Fiscal Federalism, By Ibrahim Musa Sanyi-Sanyi
INTRODUCTION The present structure of Nigeria’s federal system of government is dysfunctional, hardly sustainable and will continue to constrain the ...
7 min read Summary: The Nigerian economy is in serious trouble; the naira has lost 25% of its value in ...
Northern Nigeria has become a thieving and killing field for cattle rustlers who maraud the region’s ungoverned forests, stealing cattle ...
7 min read Summary: In the first four years of President Mohammadu Buhari’s administration, Nigeria ranked the poverty capital of ...
COVID-19 Recovery is a Chance to Improve the African Food System - Kai Mausch, Michael Hauser, Todd Rosenstock and Wanjiku Gichohi-Wainaina
7 min read Summary: Changes in food accessibility have increased in tandem with the pandemic, adversely impacting both economically viable ...
5 min read Summary: According to statistics, more than half of Nigeria’s population live below the poverty line, this gained ...
7 min read Summary: Nigeria has lacked strong economic direction for some time, but with expert economic guides, the country ...