June 15, 2026
By Gift ChapiOdekina
Abuja-Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has urged Nigeria’s defence industry to deepen local capacity for building arms, instead of relying on imports.
He also charged the financial sector to tighten its net against criminal and terrorist financial flows.
Speaking at a security meeting, Nigeria People’s Strategic Conference and Defence Exhibition 2026, with the theme, “Building a Modern Security Ecosystem: Integrating Private Sector Capacity into Nigeria’s National Security Architecture” in Abuja weekend, Kalu said Nigeria must end dependence on foreign arms and build a homegrown defence ecosystem that creates jobs and reduces vulnerabilities.
