The Centre for Crisis Communication has warned that worsening insecurity, persistent inflation, food insecurity, disinformation and rising ethno-religious divisions are threatening Nigeria’s economic stability, national unity and democratic governance.
The warning was contained in the Centre’s Second Quarter 2026 National Security and Stability Report presented in Abuja on Tuesday by its Chairman, retired Maj. Gen. Chris Olukolade.
According to the Centre’s chairman, the report, prepared by the Centre’s Crisis Communication Hub, showed a deterioration in Nigeria’s security and information environment during the second quarter of 2026, particularly in June.
Olukolade said, “The Centre expresses deep concern over the convergence of escalating insecurity, widespread disinformation, severe economic hardship, and intensifying ethno-religious polarisation — a combination that poses significant risks to national stability and social cohesion.”
He said the assessment revealed “a marked deterioration in the country’s security landscape,” characterised by persistent terrorist attacks, mass kidnappings, violent banditry, farmer-herder clashes, the resurgence of extremist elements and the growing use of artificial intelligence-driven disinformation and coordinated misinformation campaigns.
