As Nigeria continues to grapple with escalating security challenges across different parts of the country, First Daily will, on Tuesday, 28 July 2026, host a high-level National Dialogue on Security at the Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja, beginning at 10:00 a.m.
The theme of the dialogue is: “Declaration of State of Emergency on Insecurity: Matching Words with Action.”
The event is designed to provide a non-partisan national platform for frank, practical and solution-driven conversations on Nigeria’s security architecture, with the ultimate goal of generating actionable recommendations capable of strengthening national security and restoring public confidence.
The Chairman of the occasion is Martin Luther Agwai (retired general), one of Nigeria’s most distinguished military leaders, while the keynote address will be delivered by Lucky Irabor (retired general), former Chief of Defence Staff.
The National Leader of Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) will serve as Co-Chairman of the event.
