Adeyinka Famadewa, a presidential aide on homeland security, has outlined four strategic priorities to strengthen Nigeria’s homeland security architecture, including a unified surveillance system, improved identity management, enhanced border security, and stronger early warning and crisis response mechanisms.
Mr Famadewa, a retired major general, announced the priorities in a statement on Friday after his first meeting with representatives and heads of key Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) alongside security and regulatory institutions to improve inter-agency collaboration on national security.
The meeting, held at the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation in Abuja, focused on developing practical frameworks for implementing four major initiatives designed to address Nigeria’s evolving security challenges.
Those in attendance included the Permanent Secretary of the Special Services Office, the Comptroller-General of Customs, the Controller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service, the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), the Director-General of the Office for Strategic Preparedness and Resilience (OSPRE), as well as representatives of the armed forces, intelligence agencies, ministries and other security stakeholders.
