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The Federal Government has inaugurated a 33-member committee to review the 2019 National Security Strategy and develop the National Security Strategy 2026, with a final draft due by November 27. National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu, represented by Major General Sarkin Bello (Rtd.), said the country's security environment has changed significantly since 2019, requiring a comprehensive reassessment to address threats including terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, cyber threats, misinformation, economic problems, food insecurity and environmental challenges.
The strategy will serve as an overarching framework for coordinating national security, resilience and sustainable development, aligned with the President’s Renewed Hope Agenda. Committee deputy chairman Major General Emeka Onumajuru (Rtd.) stressed the need for an inclusive, forward-looking and actionable blueprint, noting the interplay between conventional and non-kinetic threats. The committee will consult resource institutions, private-sector representatives and traditional leaders, and will receive administrative, technical and logistical support from the Office of the National Security Adviser.
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