Tinubu Chairs National Security Council Meeting in Abuja

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu convened and presided over a crucial National Security Council (NSC) meeting at the State House in Abuja on Thursday. The gathering brought together the nation's top security and intelligence chiefs to discuss the prevailing security landscape across the country.

During the session, President Tinubu received comprehensive briefings from the military leadership, spearheaded by the Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede. The service chiefs, representing the Army, Navy, and Air Force, along with the heads of key intelligence organizations such as the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA), and the Department of State Services (DSS), took turns presenting the latest security reports from their respective commands and operational areas.

The high-level security deliberation, held in the President's first-floor office, was attended by a select group of senior officials. These included National Security Adviser Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, Special Adviser to the President on Homeland Security Major General Adeyinka Famadewa, Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, and Chief of Defence Intelligence Lieutenant General Emmanuel Akomaye Undiandeye. Also present were Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed, Director-General of the NIA, and Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi, Director General of the DSS, underscoring the meeting's focus on a unified approach to national security.