General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, GCFR, whose tenure was between August 27, 1985 to August 26, 1993, was the first to introduce the office of the National Security Adviser to this country. That was in January 1990 when he made my friend, the 7th Inspector General of Police, Alhaji Mohammed Gambo Jimeta as the first National Security Adviser. The last time [...]
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Babagana Monguno, national security adviser (NSA), says the fate of service chiefs was not discussed at Thursday's meeting of the national security council. The meeting held 24 hours after federal lawmakers asked President Muhammadu Buhari to sack service chiefs over the rising insecurity. While the meeting was ongoing, there were speculations that it could be about the performance of the service chiefs who [...]
Babagana Monguno, national security adviser (NSA), says the government cannot afford to keep extending the phasing out of the Almajiri system of education in Nigeria. Speaking at the launch of the revised national security strategy for 2019 on Wednesday, Monguno said if the system is allowed to persist, "it will come back to bite us big time". The national security strategy was [...]
The federal government is considering proscribing the Al-majiri system of education in order to tackle insecurity. Babagana Monguno, national security adviser, who disclosed this at the end of the national executive council meeting in Abuja, said the ban is to ensure that no child is deprived of basic education. Almajiri is a system of Islamic education practiced in northern Nigeria. Almajiri was [...]
THE CLAIM: Various news websites recently reported that Adamu Yusuf, a retired brigadier general, tipped off the federal government in 2015 on $2 billion looted funds and gold bars allegedly stashed in the Abuja home of Mohammed Bello Adoke, former minister of justice and attorney-general of the federation. The money and gold were said to have been recovered by the Department [...]
Babagana Monguno, national security adviser (NSA), says politicians who are afraid of losing the forthcoming elections are planning to disrupt the polls. The NSA said this at a meeting with the Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) in Abuja on Tuesday. Monguno said security forces are ready to deal with anybody who attempts to engage in any act that could destabilise the exercise, while [...]
The house of representatives has called on the president to direct Babagana Monguno, national security adviser (NSA); Lawal Daura, director-general of the Department of State Services (DSS) and other heads of security agencies to investigate the importation of illegal firearms into the country. The lower legislative chamber also mandated committees on national security and intelligence, customs and excise, and police affairs to [...]
Ibe Kachikwu, minister of state for petroleum resources, has called on militants in the Niger Delta region to sheathe their sword and embrace dialogue with government. Kachikwu made the appeal while briefing reporters in Abuja on Monday. “My first appeal will be to my brothers who are engaged in these acts of protest to sheath their sword and daggers and come back [...]
While we all keep our eyes on petrol pumps following last week’s fuel price hike, another evil is stalking the land without getting the critical attention it deserves. The Department of State Services (DSS) also known as State Security Service (SSS) has been baring its fangs and throwing its weight around without anybody calling the agency to order. By the way [...]
Babagana Monguno, national security adviser (pictured, right), has sacked from his office, 12 directors reportedly loyal to Sambo Dasuki, the former NSA. An official who works in the office of the NSA confirmed the development to TheCable. He revealed that the directors were from the departments of behavioural analysis, policy and strategy, internal security, defence affairs, communication, economic intelligence, special duties and [...]
The newly-decorated service chiefs visited Borno, the state worst-hit by insurgency, on Friday, to re-assess the ongoing military operation in the north-east. The officers, who were directed by President Muhammadu Buhari to curb the activities of Boko Haram insurgents within three months, were led by Babagana Monguno, the national security adviser. Tukur Buratai, chief of army staff; Sadique Abubakar, chief of [...]
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