Nigeria: Tinubu Orders Preparation of Nigeria's Five-Year Security Threat Assessment, Defence Plan

What the report says

President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate preparation of a National Threat Assessment and a rolling five-year Strategic Defence Operations Plan, according to Premium Times, as republished by AllAfrica. The directive was issued during Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council meeting at the State House in Abuja, with the aim of improving coordination across Nigeria’s defence, intelligence and security agencies.

The president’s office said an 11-member committee will lead the work, with Homeland Security adviser Adeyinka Famadewa assigned coordination and secretariat support. Other members include National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu, Defence Minister Christopher Musa, service chiefs, and the heads of the Department of State Services and National Intelligence Agency. The committee may also bring in other ministries, departments and agencies when needed.

Tinubu said the new framework is meant to give government a clearer picture of the country’s main security threats, their urgency, and the operational goals needed to respond. He also linked the move to recent rescue operations, saying they showed the value of better inter-agency coordination. The president directed the committee to submit its work within 90 days.

If approved, the plan would become the main medium-term guide for military and defence operations and help shape a multi-year spending and procurement framework. In general terms, such planning exercises are often used to align strategy, resources and equipment needs, though specific implementation details were not provided in the report.