Inner circles | Nigeria
The tight and dedicated team around head of national security Nuhu Ribadu

Nigeria
President Tinubu's securocrats due in Brussels for peace and security talks

Nigeria's National Security Adviser and its Defence Minister will be heading to a first bilateral summit organised by the European Union this month. On the agenda will be the fight against terrorism, drug trafficking and cybercrime.

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Nigeria
UN seeks permanent presence in Abuja to combat terrorism

The United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre has started talks with Nigeria to discuss the creation of a UN office in the country. This new office would enable the fight against cross-border crime to be better coordinated.

Ghana, Nigeria
Goodluck Jonathan plays mediator to tycoon Benedict Peters

Under pressure from the new administration in Accra, the Nigerian businessman based in Ghana called on the services of his friend and former head of state, himself close to the new Ghanaian president, John Dramani Mahama.

Nigeria
Abuja strengthens links with London in fight against fraud

The UK and Nigeria signed a cooperation agreement to combat fraud on 30 April. The agreement covers document fraud - visas and passports - and cyber security, and provides for the sharing of information.

Nigeria
Tycoon Tein Jack-Rich seeks buyer for his junior BelemaOil

Nigerian junior BelemaOil has been up for sale for several weeks. Since 2014, it has been operating the OML 55 block, in which it holds a 40% stake, and whose suspension had caused a decline in the company's financial situation.

Nigeria
Regional anti-terrorism centre announcement mired in confusion

The Nigerian president's plan to set up a regional anti-terrorism cell came as a surprise. Although not discussed during a high-level African counter-terrorism meeting he organised in Abuja in late April, it was announced in the event's final communiqué

Nigeria
Tinubu's security adviser meets with head of French intelligence

Nigeria's new national security adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, travelled to Paris to meet the director of the French external intelligence service, as well as the gendarmerie high command.

Nigeria
Nuhu Ribadu

The inspector general of police in Nigeria, Mike Ehindero, announced in late December that the number one and number two [...]