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Usman said that NCCSALW had replaced the defunct Presidential Committee on SALW and would serve as institutional mechanism for policy guidance, research and monitoring of all aspects of SALW in Nigeria. He said the decision was part of ongoing restructuring of Nigeria’s security architecture to address emerging threats and strengthen regional mechanism for the control, prevention and regulation of SALW. According to the him, the impact of the proliferation of SALW across natio...

President @MBuhari has approved the establishment of a National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) to be domiciled in the Office of the National Security Adviser. The NCCSALW replaces the defunct Presidential Committee on Small Arms and Light Weapons and shall serve as the institutional mechanism for policy guidance, research and monitoring of all aspects of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) in Nigeria. This decision is part of ongoing restructuring of Nigeria’...

Views: Visits 4 Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Rtd Major General A.M. Dikko as the pioneer coordinator of the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW). The presidency in a statement said Buhari approved the establishment of NCCSALW on Monday. The agency will be domiciled in the Office of the National Security Adviser. The NCCSALW replaces the defunct Presidential Committee on Small Arms and Light Weapons and will serve as...

  The Federal Government has approved the establishment of the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW). The new center will be domiciled in the office of the National Security Adviser and Retired Major General AM Dikko has been appointed as Pioneer Coordinator. The announcement was made in a statement signed on Monday by the Head, Strategic Communication, Office of the National Security Adviser, Zakariya Usman. Usman said the decision is part of the ongoing re...

FG establishes centre to combat illicit trade of small arms May 03 Advertisement AM Dikko, a major general, has been appointed as pioneer coordinator of the centre. ZM Usman, head of strategic communication, office of the national security adviser (NSA), said the NCCSALW replaces the defunct presidential committee on small arms and light weapons. Usman said the centre will serve as the institutional mechanism for policy guidance, research and monitoring of all aspects of small arms and light we...

Insecurity: Nigeria establishes centre to control small arms, light weapons The new centre is to be domiciled in the Office of the National Security Adviser. ADVERTISEMENT Nigeria has established the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW). The new centre is to be domiciled in the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA), a statement from the office said. “The NCCSALW replaces the defunct Presidential Committee on Small Arms and Light Weapons and shall s...

Share President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of a National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW). It is to be domiciled in the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA). This is contained in a statement issued by ZM Usman, Head, Strategic Communication, Office of the National Security Adviser, in Abuja. The statement explained that NCCSALW replaces the defunct Presidential Committee on Small Arms and Light Weapons and would serve as the institut...

Views: Visits 19 Calls for collective effort to curtail illicit SALWs’ proliferation By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja Follow a spate of gunmen attacks on both civilian communities and security personnel recently across the country, the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, CISLAC, Wednesday, condoled with security agencies over the loss of their officers and men including infrastructure and vehicles. In a statement signed by the Executive Director, CISLAC, Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, w...

Insecurity: 70 per cent of illegal weapons in West Africa domiciled in Nigeria ― UNREC Insecurity: 70 per cent of illegal weapons in West Africa domiciled in Nigeria ― UNREC • As Senate decries arms proliferation Share There is no respite for Nigerians over the scary security challenge as 70 per cent of the illegal firearms in the subregion are circulating in the country. Senator representing Kaduna Central, Uba Sani, gave the startling revelation, on Monday, in Abuja at the public heari...

· Challenge FG to work on supply side to stop arms inflow Gboyega Akinsanmi Four retired generals of the Nigerian Army yesterday warned the federal government that Nigeria might cease to exist with over 6.145 million small arms and light weapons (SALW) illegally in circulation nationwide. The ex-generals, therefore asked the federal government to declare a state of emergency on arms proliferation and try to stop them from coming into the country instead of focusing on the demand side only. In ...