News

The Graduation Ceremony of Advanced Security Management Course (ASMC) III was held today 18th August, 2023. The 3-week Course which started on 31st July, 2023 had twenty-seven(27) Participants drawn from Adamawa and Yobe State Governments, as well as Senior Management Staff from Federal Government Agencies and Parastatals,including the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI) and Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND). The Course is aimed at providing strategic level security/intelligence officers, as well as top level management with the requisite skills to handle their positions and contribute positively to the formulation and implementation of policies relating to national security and development in their respective Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), States and the nation at large. The Participants made some observations, recommendations and expressed their profound appreciation to the Institute, the Commandant, A.S. ADELEKE,fsi+ mni, Course Director, Dr. A.A. KARIM, fsi+, Course Coordinator and other eminent Faculty Members.

The National Institute for Security Studies in collaboration with National Commission for Refugee, Migration and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI) organized a 3-days Security Awareness Workshop and Induction for newly recruited staff of the Commission. The Workshop/Induction which commenced on 10th July, 2023 focused on equipping participants with the Knowledge, skills and resources necessary to navigate the complexities of security challenges in their Area of Responsibilities (AOR). The workshop had in attendance top management of both NISS and NCFRMI including Commandant, A.S. ADELEKE, fsi+, mni, Honourable Federal Commissioner, Imaam Sulaiman Ibrahim, fsi, as well as Directors and Faculty Member of the NISS.  

The National Institute for Security Studies (NISS), organized a One Day National Workshop themed: 2023 General Elections in Nigeria: Security Stakeholders’ Review. The Workshop which took place on Thursday 15th June 2023, at the JOHNWOOD Hotel, Wuse Zone 5, Abuja, had the representatives of various relevant electoral stakeholders.  The objective of the National Workshop is to review the role of security agencies and other stakeholders in the conduct of the General Elections and identify gaps that would facilitate reform of relevant legal and policy frameworks for future elections in Nigeria.

The Commandant A.S. Adeleke, fsi+, mni on behalf of the Council, Management and Senate of University of Ilorin and the Board, Management and Faculty of NISS on 1st August, 2023 inaugurated the newly admitted students of M.A Peace and Security Studies for the 2022/2023 session at the Post Graduate School of the Institute.  

Signing of Memorandum of Understanding on Affiliation between University of Ilorin and National Institute for Security Studies (NISS)                                                             The Vice Chancellor, University of Ilorin, Prof. Sulyman Age ABDUKAREEM on 17th February, 2022 welcomed the Commandant, NISS, A.S ADELEKE, fsi+,mni and his team to the University for the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two Institutions. The Affiliation, among many other things will lead to the award of Higher Degrees of the Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies (CPSS) of Unilorin, domiciled in the Institute.